81652 lines
1.6 MiB
81652 lines
1.6 MiB
{
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"con":{
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"a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a program to help ex- cons find employment"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"lifer",
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"trusty",
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"parolee",
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"probationer",
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"captive",
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"capture",
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"inmate",
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"internee",
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"prisoner"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"convict",
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"jailbird"
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]
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},
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"an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"cross",
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"fix",
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"Ponzi scheme",
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"pyramid scheme",
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"racket",
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"rip-off",
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"thimblerig",
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"three-card monte",
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"device",
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"dodge",
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"gimmick",
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"jig",
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"ploy",
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"scheme",
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"sleight",
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"stratagem",
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"trick",
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"wile",
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"gouging",
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"overcharging",
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"soaking",
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"counterfeit",
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"fake",
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"forgery",
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"hoax",
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"humbug",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"sham"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bunco",
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"bunko",
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"fiddle",
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"flimflam",
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"fraud",
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"hustle",
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"scam",
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"shell game",
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"sting",
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"swindle"
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]
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},
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"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
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"antonyms":[
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"undeceive"
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],
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"examples":[
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"tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"debunk",
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"expose",
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"reveal",
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"show up",
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"uncloak",
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"uncover",
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"unmask",
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"disclose",
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"divulge",
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"tell",
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"unveil",
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"disabuse",
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"disenchant",
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"disillusion"
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],
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"related":[
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"kid",
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"put on",
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"tease",
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"bleed",
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"cheat",
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"chisel",
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"defraud",
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"diddle",
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"euchre",
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"fleece",
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"flimflam",
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"hustle",
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"mulct",
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"rook",
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"shortchange",
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"skin",
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"squeeze",
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"stick",
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"sting",
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"swindle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bamboozle",
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"beguile",
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"bluff",
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"buffalo",
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"burn",
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"catch",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fake out",
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"fool",
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"gaff",
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"gammon",
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"gull",
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"have",
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"have on",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"hornswoggle",
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"humbug",
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"juggle",
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"misguide",
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"misinform",
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"mislead",
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"snooker",
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"snow",
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"spoof",
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"string along",
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"suck in",
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"sucker",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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]
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},
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"to commit to memory":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unlearn"
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],
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"examples":[
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"usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disremember",
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"forget",
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"misremember",
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"disregard",
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"ignore",
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"neglect",
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"overlook",
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"overpass",
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"pass over",
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"slight",
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"slur (over)"
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],
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"related":[
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"hark back (to)",
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"mind",
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"recall",
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"recollect",
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"relive",
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"remember",
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"reminisce (about)",
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"retain",
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"think (of)",
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"accept",
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"apprehend",
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"comprehend",
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"get",
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"grasp",
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"know",
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"understand",
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"absorb",
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"digest"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"learn",
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"memorize",
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"study"
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]
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},
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"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"skim",
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"miss"
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],
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"related":[
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"notice",
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"observe",
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"watch",
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"comb",
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"peruse",
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"pore (over)",
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"analyze",
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"dissect",
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"parse",
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"delve (into)",
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"explore",
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"investigate",
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"plumb",
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"probe",
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"research",
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"study",
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"categorize",
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"classify",
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"pick over",
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"reinspect",
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"rereview",
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"resurvey"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"audit",
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"check (out)",
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"examine",
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"inspect",
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"overlook",
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"oversee",
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"review",
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"scan",
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"scrutinize",
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"survey",
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"view"
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]
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},
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"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"extort",
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"wrench",
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"wrest",
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"wring",
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"clip",
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"gouge",
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"nick",
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"overcharge",
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"soak",
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"exploit",
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"milk",
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"deceive",
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"dupe",
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"fool",
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"gull",
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"trick",
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"rope (in)",
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"betray",
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"bitch",
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"double-cross",
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"bamboozle",
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"fast-talk"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"bilk",
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"bleed",
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"cheat",
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"chisel",
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"chouse",
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"cozen",
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"defraud",
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"diddle",
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"do",
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"do in",
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"euchre",
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"fiddle",
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"fleece",
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"flimflam",
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"gaff",
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"hose",
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"hustle",
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"mulct",
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"nobble",
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"pluck",
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"ream",
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"rip off",
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"rook",
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"screw",
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"shake down",
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"short",
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"shortchange",
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"skin",
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"skunk",
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"squeeze",
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"stick",
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"stiff",
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"sting",
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"sucker",
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"swindle",
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"thimblerig",
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"victimize"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"concatenation":{
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"a series of things linked together":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a complicated concatenation of events leading to the freak accident"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"chain reaction",
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"belt",
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"circle",
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"cycle",
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"vicious circle",
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"vicious cycle",
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"continuum",
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"gamut",
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"gauntlet",
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"gantlet",
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"scale",
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"spectrum",
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"flow",
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"river",
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"stream",
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"file",
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"line",
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"queue",
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"range",
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"row",
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"succession"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"catena",
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"catenation",
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"chain",
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"consecution",
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"nexus",
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"progression",
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"sequence",
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"string",
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"train"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"concavity":{
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"a sunken area forming a separate space":{
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"examples":[
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"water collected in a shallow concavity on the floor of the cave"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cavity",
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"dent",
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"depression",
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"dint",
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"hole",
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"hollow",
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"indentation",
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"indenture",
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"pit",
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"recess"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"burrow",
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"cave",
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"cavern",
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"ditch",
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"excavation",
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"furrow",
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"groove",
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"gutter",
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"trench",
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"trough",
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"basin",
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"bowl",
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"valley",
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"alcove",
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"cleft",
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"niche",
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"nook",
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"opening",
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"socket",
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"alveolus",
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"dimple",
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"gouge",
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"impression",
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"imprint",
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"notch",
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"pocket",
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"borehole",
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"chuckhole",
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"crater",
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"posthole",
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"pothole",
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"sinkhole",
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"wallow",
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"water hole",
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"well",
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"abyss",
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"chasm",
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"gulf",
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"vacuity",
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"vacuum",
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"void"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hill",
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"mound",
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"rise",
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"bump",
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"bunch",
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"hump",
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"lump",
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"pimple",
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"swell",
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"swelling",
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"tumor"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bulge",
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"camber",
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"convexity",
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"jut",
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"projection",
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"protrusion",
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"protuberance"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"concealed":{
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"as in masked , shrouded":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cloaked",
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"disguised",
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"masked",
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"shrouded",
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"abstruse",
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"esoteric",
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"recondite",
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"beclouded",
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"bedimmed",
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"befogged",
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"clouded",
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"cloudy",
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"dim",
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"faint",
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"foggy",
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"fuzzy",
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"hazy",
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"indistinct",
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"indistinguishable",
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"misty",
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"muddy",
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"obfuscatory",
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"obnubilated",
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"obscurant",
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"obscurantic",
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"shaded",
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"shadowlike",
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"shadowy",
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"sphinxlike",
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"ambiguous",
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"arcane",
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"cryptic",
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"dark",
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"deep",
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"Delphic",
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"double-edged",
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"elliptical",
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"elliptic",
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"enigmatic",
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"enigmatical",
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"equivocal",
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"fuliginous",
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"inscrutable",
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"murky",
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"mysterious",
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"mystic",
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"nebulous",
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"obscure",
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"occult",
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"opaque",
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"indefinite",
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"inexact",
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"inexplicit",
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"noncommittal",
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"questionable",
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"uncertain",
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"unclear",
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"undefined",
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"undetermined",
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"vague",
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"impenetrable",
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"incomprehensible",
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"indecipherable",
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"inexplicable",
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"eerie",
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"eery",
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"uncanny",
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"weird",
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"impalpable",
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"inappreciable",
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"intangible",
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"invisible",
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"unanswerable",
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"unknowable",
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"baffling",
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"bewildering",
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"confounding",
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"confusing",
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"mystifying",
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"perplexing",
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"puzzling",
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"unfathomable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accessible",
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"clear",
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"nonambiguous",
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"obvious",
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"plain",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal",
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"comprehensible",
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"fathomable",
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"intelligible",
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"knowable",
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"legible",
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"pellucid",
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"understandable",
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"bright",
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"distinct",
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"evident",
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"self-evident",
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"self-explanatory",
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"certain",
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"firm",
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"strong",
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"sure",
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"defined",
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"determined",
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"direct",
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"straightforward",
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"definite",
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"exact",
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"explicit",
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"appreciable",
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"palpable",
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"tangible",
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"visible",
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"blatant",
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"patent",
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"unmistakable"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in hidden , subterranean":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hidden",
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"secreted",
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"subterranean",
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"unadvertised",
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"unexposed",
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"classified",
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"confidential",
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"restricted",
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"top secret",
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"undisclosed",
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"back-channel",
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"closed-door",
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"off-the-books",
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"off-the-record",
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"backstairs",
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"behind-the-scenes",
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"clandestine",
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"covert",
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"furtive",
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"hole-and-corner",
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"hugger-mugger",
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"hush-hush",
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"private",
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"privy",
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"secret",
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"sneak",
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"sneaking",
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"sneaky",
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"stealth",
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"stealthy",
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"surreptitious",
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"undercover",
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"underground",
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"underhand",
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"underhanded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"open",
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"overt",
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"public",
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"acknowledged",
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"avowed",
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"aboveboard",
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"straightforward",
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"unconcealed",
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"undisguised",
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"unclassified",
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"unrestricted",
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"clear",
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"evident",
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"manifest",
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"obvious",
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"patent",
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"plain"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to put into a hiding place":{
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"examples":[
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"wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"buried",
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"cached",
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"ensconced",
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"hid",
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"secreted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hoarded",
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"squirreled (away)",
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"squirrelled (away)",
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"stashed",
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"entombed",
|
|
"interred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"bared",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked",
|
|
"unveiled",
|
|
"unwrapped",
|
|
"flaunted",
|
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"paraded",
|
|
"showed off",
|
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"disinterred",
|
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"unearthed"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"exhibited"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belied",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"masked",
|
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"obscured",
|
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"occulted",
|
|
"papered over",
|
|
"screened",
|
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"shrouded",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"veiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"covered (up)",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"glossed (over)",
|
|
"varnished",
|
|
"whitewashed",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overshadowed",
|
|
"shaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brought out",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"got out",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncloaked",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concede":{
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she grudgingly conceded his point"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"cover (up)",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"kid (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
"unburden",
|
|
"unload",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"spill",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"leak",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"tip (off)",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"wise (up)",
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"whisper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"confess",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"own (up to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"resist"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hold off",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"defer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blink",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"budge",
|
|
"capitulate",
|
|
"give in",
|
|
"knuckle under",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceded (to)":{
|
|
"as in consented (to) , confirmed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concedes":{
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she grudgingly conceded his point"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledges",
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"confesses",
|
|
"fesses (up)",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"owns (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburdens",
|
|
"unburdens",
|
|
"unloads",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"recognizes",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"spills",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"unveils",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"gives away",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"leaks",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"squeals",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"tips (off)",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"wises (up)",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"whispers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"covers (up)",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"kids (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinks",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"budges",
|
|
"capitulates",
|
|
"gives in",
|
|
"knuckles under",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"relents",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"defers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"holds off",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"breasts",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"repels",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"withstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"resists"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentered":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll have to concenter your nebulous thoughts on the subject before even attempting to write"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"centralized",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"polarized",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"colligated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralized",
|
|
"deconcentrated",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the local motels have concentered around the theme park, which is the region's biggest attraction by far"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"forgathered",
|
|
"foregathered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"rendezvoused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"caucused",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrate":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralize",
|
|
"deconcentrate",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"orchestrate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"colligate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"centralize",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"polarize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispel",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"send"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ball",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"brigade",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hive",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"pool",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"archive",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"collate",
|
|
"compile",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"systematize",
|
|
"scrape (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"regroup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"bulk (up)",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"round up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"forgather",
|
|
"foregather",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rendezvous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
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"aim",
|
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"direct",
|
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"home (in on)",
|
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"hone in (on)",
|
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"level",
|
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"nail",
|
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"point",
|
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"set",
|
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"zero (in on)",
|
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"attend",
|
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"heed",
|
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"mind",
|
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"fixate (on)",
|
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"obsess (over)",
|
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"refocus"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"center",
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"fasten",
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"focus",
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"rivet",
|
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"train"
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]
|
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},
|
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"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
|
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"the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"disperse",
|
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"dissipate",
|
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"scatter"
|
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],
|
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"related":[
|
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"agglutinate",
|
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"clump",
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"lump",
|
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"bank",
|
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"drift",
|
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"ridge"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accrete",
|
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"accumulate",
|
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"amass",
|
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"build up",
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"collect",
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"conglomerate",
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"gather",
|
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"mass",
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"pile (up)",
|
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"stack (up)"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dilute",
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"water (down)"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"adulterate",
|
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"cut",
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"thin",
|
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"weaken"
|
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],
|
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"related":[
|
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"clarify",
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"clean",
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"cleanse",
|
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"distill",
|
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"distil",
|
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"flush",
|
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"leach",
|
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"purge",
|
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"purify",
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"refine",
|
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"boil down",
|
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"decoct",
|
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"reduce",
|
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"compact",
|
|
"harden",
|
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"solidify",
|
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"deepen",
|
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"enhance",
|
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"heighten",
|
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"intensify",
|
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"evaporate",
|
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"extract",
|
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"remove",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fortify",
|
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"richen",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
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"reconcentrate",
|
|
"recondense"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"condense"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrating":{
|
|
"as in focused , preoccupied":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"active",
|
|
"assiduous",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"sedulous",
|
|
"tied-up",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"hardworking",
|
|
"knee-deep",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"indefatigable",
|
|
"tireless",
|
|
"untiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"unbusy",
|
|
"unemployed",
|
|
"unoccupied",
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"dormant",
|
|
"latent",
|
|
"lifeless",
|
|
"quiescent",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"inoperative",
|
|
"nonoperating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condensing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"distilling",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"leaching",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"decocting",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"solidifying",
|
|
"deepening",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"richening",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"reconcentrating",
|
|
"recondensing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterating",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"thinning",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"watering (down)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centering",
|
|
"fastening",
|
|
"focusing",
|
|
"focussing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centering",
|
|
"centralizing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"polarizing",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"orchestrating",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"colligating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"reunifying",
|
|
"reuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregating",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralizing",
|
|
"deconcentrating",
|
|
"spreading (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"bulking (up)",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"constellating",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"garnering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"rounding up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balling",
|
|
"batching",
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"huddling",
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"piling",
|
|
"stacking",
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"brigading",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"flocking",
|
|
"herding",
|
|
"hiving",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"thronging",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"pooling",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"archiving",
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"collating",
|
|
"compiling",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"systematizing",
|
|
"scraping (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collecting",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"regrouping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting (up)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"sending"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispelling",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"forgathering",
|
|
"foregathering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rendezvousing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"caucusing",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"remeeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accreting",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"massing",
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
|
"stacking (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"ridging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerned":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be the business or affair of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertained (to)",
|
|
"applied (to)",
|
|
"bore (on)",
|
|
"pertained (to)",
|
|
"referred (to)",
|
|
"related (to)",
|
|
"embroiled",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"implicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"touched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"omitted",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"slurred (over)",
|
|
"brushed (aside or off)",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"shrugged off"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertained (to)",
|
|
"bore (on or upon)",
|
|
"referred (to)",
|
|
"related (to)",
|
|
"adverted (to)",
|
|
"alluded (to)",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"glanced (upon)",
|
|
"instanced",
|
|
"mentioned",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"quoted",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"touched (upon)",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"incorporated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"dealt (with)",
|
|
"pertained (to)",
|
|
"treated (of)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"chivied",
|
|
"chivvied",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
|
"haunted",
|
|
"plagued",
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"jarred",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"shook up",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"unnerved"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"ailed",
|
|
"alarmed",
|
|
"alarumed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"derailed",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distempered",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"flurried",
|
|
"frazzled",
|
|
"freaked (out)",
|
|
"fussed",
|
|
"hagrode",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
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"weirded out",
|
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"worried"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerning":{
|
|
"having to do with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"about",
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
"apropos of",
|
|
"as far as",
|
|
"as for",
|
|
"as regards",
|
|
"as respects",
|
|
"as to",
|
|
"of",
|
|
"on",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"respecting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"toward",
|
|
"towards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be the business or affair of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertaining (to)",
|
|
"applying (to)",
|
|
"bearing (on)",
|
|
"pertaining (to)",
|
|
"referring (to)",
|
|
"relating (to)",
|
|
"embroiling",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"implicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"touching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"omitting",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"slurring (over)",
|
|
"brushing (aside or off)",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"shrugging off"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertaining (to)",
|
|
"bearing (on or upon)",
|
|
"referring (to)",
|
|
"relating (to)",
|
|
"adverting (to)",
|
|
"alluding (to)",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"glancing (upon)",
|
|
"instancing",
|
|
"mentioning",
|
|
"naming",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"quoting",
|
|
"specifying",
|
|
"touching (upon)",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"incorporating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"dealing (with)",
|
|
"pertaining (to)",
|
|
"treating (of)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"propitiating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"chivying",
|
|
"chivvying",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting off",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"bedeviling",
|
|
"haunting",
|
|
"plaguing",
|
|
"abashing",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fazing",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"nonplussing",
|
|
"nonplusing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"shaking up",
|
|
"daunting",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"unnerving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"alarming",
|
|
"alaruming",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"derailing",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distempering",
|
|
"distracting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exercising",
|
|
"flurrying",
|
|
"frazzling",
|
|
"freaking (out)",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"hagriding",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"weirding out",
|
|
"worrying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerted":{
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"settled (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffered",
|
|
"dealt",
|
|
"dickered",
|
|
"haggled",
|
|
"horse-traded",
|
|
"paltered",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"covenanted",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"talked over",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"renegotiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"bargained",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"negotiated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"used or done by a number of people as a group":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a victory like that results only from the concerted effort of the entire team"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"several",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bilateral",
|
|
"consensual",
|
|
"reciprocal",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergic",
|
|
"synergistic",
|
|
"two-way",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"conjunct",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"concertedly":{
|
|
"in or by combined action or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two ball players seemed to be concertedly trying to shatter every batting record in the American League"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conjointly",
|
|
"hand in glove",
|
|
"hand and glove",
|
|
"jointly",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"mutually",
|
|
"reciprocally",
|
|
"unanimously",
|
|
"unitedly",
|
|
"cooperatively",
|
|
"symbiotically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"severally",
|
|
"single-handed",
|
|
"single-handedly",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"solely",
|
|
"unaided",
|
|
"unassisted",
|
|
"unilaterally"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concessions":{
|
|
"the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when trying to get a raise in your salary, it's good to know the art of concession"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodations",
|
|
"compromises",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"negotiations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"haggles",
|
|
"horse trades",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"mediations",
|
|
"treaties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an abject concession of guilt from the governor is the only thing that will save her political career"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgments",
|
|
"acknowledgements",
|
|
"admissions",
|
|
"avowals",
|
|
"confessions",
|
|
"self-confessions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-accusations",
|
|
"self-betrayals",
|
|
"self-revelations",
|
|
"self-incriminations",
|
|
"self-recriminations",
|
|
"self-reproaches",
|
|
"affirmations",
|
|
"assertions",
|
|
"avouchments",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"confirmations",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"insistences",
|
|
"professions",
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"apologies",
|
|
"hand-wringings",
|
|
"betrayals",
|
|
"disclosures",
|
|
"divulgences",
|
|
"giveaways",
|
|
"revelations",
|
|
"announcements",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"proclamations",
|
|
"pronouncements",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"responsibilities",
|
|
"contritions",
|
|
"penitences",
|
|
"regrets",
|
|
"remorses",
|
|
"repentances",
|
|
"rues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"disallowances",
|
|
"disclaimers",
|
|
"recantations",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"renouncements",
|
|
"repudiations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowals",
|
|
"nonadmissions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something granted as a special favor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concession to sell their T-shirts at the village fair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appanages",
|
|
"apanages",
|
|
"boons",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"privileges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"courtesies",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"entitlements",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"birthrights",
|
|
"perquisites",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"patents",
|
|
"exemptions",
|
|
"immunities",
|
|
"waivers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"duties",
|
|
"obligations",
|
|
"responsibilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclude":{
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"suspend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"close out",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"settle (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffer",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dicker",
|
|
"haggle",
|
|
"horse-trade",
|
|
"palter",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"work out",
|
|
"renegotiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"negotiate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstain",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"hesitate",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"temporize",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"vacillate",
|
|
"waffle",
|
|
"waver"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"adjudge",
|
|
"adjudicate",
|
|
"arbitrate",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"referee",
|
|
"rule (on)",
|
|
"umpire",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"cogitate",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"think (about or over)",
|
|
"weigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"decide",
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"determine",
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"figure",
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"name",
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]
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},
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"to come to an end":{
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"continue",
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"hang on",
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"persist"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the concert concluded late in the evening"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"draw out",
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"extend",
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"prolong",
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"protract"
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],
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"related":[
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"desist (from)",
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"lay off (of)",
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"refrain (from)",
|
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"give over",
|
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"knock off",
|
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"pack (up or in)",
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"break down",
|
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"conk (out)",
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"cut out",
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"stall",
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"pause",
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"stay",
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"suspend",
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"abate",
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"peter (out)",
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"wind down"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"break off",
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"break up",
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"cease",
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"close",
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"dead-end",
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"determine",
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"die",
|
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"discontinue",
|
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"elapse",
|
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"end",
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"expire",
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"finish",
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"go",
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"halt",
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"lapse",
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"leave off",
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"let up",
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"pass",
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"quit",
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"stop",
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"terminate",
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"wind up",
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"wink (out)"
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]
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},
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"to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{
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"examples":[
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|
"concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information"
|
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],
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"related":[
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"assume",
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"conjecture",
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"guess",
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"speculate",
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"surmise",
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"construe",
|
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"interpret",
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"read",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"philosophize",
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"rationalize",
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|
"think",
|
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"ascertain",
|
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"dope (out)",
|
|
"find out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"decide",
|
|
"deduce",
|
|
"derive",
|
|
"extrapolate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"infer",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"concluded":{
|
|
"brought or having come to an end":{
|
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|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"uncompleted",
|
|
"undone",
|
|
"unfinished"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with another recently concluded fiscal year behind us, we are now ready to face new challenges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"achieved",
|
|
"attained",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"kaput",
|
|
"kaputt",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"expired"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"over with",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"through",
|
|
"up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"started"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"climaxed",
|
|
"crowned",
|
|
"consummated",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"suspended"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"closed out",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up",
|
|
"wrapped up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"settled (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffered",
|
|
"dealt",
|
|
"dickered",
|
|
"haggled",
|
|
"horse-traded",
|
|
"paltered",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"covenanted",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"talked over",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"renegotiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"bargained",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"negotiated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstained",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"turned down",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"hesitated",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"temporized",
|
|
"shilly-shallied",
|
|
"vacillated",
|
|
"waffled",
|
|
"wavered"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"ruled",
|
|
"culled",
|
|
"elected",
|
|
"handpicked",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"selected",
|
|
"singled (out)",
|
|
"adjudged",
|
|
"adjudicated",
|
|
"arbitrated",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"refereed",
|
|
"ruled (on)",
|
|
"umpired",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"cogitated",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thought (about or over)",
|
|
"weighed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"opted",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"settled (on or upon)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
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|
|
"continued",
|
|
"hung on",
|
|
"persisted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the concert concluded late in the evening"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"drew out",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"desisted (from)",
|
|
"laid off (of)",
|
|
"refrained (from)",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"packed (up or in)",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"conked (out)",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"petered (out)",
|
|
"wound down",
|
|
"winded down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broke off",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"dead-ended",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"elapsed",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"winked (out)",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"conjectured",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"speculated",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"construed",
|
|
"interpreted",
|
|
"read",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"philosophized",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"ascertained",
|
|
"doped (out)",
|
|
"found out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"derived",
|
|
"extrapolated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"made out",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"understood"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclusions":{
|
|
"a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedents",
|
|
"causations",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"reasons"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all their efforts came to no practical conclusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"considerations",
|
|
"determinants",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"foundations",
|
|
"grounds",
|
|
"groundworks",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"inspirations",
|
|
"instigations",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"mothers",
|
|
"origins",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"sources",
|
|
"springs"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ramifications",
|
|
"denouements",
|
|
"d\u00e9nouements",
|
|
"echoes",
|
|
"echos",
|
|
"implications",
|
|
"repercussions",
|
|
"afterclaps",
|
|
"afterglows",
|
|
"aftershocks",
|
|
"blowbacks",
|
|
"by-products",
|
|
"byproducts",
|
|
"fallouts",
|
|
"offshoots",
|
|
"ripples",
|
|
"side effects",
|
|
"side reactions",
|
|
"spin-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aftereffects",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"backwashes",
|
|
"children",
|
|
"consequences",
|
|
"corollaries",
|
|
"developments",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"fates",
|
|
"fruits",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"outcomes",
|
|
"outgrowths",
|
|
"precipitates",
|
|
"products",
|
|
"resultants",
|
|
"results",
|
|
"sequels",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"upshots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a position arrived at after consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"stalemates",
|
|
"standoffs",
|
|
"ties"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"behests",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"mandates",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"last words",
|
|
"say-sos",
|
|
"adjudications",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"dooms",
|
|
"findings",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"sentences",
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"options",
|
|
"selections",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"convictions",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"sentiments",
|
|
"views"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"decisions",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"diagnoses",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"opinions",
|
|
"resolutions",
|
|
"verdicts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decisions",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"diagnoses",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"resolutions",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"verdicts",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"presumptions",
|
|
"suppositions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"consequences",
|
|
"deductions",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"eductions",
|
|
"inductions",
|
|
"inferences",
|
|
"sequiturs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the last part of a process or action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baselines",
|
|
"beginnings",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"day ones",
|
|
"nascences",
|
|
"nascencies",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forewords",
|
|
"introductions",
|
|
"overtures",
|
|
"preambles",
|
|
"prefaces",
|
|
"preludes",
|
|
"prologues",
|
|
"prologs"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apexes",
|
|
"apices",
|
|
"capstones",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"copestones",
|
|
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
|
|
"coups de grace",
|
|
"crescendos",
|
|
"crescendoes",
|
|
"crescendi",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"culminations",
|
|
"high-water marks",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"tip-tops",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"zeniths",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"anticlimaxes",
|
|
"codas",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs",
|
|
"postscripts",
|
|
"shanks",
|
|
"tag ends",
|
|
"tail ends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cappers",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closings",
|
|
"consummations",
|
|
"endgames",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finales",
|
|
"finises",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"grand finales",
|
|
"homestretches",
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"windups",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuances",
|
|
"continuations"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a bell signaled the conclusion of the event"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"persistences",
|
|
"prolongations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"phaseouts",
|
|
"abeyances",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"interruptions",
|
|
"layoffs",
|
|
"letups",
|
|
"moratoriums",
|
|
"moratoria",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"standstills",
|
|
"suspensions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrestments",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"cessations",
|
|
"checks",
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|
"closedowns",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closures",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"discontinuances",
|
|
"discontinuations",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expirations",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"offsets",
|
|
"shutdowns",
|
|
"shutoffs",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"stoppages",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"surceases",
|
|
"terminations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclusiveness":{
|
|
"the capacity to persuade":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conclusiveness of DNA testing in paternity suits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"cogency",
|
|
"convincingness",
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"persuasiveness",
|
|
"suasiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"believability",
|
|
"credibility",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"validity",
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"definitiveness",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"seductiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"invalidity",
|
|
"shakiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconclusiveness",
|
|
"ineffectiveness",
|
|
"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concoction":{
|
|
"something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brainchild",
|
|
"coinage",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"innovation",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"wrinkle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contraption",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"gadget",
|
|
"gizmo",
|
|
"gismo",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"origination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"duplication",
|
|
"facsimile",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"reduplication",
|
|
"replica",
|
|
"replication",
|
|
"reproduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordances":{
|
|
"as in understandings , conformities":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"conformities",
|
|
"consonances",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"unions",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"empathies",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"sympathies",
|
|
"approbations",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"embracements",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"adhesions",
|
|
"assentations",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"concurrencies",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"unanimities",
|
|
"unisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"dissensuses",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"oppositions",
|
|
"resistances",
|
|
"disapprobations",
|
|
"disapprovals",
|
|
"disfavors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concourses":{
|
|
"a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"corridors",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"halls",
|
|
"hallways",
|
|
"passageways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arcades",
|
|
"breezeways",
|
|
"cloisters",
|
|
"loggias",
|
|
"loggie",
|
|
"piazzas",
|
|
"piazze"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concrete":{
|
|
"existing in fact and not merely as a possibility":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conjectural",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"inexistent",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"platonic",
|
|
"possible",
|
|
"potential",
|
|
"suppositional",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concrete evidence, and not just a theory, must be presented at a trial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"illusory",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"symbolic",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"virtual"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proven",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"incontestable",
|
|
"incontrovertible",
|
|
"indisputable",
|
|
"indubitable",
|
|
"inescapable",
|
|
"irrefutable",
|
|
"undeniable",
|
|
"unquestionable",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"literal",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"unmistakable",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"real-life",
|
|
"real-world",
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"authoritative",
|
|
"certifiable",
|
|
"certified"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"de facto",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"sure-enough",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"very"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of a particular or exact sort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonspecific"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"offered a practical, concrete solution to the problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generalized",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"nonexclusive",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lone",
|
|
"only",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"differentiated",
|
|
"specialized",
|
|
"given",
|
|
"specified"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"especial",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specific"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"relating to or composed of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"immaterial",
|
|
"nonmaterial",
|
|
"nonphysical"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concrete objects like rocks and trees"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bodiless",
|
|
"discarnate",
|
|
"disembodied",
|
|
"formless",
|
|
"incorporeal",
|
|
"unbodied",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"imperceptible",
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"gossamery",
|
|
"tenuous",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"vaporous",
|
|
"wispish",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"spiritual"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"detectable",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"seeable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"touchable",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"phenomenal",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become physically firm or solid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefy",
|
|
"liquify",
|
|
"soften"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mortar slowly concreted in the mold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deliquesce",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"flux",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"melt",
|
|
"smelt",
|
|
"thaw",
|
|
"unfreeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cake",
|
|
"callus",
|
|
"encrust",
|
|
"incrust",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"coagulate",
|
|
"gel",
|
|
"gelate",
|
|
"gelatinize",
|
|
"jell",
|
|
"jelly",
|
|
"stiffen",
|
|
"thicken",
|
|
"calcify",
|
|
"crystallize",
|
|
"crystalize",
|
|
"ossify",
|
|
"petrify",
|
|
"rigidify",
|
|
"anneal",
|
|
"case-harden",
|
|
"temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"congeal",
|
|
"firm (up)",
|
|
"freeze",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"solidify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unmix"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a choral work that concretes music and dance into a stunning theatrical experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"add",
|
|
"admix",
|
|
"beat (in)",
|
|
"cut in",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"emulsify",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"knit",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"weave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"comingle",
|
|
"commingle",
|
|
"commix",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"conflate",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"homogenize",
|
|
"immingle",
|
|
"immix",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"intermingle",
|
|
"intermix",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretion":{
|
|
"as in coalescence , intermingling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"homogenization",
|
|
"immingling",
|
|
"immixture",
|
|
"incorporation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"interfusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mergence",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bifurcation",
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"cleavage",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"disunion",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"fractionalization",
|
|
"fractionation",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"scission",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"decomposition",
|
|
"disassembly",
|
|
"dismemberment",
|
|
"segmentation",
|
|
"subdivision",
|
|
"isolation",
|
|
"seclusion",
|
|
"segregation",
|
|
"sequestration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concupiscent":{
|
|
"having a strong sexual desire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"such was Giacomo Casanova's notoriety as a promiscuous lover that his name became an epithet for a concupiscent man of the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"goatish",
|
|
"horny",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hypersexual",
|
|
"itchy",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"lecherous",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"libidinous",
|
|
"licentious",
|
|
"lubricious",
|
|
"lubricous",
|
|
"lustful",
|
|
"oversexed",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"randy",
|
|
"salacious",
|
|
"satyric",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"promiscuous",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"decadent",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"indecent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"celibate",
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"monastic",
|
|
"monkish",
|
|
"maidenly",
|
|
"virginal",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"lily-white",
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"undersexed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concur":{
|
|
"to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"disagree"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I concur with your assessment of the political situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"consent (to)",
|
|
"go (by)",
|
|
"subscribe",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"coincide"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antedate",
|
|
"precede",
|
|
"predate",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"succeed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"transpire"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"co-occur",
|
|
"coexist",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"synchronize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"interface"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conspire",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concur (with)":{
|
|
"as in agree (with)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agree (with)",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"testify (to)",
|
|
"vouch (for)",
|
|
"witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurred":{
|
|
"to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I concur with your assessment of the political situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"coincided"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"consented (to)",
|
|
"subscribed",
|
|
"went (by)",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"collided",
|
|
"conflicted",
|
|
"bickered",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"dissented",
|
|
"diverged",
|
|
"fell out",
|
|
"objected",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"protested",
|
|
"quarreled",
|
|
"quarrelled",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"rivaled",
|
|
"rivalled",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"disagreed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanied",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"coexisted",
|
|
"coincided",
|
|
"co-occurred",
|
|
"synchronized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chanced",
|
|
"happed",
|
|
"happened",
|
|
"transpired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antedated",
|
|
"preceded",
|
|
"predated",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"succeeded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurring (in)":{
|
|
"as in supporting , standing by":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backing (up)",
|
|
"standing by",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"saluting",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"approving (of)",
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"OK'ing",
|
|
"okaying",
|
|
"subscribing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"consenting (to)",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"enjoying",
|
|
"liking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapproving (of)",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"disfavoring",
|
|
"frowning (on or upon)",
|
|
"blacklisting",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"reprobating",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"detesting",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"dissenting (from)",
|
|
"objecting (to)",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemned":{
|
|
"as in illegal , banned":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"forbidden",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"unauthorized",
|
|
"unclean",
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"curst",
|
|
"cussed",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"pestilential",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"ungodly",
|
|
"unwholesome",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"low-minded",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"scrofulous",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"objectionable",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"erring",
|
|
"fallen",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"unseemly",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"evil-minded",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"infernal",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"snide",
|
|
"sordid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"sublime",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"guiltless",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"incorruptible",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"lily-white",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"squeaky-clean",
|
|
"uncorrupted",
|
|
"unerring",
|
|
"unfallen",
|
|
"unobjectionable",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"white",
|
|
"wholesome",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"worthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anathematized",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"reprobated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"blamed",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"dispraised",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"faulted",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"panned",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"doomed",
|
|
"sentenced",
|
|
"convicted",
|
|
"blacklisted",
|
|
"excommunicated",
|
|
"ostracized",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"chid",
|
|
"chided",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"raked",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"upbraided",
|
|
"vituperated",
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"imprecated",
|
|
"abhorred",
|
|
"abominated",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed",
|
|
"reviled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"eulogized",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"touted",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blamed",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"dispraised",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"faulted",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"panned",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"slagged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skewered",
|
|
"tweaked",
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"nicked (at)",
|
|
"sniped (at)",
|
|
"beefed",
|
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"bellyached",
|
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"bitched",
|
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"carped",
|
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"caviled",
|
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"cavilled",
|
|
"complained",
|
|
"crabbed",
|
|
"croaked",
|
|
"fussed",
|
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"griped",
|
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"groused",
|
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"growled",
|
|
"grumbled",
|
|
"kicked",
|
|
"kvetched",
|
|
"moaned",
|
|
"murmured",
|
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"muttered",
|
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"niggled",
|
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"quibbled",
|
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"whined",
|
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"admonished",
|
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"chid",
|
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"chided",
|
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"drubbed",
|
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"rebuked",
|
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"reprimanded",
|
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"reproached",
|
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"reproved",
|
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"berated",
|
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"castigated",
|
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"crucified",
|
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"excoriated",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"gibbeted",
|
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"hammered",
|
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"keelhauled",
|
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"lambasted",
|
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"lashed",
|
|
"pilloried",
|
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"scolded",
|
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"upbraided",
|
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"bad-mouthed",
|
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"belittled",
|
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"decried",
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"discommended",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"approved",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
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"indorsed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
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"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"extolled",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
|
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"examples":[
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"the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"censured",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"objurgated",
|
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"rebuked",
|
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"reprimanded",
|
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"reproached",
|
|
"reproved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"bawled out",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"chewed out",
|
|
"cut up",
|
|
"dressed down",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"gibbeted",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lectured",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"railed (at or against)",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"told off",
|
|
"upbraided",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"disparaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"eulogized",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find or pronounce guilty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convicted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accused",
|
|
"arraigned",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"impeached",
|
|
"indicted",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"penalized",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"sentenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolved",
|
|
"acquitted",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"exculpated",
|
|
"exonerated",
|
|
"vindicated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to impose a judicial punishment on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"doomed",
|
|
"sentenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudged",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"chastened",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"penalized",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"ruled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pardoned",
|
|
"reprieved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemner":{
|
|
"as in denouncer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"denouncer",
|
|
"carper",
|
|
"castigator",
|
|
"caviler",
|
|
"caviller",
|
|
"censurer",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"criticizer",
|
|
"disparager",
|
|
"faultfinder",
|
|
"hypercritic",
|
|
"knocker",
|
|
"niggler",
|
|
"nitpicker",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"decrier",
|
|
"denigrator",
|
|
"derider",
|
|
"detractor",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"crucifier",
|
|
"criticaster",
|
|
"hairsplitter",
|
|
"pettifogger",
|
|
"quibbler",
|
|
"admonisher",
|
|
"haranguer",
|
|
"railer",
|
|
"ranter",
|
|
"rebuker",
|
|
"reproacher",
|
|
"reprover",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"upbraider",
|
|
"bellyacher",
|
|
"complainer",
|
|
"crybaby",
|
|
"fusser",
|
|
"griper",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouser",
|
|
"grumbler",
|
|
"whiner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commender",
|
|
"praiser"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemners":{
|
|
"as in denouncers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condole":{
|
|
"as in commiserate , empathize":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiserate",
|
|
"empathize",
|
|
"sympathize",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"pester"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduces (to)":{
|
|
"as in contributes (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contributes (to)",
|
|
"begets",
|
|
"breeds",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"brings about",
|
|
"brings on",
|
|
"catalyzes",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"draws on",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"effectuates",
|
|
"engenders",
|
|
"generates",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"invokes",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"prompts",
|
|
"results (in)",
|
|
"spawns",
|
|
"translates (into)",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"enacts",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"turns out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"clamps down (on)",
|
|
"cracks down (on)",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"dampens",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"quashes",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"reins (in)",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"cans",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"stills",
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"demolishes",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"extinguishes",
|
|
"liquidates",
|
|
"quenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conducive":{
|
|
"tending to promote or assist the development of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facilitative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"propitious",
|
|
"salutary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unhelpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"providing service or assistance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facilitative",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"useful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"efficacious",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"productive",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"obliging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"profitless",
|
|
"unfavorable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"useless"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduct":{
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"generalship",
|
|
"leadership",
|
|
"rulership",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"aegis",
|
|
"egis",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safekeeping",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machination",
|
|
"manipulation",
|
|
"coadministration",
|
|
"codirection",
|
|
"comanagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"intendance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"presidency",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewardship",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"superintendency",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way or manner in which one conducts oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child who has often been scolded for poor conduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"etiquette",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"proprieties",
|
|
"p's and q's",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"politeness",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"carriage",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"posture",
|
|
"presence",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"mien",
|
|
"formality",
|
|
"protocol",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"habitude",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"wont",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"affectation",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"strangeness",
|
|
"uniqueness",
|
|
"weirdness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actions",
|
|
"address",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"behavior",
|
|
"comportment",
|
|
"demeanor",
|
|
"deportment",
|
|
"geste",
|
|
"gest"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a material that conducts heat quite efficiently"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"come down (with)",
|
|
"contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"propagate",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"contaminate",
|
|
"infect",
|
|
"poison"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"convey",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transfuse",
|
|
"transmit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"convey",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"focus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canalize",
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"channelize",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"funnel",
|
|
"pipe",
|
|
"siphon",
|
|
"syphon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"stage-manage",
|
|
"codirect",
|
|
"comanage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"act up",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"cut up",
|
|
"misbehave",
|
|
"misconduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"check",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modulate",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"act",
|
|
"impersonate",
|
|
"play"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"behave",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a job conducting tourists through the historical museum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"tailgate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"precede",
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"convoy",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"manage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"marshal",
|
|
"marshall",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"usher"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confab":{
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had a little confab about the merits of the plan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bull session",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"skull session",
|
|
"skull practice",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"talkathon",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"disquisition",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"consultancy",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"pourparler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argumentation",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"consultation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the requisite confab , we got down to business"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"crosstalk",
|
|
"happy talk",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yack",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"causerie",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin music",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchat",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabfest",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"schmooze",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bandy",
|
|
"bat (around)",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"ventilate",
|
|
"rehash",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"refer (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"confabulate",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confected":{
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"built",
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"erected",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"pieced",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"reared",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carpentered",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"molded",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"prefabricated",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"redeveloped",
|
|
"reedified",
|
|
"retrofitted",
|
|
"retrofit",
|
|
"jerry-built",
|
|
"rigged (up)",
|
|
"threw up",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"devastated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"leveled",
|
|
"levelled",
|
|
"pulled down",
|
|
"pulverized",
|
|
"razed",
|
|
"ruinated",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"wrecked",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"exploded",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demounted",
|
|
"disassembled",
|
|
"dismantled",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"knocked down",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"took down",
|
|
"tore down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederacy":{
|
|
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confederacy of several small nations who had promised to come to one another's aid if any were attacked"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"axis",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"federation",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"junto",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"syndicate",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"faction",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"wing",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"affiliation",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"circuit",
|
|
"conference"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessing":{
|
|
"to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief confessed to dozens of robberies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"copping (to)",
|
|
"fessing (up)",
|
|
"owning (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"babbling",
|
|
"spilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clamming up",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"quieting (down)",
|
|
"shutting up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"conceding",
|
|
"fessing (up)",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"owning (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburdening",
|
|
"unburdening",
|
|
"unloading",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"recognizing",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"spilling",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"unveiling",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"leaking",
|
|
"ratting",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"tipping (off)",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"whispering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disavowing",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"disowning",
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"covering (up)",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"kidding (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessions":{
|
|
"an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowals",
|
|
"nonadmissions"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confession that he had been lying all along"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"disallowances",
|
|
"disclaimers",
|
|
"recantations",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"renouncements",
|
|
"repudiations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"self-accusations",
|
|
"self-betrayals",
|
|
"self-revelations",
|
|
"self-incriminations",
|
|
"self-recriminations",
|
|
"self-reproaches",
|
|
"affirmations",
|
|
"assertions",
|
|
"avouchments",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"confirmations",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"insistences",
|
|
"professions",
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"apologies",
|
|
"hand-wringings",
|
|
"betrayals",
|
|
"disclosures",
|
|
"divulgences",
|
|
"giveaways",
|
|
"revelations",
|
|
"announcements",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"proclamations",
|
|
"pronouncements",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"responsibilities",
|
|
"contritions",
|
|
"penitences",
|
|
"regrets",
|
|
"remorses",
|
|
"repentances",
|
|
"rues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgments",
|
|
"acknowledgements",
|
|
"admissions",
|
|
"avowals",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"self-confessions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessor":{
|
|
"as in chaplain , sky pilot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidant":{
|
|
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"she's my confidant ; I tell her everything without reservation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"opponent",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"nemesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquaintance",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"blood brother",
|
|
"brother",
|
|
"main man",
|
|
"sister",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"pen pal",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter ego",
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"compadre",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidante",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"configurations":{
|
|
"the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the basic configuration of the building is that of a geodesic dome"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"architectures",
|
|
"armatures",
|
|
"cadres",
|
|
"edifices",
|
|
"fabrics",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"framings",
|
|
"infrastructures",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skeletons",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"lattices",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"contours",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"chassis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small business computer system in its simplest configuration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"conformations",
|
|
"formations",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"setouts",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"constructions",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his photographs have an intentionally loose configuration , with no single object intended as the primary center of interest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"constellations",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"ordonnances",
|
|
"patterns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"themes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a birthday cake in the configuration of a top hat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"conformations",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"geometries",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contours",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skeletons",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"materials",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"raw materials",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confine":{
|
|
"as in extent , scope":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put in or as if in prison":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"release"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was confined until the trial could take place"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"unfetter"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"shut",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"gate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"nab",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"shanghai",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"impound",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"imprison",
|
|
"incarcerate",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lock (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exceed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broaden",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"widen",
|
|
"overextend",
|
|
"overreach"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"narrow",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"tighten",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"qualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"hold down",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmatory":{
|
|
"serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confirmatory test for pregnancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confirmational",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"corroborative",
|
|
"corroboratory",
|
|
"probative",
|
|
"probatory",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"supplementary",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"helpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflates":{
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"be careful not to conflate gossip with real news"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"mixes (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumps (together)",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"miscalls",
|
|
"misidentifies",
|
|
"misnames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"differentiates",
|
|
"discriminates",
|
|
"distinguishes",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"comingles",
|
|
"commingles",
|
|
"commixes",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"concretes",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"homogenizes",
|
|
"immingles",
|
|
"immixes",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"interfuses",
|
|
"intermingles",
|
|
"intermixes",
|
|
"melds",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"admixes",
|
|
"beats (in)",
|
|
"cuts in",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"tosses",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"emulsifies",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"knits",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"intertwines",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"weaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"unmixes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflation":{
|
|
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the word \"robustious\" is probably a conflation of \"robust\" and \"boisterous\""
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"half-and-half",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"compost",
|
|
"concretion",
|
|
"homogenization",
|
|
"immingling",
|
|
"immixture",
|
|
"incorporation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"interfusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mergence",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomeration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"cocktail",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformable (to)":{
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"student conduct must be at all times conformable to the principles and values of the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformations":{
|
|
"the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"configurations",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"geometries",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contours",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skeletons",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"materials",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"raw materials",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the regular conformation of particles in a crystal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"configurations",
|
|
"formations",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"setouts",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"constructions",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conformation of their lives to the changing social order"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimations",
|
|
"acclimatizations",
|
|
"accommodations",
|
|
"adaptations",
|
|
"adaptions",
|
|
"adjustments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readaptations",
|
|
"readjustments",
|
|
"attunements",
|
|
"corrections",
|
|
"harmonizations",
|
|
"alterations",
|
|
"conversions",
|
|
"makeovers",
|
|
"modifications",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"revisions",
|
|
"transformations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maladaptations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conforming (to)":{
|
|
"to act according to the commands of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"rebelling (against)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disobliging",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"brushing (off)",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"tuning out",
|
|
"winking (at)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"breaching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"scoffing (at)",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"mutinying (against)",
|
|
"revolting (against)",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deferring (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"agreeing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"listening (to)",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"watching"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhering (to)",
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"goose-stepping (to)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying",
|
|
"observing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformity":{
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the action of following a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rebellious artist who has never shown any interest in conformity to social custom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"adherence",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"attendance",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rebellion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the following of a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small community that still expected conformity to traditional gender roles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"adherence",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"attendance",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rebellion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conforms":{
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"answers",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"chords",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"coincides",
|
|
"comports",
|
|
"consists",
|
|
"corresponds",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"jibes",
|
|
"rhymes",
|
|
"rimes",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tallies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"parallels",
|
|
"aligns",
|
|
"alines",
|
|
"lines up",
|
|
"registers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"jars"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differs (from)",
|
|
"disagrees (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assorts",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"chimes",
|
|
"chimes in",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"harmonizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"correlates",
|
|
"corresponds",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"parallels",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tallies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"contrasts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"diverges",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"cancels (out)",
|
|
"counteracts",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"offsets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"conflicts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"reconciles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"correlates",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"orchestrates",
|
|
"pairs",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"synchronizes",
|
|
"synthesizes",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"aligns",
|
|
"alines",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"equalizes",
|
|
"evens",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"proportions",
|
|
"regularizes",
|
|
"standardizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"disorganizes",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"skews",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonizes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"edits",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"tailors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapts",
|
|
"readjusts",
|
|
"customizes",
|
|
"gears",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"orientates",
|
|
"orients",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"primes",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"toughens",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"reclaims",
|
|
"recycles",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redevelops",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"reengineers",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"refigures",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"refocuses",
|
|
"reinvents",
|
|
"rejiggers",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"bends",
|
|
"fiddles (with)",
|
|
"fine-tunes",
|
|
"phases",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"rigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confounding":{
|
|
"as in confusing , perplexing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"unorganized",
|
|
"choppy",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"fallacious",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"bizarre",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"outr\u00e9",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"screwy",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"meaningless",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"unaccountable",
|
|
"unexplainable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"systematic",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"cogent",
|
|
"compelling",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"persuasive",
|
|
"plausible",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addling",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bamboozling",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"befogging",
|
|
"befuddling",
|
|
"bemusing",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"buffaloing",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discombobulating",
|
|
"disorienting",
|
|
"flummoxing",
|
|
"foxing",
|
|
"fuddling",
|
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"getting",
|
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"graveling",
|
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"gravelling",
|
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"mazing",
|
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"muddling",
|
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"muddying",
|
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"mystifying",
|
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"perplexing",
|
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"posing",
|
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"puzzling",
|
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"vexing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
"weirding out",
|
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"abashing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
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"disconcerting",
|
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"discountenancing",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fazing",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
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"nonplussing",
|
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"nonplusing",
|
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"rattling",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"chagrining",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"deceiving",
|
|
"deluding",
|
|
"duping",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"gulling",
|
|
"hoaxing",
|
|
"hoodwinking",
|
|
"humbugging",
|
|
"misguiding",
|
|
"misleading",
|
|
"snowing",
|
|
"stringing along",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"tricking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"informing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashing",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fazing",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"nonplussing",
|
|
"nonplusing",
|
|
"rattling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"chagrining",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"putting off",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"queering",
|
|
"shaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"emboldening",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"reassuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflating",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mistaking",
|
|
"mixing (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumping (together)",
|
|
"misapplying",
|
|
"miscalling",
|
|
"misidentifying",
|
|
"misnaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differencing",
|
|
"differentiating",
|
|
"discriminating",
|
|
"distinguishing",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belying",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"debunking",
|
|
"disconfirming",
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"falsifying",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"shooting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overthrowing",
|
|
"overturning",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"querying",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrusting",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"hashing (over)",
|
|
"mooting",
|
|
"talking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"documenting",
|
|
"evidencing",
|
|
"evincing",
|
|
"recording",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"witnessing",
|
|
"backing (up)",
|
|
"buttressing",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"adducing",
|
|
"attesting",
|
|
"authenticating",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"identifying",
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"illustrating",
|
|
"manifesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"proving",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"verifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrontational":{
|
|
"feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her confrontational , in-your-face manner doesn't help get legislation passed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anti-imperialist",
|
|
"antimilitarist",
|
|
"unwarlike",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"conciliatory",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"mild"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"hot-tempered",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"bristly",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"fractious",
|
|
"fretful",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pettish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"querulous",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"stroppy",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"waspish",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrontations":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the softball rivals met in an epic confrontation on the last weekend of the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"horse races",
|
|
"nail-biters",
|
|
"showdowns",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"frictions",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball games",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dogfights",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"rivalries",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tugs-of-war",
|
|
"warfares",
|
|
"wars"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confuted":{
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belied",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"debunked",
|
|
"disconfirmed",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"falsified",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"shot down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"overturned",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"queried",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"doubted",
|
|
"mistrusted",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"talked over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"evidenced",
|
|
"evinced",
|
|
"recorded",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"witnessed",
|
|
"backed (up)",
|
|
"buttressed",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"adduced",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"identified",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"illustrated",
|
|
"manifested"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congested":{
|
|
"as in overcrowded , clogged":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
"overcrowded",
|
|
"overfilled",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"overfull",
|
|
"overladen",
|
|
"overloaded",
|
|
"overstuffed",
|
|
"surfeited",
|
|
"brimming",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"chock-full",
|
|
"chockful",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"stuffed",
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"astir",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"humming",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"abounding",
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"awash",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fraught",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"rife",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thronging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"devoid",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"vacant",
|
|
"void",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"short"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"dammed",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"plugged (up)",
|
|
"stopped (up)",
|
|
"stuffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunged",
|
|
"corked",
|
|
"spiled",
|
|
"stoppered",
|
|
"stoppled",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"gridlocked",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"furred",
|
|
"silted",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"swamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excavated",
|
|
"hollowed (out)",
|
|
"scooped (out)",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"lightened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"opened (up)",
|
|
"unblocked",
|
|
"unclogged",
|
|
"unplugged",
|
|
"unstopped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conglomerates":{
|
|
"a group of businesses or enterprises under one control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge media conglomerate owns TV and radio stations, a cable company, and a movie studio"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"empires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"multinationals",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"syndicates",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"corporations",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"pools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
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"takes off",
|
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"disjoins",
|
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"dissociates",
|
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"disunites"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
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"disbands",
|
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"disperses",
|
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"splits (up)"
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]
|
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},
|
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"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
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"examples":[
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"over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accretes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
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"amasses",
|
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"builds up",
|
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"collects",
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"concentrates",
|
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"gathers",
|
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"masses",
|
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"piles (up)",
|
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"stacks (up)"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"agglutinates",
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"clumps",
|
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"lumps",
|
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"banks",
|
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"drifts",
|
|
"ridges"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
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"scatters"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"congratulations":{
|
|
"best wishes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gift for you with our congratulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"commendations",
|
|
"compliment",
|
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"felicitations",
|
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"greetings",
|
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"regards",
|
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"respects"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approval",
|
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"benediction",
|
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"blessing",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement",
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
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"acknowledgement",
|
|
"citation",
|
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"commendation",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"flattery",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"well-wishing"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
"taunt"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congruity":{
|
|
"a point which two or more things share in common":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"common denominator",
|
|
"commonality",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"analogy",
|
|
"homology"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"change",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"variation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissimilarity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's little congruity between your professed religious beliefs and your actual behavior"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjectural":{
|
|
"existing only as an assumption or speculation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"academical",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"speculative",
|
|
"suppositional",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"presupposed",
|
|
"proposed",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"unproved",
|
|
"unproven",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"conceptual",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"nonclinical",
|
|
"nonpractical",
|
|
"nonempirical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clinical",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proven",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"tested",
|
|
"time-tested",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"empirical",
|
|
"empiric",
|
|
"nonspeculative",
|
|
"nontheoretical",
|
|
"observational"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"real"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjectured":{
|
|
"as in alleged , surmised":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"suspected",
|
|
"defensible",
|
|
"excusable",
|
|
"justifiable",
|
|
"vindicable",
|
|
"warrantable",
|
|
"certifiable",
|
|
"documentable",
|
|
"well-founded",
|
|
"checkable",
|
|
"confirmable",
|
|
"demonstrable",
|
|
"empirical",
|
|
"empiric",
|
|
"provable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"verifiable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indemonstrable",
|
|
"insupportable",
|
|
"unprovable",
|
|
"unsupportable",
|
|
"unsustainable",
|
|
"unverifiable",
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"disprovable",
|
|
"disputable",
|
|
"refutable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"estimated",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"gauged",
|
|
"gaged",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"placed",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"supposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"extrapolated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"understood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calibrated",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"scaled",
|
|
"computed",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"daresaid",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"speculated",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"suspected",
|
|
"suspicioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"hypothecated",
|
|
"hypothesized",
|
|
"theorized",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"took"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"ascertained",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"found out",
|
|
"learned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjoin":{
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link (up)",
|
|
"marry",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"yoke",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"splice",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"recombine",
|
|
"reconnect",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disaffiliate",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"fractionate",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unyoke",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"unlink"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"unionize",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"fall out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"conspire",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"interface"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjoined":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"sectioned",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"unlinked"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disaffiliated",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"fractionated",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mated",
|
|
"yoked",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"spliced",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"constellated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"recombined",
|
|
"reconnected",
|
|
"rejoined",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"interfused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked (up)",
|
|
"married",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"fell out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"caballed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"unionized",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjugating":{
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"sectioning",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"unlinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"biological cells conjugating under a microscope"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disaffiliating",
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disjointing",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"fractionating",
|
|
"isolating",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"uncoupling",
|
|
"unyoking",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mating",
|
|
"yoking",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"splicing",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"constellating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"recombining",
|
|
"reconnecting",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"reunifying",
|
|
"reuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"interfusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking (up)",
|
|
"marrying",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disjointing",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"uncoupling",
|
|
"unhitching",
|
|
"unlinking",
|
|
"unyoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conjugate polymers in a chemistry lab"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"cleaving",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"sundering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"interlocking",
|
|
"intermeshing",
|
|
"cording",
|
|
"stringing",
|
|
"wiring",
|
|
"cementing",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"welding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenating",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"concatenating",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"interlinking",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"yoking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunction":{
|
|
"the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confluence",
|
|
"convergence",
|
|
"convergency",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"juncture",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"divergence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunctional":{
|
|
"as in congruent":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"coaxial",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"convergent",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"crisscrossing",
|
|
"intersecting",
|
|
"overlapping",
|
|
"allover",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"superimposed",
|
|
"superposed",
|
|
"underlying",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"coterminous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonconcurrent",
|
|
"noncongruent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conking (out)":{
|
|
"to lose consciousness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after three days without eating, he simply conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blacking out",
|
|
"fainting",
|
|
"keeling (over)",
|
|
"passing out",
|
|
"swooning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"zonking (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coming around",
|
|
"coming round",
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"reviving"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop functioning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"giving out",
|
|
"stalling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fizzling",
|
|
"sputtering",
|
|
"wheezing",
|
|
"acting up",
|
|
"malfunctioning",
|
|
"jamming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"starting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checking out",
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
"deceasing",
|
|
"demising",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"flatlining",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"kicking in",
|
|
"kicking off",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"passing away",
|
|
"passing (on)",
|
|
"pegging out",
|
|
"perishing",
|
|
"popping off",
|
|
"stepping out",
|
|
"succumbing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predeceasing",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"disappearing",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"failing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"subsisting",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"prospering",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"living"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conks":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a feisty cockney who had got his conk broken more than once in street brawls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"pugnoses",
|
|
"pugs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaks",
|
|
"honkers",
|
|
"nebs",
|
|
"noses",
|
|
"nozzles",
|
|
"proboscises",
|
|
"proboscides",
|
|
"schnozzes",
|
|
"schnozzolas",
|
|
"schnozzles",
|
|
"smellers",
|
|
"snoots",
|
|
"snouts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conks (out)":{
|
|
"to lose consciousness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after three days without eating, he simply conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blacks out",
|
|
"faints",
|
|
"keels (over)",
|
|
"passes out",
|
|
"swoons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"zonks (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comes around",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"comes to",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop functioning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"cuts out",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"gives out",
|
|
"stalls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"sputters",
|
|
"wheezes",
|
|
"acts up",
|
|
"malfunctions",
|
|
"jams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"starts (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checks out",
|
|
"croaks",
|
|
"deceases",
|
|
"demises",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"flatlines",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"kicks in",
|
|
"kicks off",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"passes away",
|
|
"passes (on)",
|
|
"pegs out",
|
|
"perishes",
|
|
"pops off",
|
|
"steps out",
|
|
"succumbs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predeceases",
|
|
"consumes",
|
|
"disappears",
|
|
"dries up",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"fails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comes to",
|
|
"revives",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"exists",
|
|
"is",
|
|
"subsists",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"prospers",
|
|
"thrives"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"lives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connect":{
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenate",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"concatenate",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"interconnect",
|
|
"interlink",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"yoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interlock",
|
|
"intermesh",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire",
|
|
"cement",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"weld"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unhitch",
|
|
"unlink",
|
|
"unyoke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two interstate highways connect , so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link (up)",
|
|
"marry",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"yoke",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"splice",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"recombine",
|
|
"reconnect",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disaffiliate",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"fractionate",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unyoke",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"break up",
|
|
"dissever",
|
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"part",
|
|
"section",
|
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"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
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"sunder",
|
|
"unlink"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of (something) in combination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"opera is popularly connected with high society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"associate",
|
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"correlate",
|
|
"identify",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"relate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compare",
|
|
"equate",
|
|
"liken",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"lump (together)",
|
|
"tie (together)"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"differentiate",
|
|
"discriminate",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"set off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connives":{
|
|
"to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"winks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brushes (aside or off)",
|
|
"condones",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"forgives",
|
|
"glosses (over)",
|
|
"glozes (over)",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"pardons",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"tolerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapproves (of)",
|
|
"frowns (on or upon)",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"refuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"conspires",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"machinates",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterplots",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"lays out",
|
|
"maps",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connoted":{
|
|
"to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The word \"childlike\" connotes innocence.",
|
|
"For her, the word \"family\" connotes love and comfort."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"implied",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"denoted",
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"imported",
|
|
"intended",
|
|
"meant",
|
|
"signified",
|
|
"spelled",
|
|
"added up (to)",
|
|
"amounted (to)",
|
|
"hinted",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"insinuated",
|
|
"intimated",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"epitomized",
|
|
"personified",
|
|
"represented",
|
|
"symboled",
|
|
"symbolled",
|
|
"symbolized",
|
|
"adverted",
|
|
"alluded (to)",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"instanced",
|
|
"mentioned",
|
|
"referred (to)",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"touched (on or upon)",
|
|
"designated",
|
|
"indicated",
|
|
"pointed (to)",
|
|
"signaled",
|
|
"signalled",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"elucidated",
|
|
"explained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquering":{
|
|
"as in winning , victorious":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"victorious",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"cock-a-hoop",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"crowing",
|
|
"exultant",
|
|
"exulting",
|
|
"glorying",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"triumphant",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"boastful",
|
|
"cocky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"defeated",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"downcast"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before his final defeat, Napol\u00e9on had managed to conquer much of Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"subjugating",
|
|
"subordinating",
|
|
"vanquishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"defeating",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mowing (down)",
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"prevailing (over)",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"routing",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"triumphing (over)",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"enslaving",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"clamping down (on)",
|
|
"cracking down (on)",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"quelling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"silencing",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"suppressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"besting",
|
|
"defeating",
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"doing down",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"getting around",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mastering",
|
|
"overbearing",
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"overmatching",
|
|
"prevailing (over)",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"surmounting",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"triumphing (over)",
|
|
"upending",
|
|
"winning (against)",
|
|
"worsting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"edging (out)",
|
|
"nosing out",
|
|
"pipping",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"blowing away",
|
|
"blowing out",
|
|
"bombing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"creaming",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"routing",
|
|
"shellacking",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"slaughtering",
|
|
"smoking",
|
|
"snowing under",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"waxing",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"capping",
|
|
"excelling",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"scoring",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overthrowing",
|
|
"subjugating",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"vanquishing",
|
|
"acing (out)",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"eclipsing",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"excelling",
|
|
"outdistancing",
|
|
"outdoing",
|
|
"outfighting",
|
|
"outshining",
|
|
"outstripping",
|
|
"overtopping",
|
|
"surpassing",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"transcending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"going down",
|
|
"going under",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"flunking",
|
|
"folding",
|
|
"washing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"losing (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coach who demands that his team conquer , whatever the cost"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"triumphing",
|
|
"winning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"squeaking",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"vying",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"romping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"folding",
|
|
"washing out",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"slipping",
|
|
"slumping",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"losing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquers":{
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"goes down",
|
|
"goes under",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"flunks",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"edges (out)",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"blows away",
|
|
"blows out",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"shellacs",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"slaughters",
|
|
"smokes",
|
|
"snows under",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"trounces",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"waxes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"knocks over",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"subjugates",
|
|
"unseats",
|
|
"vanquishes",
|
|
"aces (out)",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"eclipses",
|
|
"exceeds",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"outdistances",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"outfights",
|
|
"outshines",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtops",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"transcends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bests",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"does down",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"overbears",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overmatches",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"surmounts",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"upends",
|
|
"wins (against)",
|
|
"worsts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coach who demands that his team conquer , whatever the cost"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"washes out",
|
|
"flounders",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"slumps",
|
|
"wanes"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"squeaks",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"vies",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"romps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"prevails",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before his final defeat, Napol\u00e9on had managed to conquer much of Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"manumits",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"uncages",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"unfetters"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mows (down)",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"trounces",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"enslaves",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"clamps down (on)",
|
|
"cracks down (on)",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"quashes",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"silences",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"suppresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominates",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"subjugates",
|
|
"subordinates",
|
|
"vanquishes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consciences":{
|
|
"one's internal sense of right and wrong":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet's owner."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscript":{
|
|
"a person forced or required to enroll in military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"draftee",
|
|
"inductee",
|
|
"selectee"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"levy",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rookie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enlistee",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pick especially for required military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscribe",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"levy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"enlist",
|
|
"enroll",
|
|
"enrol",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"call up",
|
|
"sign up",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"muster out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrate":{
|
|
"set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrated",
|
|
"desacralized",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the consecrate gold tablets which Joseph Smith claimed to have found"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"unspiritual",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"worldly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"ceremonial",
|
|
"liturgical",
|
|
"priestly",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"ritual",
|
|
"sacramental",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"biblical",
|
|
"scriptural"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"sacral",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"misapply",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"hallow",
|
|
"sanctify",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"apply",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"use"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"dedicate",
|
|
"devote",
|
|
"earmark",
|
|
"give up (to)",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"set by"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrate",
|
|
"desacralize",
|
|
"desanctify"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"desecrate",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"pollute",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"taint",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"blaspheme",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"cuss",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"cast out",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"punish"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baptize",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"spiritualize",
|
|
"chasten",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"lustrate",
|
|
"purify",
|
|
"exorcise",
|
|
"exorcize",
|
|
"expurgate",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"dedicate",
|
|
"devote",
|
|
"reconsecrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"hallow",
|
|
"sacralize",
|
|
"sanctify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrates":{
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"dedicates",
|
|
"devotes",
|
|
"earmarks",
|
|
"gives up (to)",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"sets by"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"sanctifies",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"applies",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"uses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"misuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"sacralizes",
|
|
"sanctifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baptizes",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"spiritualizes",
|
|
"chastens",
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"lustrates",
|
|
"purifies",
|
|
"exorcises",
|
|
"exorcizes",
|
|
"expurgates",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"dedicates",
|
|
"devotes",
|
|
"reconsecrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defiles",
|
|
"desecrates",
|
|
"profanes",
|
|
"dirties",
|
|
"fouls",
|
|
"pollutes",
|
|
"soils",
|
|
"taints",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"blasphemes",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"cusses",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"casts out",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"punishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrates",
|
|
"desacralizes",
|
|
"desanctifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrating":{
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocating",
|
|
"dedicating",
|
|
"devoting",
|
|
"earmarking",
|
|
"giving up (to)",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"setting by"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"sanctifying",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"applying",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"employing",
|
|
"using"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"misapplying",
|
|
"misusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"sacralizing",
|
|
"sanctifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baptizing",
|
|
"baptising",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"spiritualizing",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"lustrating",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"exorcising",
|
|
"exorcizing",
|
|
"expurgating",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"dedicating",
|
|
"devoting",
|
|
"reconsecrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"desecrating",
|
|
"profaning",
|
|
"dirtying",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"polluting",
|
|
"soiling",
|
|
"tainting",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"blaspheming",
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"cussing",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"casting out",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"punishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrating",
|
|
"desacralizing",
|
|
"desanctifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consensus":{
|
|
"the state of being of one opinion about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"concurrency",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"unison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"assentation",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"embracement",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concertedness",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"concordance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"disapprobation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"disfavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dissensus"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consented":{
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refused to consent to the marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acceded",
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assented",
|
|
"came round",
|
|
"subscribed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"bore (with)",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"stood",
|
|
"suffered",
|
|
"tolerated",
|
|
"stomached",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"knuckled under",
|
|
"relented",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuffed",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"spurned",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"gainsaid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissented"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consented (to)":{
|
|
"as in complied (with) , accepted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"subscribed",
|
|
"went (by)",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"coincided",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"disagreed",
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"collided",
|
|
"conflicted",
|
|
"bickered",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"dissented",
|
|
"diverged",
|
|
"fell out",
|
|
"objected",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"protested",
|
|
"quarreled",
|
|
"quarrelled",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"rivaled",
|
|
"rivalled",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consequential":{
|
|
"coming as a result":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his high-fat diet and the consequential weight gain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"due (to)",
|
|
"resultant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"concomitant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"causal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having great meaning or lasting effect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the American Civil War is often regarded as the nation's most consequential event since its founding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"earth-shattering",
|
|
"earthshaking",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"meaningful",
|
|
"momentous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tectonic",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"fateful",
|
|
"strategic",
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"worthwhile",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"illustrious",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"prestigious",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"renowned",
|
|
"all-important",
|
|
"central",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"pivotal",
|
|
"seminal",
|
|
"vital"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"anonymous",
|
|
"nameless",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"uncelebrated",
|
|
"unknown"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"negligible",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having too high an opinion of oneself":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"biggety",
|
|
"biggity",
|
|
"bigheaded",
|
|
"complacent",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-important",
|
|
"self-opinionated",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"swellheaded",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blusterous",
|
|
"blustery",
|
|
"boastful",
|
|
"bombastic",
|
|
"braggart",
|
|
"bragging",
|
|
"braggy",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"swaggering",
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"assumptive",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chesty",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"fastuous",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pontifical",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"snobbish",
|
|
"snobby",
|
|
"snooty",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"holier-than-thou",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"self-confident",
|
|
"self-adulatory",
|
|
"self-congratulatory",
|
|
"self-contented",
|
|
"self-gratulatory",
|
|
"self-applauding",
|
|
"self-dramatizing",
|
|
"self-glorifying",
|
|
"self-promoting",
|
|
"self-affected",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-engrossed",
|
|
"selfish",
|
|
"condescending",
|
|
"patronizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"self-critical",
|
|
"self-distrustful",
|
|
"self-doubting",
|
|
"self-reproachful",
|
|
"self-reproving",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"down-to-earth",
|
|
"unarrogant",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"sheepish",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"shy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"egoless",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"uncomplacent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservative":{
|
|
"a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"leftist",
|
|
"left-winger",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"progressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"red",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"revolutionist",
|
|
"reformer",
|
|
"reformist"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-wing",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"neocon",
|
|
"neoconservative",
|
|
"diehard",
|
|
"standpatter",
|
|
"bourbon",
|
|
"Colonel Blimp",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"rightist",
|
|
"right-winger",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"traditionalist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unsafe",
|
|
"unwary"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"reckless",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"regardless",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"neglectful",
|
|
"negligent",
|
|
"remiss",
|
|
"imprudent",
|
|
"indiscreet",
|
|
"injudicious",
|
|
"absentminded",
|
|
"forgetful",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
"unplanned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advertent",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"regardful",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"hypercautious",
|
|
"foresighted",
|
|
"foresightful",
|
|
"forethoughtful",
|
|
"provident",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"cagey",
|
|
"cagy",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"canny",
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"ultracareful",
|
|
"ultracautious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"chary",
|
|
"circumspect",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"gingerly",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"wary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not excessively showy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"frilly",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"rococo",
|
|
"overdecorated",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"undecorated",
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"low-key",
|
|
"low-keyed",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"toned-down",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unflashy",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-minded",
|
|
"large-minded",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"nonconservative",
|
|
"nonconventional",
|
|
"nonorthodox",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"open-minded",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"unorthodox"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conservative baseball fans consider the new ballpark too modern-looking and plain ugly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anticonventional",
|
|
"antiestablishment",
|
|
"antitraditional",
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"ultraleft",
|
|
"ultraleftist",
|
|
"ultraprogressive",
|
|
"ultraradical"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue",
|
|
"blimpish",
|
|
"neoconservative",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"ultraright",
|
|
"ultrarightist",
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"fogyish",
|
|
"fogeyish",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-wing",
|
|
"antiliberal",
|
|
"antimodern",
|
|
"antiprogressive",
|
|
"antireform",
|
|
"antirevolutionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"button-down",
|
|
"buttoned-down",
|
|
"die-hard",
|
|
"hidebound",
|
|
"mossbacked",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-line",
|
|
"old-school",
|
|
"orthodox",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"standpat",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"traditionalistic",
|
|
"ultraconservative",
|
|
"unprogressive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatively":{
|
|
"as in simply , quietly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"quietly",
|
|
"simply",
|
|
"chastely",
|
|
"demurely",
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"bleakly",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"somberly",
|
|
"colorlessly",
|
|
"inconspicuously",
|
|
"unobtrusively",
|
|
"unpretentiously",
|
|
"boringly",
|
|
"drably",
|
|
"dully"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bravely",
|
|
"brightly",
|
|
"brilliantly",
|
|
"colorfully",
|
|
"gaily",
|
|
"gayly",
|
|
"flamboyantly",
|
|
"flashily",
|
|
"garishly",
|
|
"gaudily",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"loudly",
|
|
"ostentatiously",
|
|
"fancily",
|
|
"ornately",
|
|
"swankily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatories":{
|
|
"a glass-enclosed building for growing plants":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"glasshouses",
|
|
"greenhouses",
|
|
"hothouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cold frames",
|
|
"hotbeds",
|
|
"nurseries",
|
|
"botanical gardens",
|
|
"botanic gardens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerably":{
|
|
"to a large extent or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"home electronic devices that have fallen considerably in price"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomically",
|
|
"big-time",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"enormously",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"massively",
|
|
"monstrously",
|
|
"monumentally",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"sizably",
|
|
"staggeringly",
|
|
"stupendously",
|
|
"tremendously",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"vastly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciably",
|
|
"noticeably",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"healthily",
|
|
"plentifully"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"fractionally",
|
|
"imperceptibly",
|
|
"infinitesimally",
|
|
"insignificantly",
|
|
"invisibly",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerateness":{
|
|
"as in concern , kindness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"thoughtfulness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"carefulness",
|
|
"lovingness",
|
|
"solicitousness",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"babying",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"pampering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carelessness",
|
|
"inconsiderateness",
|
|
"inconsideration",
|
|
"thoughtlessness",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"unkindness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerations":{
|
|
"a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after much consideration we decided to make an offer on the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"advisements",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cogitations",
|
|
"contemplations",
|
|
"meditations",
|
|
"ruminations",
|
|
"introspections",
|
|
"hesitations",
|
|
"indecisions",
|
|
"premeditations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since it was pro bono work, no consideration was made"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compensations",
|
|
"payments",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"recompenses",
|
|
"remittances",
|
|
"remunerations",
|
|
"requitals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"salaries",
|
|
"stipends",
|
|
"wages",
|
|
"disbursements",
|
|
"expenditures",
|
|
"outlays",
|
|
"rebates",
|
|
"refunds",
|
|
"indemnities",
|
|
"recoupments",
|
|
"redresses",
|
|
"reparations",
|
|
"restitutions",
|
|
"adjustments",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"reimbursements",
|
|
"repayments",
|
|
"prepayments",
|
|
"overpayments",
|
|
"rentals",
|
|
"rents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considers":{
|
|
"to think of in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I consider him a very good friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"looks (on or upon)",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"sets down",
|
|
"views"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"thinks",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"imagines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully considering our options"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"cogitates",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"mulls (over)",
|
|
"perpends",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"pores (over)",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"revolves",
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"thinks (about or over)",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"wrestles (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muses (upon)",
|
|
"reflects (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"analyzes",
|
|
"explores",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"second-guesses",
|
|
"speculates (about)",
|
|
"broods (about or over)",
|
|
"dwells (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixates (on or upon)",
|
|
"frets (about or over)",
|
|
"obsesses (about or over)",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"opines",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"drinks (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consider the price too high"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"supposes",
|
|
"thinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"views",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"perceives",
|
|
"depends",
|
|
"relies",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"presupposes",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"deduces",
|
|
"infers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusts",
|
|
"doubts",
|
|
"mistrusts",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"suspects",
|
|
"disbelieves",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I had to consider the commute in deciding whether to take the job"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows (for)",
|
|
"factors (in or into)",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"regards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"anticipates",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"expects",
|
|
"foresees",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"presupposes",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"faces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factors (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disregards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her well- considered novels have seldom been best sellers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admires",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"credits",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"delights (in)",
|
|
"drinks (in)",
|
|
"enjoys",
|
|
"relishes",
|
|
"revels (in)",
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"grooves (on)",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"adores",
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"dotes (on)",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"reverences",
|
|
"reveres",
|
|
"venerates",
|
|
"worships",
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"values"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhors",
|
|
"abominates",
|
|
"despises",
|
|
"detests",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"hates",
|
|
"loathes",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"deplores",
|
|
"disapproves",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disdains",
|
|
"disfavors",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"frowns (on or upon)",
|
|
"kisses off",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"vilifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consigned":{
|
|
"to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consigned the prisoner to the dungeon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatched",
|
|
"packed (off)",
|
|
"sent",
|
|
"shipped",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"transported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conveyed",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"exported",
|
|
"imported",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"resent",
|
|
"returned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"earned",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"obtained",
|
|
"procured",
|
|
"secured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consignment":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consisted (of)":{
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprised",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"mustered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"incorporated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"console":{
|
|
"a storage case typically having doors and shelves":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bookcase",
|
|
"breakfront",
|
|
"chest",
|
|
"china closet",
|
|
"credence",
|
|
"credenza",
|
|
"\u00e9tag\u00e8re",
|
|
"etagere",
|
|
"secretary",
|
|
"showcase",
|
|
"taboret",
|
|
"tabouret",
|
|
"vitrine",
|
|
"cuddy",
|
|
"dresser",
|
|
"pie safe",
|
|
"armoire",
|
|
"clothespress",
|
|
"garderobe",
|
|
"wardrobe",
|
|
"cabinetry",
|
|
"shelving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"cupboard",
|
|
"hutch",
|
|
"locker",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"sideboard"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to ease the grief or distress of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"pester"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commiserate",
|
|
"condole",
|
|
"empathize",
|
|
"sympathize",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiracies":{
|
|
"a group involved in secret or criminal activities":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"members of the conspiracy recognized each other by a secret handshake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"cliques",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"covens",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"gal\u00e8res",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"juntas",
|
|
"oligarchies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"Mafias",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"syndicates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conspiracy among the leading manufacturers to fix prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chicaneries",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggeries",
|
|
"skullduggeries",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"frame-ups",
|
|
"setups",
|
|
"conspirations",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"connivances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several generals were engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the government"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterconspiracies",
|
|
"counter-conspiracies",
|
|
"counterplots",
|
|
"frame-ups",
|
|
"manipulations",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"trickeries",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"contrivances",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"stratagems",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"confederacies",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"games",
|
|
"gimmicks",
|
|
"rackets",
|
|
"ground plans",
|
|
"programs",
|
|
"strategies",
|
|
"systems",
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"connivances",
|
|
"conspirations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"machinations",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiratorially":{
|
|
"as in covertly , clandestinely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspires":{
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"machinates",
|
|
"plots",
|
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"puts up",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterplots",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"lays out",
|
|
"maps",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"interfaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constant":{
|
|
"not undergoing a change in condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"change is the only constant thing in the world of fashion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"stationary",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"hard-and-fast",
|
|
"immutable",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"invariable",
|
|
"unalterable",
|
|
"unchangeable",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"permanent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"alterable",
|
|
"changeable",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"mutable",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"ephemeral",
|
|
"evanescent",
|
|
"fleeting",
|
|
"momentary",
|
|
"transient",
|
|
"transitory",
|
|
"kaleidoscopic",
|
|
"phantasmagoric",
|
|
"phantasmagorical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"capricious",
|
|
"changeful",
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"mercurial",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unpredictable",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"volatile"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I get constant headaches during humid weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frequent",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"repeated",
|
|
"steady"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"around-the-clock",
|
|
"hourly",
|
|
"round-the-clock",
|
|
"24-7",
|
|
"24/7",
|
|
"chronic",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"episodic",
|
|
"episodical",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"unexpected",
|
|
"unusual"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"infrequent",
|
|
"irregular"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"firm in one's allegiance to someone or something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constant friends during times both good and bad"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"down-the-line",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dependable",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"reliable",
|
|
"responsible",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"tried-and-true",
|
|
"trustworthy",
|
|
"trusty",
|
|
"unfaltering",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"unwavering",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"dyed-in-the-wool",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"sworn",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"fervent",
|
|
"fervid",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"serious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"irresponsible",
|
|
"undependable",
|
|
"unreliable",
|
|
"untrustworthy",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"uninterested"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful",
|
|
"untrue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constellated":{
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the museum has constellated many of the artist's most glorious paintings into one stunning exhibition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"bulked (up)",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"rounded up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balled",
|
|
"batched",
|
|
"bunched",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"huddled",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"piled",
|
|
"stacked",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"brigaded",
|
|
"mustered",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"flocked",
|
|
"herded",
|
|
"hived",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"swarmed",
|
|
"thronged",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"archived",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"collated",
|
|
"compiled",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"scraped (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collected",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"regrouped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"sent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispelled",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constellation":{
|
|
"a number of things considered as a unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constellation of beliefs, attitudes, and values that serve to define liberalism today"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"battery",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"package",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"suite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"series",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"entity",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the organization invited an impressive constellation of guest speakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"battery",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"boodle",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"passel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"congregation",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"faction",
|
|
"guild",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"school",
|
|
"sect",
|
|
"brigade",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"phalanx",
|
|
"platoon",
|
|
"posse",
|
|
"task force",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"confederacy",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"federation",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"battalion",
|
|
"squadron",
|
|
"bevy",
|
|
"brood",
|
|
"covey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"single"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a constantly shifting constellation of relationships among the characters of the novel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"configuration",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"format",
|
|
"getup",
|
|
"layout",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"ordonnance",
|
|
"pattern"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"theme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consternation":{
|
|
"a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue.",
|
|
"Much to her parents' consternation , she had decided to not go to college."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desperateness",
|
|
"desperation",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"edginess",
|
|
"franticness",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"jitters",
|
|
"jumpiness",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"tremor",
|
|
"agita",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"concernment",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disquietude",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"nervosity",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"angst",
|
|
"fearfulness",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"cold feet",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"presentiment",
|
|
"suspense",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"easiness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"placidness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consternations":{
|
|
"a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue.",
|
|
"Much to her parents' consternation , she had decided to not go to college."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constituent":{
|
|
"as in component":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one of the parts that make up a whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"summation",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"part and parcel",
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"point",
|
|
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"launched",
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"set up",
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"finished",
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"wrapped up"
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"phased out",
|
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"shut (up)"
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]
|
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|
|
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"appointed",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"commissioned",
|
|
"designated",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"nominated",
|
|
"placed"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"authorized",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"deputed",
|
|
"deputized",
|
|
"anointed",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"inducted",
|
|
"installed",
|
|
"instated",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"ordained",
|
|
"crowned",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"throned",
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"destined",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"elected",
|
|
"handpicked",
|
|
"selected",
|
|
"singled (out)",
|
|
"voted (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"blackballed",
|
|
"deposed",
|
|
"dethroned",
|
|
"displaced",
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"evicted",
|
|
"ousted",
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"uncrowned",
|
|
"unmade",
|
|
"unseated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"fired"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"laid down",
|
|
"legislated",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"ordained",
|
|
"passed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"repassed",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"dictated",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"ratified"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"abrogated",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"canceled",
|
|
"cancelled",
|
|
"invalidated",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"overturned",
|
|
"reversed",
|
|
"voided"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repealed",
|
|
"rescinded",
|
|
"revoked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitutes":{
|
|
"to be all the substance of":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"nine players constitute a baseball team"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"related":[
|
|
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|
|
"epitomizes",
|
|
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|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"personifies",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"fills (out)",
|
|
"fleshes (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"makes up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
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|
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|
|
"closes (down)",
|
|
"phases out",
|
|
"shuts (up)"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"halts",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"rounds (off or out)",
|
|
"winds up",
|
|
"wraps up"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authors",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"originates",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"thinks (up)",
|
|
"constructs",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
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|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
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|
|
"systemizes",
|
|
"refounds",
|
|
"reinitiates",
|
|
"reinstitutes",
|
|
"relaunches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
|
|
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|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"fires"
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"blackballs",
|
|
"deposes",
|
|
"dethrones",
|
|
"displaces",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"evicts",
|
|
"ousts",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"uncrowns",
|
|
"unmakes",
|
|
"unseats"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
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|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"deputes",
|
|
"deputizes",
|
|
"anoints",
|
|
"consecrates",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"inducts",
|
|
"installs",
|
|
"instates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"ordains",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"enthrones",
|
|
"thrones",
|
|
"chooses",
|
|
"destines",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"elects",
|
|
"handpicks",
|
|
"selects",
|
|
"singles (out)",
|
|
"votes (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"designates",
|
|
"details",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nominates",
|
|
"places"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
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|
|
"repeals",
|
|
"rescinds",
|
|
"revokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"abrogates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"cancels",
|
|
"invalidates",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"reverses",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reenacts",
|
|
"repasses",
|
|
"brings about",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"ratifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enacts",
|
|
"lays down",
|
|
"legislates",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"ordains",
|
|
"passes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitution":{
|
|
"a collection or system of rules of conduct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our society's constitution requires that every member in good standing pay yearly dues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"legislation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"decalogue",
|
|
"law"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constitution against murder is universal among civilized societies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"commandment",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"fiat",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"bylaw",
|
|
"ground rule",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"amendment",
|
|
"legislation",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"martial law",
|
|
"blue law",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"capitulary",
|
|
"encyclical"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"enactment",
|
|
"law",
|
|
"ordinance",
|
|
"statute"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the question of whether violent conflict is part of the constitution of human society"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"related":[
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"uniqueness",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"earmark",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"hallmark",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"temperament",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"interiority",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"metal",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"clay",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexion",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self",
|
|
"tone"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the type of body that a person has":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that marathon runner is known more for her strong constitution than for her speed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"anatomy",
|
|
"structure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"build",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"physique",
|
|
"shape"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitutions":{
|
|
"a collection or system of rules of conduct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our society's constitution requires that every member in good standing pay yearly dues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"establishments",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"legislations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"codes",
|
|
"decalogues",
|
|
"laws"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constitution against murder is universal among civilized societies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"fiats",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"bylaws",
|
|
"ground rules",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"amendments",
|
|
"legislations",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"blue laws",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"capitularies",
|
|
"encyclicals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"enactments",
|
|
"laws",
|
|
"ordinances",
|
|
"statutes"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the question of whether violent conflict is part of the constitution of human society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"individualities",
|
|
"singularities",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"earmarks",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"hallmarks",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"properties",
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"temperaments",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"interiorities",
|
|
"interiors",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"metals",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"clays",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexions",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"personalities",
|
|
"selves",
|
|
"tones"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the type of body that a person has":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that marathon runner is known more for her strong constitution than for her speed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"anatomies",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"physiques",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constricted":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vessel constricted , thereby reducing the flow of blood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"puffed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"deflated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"dried up",
|
|
"shriveled",
|
|
"shrivelled",
|
|
"wilted",
|
|
"withered",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"retreated",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressed",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constricted the opening with a clamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuled",
|
|
"capsulized",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constringed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"narrowed (down)",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"telescoped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constringe":{
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"capsulize",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"narrow (down)",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"telescope"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jam-pack",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompress",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construct":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he managed to construct a theory that fits all the facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"drum up",
|
|
"excogitate",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"trump up",
|
|
"vamp (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize",
|
|
"ad-lib",
|
|
"extemporize",
|
|
"improvise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"reduplicate",
|
|
"replicate",
|
|
"reproduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"confect",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carpenter",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"handcraft",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"prefabricate",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"reedify",
|
|
"retrofit",
|
|
"jerry-build",
|
|
"rig (up)",
|
|
"throw up",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"demount",
|
|
"disassemble",
|
|
"dismantle",
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"take down",
|
|
"tear down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in concept , conception":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstraction",
|
|
"concept",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"inkling",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"proffer",
|
|
"proposal",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"generalization",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"guesswork",
|
|
"inference",
|
|
"speculation",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"premise",
|
|
"premiss",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"presupposition",
|
|
"theorem",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"proposition",
|
|
"supposition",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"thesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"knowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construe":{
|
|
"to make plain or understandable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"obscure"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"analyze",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"solve",
|
|
"define",
|
|
"specify",
|
|
"annotate",
|
|
"commentate",
|
|
"gloss"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clear (up)",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"demystify",
|
|
"elucidate",
|
|
"explain",
|
|
"explicate",
|
|
"expound",
|
|
"get across",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illustrate",
|
|
"interpret",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"spell out",
|
|
"unriddle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construed":{
|
|
"as in interpreted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"interpreted",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"unannounced",
|
|
"undeclared",
|
|
"unsaid",
|
|
"untold",
|
|
"implicit",
|
|
"implied",
|
|
"tacit",
|
|
"unexpressed",
|
|
"unspoken",
|
|
"unvoiced",
|
|
"wordless",
|
|
"hinted",
|
|
"insinuated",
|
|
"intimated",
|
|
"suggested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"spoken",
|
|
"stated",
|
|
"voiced",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make plain or understandable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleared (up)",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"demystified",
|
|
"elucidated",
|
|
"explained",
|
|
"explicated",
|
|
"expounded",
|
|
"got across",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illustrated",
|
|
"interpreted",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"spelled out",
|
|
"unriddled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deciphered",
|
|
"decoded",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"solved",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"annotated",
|
|
"commentated",
|
|
"glossed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"obfuscated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"obscured"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consultation":{
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"holding frequent consultations with his lawyer to discuss the case"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bull session",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"skull session",
|
|
"skull practice",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"talkathon",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"disquisition",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"consultancy",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"pourparler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argumentation",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consume":{
|
|
"to destroy all trace of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"eat (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gut",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"spend",
|
|
"use up",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"decimate",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"raze",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"tear down",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"wreck",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"exterminate",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"extirpate",
|
|
"obliterate",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"stamp (out)",
|
|
"wipe out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complete use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"draw down",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"play out",
|
|
"spend",
|
|
"use up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"eat",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"bankrupt",
|
|
"clean (out)",
|
|
"impoverish",
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
|
"guzzle",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"misspend",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"squander",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"restore",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"replace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take in as food":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry enough to consume most of the pie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"eat",
|
|
"ingest",
|
|
"partake (of)",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"tuck (away or in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"mouth (down)",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"chow (down on)",
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"glut (on)",
|
|
"gobble (up or down)",
|
|
"gorge",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"snarf (down)",
|
|
"swill",
|
|
"wolf",
|
|
"chew",
|
|
"gnaw (at or on)",
|
|
"gum",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"nibble (on)",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"pick (at)",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"banquet",
|
|
"dine",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"gormandize",
|
|
"pig out",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"polish off",
|
|
"breakfast",
|
|
"lunch",
|
|
"sup",
|
|
"munch",
|
|
"nosh",
|
|
"snack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consuming":{
|
|
"holding the attention or provoking interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"entertaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"operose",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"uninteresting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to destroy all trace of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"eating (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gutting",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"expending",
|
|
"spending",
|
|
"using up",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"decimating",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"desolating",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"pulverizing",
|
|
"razing",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"shattering",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"tearing down",
|
|
"wasting",
|
|
"wrecking",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"exterminating",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"extirpating",
|
|
"obliterating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"rubbing out",
|
|
"stamping (out)",
|
|
"wiping out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"erecting",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"raising"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complete use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"drawing down",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"expending",
|
|
"playing out",
|
|
"spending",
|
|
"using up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"eating",
|
|
"using",
|
|
"bankrupting",
|
|
"cleaning (out)",
|
|
"impoverishing",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"disabling",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"emptying",
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"frittering (away)",
|
|
"guzzling",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"misspending",
|
|
"running through",
|
|
"squandering",
|
|
"throwing away",
|
|
"wasting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"bolstering",
|
|
"enforcing",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"restoring",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"replacing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take in as food":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry enough to consume most of the pie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"eating",
|
|
"ingesting",
|
|
"partaking (of)",
|
|
"putting away",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"tucking (away or in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"downing",
|
|
"mouthing (down)",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"chowing (down on)",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"glutting (on)",
|
|
"gobbling (up or down)",
|
|
"gorging",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"scoffing",
|
|
"slopping",
|
|
"snarfing (down)",
|
|
"swilling",
|
|
"wolfing",
|
|
"chewing",
|
|
"gnawing (at or on)",
|
|
"gumming",
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"nibbling (on)",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"picking (at)",
|
|
"relishing",
|
|
"savoring",
|
|
"savouring",
|
|
"tasting",
|
|
"banqueting",
|
|
"dining",
|
|
"faring",
|
|
"feasting",
|
|
"gormandizing",
|
|
"pigging out",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"polishing off",
|
|
"breakfasting",
|
|
"lunching",
|
|
"supping",
|
|
"munching",
|
|
"noshing",
|
|
"snacking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummates":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"follows through (with)",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"accomplishes",
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"carries out",
|
|
"carries through",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"fulfills",
|
|
"fulfils",
|
|
"performs",
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"amends",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"meliorates",
|
|
"machines",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"rounds (off or out)",
|
|
"shines",
|
|
"touches up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"finalizes",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"perfects",
|
|
"polishes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummating":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"finalizing",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"polishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"carrying through",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"performing",
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"amending",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating",
|
|
"machining",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"rounding (off or out)",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"touching up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"quitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contacted":{
|
|
"to transmit information or requests to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can contact me at this number"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"communicated (with)",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"reached"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"got through (to)",
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"apprised",
|
|
"briefed",
|
|
"clued",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"familiarized",
|
|
"filled in",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"wised (up)",
|
|
"buzzed",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"phoned",
|
|
"rang (up)",
|
|
"telephoned",
|
|
"kept up (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contacting":{
|
|
"to transmit information or requests to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can contact me at this number"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"communicating (with)",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"reaching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"getting through (to)",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"clueing",
|
|
"cluing",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"phoning",
|
|
"ringing (up)",
|
|
"telephoning",
|
|
"keeping up (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"contagia":{
|
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"as in infections":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infections",
|
|
"contagions",
|
|
"contagious diseases",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"bouts",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"affections",
|
|
"ailments",
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"complaints",
|
|
"complications",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"diseases",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"distemperatures",
|
|
"distempers",
|
|
"fevers",
|
|
"illnesses",
|
|
"ills",
|
|
"infirmities",
|
|
"maladies",
|
|
"sicknesses",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"debilities",
|
|
"decrepitudes",
|
|
"weaknesses",
|
|
"malaises",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"epidemics",
|
|
"pestilences",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"plagues"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contagious":{
|
|
"capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"chicken pox, measles, German measles, and other contagious diseases"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"communicable",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"transmissible",
|
|
"transmittable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infectious",
|
|
"infective"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"noninfectious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncommunicable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enthusiasm of the new club members was contagious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"infectious",
|
|
"spreading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"irresistible",
|
|
"irresistable",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"endearing",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"winsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containership":{
|
|
"as in tanker , freighter":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aircraft carrier",
|
|
"argosy",
|
|
"barge",
|
|
"coaster",
|
|
"collier",
|
|
"corvette",
|
|
"cruiser",
|
|
"cutter",
|
|
"destroyer",
|
|
"ferryboat",
|
|
"flagship",
|
|
"freighter",
|
|
"icebreaker",
|
|
"ironclad",
|
|
"lightship",
|
|
"liner",
|
|
"man-of-war",
|
|
"man-o'-war",
|
|
"merchantman",
|
|
"merchant ship",
|
|
"motor ship",
|
|
"packet",
|
|
"steamer",
|
|
"steamship",
|
|
"superliner",
|
|
"supertanker",
|
|
"tanker",
|
|
"trader",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"transport",
|
|
"warship",
|
|
"watercraft",
|
|
"boat",
|
|
"keel",
|
|
"ship",
|
|
"vessel",
|
|
"bark",
|
|
"barque",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"brigantine",
|
|
"caravel",
|
|
"clipper",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"ketch",
|
|
"sailboat",
|
|
"schooner",
|
|
"square-rigger",
|
|
"tall ship",
|
|
"windjammer",
|
|
"xebec",
|
|
"yacht"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containerships":{
|
|
"as in tankers , freighters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aircraft carriers",
|
|
"argosies",
|
|
"barges",
|
|
"coasters",
|
|
"colliers",
|
|
"corvettes",
|
|
"cruisers",
|
|
"cutters",
|
|
"destroyers",
|
|
"ferryboats",
|
|
"flagships",
|
|
"freighters",
|
|
"icebreakers",
|
|
"ironclads",
|
|
"lightships",
|
|
"liners",
|
|
"men-of-war",
|
|
"men-o'-war",
|
|
"merchantmen",
|
|
"merchant ships",
|
|
"motor ships",
|
|
"packets",
|
|
"steamers",
|
|
"steamships",
|
|
"superliners",
|
|
"supertankers",
|
|
"tankers",
|
|
"traders",
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
"transports",
|
|
"warships",
|
|
"watercrafts",
|
|
"boats",
|
|
"keels",
|
|
"ships",
|
|
"vessels",
|
|
"barks",
|
|
"barques",
|
|
"brigantines",
|
|
"brigs",
|
|
"caravels",
|
|
"clippers",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"ketches",
|
|
"sailboats",
|
|
"schooners",
|
|
"square-riggers",
|
|
"tall ships",
|
|
"windjammers",
|
|
"xebecs",
|
|
"yachts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplations":{
|
|
"long or deep thinking about spiritual matters":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the decision to enter a monastery and to spend one's life in prayer and contemplation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"meditations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brown studies",
|
|
"introspections",
|
|
"muses",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"retrospections",
|
|
"reveries",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"trances",
|
|
"woolgatherings",
|
|
"cogitations",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"musings",
|
|
"ruminations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in contemplation of their children's college expenses, they started saving early"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anticipations",
|
|
"expectances",
|
|
"expectancies",
|
|
"expectations",
|
|
"prospects"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alarms",
|
|
"alarums",
|
|
"apprehensions",
|
|
"dreads",
|
|
"forebodings",
|
|
"misgivings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"content":{
|
|
"a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although I appreciate the poem's lyrical qualities, I don't understand its content"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"theme",
|
|
"topic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subject matter",
|
|
"talking point",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"purpose",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"centerpiece",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"crux",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"gist",
|
|
"grist",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"keynote",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"marrow",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"nubbin",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"pith",
|
|
"pivot",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"staple",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"affair",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"debate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aside",
|
|
"digression",
|
|
"excursion",
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"parenthesis",
|
|
"tangent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the amount of something (as subject matter) included":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"judging from the table of contents , I'd have to say that this book covers most of the major topics in American history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coverage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"gamut",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"scope",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"membership",
|
|
"participation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the speech was filled with fine words but devoid of any real content"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"import",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"intention",
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"significance",
|
|
"signification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connotation",
|
|
"clue",
|
|
"cue",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"implication",
|
|
"indication",
|
|
"inkling",
|
|
"intimation",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"message",
|
|
"tenor",
|
|
"theme",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acceptation",
|
|
"definition",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"crux",
|
|
"gist",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"marrow",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"pith",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"topic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"slept to her heart's content on weekends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contentedness",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasance",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"joie de vivre",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"restfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"uneasiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontentedness",
|
|
"discontentment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feeling that one's needs or desires have been met":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"are you content with your present salary?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"overjoyed",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffected",
|
|
"disgruntled",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"unsatisfied",
|
|
"abject",
|
|
"aggrieved",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"malcontent",
|
|
"malcontented",
|
|
"unhappy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agree (with)",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"rejoice",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"sate",
|
|
"satiate",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"tickle",
|
|
"titillate",
|
|
"amuse",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"treat",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"madden",
|
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"outrage",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"roil",
|
|
"steam up",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"offend"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displease"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contentedness":{
|
|
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontentedness",
|
|
"discontentment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the look of contentedness on the sleeping child's face"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"uneasiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasance",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"joie de vivre",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"restfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contentment":{
|
|
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a couple of golden-agers looking over their life together with a feeling of contentment and accomplishment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentedness",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasance",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"joie de vivre",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"restfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"uneasiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontentedness",
|
|
"discontentment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conterminous":{
|
|
"having a border in common":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for two nations that are conterminous from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the U.S. and Canada have had remarkably little strife"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"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"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closest",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nearest",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"tangent",
|
|
"tangential",
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"encompassing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"occupying the same space":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the county and the school district are conterminous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonconcurrent",
|
|
"noncongruent"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"allover",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"superimposed",
|
|
"superposed",
|
|
"underlying",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"crisscrossing",
|
|
"intersecting",
|
|
"overlapping",
|
|
"coaxial",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"convergent",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"conjunctional"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"coterminous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contestant":{
|
|
"one who strives for the same thing as another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"three contestants will compete on live TV for the cash prize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"archrival",
|
|
"finalist",
|
|
"semifinalist",
|
|
"also-ran",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"player",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenger",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contender",
|
|
"corrival",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"context":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
|
"climate",
|
|
"clime",
|
|
"contexture",
|
|
"environment",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"milieu",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"terrain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"location",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"backdrop",
|
|
"background",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"status",
|
|
"geography",
|
|
"habitat",
|
|
"microenvironment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contexts":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"locations",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"spaces",
|
|
"backdrops",
|
|
"backgrounds",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"statuses",
|
|
"geographies",
|
|
"habitats",
|
|
"microenvironments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambients",
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"climes",
|
|
"contextures",
|
|
"environments",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"milieus",
|
|
"milieux",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8nes",
|
|
"settings",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"terrains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continent":{
|
|
"one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Europe and Asia are sometimes considered together to be one continent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"landmass",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"mainland"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subcontinent",
|
|
"supercontinent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"island",
|
|
"isle",
|
|
"islet",
|
|
"atoll",
|
|
"barrier reef",
|
|
"cay",
|
|
"coral reef",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"cape",
|
|
"headland",
|
|
"peninsula",
|
|
"promontory"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a religious sect that expects its unmarried members to be completely celibate and its married adherents to maintain continent relationships"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstemious",
|
|
"abstentious",
|
|
"abstinent",
|
|
"self-abnegating",
|
|
"self-denying",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascetic",
|
|
"ascetical",
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"self-disciplined",
|
|
"self-governed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gluttonous",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"Cyrenaic",
|
|
"hedonistic",
|
|
"self-pleasing",
|
|
"sensual",
|
|
"sybaritic",
|
|
"voluptuous",
|
|
"voluptuary",
|
|
"masturbatory",
|
|
"onanistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-indulgent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continental":{
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bubkes",
|
|
"bupkes",
|
|
"bupkus",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"darn",
|
|
"durn",
|
|
"diddly",
|
|
"diddly-squat",
|
|
"doodley-squat",
|
|
"doodly-squat",
|
|
"fig",
|
|
"ghost",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"squat",
|
|
"syllable",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"whoop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pin",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"skosh",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in intercontinental , transcontinental":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intercontinental",
|
|
"transcontinental",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"multinational",
|
|
"transnational"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"internal",
|
|
"international",
|
|
"national"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continentals":{
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"darns",
|
|
"durns",
|
|
"diddlies",
|
|
"diddly-squats",
|
|
"doodley-squats",
|
|
"doodly-squats",
|
|
"figs",
|
|
"ghosts",
|
|
"hoots",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"squats",
|
|
"syllables",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"whoops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pins",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"skoshes",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contingencies":{
|
|
"something that might happen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"probabilities",
|
|
"accidents",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"risks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"contingences",
|
|
"contingents",
|
|
"events",
|
|
"eventualities",
|
|
"possibilities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"terms",
|
|
"preconditions",
|
|
"prerequisites",
|
|
"requirements",
|
|
"requisites",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"modifications",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"exceptions",
|
|
"exemptions",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"musts",
|
|
"necessities",
|
|
"needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"ifs",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"provisos",
|
|
"provisoes",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"reservations",
|
|
"stipulations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuance":{
|
|
"the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the feud between the two families was bitter and of long continuance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"date",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"life span",
|
|
"lifetime",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"time"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"span",
|
|
"tenure",
|
|
"term",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"tour",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"half-life",
|
|
"age",
|
|
"longevity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the continuance of hunger in the world despite some valiant efforts to solve the problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"enduringness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continued":{
|
|
"going on and on without any interruptions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the continued drought is starting to take its toll on the region's farms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"deathless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"interminable",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"undying",
|
|
"unending",
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying",
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"indestructible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"alternating",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
|
"seasonal",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"spasmodic",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spotty",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heavy snow continued throughout the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"bode",
|
|
"bided",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"held on",
|
|
"held up",
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"lasted",
|
|
"perdured",
|
|
"persisted",
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"remained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"stuck around",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"carried through",
|
|
"prevailed",
|
|
"survived"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"died (down)",
|
|
"ebbed",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"waned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to begin again or return to after an interruption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"proceeded (with)",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"reopened",
|
|
"restarted",
|
|
"resumed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"resuscitated",
|
|
"revived",
|
|
"recrudesced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"consummated",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finalized",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"belayed",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"scuttled",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuousness":{
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although their bickering wasn't particularly vicious, its merciless continuousness was wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"enduringness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contortion":{
|
|
"the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comedian is renowned for his seemingly endless variety of facial contortions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deformation",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"misshaping",
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"squinching",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"warping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defacement",
|
|
"deformity",
|
|
"disfigurement",
|
|
"malformation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contracted":{
|
|
"as in close , tight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"came back",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"recouped",
|
|
"recovered",
|
|
"recuperated",
|
|
"snapped back",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"rebounded",
|
|
"recovered (from)",
|
|
"shook (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"broke out (with)",
|
|
"died (from)",
|
|
"succumbed (to)",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"languished",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"wasted (away)",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"wilted",
|
|
"withered",
|
|
"worsened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"came down (with)",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"sickened (with)",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"went down (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"metal contracts at low temperatures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"puffed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"deflated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"dried up",
|
|
"shriveled",
|
|
"shrivelled",
|
|
"wilted",
|
|
"withered",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"retreated",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"dissented",
|
|
"canceled",
|
|
"cancelled",
|
|
"reneged",
|
|
"revoked",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"objected"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"came around",
|
|
"came round",
|
|
"subscribed",
|
|
"underwrote",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"settled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"bargained",
|
|
"covenanted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressed",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contract the calf muscles in your legs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuled",
|
|
"capsulized",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"constringed",
|
|
"narrowed (down)",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"telescoped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradict":{
|
|
"to declare not to be true":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"concede",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"own"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"traverse",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"dispute"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disaffirm",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disconfirm",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agree (with)",
|
|
"concur (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"testify (to)",
|
|
"vouch (for)",
|
|
"witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradictable":{
|
|
"as in refutable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"refutable",
|
|
"arguable",
|
|
"controvertible",
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"disputable",
|
|
"doubtable",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"issuable",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"negotiable",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"controversial",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"iffy",
|
|
"inconclusive",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"academical",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"speculative",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"equivocal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"hands-down",
|
|
"inarguable",
|
|
"incontestable",
|
|
"incontrovertible",
|
|
"indisputable",
|
|
"indubitable",
|
|
"irrefragable",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"questionless",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unarguable",
|
|
"unchallengeable",
|
|
"undebatable",
|
|
"undeniable",
|
|
"unquestionable",
|
|
"irrefutable",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"conclusive",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"uncontested",
|
|
"undisputed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradicted":{
|
|
"to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagreed (with)",
|
|
"gainsaid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"testified (to)",
|
|
"vouched (for)",
|
|
"witnessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agreed (with)",
|
|
"concurred (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to declare not to be true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"disaffirmed",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"disconfirmed",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"traversed",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"disagreed (with)",
|
|
"disputed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledged",
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"conceded",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"owned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradistinguish":{
|
|
"as in know , understand":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"differentiate",
|
|
"discern",
|
|
"discriminate",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"secern",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"understand",
|
|
"demarcate",
|
|
"mark (off)",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"sever"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"lump (together)",
|
|
"mingle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrariwise":{
|
|
"just the opposite being true":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rock singer is hardly a carouser; contrariwise , he totally abstains from alcohol"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"nay",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"verily",
|
|
"yea"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"again",
|
|
"contrarily",
|
|
"conversely"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrast":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being different":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contrast between the two approaches to the problem of overeating could not be greater"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"dissimilitude",
|
|
"distance",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"otherness",
|
|
"unlikeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"differentiability",
|
|
"discriminability",
|
|
"distinguishability",
|
|
"change",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"variation",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"anomalousness",
|
|
"dichotomy",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness",
|
|
"nonconformity",
|
|
"disproportion",
|
|
"imbalance",
|
|
"inequality",
|
|
"nonequivalence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"identicalness",
|
|
"identity",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"parallelism",
|
|
"similitude",
|
|
"equality",
|
|
"equivalence",
|
|
"equivalency",
|
|
"homogeneity",
|
|
"homogeneousness",
|
|
"uniformity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"analogousness",
|
|
"analogy",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"similarity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unlike; to not be the same":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"vary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deviate",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"fluctuate",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"correspond"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compare",
|
|
"match"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrasting":{
|
|
"as in different , contrasted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contrasted",
|
|
"different",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"incomparable",
|
|
"unmatched",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"unalike",
|
|
"unlike",
|
|
"nonnatural",
|
|
"nonrealistic",
|
|
"unnatural",
|
|
"unrealistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lifelike",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"naturalistic",
|
|
"naturalist",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"photo-realistic",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"three-dimensional",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"verisimilar",
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"resembling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unlike; to not be the same":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"differing",
|
|
"varying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deviating",
|
|
"diverging",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"corresponding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comparing",
|
|
"matching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrasts":{
|
|
"to be unlike; to not be the same":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"varies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deviates",
|
|
"diverges",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"fluctuates",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"corresponds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compares",
|
|
"matches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contravene":{
|
|
"to fail to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"fracture",
|
|
"infringe (on or upon)",
|
|
"offend",
|
|
"traduce",
|
|
"transgress",
|
|
"violate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"blow off",
|
|
"brush (off)",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"tune out",
|
|
"wink (at)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defer (to)",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"watch"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contretemps":{
|
|
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was a bit of a contretemps over the seating arrangements for the upcoming wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"rhubarb",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"set-to",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"run-in",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"tussle",
|
|
"logomachy",
|
|
"feud",
|
|
"vendetta",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"disputation",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"objection",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"protestation",
|
|
"affray",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"catfight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contribute":{
|
|
"to make a donation as part of a group effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"pitch in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"dole (out)",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"afford",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"provide"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a present of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributes money to a variety of worthy causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"pitch in",
|
|
"throw in",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"endue",
|
|
"indue",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"afford",
|
|
"comp",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"dish out",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"hand out",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"fork (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"proffer",
|
|
"pungle (up)",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"sacrifice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"sell"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributing":{
|
|
"to make a donation as part of a group effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chipping in",
|
|
"kicking in",
|
|
"pitching in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"doling (out)",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"affording",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"providing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a present of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributes money to a variety of worthy causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"volunteering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chipping in",
|
|
"kicking in",
|
|
"pitching in",
|
|
"throwing in",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"enduing",
|
|
"induing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"affording",
|
|
"comping",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"benefiting",
|
|
"benefitting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"dishing out",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"doling out",
|
|
"handing out",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"issuing",
|
|
"meting (out)",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"forking (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"paying",
|
|
"proffering",
|
|
"pungling (up)",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"tendering",
|
|
"sacrificing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"selling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrition":{
|
|
"a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were moved to forgive by his tearful expressions of contrition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contriteness",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"penitence",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"remorsefulness",
|
|
"repentance",
|
|
"rue",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"ruth",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"bloodguilt",
|
|
"bloodguiltiness",
|
|
"apology",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"mea culpa"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitence",
|
|
"remorselessness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contritions":{
|
|
"a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitence",
|
|
"remorselessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were moved to forgive by his tearful expressions of contrition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"ruth",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"bloodguilt",
|
|
"bloodguiltiness",
|
|
"apology",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"mea culpa"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contriteness",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"penitence",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"remorsefulness",
|
|
"repentance",
|
|
"rue",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contriving":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived abstract metal sculptures using old household utensils"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"drumming up",
|
|
"excogitating",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"trumping up",
|
|
"vamping (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"fantasizing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"envisioning",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"visioning",
|
|
"visualizing",
|
|
"ad-libbing",
|
|
"extemporizing",
|
|
"improvising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloning",
|
|
"copycatting",
|
|
"copying",
|
|
"duplicating",
|
|
"imitating",
|
|
"mimicking",
|
|
"reduplicating",
|
|
"replicating",
|
|
"reproducing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mischievous boys were always contriving and trying to pull the prank that would be the talk of the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colluding",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"conspiring",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"machinating",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"scheming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterplotting",
|
|
"brewing",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"laying out",
|
|
"mapping",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"shaping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived a way of planning the surprise party without their catching on to it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"finagling",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"machinating",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"masterminding",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"wangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"concerting",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"hammering out",
|
|
"working out",
|
|
"angling (for)",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"brewing",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"captaining",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"quarterbacking",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"gerrymandering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"bobbling",
|
|
"botching",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"flubbing",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"gumming (up)",
|
|
"lousing up",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"muffing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contusing":{
|
|
"as in cutting , blowing out":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"bloodying",
|
|
"blowing out",
|
|
"bruising",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"gashing",
|
|
"goring",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scarring",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"wounding",
|
|
"creasing",
|
|
"grazing",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"hamstringing",
|
|
"laming",
|
|
"maiming",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mutilating",
|
|
"abusing",
|
|
"afflicting",
|
|
"aggrieving",
|
|
"maltreating",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"laying up",
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"scraping",
|
|
"spoiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"remedying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contusion":{
|
|
"a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"suffered multiple contusions as a result of a car accident"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bruise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrasion",
|
|
"boo-boo",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"scratch",
|
|
"black eye",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"discoloration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalesce":{
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"come back",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"pull round",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recoup",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"recuperate",
|
|
"snap back"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"perk (up)",
|
|
"pull through",
|
|
"survive",
|
|
"recruit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"sicken",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"languish",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"regress",
|
|
"relapse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalesces":{
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"comes down",
|
|
"sickens",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deteriorates",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"languishes",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"wastes (away)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"regresses",
|
|
"relapses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"comes around",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"comes to",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"revives",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"perks (up)",
|
|
"pulls through",
|
|
"survives",
|
|
"recruits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comes back",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"pulls round",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"recoups",
|
|
"recovers",
|
|
"recuperates",
|
|
"snaps back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convened":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convened the members of the council for an emergency session"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"convoked",
|
|
"mustered",
|
|
"summoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"called in",
|
|
"called out",
|
|
"called up",
|
|
"knelled",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"rounded up",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"dissolved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"forgathered",
|
|
"foregathered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"rendezvoused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"caucused",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventicles":{
|
|
"as in houses , halls":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"halls",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"meetinghouses",
|
|
"camps",
|
|
"headquarters",
|
|
"dens",
|
|
"hangouts",
|
|
"haunts",
|
|
"hideaways",
|
|
"hideouts",
|
|
"lairs",
|
|
"clubhouses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"lodges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convention":{
|
|
"a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"attended a convention of mathematicians in California"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clinic",
|
|
"workshop",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"conclave",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"interview",
|
|
"session"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"treaty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entente",
|
|
"entente cordiale",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"projet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an arrangement about action to be taken":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"binder",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"entente",
|
|
"entente cordiale",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"heritage",
|
|
"prescription",
|
|
"rubric",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ethic",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"norm",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"birthright",
|
|
"inheritance",
|
|
"legacy",
|
|
"folklore",
|
|
"lore",
|
|
"superstition",
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"lifestyle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converges":{
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversations":{
|
|
"talking or a talk between two or more people":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"exchanges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banters",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"persiflages",
|
|
"railleries",
|
|
"repartees",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchats",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"gabfests",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"prates",
|
|
"prattles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversed":{
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbled",
|
|
"blabbed",
|
|
"cackled",
|
|
"chaffered",
|
|
"chatted",
|
|
"chattered",
|
|
"chinned",
|
|
"gabbed",
|
|
"gabbled",
|
|
"gassed",
|
|
"jabbered",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"kibitzed",
|
|
"kibbitzed",
|
|
"nattered",
|
|
"palavered",
|
|
"pattered",
|
|
"prated",
|
|
"prattled",
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"rapped",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"schmoozed",
|
|
"shmoozed",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"twittered",
|
|
"visited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossiped",
|
|
"tattled",
|
|
"descanted",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"expatiated",
|
|
"yakked",
|
|
"yacked",
|
|
"yammered",
|
|
"yapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversed (with)":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a press conference, the president is not just addressing reporters\u2014he's conversing with the public"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chatted (with)",
|
|
"spoke (to or with)",
|
|
"talked (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosted",
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"boarded",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"greeted",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"heralded",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"told"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversely":{
|
|
"just the opposite being true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she cannot stand sugary food; conversely , her husband is fond of sweets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"again",
|
|
"contrarily",
|
|
"contrariwise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"nay",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"verily",
|
|
"yea"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convertaplanes":{
|
|
"as in tilt-rotors , gyroplanes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"autogiros",
|
|
"autogyros",
|
|
"gyroplanes",
|
|
"tilt-rotors",
|
|
"rotary-wing aircrafts",
|
|
"rotorcraft",
|
|
"slicks",
|
|
"choppers",
|
|
"copters",
|
|
"eggbeaters",
|
|
"helicopters",
|
|
"helos",
|
|
"whirlybirds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convertible":{
|
|
"as in wagon , SUV":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fastback",
|
|
"hardtop",
|
|
"hatchback",
|
|
"notchback",
|
|
"ragtop",
|
|
"sports car",
|
|
"sport-utility vehicle",
|
|
"station wagon",
|
|
"SUV",
|
|
"town car",
|
|
"wagon",
|
|
"woody",
|
|
"woodie",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"jitney",
|
|
"microbus",
|
|
"minibus",
|
|
"minivan",
|
|
"omnibus",
|
|
"van",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"coupe",
|
|
"coup\u00e9",
|
|
"intermediate",
|
|
"limousine",
|
|
"mini",
|
|
"minicar",
|
|
"sedan",
|
|
"subcompact",
|
|
"V-8",
|
|
"auto",
|
|
"automobile",
|
|
"bus",
|
|
"car",
|
|
"horseless carriage",
|
|
"machine",
|
|
"motor",
|
|
"motorcar",
|
|
"motor vehicle",
|
|
"wheels",
|
|
"gas-guzzler",
|
|
"land yacht",
|
|
"muscle car",
|
|
"stock car",
|
|
"turbocar",
|
|
"beater",
|
|
"clunker",
|
|
"crate",
|
|
"flivver",
|
|
"jalopy",
|
|
"junker",
|
|
"cream puff",
|
|
"phaeton",
|
|
"roadster",
|
|
"tin lizzie",
|
|
"touring car",
|
|
"hybrid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convertibles":{
|
|
"as in wagons , SUVs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fastbacks",
|
|
"hardtops",
|
|
"hatchbacks",
|
|
"notchbacks",
|
|
"ragtops",
|
|
"sports cars",
|
|
"sport-utility vehicles",
|
|
"station wagons",
|
|
"SUVs",
|
|
"town cars",
|
|
"wagons",
|
|
"woodies",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"jitneys",
|
|
"microbuses",
|
|
"microbusses",
|
|
"minibuses",
|
|
"minibusses",
|
|
"minivans",
|
|
"omnibuses",
|
|
"vans",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"coupes",
|
|
"coup\u00e9s",
|
|
"intermediates",
|
|
"limousines",
|
|
"minicars",
|
|
"minis",
|
|
"sedans",
|
|
"subcompacts",
|
|
"V-8s",
|
|
"automobiles",
|
|
"autos",
|
|
"buses",
|
|
"busses",
|
|
"cars",
|
|
"horseless carriages",
|
|
"machines",
|
|
"motorcars",
|
|
"motors",
|
|
"motor vehicles",
|
|
"wheels",
|
|
"gas-guzzlers",
|
|
"land yachts",
|
|
"muscle cars",
|
|
"stock cars",
|
|
"turbocars",
|
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"beaters",
|
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"clunkers",
|
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"crates",
|
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"flivvers",
|
|
"jalopies",
|
|
"junkers",
|
|
"cream puffs",
|
|
"phaetons",
|
|
"roadsters",
|
|
"tin lizzies",
|
|
"touring cars",
|
|
"hybrids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveyance":{
|
|
"something used to carry goods or passengers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"transport",
|
|
"transportation",
|
|
"vehicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carrier",
|
|
"hauler",
|
|
"mover",
|
|
"transit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveying":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"intends to personally convey the message to the governor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transfusing",
|
|
"transmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"diffusing",
|
|
"disseminating",
|
|
"propagating",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"infecting",
|
|
"poisoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"coming down (with)",
|
|
"contracting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"carting",
|
|
"ferrying",
|
|
"hauling",
|
|
"lugging",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"toting",
|
|
"transporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"sending",
|
|
"shipping",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"bringing",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"shifting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"aliening",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"deeding",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"transferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing (down)",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"leasing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"letting",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"renting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convinced":{
|
|
"as in sure , believing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unquestioning",
|
|
"unsuspecting",
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"trustful",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"credulous",
|
|
"guileless",
|
|
"gullible",
|
|
"gullable",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"naive",
|
|
"na\u00efve",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"reliant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"skeptical",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrustful",
|
|
"trustless",
|
|
"untrusting",
|
|
"disbelieving",
|
|
"incredulous",
|
|
"unbelieving",
|
|
"unconvinced",
|
|
"undecided",
|
|
"unpersuaded",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"leery",
|
|
"leary",
|
|
"oversuspicious",
|
|
"skeptical",
|
|
"suspicious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unsure",
|
|
"wary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in influenced , persuaded":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"influenced",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"predisposed",
|
|
"prepossessed",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"distorted",
|
|
"misrepresented",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"warped",
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"jaundiced",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"biased",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"partial",
|
|
"parti pris",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"prejudiced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equitable",
|
|
"evenhanded",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"impartial",
|
|
"neutral",
|
|
"nonpartisan",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"unbiased",
|
|
"unprejudiced",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"open-minded",
|
|
"persuasible",
|
|
"receptive",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"bipartisan",
|
|
"autonomous",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"unemotional",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"incurious",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"uncurious",
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
"uninterested"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"brought around",
|
|
"converted",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"prevailed (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"talked (into)",
|
|
"won (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"coaxed",
|
|
"entreated",
|
|
"exhorted",
|
|
"fast-talked",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"wheedled",
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"led on",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"tempted",
|
|
"brainwashed",
|
|
"overpersuaded",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"influenced",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"sold",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"enticed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"conversed",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"reasoned (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deterred",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"dissuaded",
|
|
"unsold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convinces":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"brings around",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"prevails (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"wins (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandishes",
|
|
"blarneys",
|
|
"cajoles",
|
|
"coaxes",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"exhorts",
|
|
"fast-talks",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"wheedles",
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"leads on",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seduces",
|
|
"snows",
|
|
"tempts",
|
|
"brainwashes",
|
|
"overpersuades",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"prompts",
|
|
"sells",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"entices",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"reasons (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deters",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"dissuades",
|
|
"unsells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conviviality":{
|
|
"joyful or festive activity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fondly remembers the many evenings spent in conviviality with her basketball teammates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackness",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"dolefulness",
|
|
"dolor",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"gloominess",
|
|
"glumness",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"heartsickness",
|
|
"miserableness",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"mournfulness",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondence",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"disconsolateness",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"doldrums",
|
|
"downheartedness",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"forlornness",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carousal",
|
|
"carouse",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"mischief",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"recreation",
|
|
"riot",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"cheeriness",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"hilarity",
|
|
"joviality",
|
|
"merriness",
|
|
"mirth",
|
|
"mirthfulness",
|
|
"carnival",
|
|
"celebration",
|
|
"festival",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"revel",
|
|
"frolicking",
|
|
"gamboling",
|
|
"gambolling",
|
|
"rollicking",
|
|
"romping",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"binge",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"frolic",
|
|
"gambol",
|
|
"lark",
|
|
"rollick",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"spree",
|
|
"buffoonery",
|
|
"clownery",
|
|
"clownishness",
|
|
"flippancy",
|
|
"frivolity",
|
|
"funning",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"jocularity",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
"levity",
|
|
"lightheartedness",
|
|
"playfulness",
|
|
"zaniness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"festivity",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollification",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"merriment",
|
|
"merrymaking",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"reveling",
|
|
"revelling",
|
|
"revelry",
|
|
"whoopee"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being social":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unsociability",
|
|
"unsociableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his conviviality , warmth, and good nature are irresistible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"coyness",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"introversion",
|
|
"reclusion",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"retiringness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"folksiness",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"neighborliness",
|
|
"camaraderie",
|
|
"companionship",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"boldness",
|
|
"brashness",
|
|
"extroversion",
|
|
"extraversion",
|
|
"forwardness",
|
|
"immodesty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gregariousness",
|
|
"sociability"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclusively":{
|
|
"as in definitely , perfectly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consummately",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"encyclopedically",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"globally",
|
|
"widely",
|
|
"all out",
|
|
"full blast",
|
|
"intensively",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"comprehensively",
|
|
"detailedly",
|
|
"exhaustively",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"inside out",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"roundly",
|
|
"sweepingly",
|
|
"systematically",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"through and through",
|
|
"totally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aimlessly",
|
|
"desultorily",
|
|
"haphazardly",
|
|
"hit or miss",
|
|
"randomly",
|
|
"cursorily",
|
|
"imperfectly",
|
|
"inadequately",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"shallowly",
|
|
"sketchily",
|
|
"summarily",
|
|
"superficially",
|
|
"indeterminately",
|
|
"nebulously",
|
|
"vaguely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confided":{
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveys":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"intends to personally convey the message to the governor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transfuses",
|
|
"transmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"diffuses",
|
|
"disseminates",
|
|
"propagates",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"contaminates",
|
|
"infects",
|
|
"poisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"comes down (with)",
|
|
"contracts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"carts",
|
|
"ferries",
|
|
"hauls",
|
|
"lugs",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"totes",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"sends",
|
|
"ships",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"shifts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"aliens",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"deeds",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"transfers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes (down)",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"leases",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"rents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclave":{
|
|
"a private or secret meeting or group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conclave of bishops"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"clinic",
|
|
"workshop",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"interview",
|
|
"session"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmation":{
|
|
"something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regards the finding as a confirmation of the theory that extraterrestrial impacts were responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attestation",
|
|
"corroboration",
|
|
"documentation",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"proof",
|
|
"substantiation",
|
|
"testament",
|
|
"testimonial",
|
|
"testimony",
|
|
"validation",
|
|
"voucher",
|
|
"witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"(the) goods",
|
|
"certificate",
|
|
"document",
|
|
"exhibit",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"illustration",
|
|
"authentication",
|
|
"identification",
|
|
"manifestation",
|
|
"verification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuttal",
|
|
"refutation",
|
|
"accusation",
|
|
"allegation",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproof"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concubine":{
|
|
"a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the offspring of one of the monarch's concubines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doxy",
|
|
"doxie",
|
|
"mistress",
|
|
"other woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lover",
|
|
"paramour",
|
|
"courtesan",
|
|
"demimondaine",
|
|
"demirep",
|
|
"odalisque",
|
|
"prostitute",
|
|
"whore",
|
|
"girlfriend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contortionist":{
|
|
"a performer who twists his or her body into unusual positions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The circus included a contortionist who could put both feet behind her head."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equilibrist",
|
|
"acrobat",
|
|
"gymnast",
|
|
"turner",
|
|
"exerciser",
|
|
"tumbler",
|
|
"aerialist",
|
|
"ropedancer",
|
|
"ropewalker",
|
|
"trampoliner",
|
|
"trampolinist",
|
|
"trapeze artist",
|
|
"trapezist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constables":{
|
|
"a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reported the crime to the local constable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bobbies",
|
|
"bulls",
|
|
"coppers",
|
|
"cops",
|
|
"flatfeet",
|
|
"fuzzes",
|
|
"gendarmes",
|
|
"lawmen",
|
|
"officers",
|
|
"policemen",
|
|
"police officers",
|
|
"shamuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"patrolmen",
|
|
"policewomen",
|
|
"detectives",
|
|
"dicks",
|
|
"gumshoes",
|
|
"hawkshaws",
|
|
"inspectors",
|
|
"investigators",
|
|
"plainclothesmen",
|
|
"sherlocks",
|
|
"sleuthhounds",
|
|
"sleuths",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"sheriffs",
|
|
"troopers",
|
|
"peace officers",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"lieutenants",
|
|
"sergeants",
|
|
"constabularies",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"men",
|
|
"police",
|
|
"police forces",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"private detectives",
|
|
"private eyes",
|
|
"private investigators"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civilians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condolence":{
|
|
"a feeling or expression of care and sadness especially when someone is suffering because of the death of a family member, a friend, etc.":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The governor issued a statement of condolence to the victims' families.",
|
|
"a letter of condolence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"commiseration",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"humaneness",
|
|
"humanity",
|
|
"kindheartedness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"pity",
|
|
"ruth",
|
|
"softheartedness",
|
|
"warmheartedness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sensitivity",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"altruism",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"benignity",
|
|
"bigheartedness",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"humanitarianism",
|
|
"largeheartedness",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"magnanimity",
|
|
"philanthropy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"insensitivity",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"cruelty",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"inhumanity",
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"callousness",
|
|
"coldheartedness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"heartlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirm":{
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"back (up)",
|
|
"testify (to)",
|
|
"vouch (for)",
|
|
"witness",
|
|
"guarantee",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"document",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"question"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"approbate",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"finalize",
|
|
"formalize",
|
|
"homologate",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"ratify",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"sanctify",
|
|
"initial",
|
|
"rubber-stamp",
|
|
"sign",
|
|
"sign off (on)",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"legalize",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"reapprove"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"illegalize",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"spurn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"veto"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consent (to)":{
|
|
"as in comply (with) , accept":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"go (by)",
|
|
"subscribe",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"disagree",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"resist",
|
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"rival",
|
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"dissociate",
|
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"separate",
|
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"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"convenient":{
|
|
"situated within easy reach":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the shopping mall is convenient to all of the area's major highways"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"reachable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"close",
|
|
"near",
|
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"nearby",
|
|
"nigh",
|
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"abutting",
|
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"adjacent",
|
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"adjoining",
|
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"approachable",
|
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"attainable",
|
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"getatable",
|
|
"obtainable",
|
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"ultraconvenient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"unapproachable",
|
|
"unattainable",
|
|
"unavailable",
|
|
"unobtainable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inaccessible",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"unhandy",
|
|
"unreachable",
|
|
"untouchable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concave":{
|
|
"curved inward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concave lens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dented",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"dished",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indented",
|
|
"recessed",
|
|
"sunken"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alveolar",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"crescentic",
|
|
"cuplike",
|
|
"cupped",
|
|
"cuppy",
|
|
"recurved",
|
|
"dimpled",
|
|
"pockmarked",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"bloated",
|
|
"blown up",
|
|
"bulbous",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"puffed",
|
|
"puffy",
|
|
"risen",
|
|
"swollen",
|
|
"domed",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"globular",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"spherical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"cambered",
|
|
"convex",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"protrusive",
|
|
"protuberant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in concavity , cavity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cavity",
|
|
"concavity",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dint",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indent",
|
|
"indentation",
|
|
"indenture",
|
|
"pit",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"crater",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"valley",
|
|
"furrow",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"trench",
|
|
"trough",
|
|
"dimple",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"pocket"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"convexity",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"projection",
|
|
"protrusion",
|
|
"protuberance",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"blob",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"dilatation",
|
|
"gibbosity",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"knurl",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"obtrusion",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converged":{
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"forgathered",
|
|
"foregathered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"rendezvoused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"caucused",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"control":{
|
|
"a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the controls for the player are well marked"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"controller",
|
|
"regulator"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"actuator",
|
|
"button",
|
|
"dial",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"lever",
|
|
"push button",
|
|
"selector",
|
|
"switch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the ability to direct the course of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the tail fell off, the plane went out of the pilot's control",
|
|
"firefighters keeping control of the blaze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"hand(s)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"helm",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"domination",
|
|
"jurisdiction",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"control of manufacturing operations was given to a new manager with fresh ideas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"intendance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"presidency",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewardship",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"superintendency",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"generalship",
|
|
"leadership",
|
|
"rulership",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"aegis",
|
|
"egis",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safekeeping",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machination",
|
|
"manipulation",
|
|
"coadministration",
|
|
"codirection",
|
|
"comanagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"took control of the process of selecting candidates for the scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"possession"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ownership",
|
|
"proprietorship",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"repossession",
|
|
"retention",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"commandeering",
|
|
"confiscation",
|
|
"procurement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossession",
|
|
"relinquishment",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"transferal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpossession"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the right or means to command or control others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"teachers are responsible for the students under their control"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"death grip",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"rein(s)",
|
|
"sway"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"leverage",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"jurisdiction",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"imperium",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"supremacy",
|
|
"prerogative",
|
|
"privilege",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"moment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you must learn to control your temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridle",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"pull in",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"tame"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bottle (up)",
|
|
"choke (back)",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"mince",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"interrupt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"silence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"unleash",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"take out",
|
|
"vent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lose"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"lull",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exercise authority or power over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"circumstances often control the choices we make in life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"sway"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"dominate",
|
|
"domineer",
|
|
"lord (it over)",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"reign (over)",
|
|
"tyrannize",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"subjugate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"stage-manage",
|
|
"codirect",
|
|
"comanage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congress":{
|
|
"the highest lawmaking body of a political unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the national emergency required a special session of congress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"parliament"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"chamber",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"diet",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"legislative",
|
|
"legislature",
|
|
"general assembly",
|
|
"legislative assembly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"following World War I a great congress of world leaders took place in Paris to plan the postwar world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clinic",
|
|
"workshop",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"conclave",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"interview",
|
|
"session"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Canada Trades and Labor Congress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"association",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"chamber",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"college",
|
|
"consortium",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"fraternity",
|
|
"guild",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"institution",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"sodality"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"commune",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"camp",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"cadre",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"junta",
|
|
"junto",
|
|
"klatch",
|
|
"klatsch",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"chapter",
|
|
"local",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"membership",
|
|
"sisterhood",
|
|
"sorority",
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"camarilla",
|
|
"camorra",
|
|
"confederacy",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"syndicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"laws that once prohibited congress between people of different races"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coition",
|
|
"coitus",
|
|
"commerce",
|
|
"copulating",
|
|
"copulation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"intercourse",
|
|
"lovemaking",
|
|
"mating",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"sex",
|
|
"sex act",
|
|
"sexual intercourse",
|
|
"sexual relations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"fornication",
|
|
"safe sex",
|
|
"carnality",
|
|
"sexuality",
|
|
"breeding",
|
|
"insemination",
|
|
"dalliance",
|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
|
"whoopee"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concealments":{
|
|
"a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coverts",
|
|
"dens",
|
|
"hermitages",
|
|
"hideaways",
|
|
"hideouts",
|
|
"hidey-holes",
|
|
"hidy-holes",
|
|
"lairs",
|
|
"nests"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"nooks",
|
|
"recesses",
|
|
"hangouts",
|
|
"harborages",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"haunts",
|
|
"havens",
|
|
"redoubts",
|
|
"refuges",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"shelters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consortia":{
|
|
"a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"brotherhoods",
|
|
"chambers",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"colleges",
|
|
"congresses",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"fraternities",
|
|
"guilds",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"institutions",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"societies",
|
|
"sodalities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collectives",
|
|
"communes",
|
|
"communities",
|
|
"cooperatives",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"blocs",
|
|
"camps",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"cadres",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"cliques",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"juntas",
|
|
"juntos",
|
|
"klatches",
|
|
"klatsches",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"parties",
|
|
"squads",
|
|
"teams",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"chapters",
|
|
"locals",
|
|
"faithfuls",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"memberships",
|
|
"sisterhoods",
|
|
"sororities",
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"camarillas",
|
|
"camorras",
|
|
"confederacies",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"syndicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminated":{
|
|
"containing foreign or lower-grade substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hospitals had no choice but to throw out the contaminated blood supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"alloyed",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"tainted",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unclarified",
|
|
"unfiltered",
|
|
"unrefined",
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"begrimed",
|
|
"bemired",
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"dirtied",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"maculate",
|
|
"maculated",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"intermixed",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"cheapened",
|
|
"doctored"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"filtered",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"ultrarefined",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"uncombined",
|
|
"pasteurized",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"sterilized",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"stainless",
|
|
"unsoiled",
|
|
"unsullied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"ultrapure",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
|
"uncontaminated",
|
|
"uncut",
|
|
"undiluted",
|
|
"unmixed",
|
|
"unpolluted",
|
|
"untainted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a supply of drinking water that was contaminated by a toxic waste dump"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"poisoned",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"tainted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infected",
|
|
"begrimed",
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"dirtied",
|
|
"fouled up",
|
|
"grimed",
|
|
"mired",
|
|
"muddied",
|
|
"smirched",
|
|
"smudged",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"rotted",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"watered down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"cleansed",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"distilled",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"filtered",
|
|
"disinfected",
|
|
"sanitized",
|
|
"sterilized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decontaminated",
|
|
"purified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consultants":{
|
|
"a person who gives advice especially professionally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advisers",
|
|
"advisors",
|
|
"consiglieri",
|
|
"consiglieres",
|
|
"counselors",
|
|
"counsellors",
|
|
"counsels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
"pros",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cabinets",
|
|
"kitchen cabinets",
|
|
"sounding boards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceal":{
|
|
"to put into a hiding place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"ensconce",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"secrete"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"squirrel (away)",
|
|
"stash",
|
|
"entomb",
|
|
"inter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"unwrap",
|
|
"flaunt",
|
|
"parade",
|
|
"show off",
|
|
"disinter",
|
|
"unearth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"display",
|
|
"exhibit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belie",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"paper over",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"veil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cover (up)",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"gloss (over)",
|
|
"varnish",
|
|
"whitewash",
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"bedim",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"occlude",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overshadow",
|
|
"shade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bring out",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"get out",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"uncloak",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"unveil"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrated":{
|
|
"set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"built the cemetery on consecrated ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"consecrate",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"sacral",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"ceremonial",
|
|
"liturgical",
|
|
"priestly",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"ritual",
|
|
"sacramental",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"biblical",
|
|
"scriptural"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"unspiritual",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"worldly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrated",
|
|
"desacralized",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocated",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"earmarked",
|
|
"gave up (to)",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"set by"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"applied",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"used"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"misapplied",
|
|
"misused"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"sacralized",
|
|
"sanctified"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baptized",
|
|
"baptised",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"spiritualized",
|
|
"chastened",
|
|
"cleansed",
|
|
"lustrated",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"exorcised",
|
|
"exorcized",
|
|
"expurgated",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"reconsecrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"desecrated",
|
|
"profaned",
|
|
"dirtied",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"tainted",
|
|
"violated",
|
|
"blasphemed",
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"cussed",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"cast out",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"punished"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrated",
|
|
"desacralized",
|
|
"desanctified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributed (to)":{
|
|
"as in conduced (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conduced (to)",
|
|
"begot",
|
|
"begat",
|
|
"bred",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"brought on",
|
|
"catalyzed",
|
|
"caused",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"drew on",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"effectuated",
|
|
"engendered",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"invoked",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"occasioned",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"resulted (in)",
|
|
"spawned",
|
|
"translated (into)",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"enacted",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"turned out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"clamped down (on)",
|
|
"cracked down (on)",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quashed",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"stilled",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"liquidated",
|
|
"quenched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convokes":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"summons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"calls in",
|
|
"calls out",
|
|
"calls up",
|
|
"knells",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"rounds up",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"dissolves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordats":{
|
|
"as in treaties , pacts":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"pacts",
|
|
"treaties",
|
|
"oaths",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"troths",
|
|
"vows",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"assurances",
|
|
"insurances",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"guarantees",
|
|
"guaranties",
|
|
"sureties",
|
|
"warranties",
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"pawns",
|
|
"securities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederating":{
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"cohering",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"caballing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"hanging together",
|
|
"teaming (up)",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"unionizing",
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"amalgamating",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"knotting",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"segregating",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging",
|
|
"falling out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confining":{
|
|
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capping",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"holding down",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"narrowing",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"tightening",
|
|
"quelling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"numbering",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"qualifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broadening",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"widening",
|
|
"overextending",
|
|
"overreaching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exceeding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put in or as if in prison":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was confined until the trial could take place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"imprisoning",
|
|
"incarcerating",
|
|
"interning",
|
|
"jailing",
|
|
"jugging",
|
|
"locking (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"shutting",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"gating",
|
|
"apprehending",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"nabbing",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"impressing",
|
|
"shanghaiing",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"impounding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"releasing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concedes (to)":{
|
|
"as in consents (to) , confirms":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"consents (to)",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"ratifies",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"acquiesces (to)",
|
|
"bows (to)",
|
|
"capitulates (to)",
|
|
"gives in (to)",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"succumbs (to)",
|
|
"surrenders (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"shoulders",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"sweats out",
|
|
"tolerates",
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"welcomes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disapproves",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"turns down",
|
|
"vetoes",
|
|
"dissents (to)",
|
|
"objects (to)",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"holds off",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"withstands",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"fights"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contagion":{
|
|
"sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The rumors spread like a contagion ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contagious disease",
|
|
"contagium",
|
|
"infection",
|
|
"virus",
|
|
"germ",
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"pandemic",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"pestilence",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"ailment",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"disease",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distemperature",
|
|
"dysfunction",
|
|
"disfunction",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"illness",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"malady",
|
|
"sickness",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"malaise",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"bout",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"sickishness",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"decrepitude",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"indisposition",
|
|
"invalidism",
|
|
"invalidity",
|
|
"lameness",
|
|
"sickliness",
|
|
"unhealthiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"unwellness",
|
|
"weakliness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antidote",
|
|
"antivenin",
|
|
"antivenom",
|
|
"mithridate",
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"cure-all",
|
|
"elixir",
|
|
"panacea",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"hardiness",
|
|
"heartiness",
|
|
"lustiness",
|
|
"robustness",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"wholeness",
|
|
"wholesomeness",
|
|
"fettle",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"health",
|
|
"wellness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controlling":{
|
|
"as in demanding , domineering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"jealous",
|
|
"possessive",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"envious",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"jaundiced",
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"mistrustful",
|
|
"suspicious",
|
|
"overprotective",
|
|
"protective"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"permissive",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"trustful",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in dominating , masterful":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cogent",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"authoritative",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"influential",
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
"dominant",
|
|
"predominant",
|
|
"regnant",
|
|
"sovereign",
|
|
"sovran",
|
|
"supreme",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"momentous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helpless",
|
|
"impotent",
|
|
"powerless",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"incapable",
|
|
"unable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you must learn to control your temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"measuring",
|
|
"pulling in",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"reining (in)",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"taming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottling (up)",
|
|
"choking (back)",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"mincing",
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"interrupting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"gagging",
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
"silencing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"unleashing",
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"taking out",
|
|
"venting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"losing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"re-collecting",
|
|
"settling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exercise authority or power over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"circumstances often control the choices we make in life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bossing",
|
|
"captaining",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"presiding (over)",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"swaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"heading",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"micromanaging",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
"supervising",
|
|
"dictating",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"lording (it over)",
|
|
"mastering",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"reigning (over)",
|
|
"tyrannizing",
|
|
"conquering",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"subjugating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"administrating",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"operating",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"presiding (over)",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewarding",
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
"supervising",
|
|
"tending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"micromanaging",
|
|
"stage-managing",
|
|
"codirecting",
|
|
"co-directing",
|
|
"comanaging",
|
|
"co-managing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congratulated":{
|
|
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complimented",
|
|
"felicitated",
|
|
"hugged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"cried down",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"wrote off",
|
|
"jeered",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
"taunted",
|
|
"teased"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converted":{
|
|
"to persuade to change to one's religious faith":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"proselyted",
|
|
"proselytized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"missionized",
|
|
"brainwashed",
|
|
"influenced",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"propagated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"secularized",
|
|
"dissuaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change in form, appearance, or use":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old factory was converted into an apartment building"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alchemized",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"metamorphosed",
|
|
"transfigured",
|
|
"transformed",
|
|
"transmuted",
|
|
"transposed",
|
|
"transubstantiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"altered",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"redefined",
|
|
"redesigned",
|
|
"redid",
|
|
"reengineered",
|
|
"refashioned",
|
|
"regenerated",
|
|
"remade",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"deformed",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"distorted",
|
|
"mutated",
|
|
"transmogrified",
|
|
"displaced",
|
|
"replaced",
|
|
"substituted",
|
|
"supplanted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"brought around",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"prevailed (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"talked (into)",
|
|
"won (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"coaxed",
|
|
"entreated",
|
|
"exhorted",
|
|
"fast-talked",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"wheedled",
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"led on",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"tempted",
|
|
"brainwashed",
|
|
"overpersuaded",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"influenced",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"sold",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"enticed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"conversed",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"reasoned (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deterred",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"dissuaded",
|
|
"unsold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bailee converted the goods to his own use"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriated",
|
|
"arrogated",
|
|
"commandeered",
|
|
"expropriated",
|
|
"pirated",
|
|
"preempted",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"seized",
|
|
"took over",
|
|
"usurped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annexed",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"confiscated",
|
|
"impounded",
|
|
"repossessed",
|
|
"sequestered",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"grabbed",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"snatched",
|
|
"stole",
|
|
"wrenched",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"despoiled",
|
|
"looted",
|
|
"pillaged",
|
|
"encroached",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"invaded",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"trespassed",
|
|
"embezzled",
|
|
"misapplied",
|
|
"misappropriated",
|
|
"misused",
|
|
"peculated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecration":{
|
|
"the act of making something holy through religious ritual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the consecration of the Host during Communion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"sanctification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"purification",
|
|
"dedication",
|
|
"adoration",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"reverence",
|
|
"veneration",
|
|
"worship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"defilement",
|
|
"desecration",
|
|
"impiety",
|
|
"irreverence",
|
|
"profanation",
|
|
"sacrilege"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjoining":{
|
|
"as in overlapping , crisscrossing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crisscrossing",
|
|
"intersecting",
|
|
"overlapping",
|
|
"allover",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"superimposed",
|
|
"superposed",
|
|
"underlying",
|
|
"coaxial",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"convergent",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"conjunctional"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonconcurrent",
|
|
"noncongruent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"conjugating",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"interfusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking (up)",
|
|
"marrying",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mating",
|
|
"yoking",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"splicing",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"constellating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"recombining",
|
|
"reconnecting",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"reunifying",
|
|
"reuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disaffiliating",
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disjointing",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"fractionating",
|
|
"isolating",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"uncoupling",
|
|
"unyoking",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"sectioning",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"unlinking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"cohering",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caballing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"hanging together",
|
|
"teaming (up)",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"unionizing",
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"amalgamating",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"knotting",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"segregating",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging",
|
|
"falling out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"concerting",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"conspiring",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"teaming (up)",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"hanging together",
|
|
"interfacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contours":{
|
|
"a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a car with flowing contours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"silhouettes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delineations",
|
|
"sketches",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"skylines",
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"configurations",
|
|
"conformations",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"geometries",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"skeletons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congregating":{
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"bulking (up)",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"constellating",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"garnering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"rounding up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balling",
|
|
"batching",
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"huddling",
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"piling",
|
|
"stacking",
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"brigading",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"flocking",
|
|
"herding",
|
|
"hiving",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"thronging",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"pooling",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"archiving",
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"collating",
|
|
"compiling",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"systematizing",
|
|
"scraping (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collecting",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"regrouping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting (up)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"sending"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispelling",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pilgrims have been congregating in the town's historic square for centuries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"forgathering",
|
|
"foregathering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rendezvousing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"caucusing",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"remeeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converse (with)":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a press conference, the president is not just addressing reporters\u2014he's conversing with the public"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chat (with)",
|
|
"speak (to or with)",
|
|
"talk (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accost",
|
|
"address",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"greet",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"herald",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"notify",
|
|
"tell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confutes":{
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belies",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"debunks",
|
|
"disconfirms",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"falsifies",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"shoots down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"queries",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"doubts",
|
|
"mistrusts",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"talks over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"documents",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"evinces",
|
|
"records",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"witnesses",
|
|
"backs (up)",
|
|
"buttresses",
|
|
"corroborates",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"adduces",
|
|
"attests",
|
|
"authenticates",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"identifies",
|
|
"demonstrates",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"illustrates",
|
|
"manifests"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"proves",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"verifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consigning":{
|
|
"to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consigned the prisoner to the dungeon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"packing (off)",
|
|
"sending",
|
|
"shipping",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"transporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conveying",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"launching",
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"exporting",
|
|
"importing",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"resending",
|
|
"returning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiring",
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"earning",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"garnering",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"obtaining",
|
|
"procuring",
|
|
"securing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"handing in",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"recommitting",
|
|
"redelivering",
|
|
"retransferring",
|
|
"retransmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concenter":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll have to concenter your nebulous thoughts on the subject before even attempting to write"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"centralize",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"polarize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"orchestrate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"colligate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralize",
|
|
"deconcentrate",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the local motels have concentered around the theme park, which is the region's biggest attraction by far"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"forgather",
|
|
"foregather",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rendezvous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confusedness":{
|
|
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"such confusedness was laughable as well as pitiable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bafflement",
|
|
"bamboozlement",
|
|
"befuddlement",
|
|
"bemusement",
|
|
"bewilderedness",
|
|
"bewilderment",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"discombobulation",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"head-scratching",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"perplexity",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abashment",
|
|
"discomfiture",
|
|
"disconcertment",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"mortification",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"dither",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"turmoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"sureness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condoled (with)":{
|
|
"to have sympathy for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"condole with them in their hour of grief"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ached (for)",
|
|
"bled (for)",
|
|
"commiserated (with)",
|
|
"compassionated",
|
|
"felt (for)",
|
|
"pitied",
|
|
"sympathized (with)",
|
|
"yearned (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"grieved (for)",
|
|
"sorrowed (for)",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"empathized (with)",
|
|
"identified (with)",
|
|
"tolerated",
|
|
"understood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"disliked",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"scorned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conn":{
|
|
"to operate or control the course of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helm",
|
|
"navigate",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commandeer",
|
|
"hijack",
|
|
"highjack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmational":{
|
|
"serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that's an interesting hypothesis but one that still awaits confirmational data"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confirmatory",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"corroborative",
|
|
"corroboratory",
|
|
"probative",
|
|
"probatory",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"supplementary",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"helpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confabulating":{
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"confabbing",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"consulting",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"parleying",
|
|
"treating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"bandying",
|
|
"batting (around)",
|
|
"chewing over",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"hashing (over)",
|
|
"kicking around",
|
|
"mooting",
|
|
"palavering",
|
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"talking",
|
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"talking over",
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"ventilating",
|
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"rehashing",
|
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"coaching",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"recommending",
|
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"suggesting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"referring (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concussion":{
|
|
"a forceful coming together of two things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the concussion of the two football players sent them both to the ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impingement",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"wallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"touch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the theory that such a concussion , by a giant asteroid or comet millions of years ago, led to the extinction of the dinosaurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"crack-up",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"smashup",
|
|
"wreck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accident",
|
|
"pileup",
|
|
"demolishment",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"ruin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuous":{
|
|
"going on and on without any interruptions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a city that has been under continuous bombardment for three days"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"deathless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"interminable",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"undying",
|
|
"unending",
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying",
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"indestructible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"alternating",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
|
"seasonal",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"spasmodic",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spotty",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continues":{
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heavy snow continued throughout the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bides",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"lasts",
|
|
"perdures",
|
|
"persists",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"runs on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"sticks around",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"carries through",
|
|
"prevails",
|
|
"survives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"dies (down)",
|
|
"ebbs",
|
|
"lets up",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"wanes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"desists",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"leaves off",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"winds up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to begin again or return to after an interruption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"proceeds (with)",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"reopens",
|
|
"restarts",
|
|
"resumes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"resuscitates",
|
|
"revives",
|
|
"recrudesces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"consummates",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finalizes",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"belays",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cans",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"desists",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"leaves off",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"scuttles",
|
|
"shuts off",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerable":{
|
|
"sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the considerable number of auto accidents that resulted from the surprise snowstorm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"substantive",
|
|
"tidy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"voluminous",
|
|
"astronomical",
|
|
"astronomic",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"colossal",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"measly",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"picayune",
|
|
"picayunish",
|
|
"piddling",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"meager",
|
|
"meagre",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"smallish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"negligible",
|
|
"nominal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of a size greater than average of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a house with a considerable barn in back"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"boxcar",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"voluminous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomical",
|
|
"astronomic",
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"Bunyanesque",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"colossal",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"hellacious",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"monolithic",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stupendous",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"exorbitant",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"inordinate",
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"plentiful",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"capacious",
|
|
"commodious",
|
|
"roomy",
|
|
"spacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"mini",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"wee",
|
|
"petite",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliate":{
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"attune",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"reconcile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"tune",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"correlate",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"orchestrate",
|
|
"pair",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"synchronize",
|
|
"synthesize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"align",
|
|
"aline",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"equalize",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"regularize",
|
|
"standardize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disorganize",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"skew",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lessen the anger or agitation of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"disarm",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize",
|
|
"endear (to)",
|
|
"ingratiate",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"adulate",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"flatter",
|
|
"overpraise",
|
|
"soft-soap",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"sate",
|
|
"satiate",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"blandish",
|
|
"cajole",
|
|
"coax",
|
|
"sweet-talk",
|
|
"wheedle",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"dulcify",
|
|
"sweeten"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"antagonize",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"burn (up)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"roil",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"offend",
|
|
"slight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporize":{
|
|
"to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"modernize",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"update"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"redesign",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"redo",
|
|
"reengineer",
|
|
"refashion",
|
|
"remake",
|
|
"remodel",
|
|
"revamp",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"rework"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constabulary":{
|
|
"a body of officers of the law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all members of the local constabulary were on the alert for the escaped convict"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"finest",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"fuzz",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"police",
|
|
"police force"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bluecoat",
|
|
"bobby",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"constable",
|
|
"cop",
|
|
"copper",
|
|
"gendarme",
|
|
"officer",
|
|
"peeler",
|
|
"policeman",
|
|
"police officer",
|
|
"policewoman",
|
|
"shamus",
|
|
"trooper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrated":{
|
|
"having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concentrated mixture of lemonade and iced tea"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"full-bodied",
|
|
"heady",
|
|
"lusty",
|
|
"muscular",
|
|
"plush",
|
|
"potent",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"strong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"undiluted",
|
|
"unmixed",
|
|
"high-octane",
|
|
"high-test",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"fortified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"watered-down",
|
|
"watery"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when you get a private conference with that financial adviser, you get nothing but his concentrated attention"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"undivided",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"teetotal",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"intact",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"unbroken"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"fragmental",
|
|
"fragmentary",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"partial"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condensed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"cleansed",
|
|
"distilled",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"leached",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"decocted",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"solidified",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"evaporated",
|
|
"extracted",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"richened",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"reconcentrated",
|
|
"recondensed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"watered (down)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"riveted",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"centralized",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"polarized",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"colligated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralized",
|
|
"deconcentrated",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"bulked (up)",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"constellated",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"rounded up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balled",
|
|
"batched",
|
|
"bunched",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"huddled",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"piled",
|
|
"stacked",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"brigaded",
|
|
"mustered",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"flocked",
|
|
"herded",
|
|
"hived",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"swarmed",
|
|
"thronged",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"archived",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"collated",
|
|
"compiled",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"scraped (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collected",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"regrouped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"sent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispelled",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"forgathered",
|
|
"foregathered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"rendezvoused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"caucused",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accreted",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"massed",
|
|
"piled (up)",
|
|
"stacked (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinated",
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"drifted",
|
|
"ridged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiscating":{
|
|
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attaching",
|
|
"expropriating",
|
|
"sequestering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"garnisheeing",
|
|
"appropriating",
|
|
"arrogating",
|
|
"preempting",
|
|
"usurping",
|
|
"commandeering",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"forfeiting",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceit":{
|
|
"an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conceit that the crowd at the outdoor rock concert was a vast sea of people waving to the beat of the music"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"metaphor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"device",
|
|
"analogy",
|
|
"circumlocution",
|
|
"code word",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"dead metaphor",
|
|
"euphemism",
|
|
"simile",
|
|
"catachresis",
|
|
"mixed metaphor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his dream of swimming in the Olympics is nothing more than a conceit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chimera",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"figment",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
"pipe dream",
|
|
"unreality",
|
|
"vision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ignis fatuus",
|
|
"mirage",
|
|
"will-o'-the-wisp",
|
|
"brainchild",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"concoction",
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"fabrication",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"imaging",
|
|
"visualization",
|
|
"cloud-cuckoo-land",
|
|
"cloudland",
|
|
"Shangri-la",
|
|
"utopia",
|
|
"daymare",
|
|
"nightmare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"reality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"even though her novels are enormously popular, the writer is more prone to humility than to conceit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amour propre",
|
|
"bighead",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"complacency",
|
|
"conceitedness",
|
|
"ego",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-admiration",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-congratulation",
|
|
"self-esteem",
|
|
"self-glory",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"self-love",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"swellheadedness",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"vainness",
|
|
"vanity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-righteousness",
|
|
"arrogance",
|
|
"disdainfulness",
|
|
"haughtiness",
|
|
"imperiousness",
|
|
"lordliness",
|
|
"self-assertion",
|
|
"snobbishness",
|
|
"superciliousness",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"hubris",
|
|
"overconfidence",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"pretension",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"self-centeredness",
|
|
"selfishness",
|
|
"self-pride",
|
|
"self-respect"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"self-doubt",
|
|
"self-disgust",
|
|
"self-hate",
|
|
"self-loathing",
|
|
"altruism",
|
|
"unselfishness",
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"demureness",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"passiveness",
|
|
"passivity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humbleness",
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"conjure (up)",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"ideate",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"stargaze",
|
|
"hallucinate",
|
|
"re-create",
|
|
"reflect",
|
|
"relive",
|
|
"reminisce",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"muse",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"foresee",
|
|
"prefigure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condense":{
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time the once-fluffy material in the pillow had condensed into a lumpy wad"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"deflate",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"shrivel",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"puff (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"condense the information into as brief a report as possible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"capsulize",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"constringe",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"narrow (down)",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"telescope"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jam-pack",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompress",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"added condensed milk to the mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concentrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"distill",
|
|
"distil",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"leach",
|
|
"purge",
|
|
"purify",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"decoct",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"solidify",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"extract",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"richen",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"reconcentrate",
|
|
"recondense"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"water (down)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspicuous":{
|
|
"likely to attract attention":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the seven-foot-tall basketball player is conspicuous in any crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"bodacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"catchy",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"dramatic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"eye-catching",
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"grabby",
|
|
"kenspeckle",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detectable",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"recognizable",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"salient",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"highlighted",
|
|
"spotlighted",
|
|
"flagrant",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"howling",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"jazzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"florid",
|
|
"glittery",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"opulent",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"overwrought",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"hidden",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"undistinguished",
|
|
"unimportant",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unaffected",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"toned-down",
|
|
"unflashy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unemphatic",
|
|
"unflamboyant",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"unshowy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conspicuous bureaucratic waste that drives taxpayers crazy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"egregious",
|
|
"flagrant",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"dramatic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"eye-catching",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"salient",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"arrant",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"out-and-out",
|
|
"outright",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"detectable",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"heinous",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"outrageous",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"imperceptible",
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"hidden",
|
|
"invisible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constancy":{
|
|
"the state of continuing without change":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mistaken notion that there is constancy in language\u2014words do indeed change their meanings over time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changelessness",
|
|
"fixedness",
|
|
"immutability",
|
|
"immutableness",
|
|
"invariability",
|
|
"stability",
|
|
"steadiness",
|
|
"unchangeableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consistency",
|
|
"regularity",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"uniformity",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"enduringness",
|
|
"lastingness",
|
|
"permanence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aperiodicity",
|
|
"inconsistence",
|
|
"inconsistency",
|
|
"irregularity",
|
|
"unevenness",
|
|
"caducity",
|
|
"evanescence",
|
|
"impermanence"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"capriciousness",
|
|
"changeability",
|
|
"changeableness",
|
|
"fickleness",
|
|
"instability",
|
|
"mutability",
|
|
"unpredictability",
|
|
"unsteadiness",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variableness",
|
|
"volatileness",
|
|
"volatility"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"soldiers serving with constancy and devotion to country"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"allegiance",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"commitment",
|
|
"dedication",
|
|
"devotedness",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"faithfulness",
|
|
"fastness",
|
|
"fealty",
|
|
"fidelity",
|
|
"loyalty",
|
|
"piety",
|
|
"steadfastness",
|
|
"troth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"dependability",
|
|
"reliability",
|
|
"trustability",
|
|
"trustiness",
|
|
"trustworthiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alienation",
|
|
"disaffection",
|
|
"estrangement",
|
|
"separation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyalty",
|
|
"faithlessness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"inconstancy",
|
|
"infidelity",
|
|
"perfidiousness",
|
|
"perfidy",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"unfaithfulness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it takes determination and constancy to get through law school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"fiber",
|
|
"fortitude",
|
|
"grit",
|
|
"grittiness",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"intestinal fortitude",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"spunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"purposefulness",
|
|
"resoluteness",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"courage",
|
|
"courageousness",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dauntlessness",
|
|
"doughtiness",
|
|
"fearlessness",
|
|
"gallantry",
|
|
"greatheartedness",
|
|
"intrepidity",
|
|
"intrepidness",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"stoutness",
|
|
"valor",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"stamina",
|
|
"sufferance",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"mettle",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"audacity",
|
|
"boldness",
|
|
"brass",
|
|
"cheek",
|
|
"chutzpah",
|
|
"chutzpa",
|
|
"hutzpah",
|
|
"hutzpa",
|
|
"effrontery",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"nerviness",
|
|
"temerity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indecisiveness",
|
|
"irresoluteness",
|
|
"irresolution",
|
|
"vacillation",
|
|
"cowardice",
|
|
"cowardliness",
|
|
"cravenness",
|
|
"dastardliness",
|
|
"faintheartedness",
|
|
"pusillanimity",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timorousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"spinelessness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conglomerations":{
|
|
"as in accumulations , aggregates":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"aggregations",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"assemblages",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"batteries",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"collections",
|
|
"constellations",
|
|
"groupings",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"parcels",
|
|
"passels",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"suites",
|
|
"agglomerations",
|
|
"assortments",
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"mixtures",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"varieties",
|
|
"cycles",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"series",
|
|
"suits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"entities",
|
|
"items",
|
|
"singles",
|
|
"units"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contort":{
|
|
"to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the acrobat is able to contort his body so that it almost looks like a pretzel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deform",
|
|
"distort",
|
|
"misshape",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"squinch",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"warp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"twine",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straighten",
|
|
"unbend",
|
|
"uncurl"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscriptions":{
|
|
"the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army.",
|
|
"a campaign to end conscription"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appointments",
|
|
"assignments",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"enlistments",
|
|
"enrollments",
|
|
"inductions",
|
|
"recruitments",
|
|
"registrations",
|
|
"employments",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"hires",
|
|
"occupations",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"works"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boots",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"firings",
|
|
"removals",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"severances",
|
|
"furloughs",
|
|
"layoffs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"retirements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convoke":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"summon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"call in",
|
|
"call out",
|
|
"call up",
|
|
"knell",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"round up",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"dissolve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congregation":{
|
|
"a body of persons gathered for religious worship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the whole congregation began to sing with great fervor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"church"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"laity",
|
|
"parish",
|
|
"communion",
|
|
"confession",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"sect"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a body of people come together in one place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a congregation of journalists were at the hotel bar, discussing the latest developments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"ingathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"muster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"company",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"market",
|
|
"panel",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"gallery",
|
|
"grandstand",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conserving":{
|
|
"the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conserving of such national treasures as the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during its famous bombardment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care and feeding",
|
|
"conservation",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"maintenance",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"sustentation",
|
|
"upkeep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conservancy",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"safekeeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"inattention",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"negligence",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"demolition",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injury",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruination"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in preserving , saving":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"economical",
|
|
"economizing",
|
|
"frugal",
|
|
"provident",
|
|
"scrimping",
|
|
"sparing",
|
|
"thrifty",
|
|
"forehanded",
|
|
"foresighted",
|
|
"foresightful",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"penny-wise",
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggard",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"prodigal",
|
|
"profligate",
|
|
"spendthrift",
|
|
"squandering",
|
|
"thriftless",
|
|
"unthrifty",
|
|
"wasteful",
|
|
"improvident",
|
|
"shortsighted",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"lavish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the need to conserve oil and other finite fossil fuels"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"husbanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"economizing",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"scrimping",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"hoarding",
|
|
"laying by",
|
|
"laying up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaning (out)",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"expending",
|
|
"impoverishing",
|
|
"spending",
|
|
"using up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"frittering (away)",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"misspending",
|
|
"running through",
|
|
"squandering",
|
|
"throwing away",
|
|
"wasting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in good condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conserve our national parks so that they may be enjoyed by future generations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"servicing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"husbanding",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"screening",
|
|
"shielding",
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"patching",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
|
"rehabilitating",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"restoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"wrecking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservator":{
|
|
"as in preservationist":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preservationist",
|
|
"conserver",
|
|
"preserver",
|
|
"protector",
|
|
"saver"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defacer",
|
|
"vandal",
|
|
"graffitist",
|
|
"tagger",
|
|
"demolisher",
|
|
"desecrater",
|
|
"desecrator",
|
|
"despoiler",
|
|
"destroyer",
|
|
"ravager",
|
|
"ruiner",
|
|
"saboteur",
|
|
"waster",
|
|
"wrecker"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporized":{
|
|
"to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"modernized",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"updated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"redesigned",
|
|
"redeveloped",
|
|
"redid",
|
|
"reengineered",
|
|
"refashioned",
|
|
"remade",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consultative":{
|
|
"as in advisory , consulting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advisory",
|
|
"consulting",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"hortative",
|
|
"recommendatory",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"admonitory",
|
|
"cautionary",
|
|
"cautioning",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"monitory",
|
|
"premonitory",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"didactic",
|
|
"moralistic",
|
|
"moralizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cons":{
|
|
"a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a program to help ex- cons find employment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convicts",
|
|
"jailbirds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lifers",
|
|
"trusties",
|
|
"parolees",
|
|
"probationers",
|
|
"captives",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"inmates",
|
|
"internees",
|
|
"prisoners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buncos",
|
|
"bunkos",
|
|
"fiddles",
|
|
"flimflams",
|
|
"frauds",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"scams",
|
|
"shell games",
|
|
"stings",
|
|
"swindles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"Ponzi schemes",
|
|
"pyramid schemes",
|
|
"rackets",
|
|
"rip-offs",
|
|
"thimblerigs",
|
|
"three-card montes",
|
|
"devices",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"gimmicks",
|
|
"jigs",
|
|
"ploys",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"sleights",
|
|
"stratagems",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"wiles",
|
|
"counterfeits",
|
|
"fakes",
|
|
"forgeries",
|
|
"hoaxes",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"phonies",
|
|
"phoneys",
|
|
"shams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to commit to memory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"learns",
|
|
"memorizes",
|
|
"studies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"harks back (to)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"recollects",
|
|
"relives",
|
|
"remembers",
|
|
"reminisces (about)",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"thinks (of)",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"knows",
|
|
"understands",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"digests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disremembers",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"misremembers",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"slurs (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearns"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"audits",
|
|
"checks (out)",
|
|
"examines",
|
|
"inspects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"scans",
|
|
"scrutinizes",
|
|
"surveys",
|
|
"views"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"combs",
|
|
"peruses",
|
|
"pores (over)",
|
|
"analyzes",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"parses",
|
|
"delves (into)",
|
|
"explores",
|
|
"investigates",
|
|
"plumbs",
|
|
"probes",
|
|
"researches",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"categorizes",
|
|
"classifies",
|
|
"picks over",
|
|
"reinspects",
|
|
"rereviews",
|
|
"resurveys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"skims",
|
|
"misses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bilks",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"chisels",
|
|
"chouses",
|
|
"cozens",
|
|
"defrauds",
|
|
"diddles",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"does in",
|
|
"euchres",
|
|
"fiddles",
|
|
"fleeces",
|
|
"flimflams",
|
|
"gaffs",
|
|
"hoses",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"mulcts",
|
|
"nobbles",
|
|
"plucks",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"rips off",
|
|
"rooks",
|
|
"screws",
|
|
"shakes down",
|
|
"shortchanges",
|
|
"shorts",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"stiffs",
|
|
"stings",
|
|
"suckers",
|
|
"swindles",
|
|
"thimblerigs",
|
|
"victimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extorts",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"wrings",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
"overcharges",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"exploits",
|
|
"milks",
|
|
"deceives",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"ropes (in)",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"bitches",
|
|
"double-crosses",
|
|
"bamboozles",
|
|
"fast-talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozles",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bluffs",
|
|
"buffaloes",
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"cozens",
|
|
"deceives",
|
|
"deludes",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"fakes out",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"gaffs",
|
|
"gammons",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"has on",
|
|
"hoaxes",
|
|
"hoodwinks",
|
|
"hornswoggles",
|
|
"humbugs",
|
|
"juggles",
|
|
"misguides",
|
|
"misinforms",
|
|
"misleads",
|
|
"snookers",
|
|
"snows",
|
|
"spoofs",
|
|
"strings along",
|
|
"suckers",
|
|
"sucks in",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kids",
|
|
"puts on",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"chisels",
|
|
"defrauds",
|
|
"diddles",
|
|
"euchres",
|
|
"fleeces",
|
|
"flimflams",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"mulcts",
|
|
"rooks",
|
|
"shortchanges",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"stings",
|
|
"swindles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debunks",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows up",
|
|
"uncloaks",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"unmasks",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"unveils",
|
|
"disabuses",
|
|
"disenchants",
|
|
"disillusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convictions":{
|
|
"an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"held deep convictions about life after death"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"opinions",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"sentiments",
|
|
"verdicts",
|
|
"views"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"says",
|
|
"impressions",
|
|
"perceptions",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"attitudes",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"presumptions",
|
|
"presuppositions",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"decisions",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"estimates",
|
|
"estimations",
|
|
"credences",
|
|
"credits",
|
|
"faiths",
|
|
"conceptions",
|
|
"concepts",
|
|
"ideas",
|
|
"thoughts",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"stances",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"comments",
|
|
"obiter dicta",
|
|
"observations",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"remarks",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"hunches",
|
|
"hypotheses",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"theories",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"inputs",
|
|
"recommendations",
|
|
"suggestions",
|
|
"angles",
|
|
"outlooks",
|
|
"perspectives",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slants",
|
|
"standpoints",
|
|
"viewpoints",
|
|
"counterviews"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"facts",
|
|
"truths"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confounded":{
|
|
"deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that confounded dog chewed up my shoe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accursed",
|
|
"accurst",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"curst",
|
|
"cussed",
|
|
"damnable",
|
|
"dang",
|
|
"danged",
|
|
"darn",
|
|
"durn",
|
|
"darned",
|
|
"durned",
|
|
"deuced",
|
|
"doggone",
|
|
"doggoned",
|
|
"freaking",
|
|
"infernal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"pitiable",
|
|
"pitiful",
|
|
"scabby",
|
|
"scummy",
|
|
"scurvy",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"sorry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"laudable",
|
|
"praiseworthy",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sudden burden of familial responsibility has left him anxious and confounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baffled",
|
|
"hard put",
|
|
"hard-pressed",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"perplexed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"put out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"undaunted",
|
|
"unfazed",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"untroubled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"suffering from mental confusion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since their house is old and impressive-looking, they are frequently imposed upon by confounded tourists"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addle",
|
|
"addled",
|
|
"addlepated",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"befuddled",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"bushed",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"dazed",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"fogged",
|
|
"mixed-up",
|
|
"muddleheaded",
|
|
"muzzy",
|
|
"pixilated",
|
|
"pixillated",
|
|
"punch-drunk",
|
|
"punchy",
|
|
"raddled",
|
|
"shell-shocked",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"slaphappy",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"spaced",
|
|
"spacey",
|
|
"spacy",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"stupefied",
|
|
"zonked",
|
|
"zonked-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"unconscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"conscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clearheaded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addled",
|
|
"baffled",
|
|
"bamboozled",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"befuddled",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"buffaloed",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"discombobulated",
|
|
"disoriented",
|
|
"flummoxed",
|
|
"foxed",
|
|
"fuddled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"graveled",
|
|
"gravelled",
|
|
"mazed",
|
|
"muddied",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"mystified",
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
"posed",
|
|
"puzzled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"stumped",
|
|
"weirded out",
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"chagrined",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"deceived",
|
|
"deluded",
|
|
"duped",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"gulled",
|
|
"hoaxed",
|
|
"hoodwinked",
|
|
"humbugged",
|
|
"misguided",
|
|
"misled",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"strung along",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"tricked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"informed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"chagrined",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated",
|
|
"queered",
|
|
"shamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"reassured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflated",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"mistook",
|
|
"mixed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumped (together)",
|
|
"misapplied",
|
|
"miscalled",
|
|
"misidentified",
|
|
"misnamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differenced",
|
|
"differentiated",
|
|
"discriminated",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belied",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"debunked",
|
|
"disconfirmed",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"falsified",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"shot down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"overturned",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"queried",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"doubted",
|
|
"mistrusted",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"talked over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"evidenced",
|
|
"evinced",
|
|
"recorded",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"witnessed",
|
|
"backed (up)",
|
|
"buttressed",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"adduced",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"identified",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"illustrated",
|
|
"manifested"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confess":{
|
|
"to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief confessed to dozens of robberies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"cop (to)",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"own (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"spill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clam up",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet (down)",
|
|
"shut up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"concede",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"own (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
"unburden",
|
|
"unload",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"spill",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"leak",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"tip (off)",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"wise (up)",
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"whisper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"cover (up)",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"kid (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concomitant":{
|
|
"present at the same time and place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronous",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"collateral",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"resulting",
|
|
"ensuing",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"subsequent",
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"incident",
|
|
"incidental"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unassociated",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that is found along with something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"disease is all too often one of the concomitants of poverty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompaniment",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"corollary",
|
|
"incident",
|
|
"obbligato"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"appendage",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"follow-up",
|
|
"fixings",
|
|
"trimmings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constructed":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he managed to construct a theory that fits all the facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"drummed up",
|
|
"excogitated",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"trumped up",
|
|
"vamped (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"ad-libbed",
|
|
"extemporized",
|
|
"improvised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloned",
|
|
"copied",
|
|
"copycatted",
|
|
"duplicated",
|
|
"imitated",
|
|
"mimicked",
|
|
"reduplicated",
|
|
"replicated",
|
|
"reproduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"built",
|
|
"confected",
|
|
"erected",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"pieced",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"reared",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carpentered",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"molded",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"prefabricated",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"redeveloped",
|
|
"reedified",
|
|
"retrofitted",
|
|
"retrofit",
|
|
"jerry-built",
|
|
"rigged (up)",
|
|
"threw up",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"devastated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"leveled",
|
|
"levelled",
|
|
"pulled down",
|
|
"pulverized",
|
|
"razed",
|
|
"ruinated",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"wrecked",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"exploded",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demounted",
|
|
"disassembled",
|
|
"dismantled",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"knocked down",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"took down",
|
|
"tore down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordant":{
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie's opening-weekend gross was fairly concordant with box-office returns for that genre"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrated (on)":{
|
|
"as in focused (on) , zeroed (in on)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buckled (down to)",
|
|
"focused (on)",
|
|
"focussed (on)",
|
|
"knuckled down (to)",
|
|
"zeroed (in on)",
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"approached",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"fell (to)",
|
|
"pitched in",
|
|
"plunged (in)",
|
|
"settled (down)",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"dived (into)",
|
|
"dove (into)",
|
|
"tackled",
|
|
"waded (in or into)",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"took up",
|
|
"undertook"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"dillydallied",
|
|
"fiddled (around)",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"lagged",
|
|
"messed",
|
|
"monkeyed (around)",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"pottered (around)",
|
|
"puttered (around)",
|
|
"trifled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congeniality":{
|
|
"as in friendliness , affability":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"amicableness",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"sociability",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"kindheartedness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"warmheartedness",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"docility",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"submissiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"sullenness",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"ungraciousness",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"recalcitrance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in friendship , fellowship":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"companionship",
|
|
"compatibleness",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"fraternization",
|
|
"friendship",
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"reciprocity",
|
|
"symbiosis",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"cohesion",
|
|
"cohesiveness",
|
|
"unity",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"kinship",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"sweetness and light",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
|
"alienation",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"estrangement",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"scission",
|
|
"severance",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"anarchy",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"turmoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contestants":{
|
|
"one who strives for the same thing as another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"three contestants will compete on live TV for the cash prize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challengers",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"competitors",
|
|
"contenders",
|
|
"corrivals",
|
|
"rivals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"archrivals",
|
|
"finalists",
|
|
"semifinalists",
|
|
"also-rans",
|
|
"entrants",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"players",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"antagonists",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consociated":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll be judged by those with whom you consociate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"chummed",
|
|
"companied",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"fraternized",
|
|
"hobnobbed",
|
|
"hooked up",
|
|
"hung (around or out)",
|
|
"hanged (around or out)",
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
"palled (around)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sorted",
|
|
"traveled",
|
|
"travelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"colluded",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"ganged",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"interrelated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"sided",
|
|
"socialized",
|
|
"teamed",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"befriended",
|
|
"friended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"cold-shouldered",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"snubbed",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considered":{
|
|
"decided on as a result of careful thought":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my considered opinion is that this is the best movie I've ever seen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"knowing",
|
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"measured",
|
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"reasoned",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thought-out",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"weighed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aforethought",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"prepense",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"intentional",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"intended",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"meticulous",
|
|
"foresighted",
|
|
"forethoughtful",
|
|
"provident",
|
|
"prudent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"half-cocked",
|
|
"ill-advised",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"hit-or-miss",
|
|
"random",
|
|
"aimless",
|
|
"desultory",
|
|
"purposeless",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"sudden",
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"extemporaneous",
|
|
"impromptu",
|
|
"instinctive",
|
|
"spontaneous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"unadvised",
|
|
"uncalculated",
|
|
"unconsidered",
|
|
"unstudied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I consider him a very good friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounted",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"counted",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"looked (on or upon)",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"set down",
|
|
"viewed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"deemed",
|
|
"felt",
|
|
"sensed",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"imagined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully considering our options"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"cogitated",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"eyed",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"perpended",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"pored (over)",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"revolved",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thought (about or over)",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"wrestled (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mused (upon)",
|
|
"reflected (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"explored",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"second-guessed",
|
|
"speculated (about)",
|
|
"brooded (about or over)",
|
|
"dwelled (on or upon)",
|
|
"dwelt (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixated (on or upon)",
|
|
"fretted (about or over)",
|
|
"obsessed (about or over)",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"drank (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"rejected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consider the price too high"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"deemed",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"felt",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"thought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"viewed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"perceived",
|
|
"depended",
|
|
"relied",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"presupposed",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"inferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusted",
|
|
"doubted",
|
|
"mistrusted",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"suspected",
|
|
"disbelieved",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"rejected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I had to consider the commute in deciding whether to take the job"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed (for)",
|
|
"factored (in or into)",
|
|
"provided (for)",
|
|
"regarded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"adapted",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"foresaw",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"presupposed",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"faced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factored (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"disregarded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her well- considered novels have seldom been best sellers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admired",
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"respected"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"accredited",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"complimented",
|
|
"credited",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"delighted (in)",
|
|
"drank (in)",
|
|
"enjoyed",
|
|
"relished",
|
|
"reveled (in)",
|
|
"revelled (in)",
|
|
"savored",
|
|
"savoured",
|
|
"dug",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"grooved (on)",
|
|
"liked",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"adulated",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"doted (on)",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"idolized",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"reverenced",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"prized",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"valued"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorred",
|
|
"abominated",
|
|
"despised",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"deplored",
|
|
"disapproved",
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"disdained",
|
|
"disfavored",
|
|
"disliked",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"frowned (on or upon)",
|
|
"kissed off",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"vilified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converses":{
|
|
"talking or a talk between two or more people":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ideally, the college classroom should be a place of intellectual converse between student and teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"exchanges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banters",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"persiflages",
|
|
"railleries",
|
|
"repartees",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchats",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"gabfests",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"prates",
|
|
"prattles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"cackles",
|
|
"chaffers",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"chatters",
|
|
"chins",
|
|
"gabbles",
|
|
"gabs",
|
|
"gases",
|
|
"gasses",
|
|
"jabbers",
|
|
"jaws",
|
|
"kibitzes",
|
|
"kibbitzes",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"patters",
|
|
"prates",
|
|
"prattles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"rattles",
|
|
"runs on",
|
|
"schmoozes",
|
|
"shmoozes",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"twitters",
|
|
"visits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"descants",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"expatiates",
|
|
"yaks",
|
|
"yacks",
|
|
"yammers",
|
|
"yaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretizations":{
|
|
"as in realizations , substantiations":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actualizations",
|
|
"exemplifications",
|
|
"personalizations",
|
|
"realizations",
|
|
"substantiations",
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"avatars",
|
|
"embodiers",
|
|
"embodiments",
|
|
"epitomes",
|
|
"externalizations",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"icons",
|
|
"ikons",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"incarnations",
|
|
"incorporations",
|
|
"instantiations",
|
|
"manifestations",
|
|
"objectifications",
|
|
"personifications",
|
|
"personifiers",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"quintessences",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"archetypes",
|
|
"exemplars",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"paradigms",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"reincarnations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conditional":{
|
|
"determined by something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sale of the house is conditional upon the approval of a mortgage for the prospective buyer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contingent (on or upon)",
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"subject (to)",
|
|
"tentative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"liable",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"susceptible",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"disputable",
|
|
"doubtable",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"iffy",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"suspect",
|
|
"uncertain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"all-out",
|
|
"arrant",
|
|
"categorical",
|
|
"categoric",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"out-and-out",
|
|
"outright",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"ultimate",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
|
"unconditional",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmitigated",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"basal",
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"primary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"unconditional"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condescends":{
|
|
"to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deigns",
|
|
"stoops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abases",
|
|
"debases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"disgraces",
|
|
"dishonors",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"shames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rises"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lords (it over)",
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"talks down (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cold-shoulders",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"high-hats",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"snubs",
|
|
"queens (it over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflate":{
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"be careful not to conflate gossip with real news"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"mix (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lump (together)",
|
|
"misapply",
|
|
"miscall",
|
|
"misidentify",
|
|
"misname"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"differentiate",
|
|
"discriminate",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"comingle",
|
|
"commingle",
|
|
"commix",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"homogenize",
|
|
"immingle",
|
|
"immix",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"intermingle",
|
|
"intermix",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"add",
|
|
"admix",
|
|
"beat (in)",
|
|
"cut in",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"emulsify",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"knit",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"weave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unmix"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrabandist":{
|
|
"a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bootlegger",
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"runner",
|
|
"smuggler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coyote",
|
|
"gunrunner",
|
|
"mule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplate":{
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"cogitate",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
|
"perpend",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"pore (over)",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"revolve",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"think (about or over)",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"weigh",
|
|
"wrestle (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muse (upon)",
|
|
"reflect (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisce",
|
|
"analyze",
|
|
"explore",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"second-guess",
|
|
"speculate (about)",
|
|
"brood (about or over)",
|
|
"dwell (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixate (on or upon)",
|
|
"fret (about or over)",
|
|
"obsess (about or over)",
|
|
"believe",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"opine",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"drink (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"reject"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"aspire",
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"intend",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"propose",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"purpose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"hope",
|
|
"wish",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"attempt",
|
|
"endeavor",
|
|
"strive",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"try",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"accomplish",
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"perform"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consociates":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll be judged by those with whom you consociate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"fraternizes",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"hobnobs",
|
|
"hooks up",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"pals (around)",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"travels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"interrelates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"relates",
|
|
"sides",
|
|
"socializes",
|
|
"teams",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"weds",
|
|
"befriends",
|
|
"friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"cold-shoulders",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"snubs",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuities":{
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after being shuttled from one foster home to another, the child needs some continuity of care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidances",
|
|
"continuances",
|
|
"continuations",
|
|
"durabilities",
|
|
"durations",
|
|
"endurances",
|
|
"persistences",
|
|
"subsistences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elongations",
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"prolongations",
|
|
"permanences",
|
|
"survivals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abridgments",
|
|
"abridgements",
|
|
"curtailments",
|
|
"cutbacks",
|
|
"shortenings"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessations",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"discontinuances",
|
|
"discontinuities",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expirations",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"stoppages",
|
|
"surceases",
|
|
"terminations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congratulate":{
|
|
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"felicitate",
|
|
"hug"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"cry down",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"write off",
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
"tease"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contingents":{
|
|
"a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local Scout troop traditionally sends a large contingent to the jamboree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delegacies",
|
|
"delegations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embassies",
|
|
"legations",
|
|
"missions",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"parties",
|
|
"squads",
|
|
"teams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that might happen":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"officials in charge of managing the national emergency tried to prepare for every contingent , no matter how improbable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"contingences",
|
|
"contingencies",
|
|
"events",
|
|
"eventualities",
|
|
"possibilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"probabilities",
|
|
"accidents",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"risks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consign":{
|
|
"to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consigned the prisoner to the dungeon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"pack (off)",
|
|
"send",
|
|
"ship",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"convey",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"address",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"export",
|
|
"import",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"resend",
|
|
"return"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquire",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"earn",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"procure",
|
|
"secure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"receive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"hand in",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"recommit",
|
|
"redeliver",
|
|
"retransfer",
|
|
"retransmit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convocation":{
|
|
"a body of people come together in one place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first speaker to address the convocation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"congregation",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"ingathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"muster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"company",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"market",
|
|
"panel",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"gallery",
|
|
"grandstand",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"called for a national convocation of both the clergy and the laity to discuss the crisis in the church"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clinic",
|
|
"workshop",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"conclave",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"interview",
|
|
"session"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consultancies":{
|
|
"as in negotiations , pourparlers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"pourparlers",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"disquisitions",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"bull sessions",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"skull sessions",
|
|
"skull practices",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"talkathons",
|
|
"argumentations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"back-and-forths",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"consultations",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conglomerate":{
|
|
"a group of businesses or enterprises under one control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge media conglomerate owns TV and radio stations, a cable company, and a movie studio"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"empire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"multinational",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"syndicate",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"corporation",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"pool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"forgather",
|
|
"foregather",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rendezvous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accrete",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"pile (up)",
|
|
"stack (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinate",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"ridge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in hybrid , composite":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"hybrid",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"commixed",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"intermixed",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"unclassified",
|
|
"unsorted",
|
|
"chaotic",
|
|
"cluttered",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"disarranged",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"farraginous",
|
|
"jumbled",
|
|
"littered",
|
|
"messed",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"divergent",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"sundry",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"multiplex",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"manifold",
|
|
"multifarious",
|
|
"assorted",
|
|
"eclectic",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
|
"indiscriminate",
|
|
"kitchen-sink",
|
|
"magpie",
|
|
"miscellaneous",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"piebald",
|
|
"promiscuous",
|
|
"raggle-taggle",
|
|
"ragtag",
|
|
"varied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"monolithic",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformities":{
|
|
"the action of following a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rebellious artist who has never shown any interest in conformity to social custom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidances",
|
|
"adherences",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"conformances",
|
|
"obediences",
|
|
"observances",
|
|
"observations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deferences",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"submissions",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"attendances",
|
|
"attentions",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"notices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-offs",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"delinquencies",
|
|
"derelictions",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"sins",
|
|
"wrongs",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"defiances",
|
|
"rebellions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"contraventions",
|
|
"infractions",
|
|
"infringements",
|
|
"nonobservances",
|
|
"transgressions",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"violations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the following of a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small community that still expected conformity to traditional gender roles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidances",
|
|
"adherences",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"conformances",
|
|
"obediences",
|
|
"observances",
|
|
"observations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deferences",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"submissions",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"attendances",
|
|
"attentions",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"notices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-offs",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"delinquencies",
|
|
"derelictions",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"sins",
|
|
"wrongs",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"defiances",
|
|
"rebellions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"contraventions",
|
|
"infractions",
|
|
"infringements",
|
|
"nonobservances",
|
|
"transgressions",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"violations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjectures":{
|
|
"an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the many conjectures about the true identity of Jack the Ripper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"suppositions",
|
|
"surmises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hypotheses",
|
|
"hypotheticals",
|
|
"theories",
|
|
"theses",
|
|
"dead reckonings",
|
|
"guesswork",
|
|
"speculations",
|
|
"hunches",
|
|
"intuitions",
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"faiths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"estimates",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"gauges",
|
|
"gages",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"supposes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"deduces",
|
|
"extrapolates",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"infers",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"understands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calibrates",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"scales",
|
|
"computes",
|
|
"works out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"daresays",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"speculates",
|
|
"supposes",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"suspects",
|
|
"suspicions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"deduces",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"infers",
|
|
"hypothecates",
|
|
"hypothesizes",
|
|
"theorizes",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"expects",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"thinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrates",
|
|
"documents",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"proves",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"ascertains",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"finds out",
|
|
"learns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convergence":{
|
|
"the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the convergence of the city's major arteries on a single rotary"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confluence",
|
|
"conjunction",
|
|
"convergency",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"juncture",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"divergence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurring (with)":{
|
|
"as in agreeing (with)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing (with)",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"attesting",
|
|
"authenticating",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"testifying (to)",
|
|
"vouching (for)",
|
|
"witnessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"disagreeing (with)",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservers":{
|
|
"as in preservers , savers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"harborers",
|
|
"keepers",
|
|
"preservers",
|
|
"savers",
|
|
"lookouts",
|
|
"sentinels",
|
|
"sentries",
|
|
"wardens",
|
|
"warders",
|
|
"watchdogs",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"watchmen",
|
|
"bodyguards",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"custodians",
|
|
"defenders",
|
|
"guardian angels",
|
|
"guardians",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protections",
|
|
"protectors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversing":{
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbling",
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"cackling",
|
|
"chaffering",
|
|
"chattering",
|
|
"chatting",
|
|
"chinning",
|
|
"gabbing",
|
|
"gabbling",
|
|
"gassing",
|
|
"jabbering",
|
|
"jawing",
|
|
"kibitzing",
|
|
"kibbitzing",
|
|
"nattering",
|
|
"palavering",
|
|
"pattering",
|
|
"prating",
|
|
"prattling",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"running on",
|
|
"schmoozing",
|
|
"shmoozing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"twittering",
|
|
"visiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossiping",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"descanting",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"expatiating",
|
|
"yakking",
|
|
"yacking",
|
|
"yammering",
|
|
"yapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condiments":{
|
|
"something used to enhance the flavor of cooked or prepared food":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cafeteria's self-serve table has a full array of condiments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"seasonings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"herbs",
|
|
"savories",
|
|
"savouries",
|
|
"spices",
|
|
"relishes",
|
|
"sauces",
|
|
"flavorings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventionality":{
|
|
"as in conventionalism , fogyism":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conventionalism",
|
|
"fogyism",
|
|
"fogeyism",
|
|
"bigotry",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"neoconservatism",
|
|
"Toryism",
|
|
"conservatism",
|
|
"conservativeness",
|
|
"die-hardism",
|
|
"reactionaryism",
|
|
"traditionalism",
|
|
"ultraconservatism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-mindedness",
|
|
"liberalism",
|
|
"liberalness",
|
|
"open-mindedness",
|
|
"progressivism",
|
|
"neoliberalism",
|
|
"extremism",
|
|
"radicalism",
|
|
"nonconformism",
|
|
"nonconformity",
|
|
"unconventionalism",
|
|
"unorthodoxy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"as in normalcy , normality":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"normalcy",
|
|
"normality",
|
|
"status quo",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"orderliness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"rut",
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"prevalence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abnormality",
|
|
"irregularity",
|
|
"uncommonness",
|
|
"unusualness",
|
|
"disorderliness",
|
|
"disruptiveness",
|
|
"disruption",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"anomalousness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"exceptionalness",
|
|
"extraordinariness",
|
|
"noteworthiness",
|
|
"remarkableness",
|
|
"unconventionality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretize":{
|
|
"as in realize , actualize":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actualize",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"epitomize",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"externalize",
|
|
"incarnate",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"instantiate",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"personalize",
|
|
"personify",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"exemplify",
|
|
"illustrate",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"objectify",
|
|
"symbolize",
|
|
"typify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convene":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convened the members of the council for an emergency session"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"convoke",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"summon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"call in",
|
|
"call out",
|
|
"call up",
|
|
"knell",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"round up",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"dissolve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"forgather",
|
|
"foregather",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rendezvous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confused":{
|
|
"lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cans were lying in a confused jumble in the basement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaotic",
|
|
"cluttered",
|
|
"disarranged",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"higgledy-piggledy",
|
|
"hugger-mugger",
|
|
"jumbled",
|
|
"littered",
|
|
"messed",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"mussed",
|
|
"mussy",
|
|
"pell-mell",
|
|
"rumpled",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"topsy-turvy",
|
|
"tousled",
|
|
"tumbled",
|
|
"unkempt",
|
|
"untidy",
|
|
"upside-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedraggled",
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"begrimed",
|
|
"bemired",
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"cruddy",
|
|
"dingy",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"draggled",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"grimy",
|
|
"grotty",
|
|
"grubby",
|
|
"grungy",
|
|
"mucky",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"smudged",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"spotted",
|
|
"squalid",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"unclean",
|
|
"uncleanly",
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"frowsy",
|
|
"frowzy",
|
|
"shaggy",
|
|
"slatternly",
|
|
"sloven",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"uncombed",
|
|
"wrinkled",
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"contaminated",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"tainted",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"neglectful",
|
|
"negligent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"cleanly",
|
|
"hygienic",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"sparkling",
|
|
"spick-and-span",
|
|
"spic-and-span",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"stainless",
|
|
"unsoiled",
|
|
"unsullied",
|
|
"methodical",
|
|
"methodic",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"systematic",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"fastidious",
|
|
"finicky",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"meticulous",
|
|
"combed",
|
|
"groomed",
|
|
"manicured",
|
|
"well-groomed",
|
|
"taintless",
|
|
"undefiled",
|
|
"unpolluted",
|
|
"untainted",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bandbox",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"kempt",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"neatened",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"shipshape",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"tidied",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"uncluttered",
|
|
"well-ordered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"suffering from mental confusion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she was briefly confused after her fall from the horse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addle",
|
|
"addled",
|
|
"addlepated",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"befuddled",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"bushed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"dazed",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"fogged",
|
|
"mixed-up",
|
|
"muddleheaded",
|
|
"muzzy",
|
|
"pixilated",
|
|
"pixillated",
|
|
"punch-drunk",
|
|
"punchy",
|
|
"raddled",
|
|
"shell-shocked",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"slaphappy",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"spaced",
|
|
"spacey",
|
|
"spacy",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"stupefied",
|
|
"zonked",
|
|
"zonked-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"unconscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"conscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clearheaded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the similar-sounding words \"censure\" and \"censor\" often confuse people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addled",
|
|
"baffled",
|
|
"bamboozled",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"befuddled",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"buffaloed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"discombobulated",
|
|
"disoriented",
|
|
"flummoxed",
|
|
"foxed",
|
|
"fuddled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"graveled",
|
|
"gravelled",
|
|
"mazed",
|
|
"muddied",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"mystified",
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
"posed",
|
|
"puzzled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"stumped",
|
|
"weirded out",
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"chagrined",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"deceived",
|
|
"deluded",
|
|
"duped",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"gulled",
|
|
"hoaxed",
|
|
"hoodwinked",
|
|
"humbugged",
|
|
"misguided",
|
|
"misled",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"strung along",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"tricked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"informed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blurred",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"fogged",
|
|
"muddied",
|
|
"obfuscated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"disarranged",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disrupted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"jumbled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mixed (up)",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"scrambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"tousled",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"straightened (out)",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"deciphered",
|
|
"decoded",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"broke down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleared (up)",
|
|
"illuminated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflated",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"mistook",
|
|
"mixed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumped (together)",
|
|
"misapplied",
|
|
"miscalled",
|
|
"misidentified",
|
|
"misnamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differenced",
|
|
"differentiated",
|
|
"discriminated",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"chagrined",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated",
|
|
"queered",
|
|
"shamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"reassured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deranged",
|
|
"disarranged",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dislocated",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"disrupted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"hashed",
|
|
"jumbled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mixed (up)",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"mussed",
|
|
"rumpled",
|
|
"scrambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"tousled",
|
|
"tumbled",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embroiled",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"stirred (up)",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"cluttered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"lined",
|
|
"lined up",
|
|
"queued",
|
|
"classified",
|
|
"codified",
|
|
"methodized",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"systemized",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"groomed",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"spruced (up)",
|
|
"unscrambled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"drew up",
|
|
"marshaled",
|
|
"marshalled",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"ranged",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"straightened (up)",
|
|
"tidied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confers (on)":{
|
|
"as in covers , bestows (on or upon)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestows (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"provides",
|
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"supplies",
|
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"accords",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"endues",
|
|
"indues",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"enables",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"wills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossesses",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"skimps",
|
|
"stints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controllable":{
|
|
"as in manageable , teachable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disciplinable",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"handleable",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"teachable",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"trainable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"biddable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"duteous",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"placable",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"noncompliant",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"unamenable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformed":{
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"answered",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"chorded",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"coincided",
|
|
"comported",
|
|
"consisted",
|
|
"corresponded",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"jibed",
|
|
"rhymed",
|
|
"rimed",
|
|
"sorted",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"tallied",
|
|
"went"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equaled",
|
|
"equalled",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"paralleled",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"lined up",
|
|
"registered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"conflicted",
|
|
"jarred"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differed (from)",
|
|
"disagreed (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assorted",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"chimed",
|
|
"chimed in",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"grooved",
|
|
"harmonized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"correlated",
|
|
"corresponded",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"paralleled",
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"tallied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"contrasted",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"diverged",
|
|
"jarred",
|
|
"canceled (out)",
|
|
"cancelled (out)",
|
|
"counteracted",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"collided",
|
|
"conflicted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"attuned",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"keyed",
|
|
"reconciled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adapted",
|
|
"tuned",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"correlated",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"paired",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"synchronized",
|
|
"synthesized",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"equalized",
|
|
"evened",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"proportioned",
|
|
"regularized",
|
|
"standardized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"disrupted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"skewed",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimated",
|
|
"acclimatized",
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"adapted",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"tailored"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapted",
|
|
"readjusted",
|
|
"customized",
|
|
"geared",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"modeled",
|
|
"modelled",
|
|
"patterned",
|
|
"attuned",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"tuned",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"rooted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"familiarized",
|
|
"orientated",
|
|
"oriented",
|
|
"equipped",
|
|
"prepared",
|
|
"primed",
|
|
"rehearsed",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"inured",
|
|
"seasoned",
|
|
"toughened",
|
|
"altered",
|
|
"converted",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"reclaimed",
|
|
"recycled",
|
|
"redesigned",
|
|
"redeveloped",
|
|
"redid",
|
|
"reengineered",
|
|
"refashioned",
|
|
"refigured",
|
|
"refitted",
|
|
"refocused",
|
|
"reinvented",
|
|
"rejiggered",
|
|
"remade",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"transformed",
|
|
"accustomed",
|
|
"habilitated",
|
|
"habituated",
|
|
"naturalized",
|
|
"readied",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"fiddled (with)",
|
|
"fine-tuned",
|
|
"phased",
|
|
"registered",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"rigged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contenders":{
|
|
"one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a strong contender for the mayoral position"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applicants",
|
|
"appliers",
|
|
"aspirants",
|
|
"campaigners",
|
|
"candidates",
|
|
"expectants",
|
|
"hopefuls",
|
|
"prospects",
|
|
"seekers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"competitors",
|
|
"contestants",
|
|
"entrants",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"favorites",
|
|
"qualifiers",
|
|
"dark horses",
|
|
"spoilers",
|
|
"stalking horses",
|
|
"crown princes",
|
|
"favorite sons",
|
|
"claimants",
|
|
"pretenders",
|
|
"nominees",
|
|
"running mates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incumbents",
|
|
"officeholders",
|
|
"awardees",
|
|
"honorees",
|
|
"inductees",
|
|
"dropouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncandidates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who strives for the same thing as another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several contenders competing for the title of the city's best Italian restaurant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challengers",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"competitors",
|
|
"contestants",
|
|
"corrivals",
|
|
"rivals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"archrivals",
|
|
"finalists",
|
|
"semifinalists",
|
|
"also-rans",
|
|
"entrants",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"players",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"antagonists",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condoned":{
|
|
"as in countenanced , brooked":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brooked",
|
|
"countenanced",
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"vouchsafed",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"accredited",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"mandatory",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"bearable",
|
|
"endurable",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"tolerated",
|
|
"unobjectionable",
|
|
"allowable",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"permissive",
|
|
"sufferable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"forbidden",
|
|
"impermissible",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"taboo",
|
|
"tabu",
|
|
"verboten",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unbearable",
|
|
"unendurable",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"unauthorized",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"unlicensed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he is too quick to condone his friend's faults"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinked (at)",
|
|
"brushed (aside or off)",
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"excused",
|
|
"forgave",
|
|
"glossed (over)",
|
|
"glozed (over)",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"papered over",
|
|
"pardoned",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"remitted",
|
|
"shrugged off",
|
|
"whitewashed",
|
|
"winked (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"explained",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"absolved",
|
|
"acquitted",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"exculpated",
|
|
"exonerated",
|
|
"vindicated",
|
|
"waived",
|
|
"waved (aside or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"objected (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraventions":{
|
|
"a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a clandestine weapons program that was a contravention of the international arms agreement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"infractions",
|
|
"infringements",
|
|
"transgressions",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"violations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"misconducts",
|
|
"misdemeanors",
|
|
"misfeasances",
|
|
"misprisions",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"sins",
|
|
"wrongs",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"nonobservances",
|
|
"delinquencies",
|
|
"derelictions",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"encroachments",
|
|
"intrusions",
|
|
"invasions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noninfringements",
|
|
"observances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constringes":{
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"capsulizes",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"narrows (down)",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"telescopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"jam-packs",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompresses",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"outspreads",
|
|
"outstretches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conglomerative":{
|
|
"produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the overabundance of historical detail has the conglomerative effect of overwhelming and boring the reader"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretive",
|
|
"accumulative",
|
|
"additive",
|
|
"cumulative",
|
|
"incremental"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gradual",
|
|
"step-by-step",
|
|
"stepwise",
|
|
"increscent",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"accruable",
|
|
"accrued",
|
|
"aggregated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"built-up",
|
|
"compiled",
|
|
"conglomerated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decremental",
|
|
"decrescent",
|
|
"degressive",
|
|
"regressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congratulates":{
|
|
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"felicitates",
|
|
"hugs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"salutes",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"cries down",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"deprecates",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"writes off",
|
|
"jeers",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"ridicules",
|
|
"taunts",
|
|
"teases"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constellations":{
|
|
"a number of things considered as a unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constellation of beliefs, attitudes, and values that serve to define liberalism today"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"assemblages",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"batteries",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"collections",
|
|
"groupings",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"parcels",
|
|
"passels",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"suites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"aggregations",
|
|
"conglomerations",
|
|
"agglomerations",
|
|
"assortments",
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"mixtures",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"varieties",
|
|
"cycles",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"series",
|
|
"suits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"entities",
|
|
"items",
|
|
"singles",
|
|
"units"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the organization invited an impressive constellation of guest speakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"batteries",
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"boodles",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"crops",
|
|
"groupings",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"parcels",
|
|
"parties",
|
|
"passels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"collectives",
|
|
"congregations",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"cliques",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"rounds",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"factions",
|
|
"guilds",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"schools",
|
|
"sects",
|
|
"brigades",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"phalanxes",
|
|
"phalanges",
|
|
"platoons",
|
|
"posses",
|
|
"task forces",
|
|
"teams",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"blocs",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"confederacies",
|
|
"confederations",
|
|
"federations",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"unions",
|
|
"battalions",
|
|
"squadrons",
|
|
"bevies",
|
|
"broods",
|
|
"coveys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"individuals",
|
|
"singles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a constantly shifting constellation of relationships among the characters of the novel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"configurations",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"ordonnances",
|
|
"patterns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"themes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliated":{
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"attuned",
|
|
"conformed",
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"keyed",
|
|
"reconciled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adapted",
|
|
"tuned",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"correlated",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"paired",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"synchronized",
|
|
"synthesized",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"equalized",
|
|
"evened",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"proportioned",
|
|
"regularized",
|
|
"standardized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"disrupted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"skewed",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lessen the anger or agitation of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"disarmed",
|
|
"gentled",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized",
|
|
"endeared (to)",
|
|
"ingratiated",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"adulated",
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
|
"flattered",
|
|
"overpraised",
|
|
"soft-soaped",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"coaxed",
|
|
"sweet-talked",
|
|
"wheedled",
|
|
"babied",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"dulcified",
|
|
"sweetened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"antagonized",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"burned (up)",
|
|
"burnt (up)",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"persecuted",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"insulted",
|
|
"offended",
|
|
"slighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"ired",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"outraged"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contentiousness":{
|
|
"an inclination to fight or quarrel":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his natural tendency towards contentiousness made him a poor choice for a diplomatic post"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggression",
|
|
"aggressiveness",
|
|
"assaultiveness",
|
|
"bellicosity",
|
|
"belligerence",
|
|
"belligerency",
|
|
"combativeness",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disputatiousness",
|
|
"feistiness",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"militance",
|
|
"militancy",
|
|
"militantness",
|
|
"pugnacity",
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
|
"scrappiness",
|
|
"truculence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"fierceness",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"hyperaggressiveness",
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
|
"imperialism",
|
|
"jingoism",
|
|
"militarism",
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
"biliousness",
|
|
"captiousness",
|
|
"crankiness",
|
|
"crossness",
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"fractiousness",
|
|
"fretfulness",
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"irascibility",
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"irritableness",
|
|
"orneriness",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"pettishness",
|
|
"petulance",
|
|
"querulousness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"testiness",
|
|
"waspishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antiaggression",
|
|
"anti-imperialism",
|
|
"antimilitarism",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sociability",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"placability"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggression",
|
|
"pacifism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containments":{
|
|
"as in isolations , segregations":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"isolations",
|
|
"segregations",
|
|
"constraints",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"circumscriptions",
|
|
"confinements",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"stints"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquest":{
|
|
"the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conquest of much of North and South America by the Spanish during the 16th century"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domination",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"subjection",
|
|
"subjugating",
|
|
"subjugation",
|
|
"vanquishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"victory",
|
|
"win",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"shellacking",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"enslavement",
|
|
"takeover"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipation",
|
|
"enfranchisement",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberation",
|
|
"manumission",
|
|
"release"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congeneric":{
|
|
"as in congenerous , connatural":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"congenerous",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"connatural",
|
|
"kin",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"relatable",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike",
|
|
"commensurate",
|
|
"proportionate",
|
|
"tantamount",
|
|
"virtual",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"approximating",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"fungible",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"interchangeable",
|
|
"me-too",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"selfsame",
|
|
"substitutable",
|
|
"synonymous",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"homogenous",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinguishable",
|
|
"nonequivalent",
|
|
"noninterchangeable",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated",
|
|
"different",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"unakin",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecutions":{
|
|
"a series of things linked together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a consecution of schoolboy misdeeds, juvenile offenses, and misdemeanors that eventually led to a life as a career criminal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenae",
|
|
"catenas",
|
|
"catenations",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"concatenations",
|
|
"nexuses",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"progressions",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"trains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chain reactions",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"cycles",
|
|
"vicious circles",
|
|
"vicious cycles",
|
|
"continua",
|
|
"continuums",
|
|
"gamuts",
|
|
"gauntlets",
|
|
"gantlets",
|
|
"scales",
|
|
"spectra",
|
|
"spectrums",
|
|
"flows",
|
|
"rivers",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"queues",
|
|
"ranges",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"successions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concealers":{
|
|
"as in screens , shields":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"copes",
|
|
"coverings",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"covertures",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"hoods",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"penumbrae",
|
|
"penumbras",
|
|
"robes",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps",
|
|
"fig leafs",
|
|
"fig leaves",
|
|
"Potemkin villages",
|
|
"Trojan horses",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"facades",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ades",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"veneers",
|
|
"glosses",
|
|
"varnishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradictory":{
|
|
"being as different as possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contradictory predictions regarding stock prices that were of no help to investors at all"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antipodal",
|
|
"antipodean",
|
|
"antithetical",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"diametric",
|
|
"diametrical",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"polar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"inverse",
|
|
"obverse",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"divergent",
|
|
"unalike",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"synonymous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncontradictory"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraction":{
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most substances undergo contraction when cooled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constriction",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conserves":{
|
|
"to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the need to conserve oil and other finite fossil fuels"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"husbands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"economizes",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"scrimps",
|
|
"skimps",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"hoards",
|
|
"lays by",
|
|
"lays up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleans (out)",
|
|
"consumes",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"expends",
|
|
"impoverishes",
|
|
"spends",
|
|
"uses up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"fritters (away)",
|
|
"lavishes",
|
|
"misspends",
|
|
"runs through",
|
|
"squanders",
|
|
"throws away",
|
|
"wastes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in good condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conserve our national parks so that they may be enjoyed by future generations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"saves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"services",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"husbands",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"rebuilds",
|
|
"reconstructs",
|
|
"rehabilitates",
|
|
"rejuvenates",
|
|
"restores"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"wrecks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concocts":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constructs",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"drums up",
|
|
"excogitates",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"thinks (up)",
|
|
"trumps up",
|
|
"vamps (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coins",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"daydreams",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"fantasizes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"envisions",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"visions",
|
|
"visualizes",
|
|
"ad-libs",
|
|
"extemporizes",
|
|
"improvises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"copycats",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"imitates",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"reduplicates",
|
|
"replicates",
|
|
"reproduces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connects (with)":{
|
|
"as in attaches (to) , communicates (with)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attaches (to)",
|
|
"communicates (with)",
|
|
"links (with)",
|
|
"abuts",
|
|
"adjoins",
|
|
"borders (on)",
|
|
"butts (on or against)",
|
|
"flanks",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"marches (with)",
|
|
"neighbors",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"verges (on)",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"fences",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"rims",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"contacts",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"meets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspicuous consumption":{
|
|
"as in splurge":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"splurge",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"extravagancy",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"prodigality",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"wastefulness",
|
|
"bountifulness",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"liberality",
|
|
"improvidence",
|
|
"squandering",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"overindulgence",
|
|
"self-indulgence",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"immoderacy",
|
|
"overkill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"economy",
|
|
"frugality",
|
|
"penny-pinching",
|
|
"austerity",
|
|
"moderation",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"temperance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemn":{
|
|
"to show contempt for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"disrespect",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"look down (on or upon)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"sniff (at)",
|
|
"snoot",
|
|
"snub"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"despise",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"deplore",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"disapprove (of)",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"frown (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"value",
|
|
"admire",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"lionize",
|
|
"hallow",
|
|
"revere",
|
|
"venerate",
|
|
"worship",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"approve (of)",
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"subscribe (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"respect"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidence men":{
|
|
"a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"taken in by a persuasive confidence man using the Internet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bilkers",
|
|
"bilks",
|
|
"cheaters",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"chiselers",
|
|
"chisellers",
|
|
"cozeners",
|
|
"defrauders",
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
"fakirs",
|
|
"finaglers",
|
|
"fraudsters",
|
|
"hoaxers",
|
|
"scammers",
|
|
"scamsters",
|
|
"sharks",
|
|
"sharpers",
|
|
"sharpies",
|
|
"skinners",
|
|
"swindlers",
|
|
"trickers",
|
|
"tricksters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"double-crossers",
|
|
"double-dealers",
|
|
"bluffers",
|
|
"charlatans",
|
|
"fakers",
|
|
"fakes",
|
|
"humbugs",
|
|
"impostors",
|
|
"imposters",
|
|
"mountebanks",
|
|
"phonies",
|
|
"phoneys",
|
|
"pretenders",
|
|
"quacks",
|
|
"quacksalvers",
|
|
"ringers",
|
|
"shams",
|
|
"adventurers",
|
|
"foxes",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"gamesmen",
|
|
"knaves",
|
|
"pranksters",
|
|
"rascals",
|
|
"rogues",
|
|
"fast-talkers",
|
|
"slickers",
|
|
"slicks",
|
|
"slicksters",
|
|
"slyboots",
|
|
"smoothies",
|
|
"wheeler-dealers",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"schemers",
|
|
"sneakers",
|
|
"sneaks",
|
|
"blacklegs",
|
|
"cardsharps",
|
|
"cardsharpers"
|
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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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"consents (to)":{
|
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"as in complies (with) , accepts":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accedes (to)",
|
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"accepts",
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"acquiesces",
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"assents (to)",
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"complies (with)",
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"goes (by)",
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"subscribes",
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"agrees",
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"coincides",
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"concurs",
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"affiliates",
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"allies",
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"associates",
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"unites",
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"collaborates",
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"cooperates",
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"gets along",
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"gets on"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"differs",
|
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"disagrees",
|
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"clashes",
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"collides",
|
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"conflicts",
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"bickers",
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"counters",
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"disputes",
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"dissents",
|
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"diverges",
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"falls out",
|
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"objects",
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"opposes",
|
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"protests",
|
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"quarrels",
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"resists",
|
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"rivals",
|
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"dissociates",
|
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"separates",
|
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"splits"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"contracts (for)":{
|
|
"as in orders , signs up (for)":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranges (for)",
|
|
"bespeaks",
|
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"books",
|
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"orders",
|
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"reserves",
|
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"signs up (for)",
|
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"checks out",
|
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"subleases",
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"sublets",
|
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"charters",
|
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"engages",
|
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"hires",
|
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"leases",
|
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"rents"
|
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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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"conformable":{
|
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"readily giving in to the command or authority of another":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"one of the more conformable inmates in a prison that's filled with unruly ones"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amenable",
|
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"biddable",
|
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"compliant",
|
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"docile",
|
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"law-abiding",
|
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"obedient",
|
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"submissive",
|
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"tractable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"duteous",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
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"obliging",
|
|
"placable",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"fawning",
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
|
"obeisant",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"subservient",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"controllable",
|
|
"disciplinable",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"handleable",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"teachable",
|
|
"trainable",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mild"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"insurgent",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"undisciplined",
|
|
"dissident",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"noncompliant",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"unamenable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspectus":{
|
|
"a short statement of the main points":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book that could serve as a conspectus of the work thus far on the development of artificial intelligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"breviary",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"encapsulation",
|
|
"epitome",
|
|
"inventory",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recap",
|
|
"recapitulation",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"resum\u00e9",
|
|
"roundup",
|
|
"run-through",
|
|
"rundown",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"sum-up",
|
|
"summa",
|
|
"summarization",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"summing-up",
|
|
"synopsis",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"compend",
|
|
"compendium",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"rehash",
|
|
"reprise",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"epilogue",
|
|
"epilog"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplification",
|
|
"enlargement",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
"supplement"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscionable":{
|
|
"guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rejecting the title of hero, he insisted that any conscionable person would have done the same thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscientious",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"scrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"right-minded",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"respectful",
|
|
"overconscientious",
|
|
"reliable",
|
|
"responsible",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"tried-and-true",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"trustworthy",
|
|
"trusty",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"worthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"evil-minded",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unrighteous",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"unreliable",
|
|
"untrustworthy",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"nefarious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unjust",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemn":{
|
|
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anathematize",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"reprobate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"dispraise",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"pan",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"doom",
|
|
"sentence",
|
|
"convict",
|
|
"blacklist",
|
|
"excommunicate",
|
|
"ostracize",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"chide",
|
|
"reprove",
|
|
"berate",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"upbraid",
|
|
"vituperate",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"imprecate",
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"revile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"eulogize",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"consecrate",
|
|
"hallow",
|
|
"sanctify",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"revere",
|
|
"venerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bless"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"dispraise",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"pan",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"slag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skewer",
|
|
"tweak",
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"nick (at)",
|
|
"snipe (at)",
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"cavil",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"niggle",
|
|
"quibble",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"chide",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reprove",
|
|
"berate",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"crucify",
|
|
"excoriate",
|
|
"flay",
|
|
"gibbet",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"pillory",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"upbraid",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"discommend",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"objurgate",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reprove"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"punish",
|
|
"bawl out",
|
|
"berate",
|
|
"chew out",
|
|
"cut up",
|
|
"dress down",
|
|
"flay",
|
|
"gibbet",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"rail (at or against)",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"tell off",
|
|
"upbraid",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"disparage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"eulogize",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find or pronounce guilty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convict"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accuse",
|
|
"arraign",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"impeach",
|
|
"indict",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reprove",
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"penalize",
|
|
"punish",
|
|
"sentence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolve",
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"exculpate",
|
|
"exonerate",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to impose a judicial punishment on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"doom",
|
|
"sentence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudge",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"chasten",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"penalize",
|
|
"punish",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"decide",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"opine",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"rule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pardon",
|
|
"reprieve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceiving":{
|
|
"as in impregnated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impregnated",
|
|
"brooding",
|
|
"childbearing",
|
|
"gestational",
|
|
"parturient",
|
|
"prenatal",
|
|
"big",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"enceinte",
|
|
"expectant",
|
|
"expecting",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"gravid",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"pregnant",
|
|
"quick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpregnant",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"miscarrying",
|
|
"delivered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceiting",
|
|
"conjuring (up)",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"envisioning",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"fantasizing",
|
|
"fantasying",
|
|
"featuring",
|
|
"ideating",
|
|
"imaging",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"visioning",
|
|
"visualizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"stargazing",
|
|
"hallucinating",
|
|
"re-creating",
|
|
"recreating",
|
|
"reflecting",
|
|
"reliving",
|
|
"reminiscing",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
"musing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"ruminating",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"prefiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a clear idea of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"apprehending",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"beholding",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"catching on (to)",
|
|
"cognizing",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"cottoning (to or on to)",
|
|
"deciphering",
|
|
"decoding",
|
|
"digging",
|
|
"discerning",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"grokking",
|
|
"intuiting",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"making out",
|
|
"perceiving",
|
|
"recognizing",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"savvying",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"sensing",
|
|
"tumbling (to)",
|
|
"twigging",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"realizing",
|
|
"fathoming",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"piercing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehending",
|
|
"misconceiving",
|
|
"misconstruing",
|
|
"misinterpreting",
|
|
"misperceiving",
|
|
"misreading",
|
|
"mistaking",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I just can't conceive that he would have lied"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"deeming",
|
|
"esteeming",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"guessing",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"judging",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"supposing",
|
|
"thinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"viewing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"perceiving",
|
|
"depending",
|
|
"relying",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presupposing",
|
|
"surmising",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"deducing",
|
|
"inferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusting",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrusting",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"suspecting",
|
|
"disbelieving",
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"rejecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confusion":{
|
|
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the farmer's driving directions to the fairground just left us in total confusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bafflement",
|
|
"bamboozlement",
|
|
"befuddlement",
|
|
"bemusement",
|
|
"bewilderedness",
|
|
"bewilderment",
|
|
"confusedness",
|
|
"discombobulation",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"head-scratching",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"perplexity",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abashment",
|
|
"discomfiture",
|
|
"disconcertment",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"mortification",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"dither",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"turmoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"sureness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was hard to find anything in that confusion in the attic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chance-medley",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"dishevelment",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disorderedness",
|
|
"disorderliness",
|
|
"disorganization",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"heck",
|
|
"hell",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"mare's nest",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"messiness",
|
|
"misorder",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"muss",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"snake pit",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anarchy",
|
|
"lawlessness",
|
|
"misrule",
|
|
"riot",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"labyrinth",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"web",
|
|
"maelstrom",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"bollix",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"morass",
|
|
"motley"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"method",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"system"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thrown into speechless confusion by the wild accusations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashment",
|
|
"discomfiture",
|
|
"disconcertment",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"mortification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"ignominy",
|
|
"shame",
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"humiliation",
|
|
"humble pie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-possession"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concede (to)":{
|
|
"as in consent (to) , confirm":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"consent (to)",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"ratify",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"bow (to)",
|
|
"capitulate (to)",
|
|
"give in (to)",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"succumb (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"shoulder",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"sweat out",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"veto",
|
|
"dissent (to)",
|
|
"object (to)",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"hold off",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"fight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congresses":{
|
|
"the highest lawmaking body of a political unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the national emergency required a special session of congress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"parliaments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"chambers",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"diets",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"legislatives",
|
|
"legislatures",
|
|
"general assemblies",
|
|
"legislative assemblies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"following World War I a great congress of world leaders took place in Paris to plan the postwar world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"get-togethers",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"meetings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clinics",
|
|
"workshops",
|
|
"cabinets",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"conclaves",
|
|
"synods",
|
|
"demonstrations",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"audiences",
|
|
"interviews",
|
|
"sessions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Canada Trades and Labor Congress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"brotherhoods",
|
|
"chambers",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"colleges",
|
|
"consortia",
|
|
"consortiums",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"fraternities",
|
|
"guilds",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"institutions",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"societies",
|
|
"sodalities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collectives",
|
|
"communes",
|
|
"communities",
|
|
"cooperatives",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"blocs",
|
|
"camps",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"cadres",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"cliques",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"juntas",
|
|
"juntos",
|
|
"klatches",
|
|
"klatsches",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"parties",
|
|
"squads",
|
|
"teams",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"chapters",
|
|
"locals",
|
|
"faithfuls",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"memberships",
|
|
"sisterhoods",
|
|
"sororities",
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"camarillas",
|
|
"camorras",
|
|
"confederacies",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"syndicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continua":{
|
|
"a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving.",
|
|
"a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gamuts",
|
|
"gauntlets",
|
|
"gantlets",
|
|
"scales",
|
|
"spectra",
|
|
"spectrums",
|
|
"catenae",
|
|
"catenas",
|
|
"catenations",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"concatenations",
|
|
"consecutions",
|
|
"nexuses",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"progressions",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"chain reactions",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"cycles",
|
|
"vicious circles",
|
|
"vicious cycles",
|
|
"flows",
|
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"rivers",
|
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"streams",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"queues",
|
|
"ranges",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"successions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contribute (to)":{
|
|
"as in conduce (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conduce (to)",
|
|
"beget",
|
|
"breed",
|
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"bring",
|
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"bring about",
|
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"bring on",
|
|
"catalyze",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"draw on",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"effectuate",
|
|
"engender",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"invoke",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"result (in)",
|
|
"spawn",
|
|
"translate (into)",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"decide",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"enact",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"turn out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"clamp down (on)",
|
|
"crack down (on)",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"quench"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consociating":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll be judged by those with whom you consociate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"chumming",
|
|
"companying",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"fraternizing",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"hobnobbing",
|
|
"hooking up",
|
|
"messing around",
|
|
"palling (around)",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"sorting",
|
|
"traveling",
|
|
"travelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"attaching",
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"bonding",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"colluding",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"ganging",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"getting on",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"interrelating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"knotting",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mixing",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"relating",
|
|
"siding",
|
|
"socializing",
|
|
"teaming",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"wedding",
|
|
"befriending",
|
|
"friending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"cold-shouldering",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"snubbing",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatisms":{
|
|
"attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservativeness",
|
|
"die-hardism",
|
|
"reactionaryism",
|
|
"traditionalism",
|
|
"ultraconservatism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"neoconservatism",
|
|
"Toryism",
|
|
"bigotry",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"conventionalism",
|
|
"conventionality",
|
|
"fogyism",
|
|
"fogeyism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"neoliberalism",
|
|
"extremism",
|
|
"radicalism",
|
|
"nonconformism",
|
|
"nonconformity",
|
|
"unconventionalism",
|
|
"unorthodoxy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-mindedness",
|
|
"liberalism",
|
|
"liberalness",
|
|
"open-mindedness",
|
|
"progressivism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliatory":{
|
|
"tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eased the tension with conciliatory remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"peacemaking",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"placatory",
|
|
"propitiatory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"endearing",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"winsome",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abrasive",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"inflammatory",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"nagging",
|
|
"nettlesome",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"martial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"militaristic",
|
|
"military",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonizing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conserved":{
|
|
"to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the need to conserve oil and other finite fossil fuels"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"husbanded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"economized",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"scrimped",
|
|
"skimped",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"hoarded",
|
|
"laid by",
|
|
"laid up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaned (out)",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"used up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"misspent",
|
|
"ran through",
|
|
"squandered",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"wasted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in good condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conserve our national parks so that they may be enjoyed by future generations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"serviced",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"husbanded",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"safeguarded",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"shielded",
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"restored"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"wrecked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceives":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceits",
|
|
"conjures (up)",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"envisions",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"fantasies",
|
|
"fantasizes",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"ideates",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"visions",
|
|
"visualizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreams",
|
|
"stargazes",
|
|
"hallucinates",
|
|
"re-creates",
|
|
"reflects",
|
|
"relives",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"muses",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"foresees",
|
|
"prefigures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a clear idea of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"beholds",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"catches on (to)",
|
|
"cognizes",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"cottons (to or on to)",
|
|
"deciphers",
|
|
"decodes",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"discerns",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"groks",
|
|
"intuits",
|
|
"knows",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"makes out",
|
|
"perceives",
|
|
"recognizes",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"savvies",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"tumbles (to)",
|
|
"twigs",
|
|
"understands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"fathoms",
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
"pierces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehends",
|
|
"misconceives",
|
|
"misconstrues",
|
|
"misinterprets",
|
|
"misperceives",
|
|
"misreads",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"misunderstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I just can't conceive that he would have lied"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"supposes",
|
|
"thinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"views",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"perceives",
|
|
"depends",
|
|
"relies",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"presupposes",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"deduces",
|
|
"infers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusts",
|
|
"doubts",
|
|
"mistrusts",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"suspects",
|
|
"disbelieves",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummately":{
|
|
"in a skillful or expert manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the archaeologist unearthed a consummately carved bust from the fourth century BC"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ably",
|
|
"adeptly",
|
|
"adroitly",
|
|
"artfully",
|
|
"capably",
|
|
"competently",
|
|
"deftly",
|
|
"expertly",
|
|
"masterfully",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"proficiently",
|
|
"skillfully",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aptly",
|
|
"fluently",
|
|
"cleanly",
|
|
"cleverly",
|
|
"dexterously",
|
|
"neatly",
|
|
"nimbly",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"facilely",
|
|
"handily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inaptly",
|
|
"awkwardly",
|
|
"clumsily",
|
|
"crudely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateurishly",
|
|
"artlessly",
|
|
"incapably",
|
|
"incompetently",
|
|
"inefficiently",
|
|
"ineptly",
|
|
"inexpertly",
|
|
"poorly",
|
|
"unskillfully"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consideration":{
|
|
"a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after much consideration we decided to make an offer on the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"account",
|
|
"advisement",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"reflection",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"thought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cogitation",
|
|
"contemplation",
|
|
"meditation",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"rumination",
|
|
"introspection",
|
|
"agonizing",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"indecision",
|
|
"premeditation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since it was pro bono work, no consideration was made"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compensation",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"payment",
|
|
"recompense",
|
|
"remittance",
|
|
"remuneration",
|
|
"requital"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"salary",
|
|
"stipend",
|
|
"wage(s)",
|
|
"disbursement",
|
|
"expenditure",
|
|
"outlay",
|
|
"rebate",
|
|
"refund",
|
|
"indemnity",
|
|
"recoupment",
|
|
"redress",
|
|
"reparation",
|
|
"restitution",
|
|
"adjustment",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"deposit",
|
|
"reimbursement",
|
|
"repayment",
|
|
"prepayment",
|
|
"overpayment",
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rental"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirming":{
|
|
"serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the absence of confirming evidence, we should give him the benefit of the doubt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confirmational",
|
|
"confirmatory",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"corroborative",
|
|
"corroboratory",
|
|
"probative",
|
|
"probatory",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"supplementary",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"helpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"attesting",
|
|
"authenticating",
|
|
"bearing out",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"backing (up)",
|
|
"testifying (to)",
|
|
"vouching (for)",
|
|
"witnessing",
|
|
"guaranteeing",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"documenting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"proving",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disavowing",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"questioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accrediting",
|
|
"approbating",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"finalizing",
|
|
"formalizing",
|
|
"homologating",
|
|
"OK'ing",
|
|
"okaying",
|
|
"ratifying",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"warranting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"sanctifying",
|
|
"initialing",
|
|
"initialling",
|
|
"rubber-stamping",
|
|
"signing",
|
|
"signing off (on)",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"enabling",
|
|
"legalizing",
|
|
"licensing",
|
|
"licencing",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"reapproving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"illegalizing",
|
|
"interdicting",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"rebuffing",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"spurning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"turning down",
|
|
"vetoing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cong\u00e9s":{
|
|
"an expression of good wishes at parting":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with an elaborately ceremonious cong\u00e9 , the ambassador took his leave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adieus",
|
|
"adieux",
|
|
"au revoirs",
|
|
"aves",
|
|
"bon voyages",
|
|
"farewells",
|
|
"Godspeeds",
|
|
"good-byes",
|
|
"good-bys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leave-takings",
|
|
"send-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"greetings",
|
|
"salutations",
|
|
"salutes",
|
|
"welcomes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hellos"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condenses":{
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time the once-fluffy material in the pillow had condensed into a lumpy wad"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"deflates",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"dries up",
|
|
"shrivels",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"puffs (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"condense the information into as brief a report as possible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"capsulizes",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"constringes",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"narrows (down)",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"telescopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"jam-packs",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompresses",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"outspreads",
|
|
"outstretches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"added condensed milk to the mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concentrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"cleans",
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"distills",
|
|
"distils",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"leaches",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"purifies",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"decocts",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"solidifies",
|
|
"deepens",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
"extracts",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"richens",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"reconcentrates",
|
|
"recondenses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterates",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"thins",
|
|
"weakens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dilutes",
|
|
"waters (down)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congregate":{
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"bulk (up)",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"round up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ball",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"brigade",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hive",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"pool",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"archive",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"collate",
|
|
"compile",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"systematize",
|
|
"scrape (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"regroup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"send"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispel",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pilgrims have been congregating in the town's historic square for centuries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"forgather",
|
|
"foregather",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rendezvous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confuses":{
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the similar-sounding words \"censure\" and \"censor\" often confuse people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addles",
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"bamboozles",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"befogs",
|
|
"befuddles",
|
|
"bemuses",
|
|
"bewilders",
|
|
"buffaloes",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"discombobulates",
|
|
"disorients",
|
|
"flummoxes",
|
|
"foxes",
|
|
"fuddles",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gravels",
|
|
"mazes",
|
|
"muddies",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"mystifies",
|
|
"perplexes",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"vexes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"weirds out",
|
|
"abashes",
|
|
"discomfits",
|
|
"disconcerts",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"fazes",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"mortifies",
|
|
"nonpluses",
|
|
"nonplusses",
|
|
"rattles",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"chagrins",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"stuns",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"cozens",
|
|
"deceives",
|
|
"deludes",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"hoaxes",
|
|
"hoodwinks",
|
|
"humbugs",
|
|
"misguides",
|
|
"misleads",
|
|
"snows",
|
|
"strings along",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"enlightens",
|
|
"informs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beclouds",
|
|
"befogs",
|
|
"blurs",
|
|
"clouds",
|
|
"fogs",
|
|
"muddies",
|
|
"obfuscates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"complicates",
|
|
"perplexes",
|
|
"sophisticates",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"disarranges",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"dishevels",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mixes (up)",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"tousles",
|
|
"upsets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines",
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"straightens (out)",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unravels",
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"deciphers",
|
|
"decodes",
|
|
"analyzes",
|
|
"breaks down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"clears (up)",
|
|
"illuminates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflates",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"mixes (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumps (together)",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"miscalls",
|
|
"misidentifies",
|
|
"misnames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"differentiates",
|
|
"discriminates",
|
|
"distinguishes",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashes",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"discomfits",
|
|
"disconcerts",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"fazes",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"mortifies",
|
|
"nonpluses",
|
|
"nonplusses",
|
|
"rattles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"chagrins",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"puts off",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"debases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates",
|
|
"queers",
|
|
"shames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"emboldens",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"reassures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deranges",
|
|
"disarranges",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"dishevels",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dislocates",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"disorganizes",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"hashes",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mixes (up)",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"musses",
|
|
"rumples",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"tousles",
|
|
"tumbles",
|
|
"upsets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"stirs (up)",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"clutters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aligns",
|
|
"alines",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"lines up",
|
|
"queues",
|
|
"classifies",
|
|
"codifies",
|
|
"methodizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"systemizes",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"grooms",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"spruces (up)",
|
|
"unscrambles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"disposes",
|
|
"draws up",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"ranges",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"straightens (up)",
|
|
"tidies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"container":{
|
|
"something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"save the plastic containers from the deli for other uses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"holder",
|
|
"receptacle",
|
|
"vessel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carrier",
|
|
"cartridge",
|
|
"basket",
|
|
"bin",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"caddy",
|
|
"carton",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"casket",
|
|
"crate",
|
|
"handbasket",
|
|
"locker",
|
|
"trunk",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"cooler",
|
|
"warmer",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bottle",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"keg",
|
|
"kettle",
|
|
"kit",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"pail",
|
|
"pitcher",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"tub",
|
|
"vat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceiver":{
|
|
"as in formulator , designer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contriver",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"deviser",
|
|
"formulator",
|
|
"innovator",
|
|
"introducer",
|
|
"inventor",
|
|
"spawner",
|
|
"cocreator",
|
|
"cofounder",
|
|
"builder",
|
|
"maker",
|
|
"producer",
|
|
"author",
|
|
"begetter",
|
|
"creator",
|
|
"establisher",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"founding father",
|
|
"generator",
|
|
"inaugurator",
|
|
"initiator",
|
|
"instituter",
|
|
"institutor",
|
|
"originator",
|
|
"sire",
|
|
"developer",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"researcher",
|
|
"researchist",
|
|
"organizer",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"encourager",
|
|
"galvanizer",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"inspirer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"pupil",
|
|
"student",
|
|
"supporter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convexity":{
|
|
"a part that sticks out from the general mass of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a potter smoothing out a convexity in the vase"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"projection",
|
|
"protrusion",
|
|
"protuberance",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"blob",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"dilatation",
|
|
"gibbosity",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"knurl",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"obtrusion",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"enlargement",
|
|
"escalation",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"mound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crater",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"valley",
|
|
"furrow",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"trench",
|
|
"trough",
|
|
"dimple",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"pocket"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cavity",
|
|
"concave",
|
|
"concavity",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dint",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indent",
|
|
"indentation",
|
|
"indenture",
|
|
"pit",
|
|
"recess"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conundrum":{
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed book",
|
|
"enigma",
|
|
"head-scratcher",
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"riddle",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"why"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteaser",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"perplexity",
|
|
"poser",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"stumper",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformers":{
|
|
"as in followers , conventionalists":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conformists",
|
|
"conventionalists",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"traditionalists",
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"standpatters",
|
|
"stuffed shirts",
|
|
"middle-of-the-roaders",
|
|
"moderates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bohemians",
|
|
"bohos",
|
|
"counterculturists",
|
|
"deviants",
|
|
"enfants terribles",
|
|
"free spirits",
|
|
"heretics",
|
|
"iconoclasts",
|
|
"individualists",
|
|
"lone rangers",
|
|
"loners",
|
|
"lone wolves",
|
|
"mavericks",
|
|
"nonconformers",
|
|
"nonconformists",
|
|
"freethinkers",
|
|
"renegades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraries":{
|
|
"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary \u2014love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antipodes",
|
|
"antitheses",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"obverses",
|
|
"opposites",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"negations",
|
|
"antonyms",
|
|
"counterpoints",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"inverses",
|
|
"mirror images"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"synonyms",
|
|
"analogues",
|
|
"analogs",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"replicas"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrates (on)":{
|
|
"as in focuses (on) , zeroes (in on)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buckles (down to)",
|
|
"focuses (on)",
|
|
"focusses (on)",
|
|
"knuckles down (to)",
|
|
"zeroes (in on)",
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"falls (to)",
|
|
"pitches in",
|
|
"plunges (in)",
|
|
"settles (down)",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"dives (into)",
|
|
"tackles",
|
|
"wades (in or into)",
|
|
"pursues",
|
|
"takes up",
|
|
"undertakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"monkeys (around)",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"potters (around)",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"trifles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contending (with)":{
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a multitude of problems to contend with as soon as he returned to the office"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"coping (with)",
|
|
"fielding",
|
|
"grappling (with)",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"swinging",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"treating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"bringing off",
|
|
"carrying off",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"micromanaging",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"reacting (to)",
|
|
"responding (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botching",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"foozling",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"goofing (up)",
|
|
"lousing up",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"muffing",
|
|
"scamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"oppugning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"checkmating",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurrences":{
|
|
"the state of being of one opinion about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"looked for some sign of concurrence among the delegates to the conference"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"concurrencies",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"unanimities",
|
|
"unisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"adhesions",
|
|
"assentations",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"embracements",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"approbations",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concordances",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"conformities",
|
|
"consonances",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"unions",
|
|
"empathies",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"sympathies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"oppositions",
|
|
"resistances",
|
|
"disapprobations",
|
|
"disapprovals",
|
|
"disfavors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"dissensuses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we needed the concurrence of the boss before proceeding with the project"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"clearances",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"green lights",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"permissions",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"sufferances",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imprimaturs",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"signatures",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"accreditations",
|
|
"certifications",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"patents",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"tolerances",
|
|
"tolerations",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"grants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"refusals",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"revocations",
|
|
"taboos",
|
|
"tabus",
|
|
"injunctions",
|
|
"vetoes",
|
|
"deterrences",
|
|
"discouragements",
|
|
"repressions",
|
|
"suppressions",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"embargoes",
|
|
"exclusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"interdictions",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contract":{
|
|
"a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"accused her of breaking their contract by not completing the decorating job on budget"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"guarantee",
|
|
"guaranty",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"warranty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oath",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"troth",
|
|
"vow",
|
|
"word",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concordat",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"insurance",
|
|
"seal",
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"deposit",
|
|
"pawn",
|
|
"security"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an arrangement about action to be taken":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contract outlining what needed to be done by each person"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"binder",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"entente",
|
|
"entente cordiale",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"come down (with)",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"go down (with)",
|
|
"sicken (with)",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break out (with)",
|
|
"die (from)",
|
|
"succumb (to)",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"languish",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"worsen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"come back",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"recoup",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"recuperate",
|
|
"snap back",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"rebound",
|
|
"recover (from)",
|
|
"shake (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"metal contracts at low temperatures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"deflate",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"shrivel",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"puff (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contract the calf muscles in your legs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"capsulize",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"constringe",
|
|
"narrow (down)",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"telescope"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jam-pack",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompress",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"covenant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"subscribe",
|
|
"underwrite",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"cancel",
|
|
"renege",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"object"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagree"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscripts":{
|
|
"a person forced or required to enroll in military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"draftees",
|
|
"inductees",
|
|
"selectees"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"levies",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"rookies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enlistees",
|
|
"volunteers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pick especially for required military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscribes",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"levies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"enlists",
|
|
"enrolls",
|
|
"enrols",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"calls up",
|
|
"signs up",
|
|
"volunteers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"musters out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convulsions":{
|
|
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Russian Revolution was one of the major convulsions of the 20th century"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouleversements",
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
|
"earthquakes",
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"tempests",
|
|
"tumults",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"uproars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"insurgencies",
|
|
"insurrections",
|
|
"mutinies",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"rebellions",
|
|
"revolts",
|
|
"revolutions",
|
|
"subversions",
|
|
"uprisings",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"seizures",
|
|
"spasms",
|
|
"eruptions",
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
|
"outbreaks",
|
|
"outbursts",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobberies",
|
|
"bustles",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"commotions",
|
|
"furores",
|
|
"furors",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"hubbubs",
|
|
"hullabaloos",
|
|
"hurly-burlies",
|
|
"pandemoniums",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
|
"ructions",
|
|
"rumpuses",
|
|
"shindys",
|
|
"shindies",
|
|
"squalls",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"to-dos",
|
|
"turmoils",
|
|
"welters",
|
|
"williwaws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construction":{
|
|
"something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the swing set turned out to be a more complicated construction than the \"some assembly required\" warning suggested"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"erection",
|
|
"structure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"configuration",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"framework",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skeleton",
|
|
"geography",
|
|
"geometry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a statement that makes something clear":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"could you give us your construction of this passage in the Bible?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clarification",
|
|
"elucidation",
|
|
"exegesis",
|
|
"explanation",
|
|
"explication",
|
|
"exposition",
|
|
"illumination",
|
|
"illustration",
|
|
"interpretation",
|
|
"road map"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"paraphrase",
|
|
"restatement",
|
|
"translation",
|
|
"annotation",
|
|
"comment",
|
|
"commentary",
|
|
"epexegesis",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"deciphering",
|
|
"decoding",
|
|
"disentanglement",
|
|
"unscrambling",
|
|
"analysis",
|
|
"edification",
|
|
"enlightenment",
|
|
"definition",
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"enactment",
|
|
"justification",
|
|
"rationale",
|
|
"rationalization",
|
|
"reasoning",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"caveat",
|
|
"warning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convulses":{
|
|
"to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convulsing with silent laughter as the inept pianist blithely played on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"buckets",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jiggles",
|
|
"joggles",
|
|
"jolts",
|
|
"jounces",
|
|
"judders",
|
|
"quakes",
|
|
"quivers",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"shudders",
|
|
"vibrates",
|
|
"wobbles",
|
|
"wabbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rocks",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"chatters",
|
|
"quavers",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"thrills",
|
|
"trembles",
|
|
"twitches",
|
|
"dodders",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"flickers",
|
|
"fluctuates",
|
|
"flutters",
|
|
"oscillates",
|
|
"undulates",
|
|
"waves",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"palpitates",
|
|
"pit-a-pats",
|
|
"pitter-patters",
|
|
"pulsates",
|
|
"pulses",
|
|
"throbs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connected":{
|
|
"as in associated , interconnected":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"interconnected",
|
|
"interrelated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
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"akin",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
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"corresponding",
|
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"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"apposite",
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
"cogent",
|
|
"germane",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"pertinent",
|
|
"relevant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unrelated",
|
|
"diacritical",
|
|
"diacritic",
|
|
"different",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"nonidentical",
|
|
"other",
|
|
"unalike",
|
|
"unlike",
|
|
"differentiable",
|
|
"discriminable",
|
|
"distinguishable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenated",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"concatenated",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"interconnected",
|
|
"interlinked",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"yoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"interlocked",
|
|
"intermeshed",
|
|
"corded",
|
|
"strung",
|
|
"wired",
|
|
"cemented",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"welded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"sundered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unhitched",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two interstate highways connect , so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"interfused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked (up)",
|
|
"married",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mated",
|
|
"yoked",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"spliced",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"constellated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"recombined",
|
|
"reconnected",
|
|
"rejoined",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disaffiliated",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"fractionated",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"sectioned",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"unlinked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of (something) in combination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"opera is popularly connected with high society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"correlated",
|
|
"identified",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"related"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compared",
|
|
"equated",
|
|
"likened",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"lumped (together)",
|
|
"tied (together)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrasted",
|
|
"differentiated",
|
|
"discriminated",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"set off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consumable":{
|
|
"as in combustible , flammable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ablaze",
|
|
"afire",
|
|
"aflame",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"combusting",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted",
|
|
"burnable",
|
|
"combustible",
|
|
"flammable",
|
|
"ignitable",
|
|
"ignitible",
|
|
"inflammable",
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"incendiary",
|
|
"volcanic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fireproof",
|
|
"incombustible",
|
|
"noncombustible",
|
|
"nonflammable",
|
|
"noninflammable",
|
|
"nonexplosive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceiting":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"conjuring (up)",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"envisioning",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"fantasizing",
|
|
"fantasying",
|
|
"featuring",
|
|
"ideating",
|
|
"imaging",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"visioning",
|
|
"visualizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"stargazing",
|
|
"hallucinating",
|
|
"re-creating",
|
|
"recreating",
|
|
"reflecting",
|
|
"reliving",
|
|
"reminiscing",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
"musing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"ruminating",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"prefiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscience":{
|
|
"one's internal sense of right and wrong":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet's owner."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ethics",
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"morals",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"bone(s)",
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"gut",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"heartstrings",
|
|
"inner space",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"soul"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concession":{
|
|
"the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when trying to get a raise in your salary, it's good to know the art of concession"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodation",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"negotiation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"haggle",
|
|
"horse trade",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"mediation",
|
|
"treaty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an abject concession of guilt from the governor is the only thing that will save her political career"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"admission",
|
|
"avowal",
|
|
"confession",
|
|
"self-confession"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-accusation",
|
|
"self-betrayal",
|
|
"self-revelation",
|
|
"self-incrimination",
|
|
"self-recrimination",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"affirmation",
|
|
"assertion",
|
|
"avouchment",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"confirmation",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"insistence",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"allowance",
|
|
"apology",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"betrayal",
|
|
"disclosure",
|
|
"divulgence",
|
|
"giveaway",
|
|
"revelation",
|
|
"announcement",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"proclamation",
|
|
"pronouncement",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"contriteness",
|
|
"contrition",
|
|
"penitence",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"remorsefulness",
|
|
"repentance",
|
|
"rue"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denial",
|
|
"disallowance",
|
|
"disclaimer",
|
|
"recantation",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"renouncement",
|
|
"repudiation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowal",
|
|
"nonadmission"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something granted as a special favor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concession to sell their T-shirts at the village fair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appanage",
|
|
"apanage",
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"privilege"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"entitlement",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"birthright",
|
|
"perquisite",
|
|
"prerogative",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"exemption",
|
|
"immunity",
|
|
"waiver"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"obligation",
|
|
"responsibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confusions":{
|
|
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the farmer's driving directions to the fairground just left us in total confusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bafflements",
|
|
"bamboozlements",
|
|
"befuddlements",
|
|
"bemusements",
|
|
"bewilderments",
|
|
"discombobulations",
|
|
"distractions",
|
|
"fogs",
|
|
"head-scratchings",
|
|
"mazes",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"mystifications",
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"whirls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abashments",
|
|
"discomfitures",
|
|
"disconcertments",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"mortifications",
|
|
"agitations",
|
|
"chagrins",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"perturbations",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"commotions",
|
|
"dithers",
|
|
"flurries",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"turmoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assurances",
|
|
"certainties",
|
|
"certitudes",
|
|
"confidences",
|
|
"convictions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was hard to find anything in that confusion in the attic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chance-medleys",
|
|
"chaoses",
|
|
"disarrangements",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"dishevelments",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"disorganizations",
|
|
"free-for-alls",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"hecks",
|
|
"hells",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"mare's nests",
|
|
"mares' nests",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"misorders",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"musses",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"snake pits",
|
|
"tumbles",
|
|
"welters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anarchies",
|
|
"misrules",
|
|
"riots",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"labyrinths",
|
|
"mazes",
|
|
"webs",
|
|
"maelstroms",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"bollixes",
|
|
"clutters",
|
|
"litters",
|
|
"mishmashes",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
|
"medleys",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"morasses",
|
|
"motleys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"methods",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"systems"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"orders"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thrown into speechless confusion by the wild accusations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashments",
|
|
"discomfitures",
|
|
"disconcertments",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"mortifications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitations",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"chagrins",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposures",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"perturbations",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"disgraces",
|
|
"ignominies",
|
|
"shames",
|
|
"debasements",
|
|
"degradations",
|
|
"humiliations",
|
|
"humble pies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aplombs",
|
|
"assurances",
|
|
"composures",
|
|
"confidences",
|
|
"equanimities",
|
|
"poises",
|
|
"self-confidences",
|
|
"self-possessions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributed":{
|
|
"to make a donation as part of a group effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chipped in",
|
|
"kicked in",
|
|
"pitched in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"awarded",
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"doled (out)",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"afforded",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"provided"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a present of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributes money to a variety of worthy causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave away",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"volunteered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chipped in",
|
|
"kicked in",
|
|
"pitched in",
|
|
"threw in",
|
|
"awarded",
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"endued",
|
|
"indued",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"afforded",
|
|
"comped",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"regaled",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"benefited",
|
|
"benefitted",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"dished out",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"doled out",
|
|
"handed out",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"issued",
|
|
"meted (out)",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"forked (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"paid",
|
|
"proffered",
|
|
"pungled (up)",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"tendered",
|
|
"sacrificed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"pocketed",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"sold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederates":{
|
|
"one associated with another in wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettors",
|
|
"abetters",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"cohorts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"informants",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"state's evidences",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"conspirators",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"gangsters",
|
|
"mobsters",
|
|
"racketeers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"relied on her confederates in the medical community for support"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettors",
|
|
"abetters",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"bedfellows",
|
|
"fellow travelers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"sympathizers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizers",
|
|
"well-wishers",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"coalitionists",
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"coadjutors",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"familiars",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"pals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"enemies",
|
|
"foes",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"unionizes",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"weds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"segregates",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
"falls out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalescing":{
|
|
"as in recuperating , recovering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"better",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"lusty",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"well-conditioned",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"whole",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"indisposed",
|
|
"peaked",
|
|
"peaky",
|
|
"poorly",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"sickened",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"unwell",
|
|
"symptomatic",
|
|
"cruddy",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"sickish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coming back",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"pulling round",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"recouping",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating",
|
|
"snapping back"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coming around",
|
|
"coming round",
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"cheering (up)",
|
|
"perking (up)",
|
|
"pulling through",
|
|
"surviving",
|
|
"recruiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"coming down",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"degenerating",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"regressing",
|
|
"relapsing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversance":{
|
|
"as in acquaintance , familiarity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquaintance",
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"intimacy",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"background",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"experience",
|
|
"expertise",
|
|
"know-how",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"proficiency",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"skills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inexperience",
|
|
"ignorance",
|
|
"unawareness",
|
|
"unfamiliarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conge":{
|
|
"an expression of good wishes at parting":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with an elaborately ceremonious cong\u00e9 , the ambassador took his leave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adieu",
|
|
"au revoir",
|
|
"ave",
|
|
"bon voyage",
|
|
"farewell",
|
|
"Godspeed",
|
|
"good-bye",
|
|
"good-by"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leave-taking",
|
|
"send-off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"greeting(s)",
|
|
"salutation",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hello"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordance":{
|
|
"as in understanding , harmony":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concertedness",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"embracement",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"assentation",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"concurrency",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"unison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dissensus",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"disapprobation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"disfavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conked (out)":{
|
|
"to lose consciousness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after three days without eating, he simply conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blacked out",
|
|
"fainted",
|
|
"keeled (over)",
|
|
"passed out",
|
|
"swooned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"zonked (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"came around",
|
|
"came round",
|
|
"came to",
|
|
"revived"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop functioning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"crashed",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"gave out",
|
|
"stalled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fizzled",
|
|
"sputtered",
|
|
"wheezed",
|
|
"acted up",
|
|
"malfunctioned",
|
|
"jammed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"started (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checked out",
|
|
"croaked",
|
|
"deceased",
|
|
"demised",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"exited",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"flatlined",
|
|
"kicked in",
|
|
"kicked off",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"passed away",
|
|
"passed (on)",
|
|
"pegged out",
|
|
"perished",
|
|
"popped off",
|
|
"stepped out",
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
"went"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predeceased",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"disappeared",
|
|
"dried up",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"failed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"came to",
|
|
"revived",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"existed",
|
|
"subsisted",
|
|
"was",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"prospered",
|
|
"thrived",
|
|
"throve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"lived"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminate":{
|
|
"to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a supply of drinking water that was contaminated by a toxic waste dump"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"pollute",
|
|
"taint"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infect",
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"foul up",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"water down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"distill",
|
|
"distil",
|
|
"purge",
|
|
"filter",
|
|
"disinfect",
|
|
"sanitize",
|
|
"sterilize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decontaminate",
|
|
"purify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consociational":{
|
|
"as in associational , subsocial":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"associational",
|
|
"subsocial",
|
|
"colonial",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"parasitic",
|
|
"parasitical",
|
|
"precocial",
|
|
"symbiotic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonsocial",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"autonomous",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"semiautonomous",
|
|
"semi-independent",
|
|
"altricial",
|
|
"self-subsistent",
|
|
"self-sufficient",
|
|
"self-supporting",
|
|
"self-sustaining",
|
|
"lone",
|
|
"recluse",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contenting":{
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing (with)",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"feasting",
|
|
"gassing",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gladding",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasuring",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"warming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"quenching",
|
|
"satiating",
|
|
"sating",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"tickling",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"treating",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"catering (to)",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"spoiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"ruffling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"roiling",
|
|
"steaming up",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"insulting",
|
|
"offending"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeasing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversers":{
|
|
"as in discoursers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discoursers",
|
|
"blatherers",
|
|
"blatherskites",
|
|
"gossipers",
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"talebearers",
|
|
"tattlers",
|
|
"tattletales",
|
|
"babblers",
|
|
"blabbermouths",
|
|
"blabbers",
|
|
"blowhards",
|
|
"cacklers",
|
|
"chatterboxes",
|
|
"chatterers",
|
|
"conversationalists",
|
|
"gabblers",
|
|
"gasbags",
|
|
"jabberers",
|
|
"jays",
|
|
"magpies",
|
|
"motormouths",
|
|
"prattlers",
|
|
"talkers",
|
|
"windbags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congeries":{
|
|
"as in conglomeration , hodgepodge":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"cumulation",
|
|
"cumulus",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"lodgment",
|
|
"lodgement",
|
|
"pileup",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"backlog",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"inventory",
|
|
"kitty",
|
|
"nest egg",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stockpile",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerns":{
|
|
"a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several banking concerns in the area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"enterprises",
|
|
"establishments",
|
|
"firms",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"outfits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"corporations",
|
|
"multinationals",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"syndicates",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"dealers",
|
|
"outlets",
|
|
"microenterprises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"deals (with)",
|
|
"pertains (to)",
|
|
"treats (of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appertains (to)",
|
|
"bears (on or upon)",
|
|
"refers (to)",
|
|
"relates (to)",
|
|
"adverts (to)",
|
|
"alludes (to)",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"glances (upon)",
|
|
"instances",
|
|
"mentions",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"quotes",
|
|
"specifies",
|
|
"touches (upon)",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"entails",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"incorporates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"omits",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"slurs (over)",
|
|
"brushes (aside or off)",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"shrugs off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be the business or affair of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affects",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"touches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appertains (to)",
|
|
"applies (to)",
|
|
"bears (on)",
|
|
"pertains (to)",
|
|
"refers (to)",
|
|
"relates (to)",
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"implicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"alarms",
|
|
"alarums",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"derails",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distempers",
|
|
"distracts",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"flurries",
|
|
"frazzles",
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"hagrides",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"weirds out",
|
|
"worries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"chivies",
|
|
"chivvies",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"frets",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"puts off",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"riles",
|
|
"vexes",
|
|
"bedevils",
|
|
"haunts",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"abashes",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"discomfits",
|
|
"disconcerts",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"fazes",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"mortifies",
|
|
"nonpluses",
|
|
"nonplusses",
|
|
"rattles",
|
|
"shakes up",
|
|
"daunts",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits",
|
|
"unnerves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allays",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"propitiates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"tranquilizes",
|
|
"tranquillizes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemns":{
|
|
"to show contempt for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disdains",
|
|
"disrespects",
|
|
"disses",
|
|
"high-hats",
|
|
"looks down (on or upon)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"sniffs (at)",
|
|
"snoots",
|
|
"snubs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scouts",
|
|
"abhors",
|
|
"abominates",
|
|
"despises",
|
|
"detests",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"hates",
|
|
"loathes",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"deplores",
|
|
"deprecates",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"disapproves (of)",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"disfavors",
|
|
"frowns (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"admires",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"lionizes",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"reveres",
|
|
"venerates",
|
|
"worships",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"approves (of)",
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"subscribes (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consenting":{
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refused to consent to the marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acceding",
|
|
"acquiescing",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"coming round",
|
|
"subscribing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"bearing (with)",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"stomaching",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"knuckling under",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuffing",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"gainsaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissenting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consonances":{
|
|
"a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"coherence",
|
|
"concinnity",
|
|
"consonancy",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"orchestration",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"symmetry",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"unity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordination",
|
|
"correlation",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"equalization",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"evenness",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness",
|
|
"regularity",
|
|
"uniformity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disorganization",
|
|
"dissonance",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"disconnectedness",
|
|
"disjointedness",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"irregularity",
|
|
"unevenness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asymmetry",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"disproportion",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"imbalance",
|
|
"incoherence",
|
|
"violence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradiction":{
|
|
"someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dichotomy",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"paradox"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antinomy",
|
|
"conundrum",
|
|
"enigma",
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"riddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"denegation",
|
|
"denial",
|
|
"disallowance",
|
|
"disavowal",
|
|
"disclaimer",
|
|
"disconfirmation",
|
|
"negation",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"repudiation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disproof",
|
|
"rebuttal",
|
|
"refutation",
|
|
"negative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"confession",
|
|
"affirmation",
|
|
"assertion",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"attestation",
|
|
"corroboration",
|
|
"documentation",
|
|
"substantiation",
|
|
"testament",
|
|
"testimony",
|
|
"validation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"admission",
|
|
"avowal",
|
|
"confirmation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condonation":{
|
|
"as in forgiveness , pardon":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolution",
|
|
"forgiveness",
|
|
"pardon",
|
|
"remission",
|
|
"acquittal",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"exculpation",
|
|
"exoneration",
|
|
"vindication",
|
|
"atonement",
|
|
"expiation",
|
|
"compurgation",
|
|
"whitewash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"accusation",
|
|
"arraignment",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"incrimination",
|
|
"indictment",
|
|
"prosecution",
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscientiousness":{
|
|
"strict attentiveness to what one is doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finished the last details with as much conscientiousness as the first"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care",
|
|
"carefulness",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"heedfulness",
|
|
"meticulosity",
|
|
"meticulousness",
|
|
"pains",
|
|
"scrupulousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertence",
|
|
"advertency",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"alertness",
|
|
"mindfulness",
|
|
"vigilance",
|
|
"watchfulness",
|
|
"dutifulness",
|
|
"irreproachability",
|
|
"irreproachableness",
|
|
"punctiliousness",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"effort",
|
|
"painstaking",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"particularity",
|
|
"precision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inadvertence",
|
|
"inadvertency",
|
|
"inattention",
|
|
"inobservance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heedlessness",
|
|
"inattentiveness",
|
|
"negligence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contagium":{
|
|
"as in infection":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infection",
|
|
"contagion",
|
|
"contagious disease",
|
|
"virus",
|
|
"germ",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"bout",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"sickishness",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"decrepitude",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"indisposition",
|
|
"invalidism",
|
|
"invalidity",
|
|
"lameness",
|
|
"sickliness",
|
|
"unhealthiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"unwellness",
|
|
"weakliness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"malaise",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"pandemic",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"pestilence",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"ailment",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"disease",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distemperature",
|
|
"dysfunction",
|
|
"disfunction",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"illness",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"malady",
|
|
"sickness",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"hardiness",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"heartiness",
|
|
"lustiness",
|
|
"robustness",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"wholeness",
|
|
"wholesomeness",
|
|
"fettle",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"health",
|
|
"wellness",
|
|
"antidote",
|
|
"antivenin",
|
|
"antivenom",
|
|
"mithridate",
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"cure-all",
|
|
"elixir",
|
|
"panacea"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuingly":{
|
|
"as in always , continuously":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"always",
|
|
"consistently",
|
|
"continuously",
|
|
"night and day",
|
|
"perpetually",
|
|
"unceasingly",
|
|
"uninterruptedly",
|
|
"again and again",
|
|
"constantly",
|
|
"continually",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"hourly",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"oft",
|
|
"often",
|
|
"oftentimes",
|
|
"ofttimes",
|
|
"over and over",
|
|
"repeatedly",
|
|
"afresh",
|
|
"again",
|
|
"anew",
|
|
"commonly",
|
|
"habitually",
|
|
"ordinarily",
|
|
"regularly",
|
|
"routinely",
|
|
"intermittently",
|
|
"periodically",
|
|
"recurrently",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"usually"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"infrequently",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"rarely",
|
|
"seldom",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"now and then",
|
|
"occasionally",
|
|
"sometimes",
|
|
"sporadically",
|
|
"ne'er",
|
|
"never",
|
|
"once"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congruent":{
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a theory congruent with the known facts of the case"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conferring (on)":{
|
|
"as in covering , bestowing (on or upon)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowing (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"according",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"enduing",
|
|
"induing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"gifting",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"empowering",
|
|
"enabling",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossessing",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"stinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confluences":{
|
|
"the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conjunctions",
|
|
"convergences",
|
|
"convergencies",
|
|
"meetings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"connections",
|
|
"consolidations",
|
|
"couplings",
|
|
"joinings",
|
|
"junctions",
|
|
"junctures",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"divergences"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceded":{
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she grudgingly conceded his point"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledged",
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"confessed",
|
|
"fessed (up)",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"owned (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburdened",
|
|
"unburdened",
|
|
"unloaded",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"recognized",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"spilled",
|
|
"spilt",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"unveiled",
|
|
"betrayed",
|
|
"blabbed",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"gave away",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"leaked",
|
|
"ratted",
|
|
"squealed",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"tattled",
|
|
"tipped (off)",
|
|
"warned",
|
|
"wised (up)",
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"whispered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covered (up)",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"kidded (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinked",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"budged",
|
|
"capitulated",
|
|
"gave in",
|
|
"knuckled under",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"relented",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"deferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"held off",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"breasted",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"objected",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"repelled",
|
|
"thwarted",
|
|
"withstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"resisted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constrictor":{
|
|
"as in boa , python":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adder",
|
|
"anaconda",
|
|
"asp",
|
|
"black racer",
|
|
"blacksnake",
|
|
"blue racer",
|
|
"boa",
|
|
"bull snake",
|
|
"bushmaster",
|
|
"chicken snake",
|
|
"cobra",
|
|
"copperhead",
|
|
"coral snake",
|
|
"cottonmouth moccasin",
|
|
"diamondback rattlesnake",
|
|
"fer-de-lance",
|
|
"garter snake",
|
|
"gopher snake",
|
|
"green snake",
|
|
"hognose snake",
|
|
"horned viper",
|
|
"indigo snake",
|
|
"king cobra",
|
|
"king snake",
|
|
"krait",
|
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"mamba",
|
|
"milk snake",
|
|
"moccasin",
|
|
"pine snake",
|
|
"pit viper",
|
|
"puff adder",
|
|
"python",
|
|
"racer",
|
|
"rat snake",
|
|
"rattlesnake",
|
|
"sea serpent",
|
|
"sea snake",
|
|
"sidewinder",
|
|
"taipan",
|
|
"water moccasin",
|
|
"water snake",
|
|
"worm snake",
|
|
"serpent",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"viper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunctures":{
|
|
"a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unfortunate conjuncture of events\u2014peak demand at a time of reduced output from hurricane-ravished refineries\u2014resulted in skyrocketing gas prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boiling points",
|
|
"breaking points",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"crises",
|
|
"crossroads",
|
|
"crunches",
|
|
"crunch times",
|
|
"Dunkirks",
|
|
"emergencies",
|
|
"exigencies",
|
|
"extremities",
|
|
"flash points",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"junctures",
|
|
"tinderboxes",
|
|
"zero hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contingencies",
|
|
"possibilities",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"turning points",
|
|
"happenings",
|
|
"landmarks",
|
|
"milestones",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"straits",
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
|
"impasses",
|
|
"stalemates",
|
|
"corners",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"hot waters",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"last ditches",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"predicaments",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"eleventh hours",
|
|
"last minutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consequence":{
|
|
"a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the flood was an inevitable consequence of the prolonged, heavy rains"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aftereffect",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"backwash",
|
|
"child",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"corollary",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"fate",
|
|
"fruit",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outcome",
|
|
"outgrowth",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"upshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ramification",
|
|
"denouement",
|
|
"d\u00e9nouement",
|
|
"echo",
|
|
"implication",
|
|
"repercussion",
|
|
"afterclap",
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"aftershock",
|
|
"blowback",
|
|
"by-product",
|
|
"fallout",
|
|
"offshoot",
|
|
"ripple",
|
|
"side effect",
|
|
"side reaction",
|
|
"spin-off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"origin",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"source",
|
|
"spring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"causation",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being important":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mistake that was of no great consequence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"account",
|
|
"import",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"magnitude",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"momentousness",
|
|
"significance",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"weightiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"celebrity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"fame",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"noteworthiness",
|
|
"notoriety",
|
|
"preeminence",
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
"renown",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"substantiveness",
|
|
"value",
|
|
"worth",
|
|
"worthiness",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"reputation",
|
|
"repute",
|
|
"centrality",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"essentialness",
|
|
"cachet",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"prestige",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"stature",
|
|
"status",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"greatness",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"illustriousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"paltriness",
|
|
"pettiness",
|
|
"valuelessness",
|
|
"worthlessness",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"disrepute",
|
|
"ignominy",
|
|
"infamy",
|
|
"odium",
|
|
"opprobrium",
|
|
"shame",
|
|
"anonymity",
|
|
"obscurity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insignificance",
|
|
"littleness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"slightness",
|
|
"smallness",
|
|
"triviality"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a junior executive who strutted around the office with all of the consequence of a peacock in pinstripes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogance",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"bumptiousness",
|
|
"haughtiness",
|
|
"hauteur",
|
|
"high horse",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"imperiousness",
|
|
"loftiness",
|
|
"lordliness",
|
|
"masterfulness",
|
|
"peremptoriness",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"presumptuousness",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"pretension",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"self-consequence",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"superciliousness",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"toploftiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"bossiness",
|
|
"bowwow",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"high-handedness",
|
|
"condescension",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"chest-thumping",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"self-assertion",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"snobbery",
|
|
"snobbishness",
|
|
"snobbism",
|
|
"snootiness",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"cheek",
|
|
"cheekiness",
|
|
"impertinence",
|
|
"impudence",
|
|
"sauciness",
|
|
"boastfulness",
|
|
"bombast",
|
|
"braggadocio",
|
|
"bravado",
|
|
"strut",
|
|
"swagger",
|
|
"triumphalism",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"cockiness",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-centeredness",
|
|
"self-complacency",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-content",
|
|
"self-contentment",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-partiality",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"vanity",
|
|
"superiority complex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"demureness",
|
|
"retiringness",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"self-distrust",
|
|
"self-doubt",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"lowliness",
|
|
"meekness",
|
|
"mousiness",
|
|
"passiveness",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"submissiveness",
|
|
"quietness",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"reservedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"unassumingness",
|
|
"unpretentiousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I am able to deduce several consequences from those premises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"deduction",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"eduction",
|
|
"induction",
|
|
"inference",
|
|
"sequitur"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decision",
|
|
"deliverance",
|
|
"diagnosis",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"verdict",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"supposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurrent":{
|
|
"existing or occurring at the same period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concurrent expeditions to the Antarctic that were in a race to reach the South Pole"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"incident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"present at the same time and place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the postwar period of prosperity and the concurrent baby boom are the major topics in this history of the 1950s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concomitant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronous",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"collateral",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"resulting",
|
|
"ensuing",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"subsequent",
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"incident",
|
|
"incidental"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unassociated",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuously":{
|
|
"as in constantly , always":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"always",
|
|
"consistently",
|
|
"constantly",
|
|
"endlessly",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"evermore",
|
|
"forever",
|
|
"incessantly",
|
|
"invariably",
|
|
"perpetually",
|
|
"unfailingly",
|
|
"afresh",
|
|
"again",
|
|
"anew",
|
|
"de novo",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"continually",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"oft",
|
|
"often",
|
|
"oftentimes",
|
|
"ofttimes",
|
|
"recurrently",
|
|
"repeatedly",
|
|
"freshly",
|
|
"newly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nevermore",
|
|
"ne'er",
|
|
"never",
|
|
"infrequently",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"rarely",
|
|
"seldom",
|
|
"unusually",
|
|
"intermittently",
|
|
"occasionally",
|
|
"periodically",
|
|
"sometimes",
|
|
"sporadically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in steadily , steadfastly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ploddingly",
|
|
"steadfastly",
|
|
"steadily",
|
|
"unabatedly",
|
|
"unrelentingly",
|
|
"unremittingly",
|
|
"actively",
|
|
"animatedly",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"busily",
|
|
"dynamically",
|
|
"energetically",
|
|
"feverishly",
|
|
"spiritedly",
|
|
"vehemently",
|
|
"vigorously",
|
|
"zealously",
|
|
"ardently",
|
|
"attentively",
|
|
"conscientiously",
|
|
"earnestly",
|
|
"exhaustively",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"painstakingly",
|
|
"seriously",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"amain",
|
|
"arduously",
|
|
"assiduously",
|
|
"determinedly",
|
|
"diligently",
|
|
"doggedly",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"industriously",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"intensively",
|
|
"intently",
|
|
"laboriously",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"purposefully",
|
|
"resolutely",
|
|
"sedulously",
|
|
"slavishly",
|
|
"strenuously",
|
|
"indefatigably",
|
|
"tirelessly",
|
|
"unflaggingly",
|
|
"untiringly",
|
|
"wearilessly",
|
|
"obstinately",
|
|
"stubbornly",
|
|
"willfully"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"casually",
|
|
"desultorily",
|
|
"halfheartedly",
|
|
"indolently",
|
|
"lackadaisically",
|
|
"languidly",
|
|
"lazily",
|
|
"listlessly",
|
|
"shiftlessly",
|
|
"sluggishly",
|
|
"spiritlessly",
|
|
"tiredly",
|
|
"wearily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjecture":{
|
|
"an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the many conjectures about the true identity of Jack the Ripper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"supposition",
|
|
"surmise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"thesis",
|
|
"dead reckoning",
|
|
"guessing",
|
|
"guesswork",
|
|
"speculation",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"intuition",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"faith"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"estimate",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"gauge",
|
|
"gage",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"suppose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"deduce",
|
|
"extrapolate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"infer",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calibrate",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"scale",
|
|
"compute",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"daresay",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"presume",
|
|
"speculate",
|
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"suppose",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"suspect",
|
|
"suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"deduce",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"infer",
|
|
"hypothecate",
|
|
"hypothesize",
|
|
"theorize",
|
|
"believe",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"expect",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"think"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"document",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"find out",
|
|
"learn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporaneous":{
|
|
"existing or occurring at the same period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"incident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consciousness":{
|
|
"a state of being aware":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a glaring problem that somehow has yet to penetrate the consciousness of the people that run this company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertence",
|
|
"advertency",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"cognizance",
|
|
"ear",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"mindfulness",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hyperawareness",
|
|
"hyperconsciousness",
|
|
"advisement",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"recognition",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"obliviousness",
|
|
"unawareness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congeals":{
|
|
"to become physically firm or solid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concretes",
|
|
"firms (up)",
|
|
"freezes",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"indurates",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"solidifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cakes",
|
|
"calluses",
|
|
"encrusts",
|
|
"incrusts",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"coagulates",
|
|
"gelates",
|
|
"gelatinizes",
|
|
"gels",
|
|
"jellies",
|
|
"jells",
|
|
"stiffens",
|
|
"thickens",
|
|
"calcifies",
|
|
"crystallizes",
|
|
"crystalizes",
|
|
"ossifies",
|
|
"petrifies",
|
|
"rigidifies",
|
|
"anneals",
|
|
"case-hardens",
|
|
"tempers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deliquesces",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"fluxes",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"melts",
|
|
"thaws",
|
|
"unfreezes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefies",
|
|
"liquifies",
|
|
"softens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"coagulates",
|
|
"gelates",
|
|
"gelatinizes",
|
|
"gels",
|
|
"jellies",
|
|
"jells",
|
|
"sets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cakes",
|
|
"concretes",
|
|
"firms (up)",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"freezes",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"indurates",
|
|
"solidifies",
|
|
"stiffens",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"thickens",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"curdles",
|
|
"curds",
|
|
"gums",
|
|
"lumps (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deliquesces",
|
|
"fluxes",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"liquefies",
|
|
"liquifies",
|
|
"melts",
|
|
"thaws"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concoct":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"drum up",
|
|
"excogitate",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"trump up",
|
|
"vamp (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize",
|
|
"ad-lib",
|
|
"extemporize",
|
|
"improvise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"reduplicate",
|
|
"replicate",
|
|
"reproduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concatenations":{
|
|
"a series of things linked together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a complicated concatenation of events leading to the freak accident"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenae",
|
|
"catenas",
|
|
"catenations",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"consecutions",
|
|
"nexuses",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"progressions",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"trains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chain reactions",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"cycles",
|
|
"vicious circles",
|
|
"vicious cycles",
|
|
"continua",
|
|
"continuums",
|
|
"gamuts",
|
|
"gauntlets",
|
|
"gantlets",
|
|
"scales",
|
|
"spectra",
|
|
"spectrums",
|
|
"flows",
|
|
"rivers",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"queues",
|
|
"ranges",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"successions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confer":{
|
|
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"proffer",
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"appoint",
|
|
"designate",
|
|
"dub",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abort",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"call off",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"rescind",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"abrogate",
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"invalidate",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"void",
|
|
"write off",
|
|
"recant",
|
|
"retract",
|
|
"take back",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my parents are going to confer with a financial adviser about saving for their retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulate",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bandy",
|
|
"bat (around)",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"ventilate",
|
|
"rehash",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"refer (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummate":{
|
|
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consummate cabinetmakers, they produced desks and chests of drawers that are now regarded as masterpieces of American furniture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sure-handed",
|
|
"gifted",
|
|
"talented",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"effectual",
|
|
"efficient",
|
|
"workmanlike",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"employable",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"habile",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"all-around",
|
|
"all-round",
|
|
"well-rounded",
|
|
"long-term",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"multiskilled",
|
|
"multitalented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incapable",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"unable",
|
|
"unfit",
|
|
"unfitted",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"inefficient",
|
|
"talentless",
|
|
"ungifted",
|
|
"untalented",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unschooled",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"untrained",
|
|
"untutored",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"would-be",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"ham-fisted",
|
|
"ham-handed",
|
|
"heavy-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"unskilled",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having no exceptions or restrictions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a consummate liar who has practically made mendacity an art form"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"all-out",
|
|
"arrant",
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"bodacious",
|
|
"categorical",
|
|
"categoric",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"flat-out",
|
|
"out-and-out",
|
|
"outright",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"profound",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"stone",
|
|
"straight-out",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"thoroughgoing",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
|
"unconditional",
|
|
"unmitigated",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"very"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"veritable",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"undying",
|
|
"unremitting",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"unrestricted",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"frightful",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supreme",
|
|
"surpassing",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"terrific"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"uncertain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"of the greatest or highest degree or quantity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ballerina renowned for her consummate grace"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"last",
|
|
"max",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"nth",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"paramount",
|
|
"supreme",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"ultimate",
|
|
"utmost",
|
|
"uttermost"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unequaled",
|
|
"unequalled",
|
|
"unmatched",
|
|
"unparalleled",
|
|
"unrivaled",
|
|
"unrivalled",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"biggest",
|
|
"hugest",
|
|
"largest",
|
|
"topmost",
|
|
"upmost",
|
|
"uppermost"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"littlest",
|
|
"minutest",
|
|
"smallest",
|
|
"tiniest",
|
|
"lowest",
|
|
"fewest"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"least",
|
|
"minimal",
|
|
"minimum",
|
|
"slightest"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"finalize",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"polish"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"follow through (with)",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"accomplish",
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"carry out",
|
|
"carry through",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"fulfill",
|
|
"fulfil",
|
|
"perform",
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"amend",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate",
|
|
"machine",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"shine",
|
|
"touch up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concessionaire":{
|
|
"a person or business that has been given the right to sell something on property owned by someone else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The stadium's concessionaires sell all sorts of food, including everything from hot dogs to sushi."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"auctioneer",
|
|
"broker",
|
|
"dealer",
|
|
"merchandiser",
|
|
"seller",
|
|
"vendor",
|
|
"merchant",
|
|
"trader",
|
|
"tradesman",
|
|
"black marketer",
|
|
"black marketeer",
|
|
"bootlegger",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"fencer",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"scalper",
|
|
"smuggler",
|
|
"trafficker",
|
|
"discounter",
|
|
"distributor",
|
|
"e-tailer",
|
|
"exporter",
|
|
"jobber",
|
|
"reseller",
|
|
"retailer",
|
|
"wholesaler",
|
|
"chapman",
|
|
"hawker",
|
|
"huckster",
|
|
"peddler",
|
|
"pedlar",
|
|
"salesclerk",
|
|
"salesman",
|
|
"salesperson",
|
|
"saleswoman",
|
|
"shopgirl",
|
|
"bargainer",
|
|
"haggler",
|
|
"horse trader",
|
|
"palterer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"consumer",
|
|
"end user",
|
|
"user",
|
|
"buyer",
|
|
"purchaser"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confined":{
|
|
"taken and held prisoner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"confined citizens have basic rights under that nation's constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehended",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"captive",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"imprisoned",
|
|
"incarcerated",
|
|
"interned",
|
|
"jailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"enslaved",
|
|
"indentured",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"trapped",
|
|
"abducted",
|
|
"kidnapped",
|
|
"kidnaped",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subjugated",
|
|
"occupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unconfined",
|
|
"unrestrained",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"enfranchised",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"paroled",
|
|
"released"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"free"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capped",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"held down",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"narrowed",
|
|
"pinched",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"tightened",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"numbered",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"qualified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broadened",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"widened",
|
|
"overextended",
|
|
"overreached"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exceeded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put in or as if in prison":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was confined until the trial could take place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"imprisoned",
|
|
"incarcerated",
|
|
"interned",
|
|
"jailed",
|
|
"jugged",
|
|
"locked (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"shut",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"gated",
|
|
"apprehended",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"nabbed",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"pinched",
|
|
"seized",
|
|
"impressed",
|
|
"shanghaied",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"impounded",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"enchained",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"trammeled",
|
|
"trammelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"enfranchised",
|
|
"manumitted",
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"uncaged",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"unfettered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"released"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condensing":{
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the condensing of our stored junk, we actually had room in the garage for the car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constriction",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"contraction",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time the once-fluffy material in the pillow had condensed into a lumpy wad"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"deflating",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"retreating",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"puffing (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"condense the information into as brief a report as possible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuling",
|
|
"capsulizing",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constringing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"narrowing (down)",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cramming",
|
|
"crowding",
|
|
"jamming",
|
|
"jam-packing",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressing",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"outspreading",
|
|
"outstretching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"added condensed milk to the mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concentrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"distilling",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"leaching",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"decocting",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"solidifying",
|
|
"deepening",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"richening",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"reconcentrating",
|
|
"recondensing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterating",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"thinning",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"watering (down)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjuration":{
|
|
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the preposterous claim that he could raise the spirits of the dead with a mystical conjuration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabra",
|
|
"bewitchment",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"incantation",
|
|
"invocation",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"whammy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cantrip",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"jinx",
|
|
"bewitchery",
|
|
"conjuring",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"mojo",
|
|
"necromancy",
|
|
"sorcery",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"voodooism",
|
|
"witchcraft",
|
|
"witchery",
|
|
"wizardry",
|
|
"amulet",
|
|
"fetish",
|
|
"fetich",
|
|
"phylactery",
|
|
"talisman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an earnest request":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conjuration for divine guidance during a time of national crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjuration",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"entreaty",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"plea",
|
|
"pleading",
|
|
"prayer",
|
|
"solicitation",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"suppliance",
|
|
"supplication"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"application",
|
|
"requisition",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"demand",
|
|
"insistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contained":{
|
|
"as in restrained , constrained":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"uncaring",
|
|
"unresponsive",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subservient",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"complying",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"placable",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"unresistant",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"long-suffering",
|
|
"patient",
|
|
"stoic",
|
|
"stoical",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"uncomplaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complaining",
|
|
"fed up",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"kvetching",
|
|
"kvetchy",
|
|
"protesting",
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"unruly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have within":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boasted",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"held"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"cased",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"harbored",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"lodged",
|
|
"sheltered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contract contains several new clauses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"numbered",
|
|
"subsumed",
|
|
"took in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprised",
|
|
"consisted (of)",
|
|
"bracketed",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"debarred",
|
|
"precluded",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"excepted",
|
|
"ruled out",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"mislaid",
|
|
"misplaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"left (out)",
|
|
"missed out",
|
|
"omitted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the recipe contains several parts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprised",
|
|
"consisted (of)",
|
|
"mustered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"incorporated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"re-collected",
|
|
"settled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"recovered",
|
|
"lulled",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"stilled",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"pulled in",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"ruled",
|
|
"tamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottled (up)",
|
|
"choked (back)",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"minced",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"pocketed",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"strangled",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"interrupted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"gagged",
|
|
"muzzled",
|
|
"silenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"loosed",
|
|
"loosened",
|
|
"unleashed",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"took out",
|
|
"vented"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lost"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confabbed":{
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"confabulated",
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"consulted",
|
|
"counseled",
|
|
"counselled",
|
|
"parleyed",
|
|
"treated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"bandied",
|
|
"batted (around)",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"palavered",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"talked over",
|
|
"ventilated",
|
|
"rehashed",
|
|
"coached",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"referred (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confute":{
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belie",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"debunk",
|
|
"disconfirm",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"shoot down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"talk over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"document",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"evince",
|
|
"record",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"witness",
|
|
"back (up)",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"adduce",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"identify",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"illustrate",
|
|
"manifest"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistories":{
|
|
"as in congregations , synods":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"conclaves",
|
|
"congregations",
|
|
"congresses",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"synods",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"town meetings",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"colloquiums",
|
|
"colloquia",
|
|
"brainstormings",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"panel discussions",
|
|
"panels",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"newsgroups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converts":{
|
|
"to persuade to change to one's religious faith":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"proselytes",
|
|
"proselytizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"missionizes",
|
|
"brainwashes",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"propagates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"secularizes",
|
|
"dissuades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change in form, appearance, or use":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old factory was converted into an apartment building"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alchemizes",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"metamorphoses",
|
|
"transfigures",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"transmutes",
|
|
"transposes",
|
|
"transubstantiates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"redefines",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"reengineers",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"varies",
|
|
"deforms",
|
|
"disfigures",
|
|
"distorts",
|
|
"mutates",
|
|
"transmogrifies",
|
|
"displaces",
|
|
"replaces",
|
|
"substitutes",
|
|
"supplants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"brings around",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"prevails (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"wins (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandishes",
|
|
"blarneys",
|
|
"cajoles",
|
|
"coaxes",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"exhorts",
|
|
"fast-talks",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"wheedles",
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"leads on",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seduces",
|
|
"snows",
|
|
"tempts",
|
|
"brainwashes",
|
|
"overpersuades",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"prompts",
|
|
"sells",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"entices",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"reasons (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deters",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"dissuades",
|
|
"unsells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bailee converted the goods to his own use"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriates",
|
|
"arrogates",
|
|
"commandeers",
|
|
"expropriates",
|
|
"pirates",
|
|
"preempts",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"takes over",
|
|
"usurps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annexes",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"confiscates",
|
|
"impounds",
|
|
"repossesses",
|
|
"sequesters",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"steals",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"despoils",
|
|
"loots",
|
|
"pillages",
|
|
"encroaches",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"preoccupies",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"embezzles",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"misappropriates",
|
|
"misuses",
|
|
"peculates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the converts were the most vocal and fervent worshippers in the church"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"neophytes",
|
|
"proselytes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"newcomers",
|
|
"novices",
|
|
"novitiates",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"catechumens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who follows the opinions or teachings of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the British biologist T. H. Huxley was one of the earliest converts to Darwin's theory of evolution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acolytes",
|
|
"adherents",
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"epigones",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"liege men",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"pupils",
|
|
"votaries",
|
|
"votarists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"proselytizers",
|
|
"soldiers",
|
|
"faithfuls",
|
|
"loyalists",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9s",
|
|
"scholars",
|
|
"students",
|
|
"ideologists",
|
|
"ideologues",
|
|
"idealogues",
|
|
"sectarians",
|
|
"admirers",
|
|
"cultists",
|
|
"devotees",
|
|
"enthusiasts",
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"idolaters",
|
|
"idolators",
|
|
"worshippers",
|
|
"worshipers",
|
|
"zealots",
|
|
"apparatchiks",
|
|
"apparatchiki",
|
|
"camp followers",
|
|
"flunkies",
|
|
"flunkeys",
|
|
"hangers-on",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"lackeys",
|
|
"lickspittles",
|
|
"minions",
|
|
"myrmidons",
|
|
"satellites",
|
|
"stooges",
|
|
"sycophants",
|
|
"toadies",
|
|
"yes-men"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apostates",
|
|
"defectors",
|
|
"renegades",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"turncoats"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coryphaei",
|
|
"leaders"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convince":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"bring around",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"persuade",
|
|
"prevail (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"talk (into)",
|
|
"win (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandish",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"cajole",
|
|
"coax",
|
|
"entreat",
|
|
"exhort",
|
|
"fast-talk",
|
|
"urge",
|
|
"wheedle",
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"lead on",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduce",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"tempt",
|
|
"brainwash",
|
|
"overpersuade",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"sell",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"attract",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"entice",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"reason (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deter",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dissuade",
|
|
"unsell"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversions":{
|
|
"a change in form, appearance, or use":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conversion of the spare bedroom into a home office was easily accomplished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changeovers",
|
|
"metamorphoses",
|
|
"transfigurations",
|
|
"transformations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shifts",
|
|
"transitions",
|
|
"adjustments",
|
|
"alterations",
|
|
"modifications",
|
|
"reconstructions",
|
|
"reconversions",
|
|
"redos",
|
|
"reformations",
|
|
"revisions",
|
|
"variations",
|
|
"deformations",
|
|
"disfigurements",
|
|
"distortions",
|
|
"mutations",
|
|
"transmutations",
|
|
"displacements",
|
|
"replacements",
|
|
"substitutions",
|
|
"supplantations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condominiums":{
|
|
"as in condos , penthouses":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bed-sitters",
|
|
"bedsits",
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
|
"cohousings",
|
|
"condos",
|
|
"duplex apartments",
|
|
"duplexes",
|
|
"efficiencies",
|
|
"efficiency apartments",
|
|
"flatlets",
|
|
"floor-throughs",
|
|
"garden apartments",
|
|
"granny flats",
|
|
"maisonettes",
|
|
"penthouses",
|
|
"railroad flats",
|
|
"salons",
|
|
"saloons",
|
|
"studio apartments",
|
|
"studios",
|
|
"triplexes",
|
|
"walk-ups",
|
|
"apartments",
|
|
"diggings",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"flats",
|
|
"lodgings",
|
|
"suites",
|
|
"tenements",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"wings",
|
|
"apartment buildings",
|
|
"apartment houses",
|
|
"tenement houses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in settlements , colonies":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"client states",
|
|
"colonies",
|
|
"dependencies",
|
|
"mandates",
|
|
"provinces",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"trust territories",
|
|
"democracies",
|
|
"dictatorships",
|
|
"monarchies",
|
|
"monocracies",
|
|
"oligarchies",
|
|
"sovereigns",
|
|
"sovrans",
|
|
"theocracies",
|
|
"fatherlands",
|
|
"homelands",
|
|
"motherlands",
|
|
"duchies",
|
|
"dukedoms",
|
|
"emirates",
|
|
"principalities",
|
|
"seigniories",
|
|
"seignories",
|
|
"sultanates",
|
|
"great powers",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"sea powers",
|
|
"superpowers",
|
|
"world powers",
|
|
"domains",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"empires",
|
|
"kingdoms",
|
|
"realms",
|
|
"republics",
|
|
"welfare states",
|
|
"city-states",
|
|
"microstates",
|
|
"ministates",
|
|
"nation-states",
|
|
"commonwealths",
|
|
"countries",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"nations",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties",
|
|
"states"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Confederates":{
|
|
"one associated with another in wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettors",
|
|
"abetters",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"cohorts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"informants",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"state's evidences",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"conspirators",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"gangsters",
|
|
"mobsters",
|
|
"racketeers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"relied on her confederates in the medical community for support"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettors",
|
|
"abetters",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"bedfellows",
|
|
"fellow travelers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"sympathizers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizers",
|
|
"well-wishers",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"coalitionists",
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"coadjutors",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"familiars",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"pals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"enemies",
|
|
"foes",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"unionizes",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"weds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"segregates",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
"falls out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connection":{
|
|
"the fact or state of having something in common":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the endless debate about the connection between crime and poverty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"kinship",
|
|
"liaison",
|
|
"linkage",
|
|
"relation",
|
|
"relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"correlation",
|
|
"interrelation",
|
|
"materiality",
|
|
"pertinence",
|
|
"relevance",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"affiliation",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"identicalness",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a place where two or more things are united":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a problem at the connection where the outside wire is hooked up to the inside wiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"jointure",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"juncture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"link",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"interconnection",
|
|
"intersection",
|
|
"abutment",
|
|
"articulation",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"seam",
|
|
"suture",
|
|
"concourse",
|
|
"confluence",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crevice",
|
|
"fissure",
|
|
"gap",
|
|
"rift",
|
|
"separation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I have a connection in Hollywood who might be able to get you a part in a movie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contact"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"in",
|
|
"insider",
|
|
"big shot",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"somebody",
|
|
"VIP",
|
|
"arbiter",
|
|
"arbitrator",
|
|
"conciliator",
|
|
"go-between",
|
|
"intercessor",
|
|
"intermediary",
|
|
"interposer",
|
|
"mediator",
|
|
"middleman",
|
|
"peacemaker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that bridge is the only connection between the island and the mainland"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis",
|
|
"reunification",
|
|
"reunion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"divorcement",
|
|
"separation",
|
|
"severance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"disconnection",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"disunion",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"scission",
|
|
"split"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the fact or state of being pertinent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that last comment of yours has no connection with what we've been talking about for the last hour"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applicability",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"materiality",
|
|
"pertinence",
|
|
"relevance",
|
|
"relevancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appositeness",
|
|
"appropriateness",
|
|
"aptness",
|
|
"felicitousness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"fittingness",
|
|
"rightness",
|
|
"seemliness",
|
|
"suitability",
|
|
"suitableness",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"significance",
|
|
"usefulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inappositeness",
|
|
"inappropriateness",
|
|
"inaptness",
|
|
"infelicity",
|
|
"unfitness",
|
|
"unsuitability",
|
|
"insignificance",
|
|
"meaninglessness",
|
|
"pointlessness",
|
|
"uselessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extraneousness",
|
|
"inapplicability",
|
|
"irrelevance",
|
|
"irrelevancy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a truly secular society there is no connection between church and state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliation",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"cooperation",
|
|
"hookup",
|
|
"liaison",
|
|
"linkup",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"relation",
|
|
"relationship",
|
|
"tie-up",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"business",
|
|
"dealings",
|
|
"interaction",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"interconnection",
|
|
"interrelation",
|
|
"mutualism",
|
|
"reciprocity",
|
|
"symbiosis",
|
|
"incorporation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"intimacy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"kinship",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"unity",
|
|
"colleagueship",
|
|
"companionship",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"cahoots",
|
|
"league"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"disunion",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"separation",
|
|
"severance",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"alienation",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"estrangement"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffiliation",
|
|
"dissociation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an assignment at which one regularly works for pay":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enjoyed self-employment and never wanted a connection with a big company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appointment",
|
|
"berth",
|
|
"billet",
|
|
"capacity",
|
|
"function",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"business",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"employment",
|
|
"occupation",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"office",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"pursuit",
|
|
"trade",
|
|
"vocation",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"racket",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"gig",
|
|
"livelihood",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"lifework",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"mission",
|
|
"posting",
|
|
"service",
|
|
"task"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avocation",
|
|
"joblessness",
|
|
"unemployment"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confutation":{
|
|
"something (as an argument) that serves to disprove":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disconfirmation",
|
|
"disproof",
|
|
"rebuttal",
|
|
"refutation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterargument",
|
|
"counterevidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"attestation",
|
|
"confirmation",
|
|
"corroboration",
|
|
"documentation",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"substantiation",
|
|
"testament",
|
|
"testimony",
|
|
"validation",
|
|
"witness",
|
|
"authentication",
|
|
"identification",
|
|
"manifestation",
|
|
"verification"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"proof"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceding (to)":{
|
|
"as in consenting (to) , confirming":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"consenting (to)",
|
|
"OK'ing",
|
|
"okaying",
|
|
"ratifying",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"bowing (to)",
|
|
"capitulating (to)",
|
|
"giving in (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"succumbing (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"brooking",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"shouldering",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"stomaching",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"sweating out",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"welcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"turning down",
|
|
"vetoing",
|
|
"dissenting (to)",
|
|
"objecting (to)",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"protesting",
|
|
"holding off",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"fighting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confronted":{
|
|
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you must confront your fear in order to conquer it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearded",
|
|
"braved",
|
|
"brazened",
|
|
"breasted",
|
|
"dared",
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"outbraved",
|
|
"outfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"faced up (to)",
|
|
"fronted",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"encountered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"accosted",
|
|
"approached",
|
|
"cornered",
|
|
"repelled",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"stood",
|
|
"withstood",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contended (with)",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"squared (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"shook"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"funked",
|
|
"shirked",
|
|
"sidestepped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributing (to)":{
|
|
"as in conducing (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conducing (to)",
|
|
"begetting",
|
|
"breeding",
|
|
"bringing",
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"bringing on",
|
|
"catalyzing",
|
|
"causing",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"drawing on",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"effectuating",
|
|
"engendering",
|
|
"generating",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"invoking",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"occasioning",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"prompting",
|
|
"resulting (in)",
|
|
"spawning",
|
|
"translating (into)",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"deciding",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"introducing",
|
|
"launching",
|
|
"pioneering",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"setting up",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"enacting",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"turning out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"clamping down (on)",
|
|
"cracking down (on)",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"dampening",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"quelling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"reining (in)",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"canning",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"quenching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confident":{
|
|
"having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll need to be confident \u2014even in the face of rejection\u2014if you want to pursue a career in show business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"self-confident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolheaded",
|
|
"poised",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"sanguine",
|
|
"upbeat",
|
|
"complacent",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-affected",
|
|
"self-applauding",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-complacent",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-contented",
|
|
"self-important",
|
|
"self-pleased",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"self-promoting",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious",
|
|
"imperturbable",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"unflappable",
|
|
"unself-conscious",
|
|
"unshakable",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"self-collected",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"self-poised",
|
|
"self-reliant",
|
|
"self-sufficient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"self-critical",
|
|
"self-reproachful",
|
|
"self-reproving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"insecure",
|
|
"self-distrustful",
|
|
"self-doubting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing a mind free from doubt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were confident that the directions we had been given were accurate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"cocksure",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"implicit",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sanguine",
|
|
"sure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-confident",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"unfaltering",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"unquestioning",
|
|
"unwavering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"unassuming"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unsure"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrary to":{
|
|
"as in athwart":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"athwart",
|
|
"against",
|
|
"agin",
|
|
"anti",
|
|
"contra",
|
|
"versus",
|
|
"with"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"for",
|
|
"pro"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecutive":{
|
|
"following one after another without others coming in between":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the team's winning streak has lasted for seven consecutive games"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back-to-back",
|
|
"sequent",
|
|
"sequential",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"successional",
|
|
"successive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"uninterrupted",
|
|
"ensuing",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"later",
|
|
"next",
|
|
"posterior",
|
|
"subsequent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconsecutive",
|
|
"inconsequent",
|
|
"nonconsecutive",
|
|
"nonsequential"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conform (to)":{
|
|
"to act according to the commands of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhere (to)",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"goose-step (to)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defer (to)",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"agree (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"watch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disoblige",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"brush (off)",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"tune out",
|
|
"wink (at)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"transgress",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"mutiny (against)",
|
|
"revolt (against)",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"rebel (against)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidates":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consolidate several branches into one regional office"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"centralizes",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"polarizes",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"orchestrates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"colligates",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"reunifies",
|
|
"reunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregates",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralizes",
|
|
"deconcentrates",
|
|
"spreads (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuates",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"amps (up)",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"deepens",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"redoubles",
|
|
"steps up",
|
|
"strengthens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadens",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"emphasizes",
|
|
"points (up)",
|
|
"sharpens",
|
|
"stresses",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"enforces",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"restrengthens",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"maximizes",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"jazzes (up)",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"exacerbates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lets up (on)",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"tones (down)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"tapers (off)",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"lightens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"moderates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conference call":{
|
|
"as in message , cold call":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"callback",
|
|
"cold call",
|
|
"message",
|
|
"toll call",
|
|
"voice mail",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"ring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraptions":{
|
|
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"built a contraption for automatically buttering toast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appliances",
|
|
"contrivances",
|
|
"gadgets",
|
|
"gimmicks",
|
|
"gizmos",
|
|
"gismos",
|
|
"jiggers",
|
|
"widgets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"implements",
|
|
"instruments",
|
|
"tools",
|
|
"utensils",
|
|
"ingenuities",
|
|
"innovations",
|
|
"inventions",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"mechanisms",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"dinguses",
|
|
"doodads",
|
|
"doohickeys",
|
|
"doohickies",
|
|
"hickeys",
|
|
"hootenannies",
|
|
"thingamabobs",
|
|
"thingamajigs",
|
|
"thingumajigs",
|
|
"thingummies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurred (with)":{
|
|
"as in agreed (with)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed (with)",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"testified (to)",
|
|
"vouched (for)",
|
|
"witnessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"disagreed (with)",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condominium":{
|
|
"as in condo , penthouse":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bed-sitter",
|
|
"bedsit",
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
|
"cohousing",
|
|
"condo",
|
|
"duplex",
|
|
"duplex apartment",
|
|
"efficiency",
|
|
"efficiency apartment",
|
|
"flatlet",
|
|
"floor-through",
|
|
"garden apartment",
|
|
"granny flat",
|
|
"maisonette",
|
|
"penthouse",
|
|
"railroad flat",
|
|
"salon",
|
|
"saloon",
|
|
"studio",
|
|
"studio apartment",
|
|
"triplex",
|
|
"walk-up",
|
|
"apartment",
|
|
"diggings",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"lodgings",
|
|
"suite",
|
|
"tenement",
|
|
"gallery",
|
|
"wing",
|
|
"apartment building",
|
|
"apartment house",
|
|
"tenement house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in settlement , colony":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"client state",
|
|
"colony",
|
|
"dependency",
|
|
"mandate",
|
|
"province",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"trust territory",
|
|
"democracy",
|
|
"dictatorship",
|
|
"monarchy",
|
|
"monocracy",
|
|
"oligarchy",
|
|
"sovereign",
|
|
"sovran",
|
|
"theocracy",
|
|
"fatherland",
|
|
"homeland",
|
|
"motherland",
|
|
"duchy",
|
|
"dukedom",
|
|
"emirate",
|
|
"principality",
|
|
"seigniory",
|
|
"seignory",
|
|
"sultanate",
|
|
"great power",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"sea power",
|
|
"superpower",
|
|
"world power",
|
|
"domain",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"empire",
|
|
"kingdom",
|
|
"realm",
|
|
"republic",
|
|
"welfare state",
|
|
"city-state",
|
|
"microstate",
|
|
"ministate",
|
|
"nation-state",
|
|
"commonwealth",
|
|
"country",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"nation",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"state"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemptuously":{
|
|
"as in disdainfully , scornfully":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deprecatingly",
|
|
"disdainfully",
|
|
"scornfully",
|
|
"bitchily",
|
|
"cattily",
|
|
"despitefully",
|
|
"hatefully",
|
|
"malevolently",
|
|
"maliciously",
|
|
"malignantly",
|
|
"meanly",
|
|
"nastily",
|
|
"spitefully",
|
|
"viciously",
|
|
"villainously",
|
|
"virulently",
|
|
"wickedly",
|
|
"acrimoniously",
|
|
"antagonistically",
|
|
"caustically",
|
|
"envyingly",
|
|
"hostilely",
|
|
"invidiously",
|
|
"obnoxiously",
|
|
"rancorously",
|
|
"venomously",
|
|
"vindictively",
|
|
"vituperatively",
|
|
"bitterly",
|
|
"enviously",
|
|
"jealously",
|
|
"resentfully",
|
|
"balefully",
|
|
"caddishly",
|
|
"callously",
|
|
"cruelly",
|
|
"evil-mindedly",
|
|
"felly",
|
|
"hard-heartedly",
|
|
"heartlessly",
|
|
"inhumanely",
|
|
"kindlessly",
|
|
"mercilessly",
|
|
"pitilessly",
|
|
"ruthlessly",
|
|
"soullessly",
|
|
"unfeelingly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"ungraciously",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"ill-naturedly",
|
|
"inconsiderately",
|
|
"insensitively",
|
|
"thoughtlessly",
|
|
"diabolically",
|
|
"fiendishly",
|
|
"misanthropically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"benignantly",
|
|
"good-heartedly",
|
|
"kindheartedly",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"affably",
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"amiably",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"genially",
|
|
"good-humoredly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"altruistically",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"feelingly",
|
|
"lovingly",
|
|
"mercifully",
|
|
"sensitively",
|
|
"softheartedly",
|
|
"solicitously",
|
|
"soulfully",
|
|
"thoughtfully",
|
|
"compassionately",
|
|
"sympathetically",
|
|
"angelically",
|
|
"divinely",
|
|
"gently",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"tenderly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consoles":{
|
|
"a storage case typically having doors and shelves":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"cabinets",
|
|
"closets",
|
|
"cupboards",
|
|
"hutches",
|
|
"lockers",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"sideboards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bookcases",
|
|
"breakfronts",
|
|
"chests",
|
|
"china closets",
|
|
"credences",
|
|
"credenzas",
|
|
"\u00e9tag\u00e8res",
|
|
"etageres",
|
|
"secretaries",
|
|
"showcases",
|
|
"taborets",
|
|
"tabourets",
|
|
"vitrines",
|
|
"cuddies",
|
|
"dressers",
|
|
"pie safes",
|
|
"armoires",
|
|
"clothespresses",
|
|
"garderobes",
|
|
"wardrobes",
|
|
"cabinetries",
|
|
"shelvings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to ease the grief or distress of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiserates",
|
|
"condoles",
|
|
"empathizes",
|
|
"sympathizes",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"buoys (up)",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"allays",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"tranquilizes",
|
|
"tranquillizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"frets",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"pesters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjures":{
|
|
"to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeals (to)",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"beseeches",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"impetrates",
|
|
"implores",
|
|
"importunes",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"pleads (to)",
|
|
"prays",
|
|
"solicits",
|
|
"supplicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bludges",
|
|
"cadges",
|
|
"mooches",
|
|
"sponges",
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"invokes",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"sues",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"implies",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"quiets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contented":{
|
|
"feeling that one's needs or desires have been met":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"overjoyed",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffected",
|
|
"disgruntled",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"unsatisfied",
|
|
"abject",
|
|
"aggrieved",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"malcontent",
|
|
"malcontented",
|
|
"unhappy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed (with)",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"feasted",
|
|
"gassed",
|
|
"gladded",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"pleasured",
|
|
"rejoiced",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"warmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"titillated",
|
|
"amused",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"treated",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"steamed up",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"insulted",
|
|
"offended"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeased"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confr\u00e8re":{
|
|
"a fellow worker":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"coworker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"copartner",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"countryman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cong\u00e9":{
|
|
"an expression of good wishes at parting":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with an elaborately ceremonious cong\u00e9 , the ambassador took his leave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adieu",
|
|
"au revoir",
|
|
"ave",
|
|
"bon voyage",
|
|
"farewell",
|
|
"Godspeed",
|
|
"good-bye",
|
|
"good-by"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leave-taking",
|
|
"send-off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"greeting(s)",
|
|
"salutation",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hello"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converses (with)":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a press conference, the president is not just addressing reporters\u2014he's conversing with the public"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chats (with)",
|
|
"speaks (to or with)",
|
|
"talks (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosts",
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"greets",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"heralds",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"notifies",
|
|
"tells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congressman":{
|
|
"as in congresswoman":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"congresswoman",
|
|
"assemblyman",
|
|
"assemblywoman",
|
|
"senator",
|
|
"lawgiver",
|
|
"lawmaker",
|
|
"legislator",
|
|
"solon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consorting":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"chumming",
|
|
"companying",
|
|
"consociating",
|
|
"fraternizing",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"hobnobbing",
|
|
"hooking up",
|
|
"messing around",
|
|
"palling (around)",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"sorting",
|
|
"traveling",
|
|
"travelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"attaching",
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"bonding",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"colluding",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"ganging",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"getting on",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"interrelating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"knotting",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mixing",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"relating",
|
|
"siding",
|
|
"socializing",
|
|
"teaming",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"wedding",
|
|
"befriending",
|
|
"friending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"cold-shouldering",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"snubbing",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assorting",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"chiming",
|
|
"chiming in",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"grooving",
|
|
"harmonizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"correlating",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"hanging together",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"paralleling",
|
|
"bonding",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"cohering",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"tallying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"contrasting",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"differing",
|
|
"diverging",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"canceling (out)",
|
|
"cancelling (out)",
|
|
"counteracting",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"offsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"colliding",
|
|
"conflicting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contend (with)":{
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a multitude of problems to contend with as soon as he returned to the office"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"address",
|
|
"cope (with)",
|
|
"field",
|
|
"grapple (with)",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"negotiate",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineer",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"jockey",
|
|
"bring off",
|
|
"carry off",
|
|
"carry out",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"react (to)",
|
|
"respond (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"foozle",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
|
"louse up",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"muff",
|
|
"scamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"oppugn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"checkmate",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"meet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"uphold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunct":{
|
|
"used or done by a number of people as a group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the supreme commander of the conjunct operations of the allied armies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bilateral",
|
|
"consensual",
|
|
"reciprocal",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergic",
|
|
"synergistic",
|
|
"two-way",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"several",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constrictors":{
|
|
"as in boas , pythons":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adders",
|
|
"anacondas",
|
|
"asps",
|
|
"black racers",
|
|
"blacksnakes",
|
|
"blue racers",
|
|
"boas",
|
|
"bull snakes",
|
|
"bushmasters",
|
|
"chicken snakes",
|
|
"cobras",
|
|
"copperheads",
|
|
"coral snakes",
|
|
"cottonmouth moccasins",
|
|
"diamondback rattlesnakes",
|
|
"fer-de-lance",
|
|
"garter snakes",
|
|
"gopher snakes",
|
|
"green snakes",
|
|
"hognose snakes",
|
|
"horned vipers",
|
|
"indigo snakes",
|
|
"king cobras",
|
|
"king snakes",
|
|
"kraits",
|
|
"mambas",
|
|
"milk snakes",
|
|
"moccasins",
|
|
"pine snakes",
|
|
"pit vipers",
|
|
"puff adders",
|
|
"pythons",
|
|
"racers",
|
|
"rat snakes",
|
|
"rattlesnakes",
|
|
"sea serpents",
|
|
"sea snakes",
|
|
"sidewinders",
|
|
"taipans",
|
|
"water moccasins",
|
|
"water snakes",
|
|
"worm snakes",
|
|
"serpents",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"vipers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contingent":{
|
|
"a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local Scout troop traditionally sends a large contingent to the jamboree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delegacy",
|
|
"delegation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embassy",
|
|
"legation",
|
|
"mission",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"team"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that might happen":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"officials in charge of managing the national emergency tried to prepare for every contingent , no matter how improbable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"case",
|
|
"contingence",
|
|
"contingency",
|
|
"event",
|
|
"eventuality",
|
|
"possibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"probability",
|
|
"accident",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"risk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in unintended , accidental":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"chancy",
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"lucky",
|
|
"unconsidered",
|
|
"unintended",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
"unplanned",
|
|
"unpremeditated",
|
|
"aimless",
|
|
"arbitrary",
|
|
"catch-as-catch-can",
|
|
"desultory",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"hit-or-miss",
|
|
"random",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"slapdash",
|
|
"stray",
|
|
"scattershot",
|
|
"shotgun",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"directionless",
|
|
"objectless",
|
|
"purposeless",
|
|
"indiscriminate",
|
|
"unsystematic",
|
|
"undirected",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"undiscriminating",
|
|
"unselective"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"methodical",
|
|
"methodic",
|
|
"nonrandom",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"systematic",
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"systematized",
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"established",
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"fixed",
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"regular",
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"set",
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"stable",
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"steady",
|
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"constant",
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"continuous",
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"even",
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"arranged",
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"managed",
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"orchestrated",
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"ordered",
|
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"planned",
|
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"aware",
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"conscious",
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"deliberate",
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"purposeful",
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"thoughtful",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"as in likely , probable":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"likely",
|
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"probable",
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"practical",
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"reasonable",
|
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"sensible",
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"acceptable",
|
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"believable",
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"conceivable",
|
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"creditable",
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"plausible",
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"thinkable",
|
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"achievable",
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"attainable",
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"doable",
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"feasible",
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"possible",
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"practicable",
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"realizable",
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"viable",
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"workable",
|
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"actionable",
|
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"available",
|
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"usable",
|
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"useable"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"hopeless",
|
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"impossible",
|
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"impracticable",
|
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"infeasible",
|
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"nonviable",
|
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"unattainable",
|
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"undoable",
|
|
"unfeasible",
|
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"unrealizable",
|
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"unviable",
|
|
"unworkable",
|
|
"impractical",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
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"far-fetched",
|
|
"improbable",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"implausible",
|
|
"inconceivable",
|
|
"incredible",
|
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"unbelievable",
|
|
"futile",
|
|
"useless",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"unthinkable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in relative , dependent":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"relative",
|
|
"correlative",
|
|
"reciprocal",
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"symmetrical",
|
|
"symmetric",
|
|
"commensurable",
|
|
"commensurate",
|
|
"proportional",
|
|
"proportionate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disproportionate",
|
|
"asymmetrical",
|
|
"asymmetric",
|
|
"distorted",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"nonsymmetrical",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"unsymmetrical",
|
|
"unbalanced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in limited , qualified":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conditional",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"short-range",
|
|
"tentative",
|
|
"ephemeral",
|
|
"fleeting",
|
|
"fugitive",
|
|
"short-lived",
|
|
"transitory",
|
|
"replaceable",
|
|
"terminable",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"intermediary",
|
|
"intermediate",
|
|
"transitional",
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"improvised",
|
|
"makeshift",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"acting",
|
|
"ad interim",
|
|
"impermanent",
|
|
"interim",
|
|
"provisional",
|
|
"provisionary",
|
|
"provisory",
|
|
"short-term",
|
|
"temporary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"long-term",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"unconditional",
|
|
"unlimited",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"long-range",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"deathless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"undying",
|
|
"unending"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscripting":{
|
|
"to pick especially for required military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscribing",
|
|
"drafting",
|
|
"levying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impressing",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"enlisting",
|
|
"enrolling",
|
|
"recruiting",
|
|
"calling up",
|
|
"signing up",
|
|
"volunteering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"mustering out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrariety":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being as different as possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the inescapable contrariety of her chief interests: food and a desire for supermodel svelteness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"oppositeness",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"polarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contradictoriness",
|
|
"antipode",
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"inequality",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"parallelism",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude",
|
|
"analogousness",
|
|
"correlation",
|
|
"relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"identicalness",
|
|
"sameness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confers":{
|
|
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"vests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"provides",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"proffers",
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"appropriates",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"designates",
|
|
"dubs",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"sets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aborts",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"calls off",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"repeals",
|
|
"rescinds",
|
|
"revokes",
|
|
"abrogates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"invalidates",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"voids",
|
|
"writes off",
|
|
"recants",
|
|
"retracts",
|
|
"takes back",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my parents are going to confer with a financial adviser about saving for their retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confabulates",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"bandies",
|
|
"bats (around)",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"talks over",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"rehashes",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"refers (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrontation":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the softball rivals met in an epic confrontation on the last weekend of the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduce (to)":{
|
|
"as in contribute (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contribute (to)",
|
|
"beget",
|
|
"breed",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"bring about",
|
|
"bring on",
|
|
"catalyze",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"draw on",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"effectuate",
|
|
"engender",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"invoke",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"result (in)",
|
|
"spawn",
|
|
"translate (into)",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"decide",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"enact",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"turn out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"clamp down (on)",
|
|
"crack down (on)",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"quench"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consuls":{
|
|
"as in deputies , diplomats":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attach\u00e9s",
|
|
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"diplomats",
|
|
"foreign ministers",
|
|
"nuncios",
|
|
"procurators",
|
|
"proxies",
|
|
"ambassadresses",
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"evangelists",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"ambassadors",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"envoys",
|
|
"legates",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"representatives",
|
|
"deputations",
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"legations",
|
|
"couriers",
|
|
"messengers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"spokespeople"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflicts":{
|
|
"a lack of agreement or harmony":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disaccords",
|
|
"discordances",
|
|
"discordancies",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"disharmonies",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"dissidences",
|
|
"dissonances",
|
|
"disunions",
|
|
"disunities",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"frictions",
|
|
"infightings",
|
|
"inharmonies",
|
|
"schisms",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"variances",
|
|
"warfares",
|
|
"wars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"fissures",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"miffs",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"run-ins",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles",
|
|
"incompatibilities",
|
|
"incongruences",
|
|
"incongruities",
|
|
"inconsistences",
|
|
"inconsistencies",
|
|
"inconsonances",
|
|
"animosities",
|
|
"antagonisms",
|
|
"antipathies",
|
|
"cold wars",
|
|
"enmities",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"ill wills",
|
|
"rancors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"cooperations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"concordances",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dustups",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"fracases",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"frays",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scrimmages",
|
|
"scrums",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"tussles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pitched battles",
|
|
"rough-and-tumbles",
|
|
"affrays",
|
|
"battles royal",
|
|
"battle royals",
|
|
"battles royale",
|
|
"battle royales",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"broils",
|
|
"donnybrooks",
|
|
"free-for-alls",
|
|
"melees",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
|
"ructions",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfights",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-outs",
|
|
"punch-ups",
|
|
"slugfests",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"jousts",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"argle-bargles",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles",
|
|
"catfights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflagrations",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"hot wars",
|
|
"wars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civil wars",
|
|
"cold wars",
|
|
"holy wars",
|
|
"limited wars",
|
|
"police actions",
|
|
"world wars",
|
|
"actions",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"warfares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demilitarizations",
|
|
"demobilizations",
|
|
"disarmaments",
|
|
"pacifications",
|
|
"cease-fires",
|
|
"truces",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"tranquillities",
|
|
"tranquilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball games",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dogfights",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"rivalries",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"disaccords",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"jars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"wars (against)",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"jangles",
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"disagrees",
|
|
"dissents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"coincides",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"corresponds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"conforms (to or with)",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"matches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convent":{
|
|
"a group of nuns who live together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She joined a convent ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nunnery",
|
|
"abbey",
|
|
"cloister",
|
|
"friary",
|
|
"hermitage",
|
|
"monastery",
|
|
"priory",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"ashram",
|
|
"lamasery",
|
|
"vihara"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventicle":{
|
|
"as in house , hall":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hall",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"meetinghouse",
|
|
"camp",
|
|
"headquarters",
|
|
"den",
|
|
"hangout",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"hideaway",
|
|
"hideout",
|
|
"lair",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"clubhouse",
|
|
"lodge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constriction":{
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"contraction",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventional wisdoms":{
|
|
"opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"party lines",
|
|
"routines",
|
|
"banalities",
|
|
"bromides",
|
|
"chestnuts",
|
|
"clich\u00e9s",
|
|
"cliches",
|
|
"commonplaces",
|
|
"groaners",
|
|
"homilies",
|
|
"platitudes",
|
|
"shibboleths",
|
|
"tropes",
|
|
"truisms",
|
|
"inanities",
|
|
"generalities",
|
|
"generalizations",
|
|
"simplifications",
|
|
"adages",
|
|
"proverbs",
|
|
"saws",
|
|
"sayings",
|
|
"old wives' tales",
|
|
"stereotypes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"profundities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"contagions":{
|
|
"sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The rumors spread like a contagion ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contagious diseases",
|
|
"contagia",
|
|
"infections",
|
|
"viruses",
|
|
"germs",
|
|
"epidemics",
|
|
"pandemics",
|
|
"pestilences",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"affections",
|
|
"afflictions",
|
|
"ailments",
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"blights",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"complaints",
|
|
"complications",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"diseases",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"distemperatures",
|
|
"distempers",
|
|
"dysfunctions",
|
|
"disfunctions",
|
|
"fevers",
|
|
"illnesses",
|
|
"ills",
|
|
"infirmities",
|
|
"maladies",
|
|
"sicknesses",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"malaises",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"bouts",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"debilitations",
|
|
"debilities",
|
|
"decrepitudes",
|
|
"frailties",
|
|
"indispositions",
|
|
"invalidisms",
|
|
"invalidities",
|
|
"weaknesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antidotes",
|
|
"antivenins",
|
|
"antivenoms",
|
|
"mithridates",
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"cure-alls",
|
|
"elixirs",
|
|
"panaceas",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convey":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"intends to personally convey the message to the governor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transfuse",
|
|
"transmit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"propagate",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"contaminate",
|
|
"infect",
|
|
"poison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"come down (with)",
|
|
"contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"cart",
|
|
"ferry",
|
|
"haul",
|
|
"lug",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"tote",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"send",
|
|
"ship",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"shift"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deed",
|
|
"make over",
|
|
"transfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass (down)",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"lease",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"rent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confluents":{
|
|
"a stream that flows into a larger body of water":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affluents",
|
|
"bayous",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"feeders",
|
|
"influents",
|
|
"tributaries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backwaters",
|
|
"brooklets",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"creeks",
|
|
"rills",
|
|
"rivulets",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"streamlets",
|
|
"fountainheads",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"headstreams",
|
|
"headwaters",
|
|
"sources"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distributaries",
|
|
"effluents"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concepts":{
|
|
"an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to change the public's concept of a nightly newscast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceptions",
|
|
"generalities",
|
|
"generalizations",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"stereotypes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bromides",
|
|
"clich\u00e9s",
|
|
"cliches",
|
|
"commonplaces",
|
|
"platitudes",
|
|
"truisms",
|
|
"adages",
|
|
"proverbs",
|
|
"saws",
|
|
"sayings",
|
|
"hypotheses",
|
|
"propositions",
|
|
"theories",
|
|
"oversimplifications",
|
|
"simplifications",
|
|
"simplisms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concept for a new kind of automobile that could revolutionize the industry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstractions",
|
|
"cogitations",
|
|
"conceptions",
|
|
"ideas",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"impressions",
|
|
"intellections",
|
|
"mind's eyes",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehensions",
|
|
"premonitions",
|
|
"presentiments",
|
|
"preconceptions",
|
|
"prejudices",
|
|
"prepossessions",
|
|
"chimeras",
|
|
"delusions",
|
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"hallucinations",
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"illusions",
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"phantasms",
|
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"fantasms",
|
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"caprices",
|
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"conceits",
|
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"fancies",
|
|
"freaks",
|
|
"kinks",
|
|
"vagaries",
|
|
"whims",
|
|
"cognitions",
|
|
"observations",
|
|
"perceptions",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"convictions",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"hunches",
|
|
"hypotheses",
|
|
"speculations",
|
|
"suppositions",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"theories",
|
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"brainchildren",
|
|
"brainstorms",
|
|
"brain waves",
|
|
"inspirations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actualities",
|
|
"facts",
|
|
"realities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurs (with)":{
|
|
"as in agrees (with)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agrees (with)",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"corroborates",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"verifies",
|
|
"attests",
|
|
"authenticates",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"testifies (to)",
|
|
"vouches (for)",
|
|
"witnesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disagrees (with)",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converse":{
|
|
"talking or a talk between two or more people":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ideally, the college classroom should be a place of intellectual converse between student and teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"exchange"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
"repartee",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchat",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"gabfest",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"prate",
|
|
"prattle",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"chaffer",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabble",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"jabber",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"kibitz",
|
|
"kibbitz",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"prate",
|
|
"prattle",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"run on",
|
|
"schmooze",
|
|
"shmooze",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"twitter",
|
|
"visit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"descant",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"expatiate",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yack",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in reverse , inverse":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inverse",
|
|
"obverse",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"divergent",
|
|
"unalike",
|
|
"unlike",
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"antipodal",
|
|
"antipodean",
|
|
"antithetical",
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"diametric",
|
|
"diametrical",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"polar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"noncontradictory",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"synonymous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscientious":{
|
|
"guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"operated on the belief that most people are conscientious , the unattended farm stand has a price list and a money drawer for customers to leave payment for their purchases"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscionable",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"scrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"right-minded",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"respectful",
|
|
"overconscientious",
|
|
"reliable",
|
|
"responsible",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"tried-and-true",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"trustworthy",
|
|
"trusty",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"worthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"evil-minded",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unrighteous",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"unreliable",
|
|
"untrustworthy",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"nefarious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unjust",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"taking, showing, or involving great care and effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a counselor who serves patients by first being a conscientious listener"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"meticulous",
|
|
"painstaking",
|
|
"scrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assiduous",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"indefatigable",
|
|
"persevering",
|
|
"sedulous",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"thoroughgoing",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"discriminating",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"fastidious",
|
|
"finicky",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"chary",
|
|
"circumspect",
|
|
"gingerly",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"wary",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"all-out",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"intensive",
|
|
"patient",
|
|
"tenacious",
|
|
"tireless",
|
|
"zealous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cursory",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"regardless",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unsafe",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"neglectful",
|
|
"negligent",
|
|
"slipshod",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"undiscriminating",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"reckless",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"lazyish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"careless"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consonant":{
|
|
"having the parts agreeably related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the temples and palaces of ancient Greece are among the most consonant buildings in architectural history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"eurythmic",
|
|
"eurhythmic",
|
|
"harmonic",
|
|
"harmonious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"proportioned",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"symmetrical",
|
|
"symmetric",
|
|
"aesthetic",
|
|
"esthetic",
|
|
"aesthetical",
|
|
"esthetical",
|
|
"artistic",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"cohesive",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"Apollinian",
|
|
"Apollonian"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"asymmetrical",
|
|
"asymmetric",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"skewed",
|
|
"unequal",
|
|
"uneven",
|
|
"unsymmetrical",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inartistic",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"unaesthetic",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"ungraceful",
|
|
"unlovely",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unsightly",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"uncoordinated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonic",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inharmonic",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"unbalanced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his gentle behavior is consonant with his expressed belief in pacifism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considering":{
|
|
"for the reason that":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"considering the police have almost nothing to go on, I wouldn't expect the case to be solved anytime soon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"'cause",
|
|
"as",
|
|
"as long as",
|
|
"because",
|
|
"being (as or as how or that)",
|
|
"for",
|
|
"inasmuch as",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"since",
|
|
"whereas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I consider him a very good friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounting",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"counting",
|
|
"esteeming",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"looking (on or upon)",
|
|
"rating",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"setting down",
|
|
"viewing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"deeming",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sensing",
|
|
"thinking",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"imagining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully considering our options"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewing over",
|
|
"cogitating",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"eyeing",
|
|
"eying",
|
|
"kicking around",
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
"mulling (over)",
|
|
"perpending",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"poring (over)",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"revolving",
|
|
"ruminating",
|
|
"studying",
|
|
"thinking (about or over)",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"weighing",
|
|
"wrestling (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"musing (upon)",
|
|
"reflecting (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminiscing",
|
|
"analyzing",
|
|
"exploring",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"reasoning",
|
|
"second-guessing",
|
|
"speculating (about)",
|
|
"brooding (about or over)",
|
|
"dwelling (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixating (on or upon)",
|
|
"fretting (about or over)",
|
|
"obsessing (about or over)",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"opining",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"drinking (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"rejecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consider the price too high"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"deeming",
|
|
"esteeming",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"guessing",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"judging",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"supposing",
|
|
"thinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"viewing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"perceiving",
|
|
"depending",
|
|
"relying",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presupposing",
|
|
"surmising",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"deducing",
|
|
"inferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusting",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrusting",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"suspecting",
|
|
"disbelieving",
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"rejecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I had to consider the commute in deciding whether to take the job"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing (for)",
|
|
"factoring (in or into)",
|
|
"providing (for)",
|
|
"regarding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"anticipating",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"expecting",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presupposing",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"facing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factoring (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disregarding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her well- considered novels have seldom been best sellers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admiring",
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"esteeming",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"respecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"accrediting",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"crediting",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"delighting (in)",
|
|
"drinking (in)",
|
|
"enjoying",
|
|
"relishing",
|
|
"reveling (in)",
|
|
"revelling (in)",
|
|
"savoring",
|
|
"savouring",
|
|
"digging",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"grooving (on)",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"doting (on)",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"idolizing",
|
|
"reverencing",
|
|
"revering",
|
|
"venerating",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping",
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"prizing",
|
|
"treasuring",
|
|
"valuing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorring",
|
|
"abominating",
|
|
"despising",
|
|
"detesting",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"deploring",
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disdaining",
|
|
"disfavoring",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"frowning (on or upon)",
|
|
"kissing off",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"vilifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"conjunction",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminating":{
|
|
"to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a supply of drinking water that was contaminated by a toxic waste dump"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befouling",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"poisoning",
|
|
"polluting",
|
|
"tainting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infecting",
|
|
"begriming",
|
|
"besmirching",
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
"dirtying",
|
|
"fouling up",
|
|
"griming",
|
|
"miring",
|
|
"muddying",
|
|
"smirching",
|
|
"smudging",
|
|
"soiling",
|
|
"staining",
|
|
"sullying",
|
|
"corrupting",
|
|
"rotting",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"adulterating",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"watering down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"distilling",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"filtering",
|
|
"disinfecting",
|
|
"sanitizing",
|
|
"sterilizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decontaminating",
|
|
"purifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conks (off or out)":{
|
|
"as in sleeps , rests":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catnaps",
|
|
"dozes",
|
|
"drops off",
|
|
"naps",
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"sleeps",
|
|
"slumbers",
|
|
"snoozes",
|
|
"beds (down)",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"dosses (down)",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"kips (down)",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"sacks out",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"lies up",
|
|
"sleeps in",
|
|
"oversleeps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"wakens",
|
|
"wakes",
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"rolls out",
|
|
"turns out",
|
|
"uprises",
|
|
"watches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contesting":{
|
|
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"vowed to contest the claim in court"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"impeaching",
|
|
"oppugning",
|
|
"querying",
|
|
"questioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrusting",
|
|
"kicking (about)",
|
|
"objecting (to)",
|
|
"protesting",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"stomaching",
|
|
"tolerating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"swallowing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributory":{
|
|
"as in complementary":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"complementary",
|
|
"added",
|
|
"additional",
|
|
"another",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"adjuvant",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"tributary",
|
|
"backup",
|
|
"makeshift",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"secondary",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"subservient",
|
|
"subsidiary",
|
|
"accessorial",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"appurtenant",
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"supplemental",
|
|
"supplementary",
|
|
"dispensable",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"nonessential",
|
|
"superfluous",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"unessential"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"principal",
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"all-important",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"imperative",
|
|
"indispensable",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"necessary",
|
|
"needed",
|
|
"needful",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"requisite",
|
|
"vital"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrivers":{
|
|
"one who creates or introduces something new":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contriver of yet another piece of exercise equipment guaranteed to tighten up your abs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"designers",
|
|
"developers",
|
|
"devisers",
|
|
"formulators",
|
|
"innovators",
|
|
"introducers",
|
|
"inventors",
|
|
"originators"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authors",
|
|
"begetters",
|
|
"creators",
|
|
"establishers",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founders",
|
|
"generators",
|
|
"inaugurators",
|
|
"initiators",
|
|
"instituters",
|
|
"institutors",
|
|
"sires",
|
|
"groundbreakers",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"planners",
|
|
"researchers",
|
|
"researchists",
|
|
"builders",
|
|
"makers",
|
|
"producers",
|
|
"dreamers",
|
|
"codevelopers",
|
|
"co-developers",
|
|
"coinventors",
|
|
"co-inventors",
|
|
"coproducers",
|
|
"co-producers",
|
|
"coresearchers",
|
|
"co-researchers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apers",
|
|
"copiers",
|
|
"copycats",
|
|
"duplicators",
|
|
"imitators",
|
|
"mimics"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscribe":{
|
|
"to pick especially for required military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscript",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"levy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"enlist",
|
|
"enroll",
|
|
"enrol",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"call up",
|
|
"sign up",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"muster out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conglomerating":{
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"forgathering",
|
|
"foregathering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rendezvousing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"caucusing",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"remeeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accreting",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"massing",
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
|
"stacking (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"ridging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversant":{
|
|
"having information especially as a result of study or experience":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a world traveler who is highly conversant with the customs of foreign cultures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abreast",
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"well-informed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"aware",
|
|
"cognizant",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sentient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"unaware",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unwitting",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"unheeding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unacquainted",
|
|
"unfamiliar",
|
|
"uninformed",
|
|
"unknowledgeable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveniently":{
|
|
"as in handily , accessibly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessibly",
|
|
"handily",
|
|
"along",
|
|
"alongside",
|
|
"hereabouts",
|
|
"hereabout",
|
|
"hereaway",
|
|
"hereaways",
|
|
"thereabouts",
|
|
"thereabout",
|
|
"around",
|
|
"by",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuation":{
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"durability",
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"duration",
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"endurance",
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"persistence",
|
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"subsistence"
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"drawing out",
|
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"elongation",
|
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"extension",
|
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"lengthening",
|
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"prolongation",
|
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"prolonging",
|
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"stretching",
|
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"enduringness",
|
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"permanence",
|
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"survival"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
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"curtailment",
|
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"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
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"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"congruence":{
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"little apparent congruence between her professed concern for the poor and her own extravagant lifestyle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
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"congruency",
|
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"congruity",
|
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"consonance",
|
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"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congees":{
|
|
"an expression of good wishes at parting":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with an elaborately ceremonious cong\u00e9 , the ambassador took his leave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adieus",
|
|
"adieux",
|
|
"au revoirs",
|
|
"aves",
|
|
"bon voyages",
|
|
"farewells",
|
|
"Godspeeds",
|
|
"good-byes",
|
|
"good-bys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leave-takings",
|
|
"send-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"greetings",
|
|
"salutations",
|
|
"salutes",
|
|
"welcomes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hellos"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conned":{
|
|
"to commit to memory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"memorized",
|
|
"studied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"harked back (to)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"recalled",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"relived",
|
|
"remembered",
|
|
"reminisced (about)",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"thought (of)",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"apprehended",
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"knew",
|
|
"understood",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"digested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disremembered",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"misremembered",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"slurred (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"audited",
|
|
"checked (out)",
|
|
"examined",
|
|
"inspected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"scanned",
|
|
"scrutinized",
|
|
"surveyed",
|
|
"viewed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"observed",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"combed",
|
|
"perused",
|
|
"pored (over)",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"dissected",
|
|
"parsed",
|
|
"delved (into)",
|
|
"explored",
|
|
"investigated",
|
|
"plumbed",
|
|
"probed",
|
|
"researched",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"categorized",
|
|
"classified",
|
|
"picked over",
|
|
"reinspected",
|
|
"rereviewed",
|
|
"re-reviewed",
|
|
"resurveyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"skimmed",
|
|
"missed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilked",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"cheated",
|
|
"chiseled",
|
|
"chiselled",
|
|
"choused",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"defrauded",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"diddled",
|
|
"did in",
|
|
"euchred",
|
|
"fiddled",
|
|
"fleeced",
|
|
"flimflammed",
|
|
"gaffed",
|
|
"hosed",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"mulcted",
|
|
"nobbled",
|
|
"plucked",
|
|
"reamed",
|
|
"ripped off",
|
|
"rooked",
|
|
"screwed",
|
|
"shook down",
|
|
"shortchanged",
|
|
"shorted",
|
|
"skinned",
|
|
"skunked",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"stiffed",
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"stung",
|
|
"suckered",
|
|
"swindled",
|
|
"thimblerigged",
|
|
"victimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extorted",
|
|
"wrenched",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"wrung",
|
|
"clipped",
|
|
"gouged",
|
|
"nicked",
|
|
"overcharged",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"exploited",
|
|
"milked",
|
|
"deceived",
|
|
"duped",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"gulled",
|
|
"tricked",
|
|
"roped (in)",
|
|
"betrayed",
|
|
"bitched",
|
|
"double-crossed",
|
|
"bamboozled",
|
|
"fast-talked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozled",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bluffed",
|
|
"buffaloed",
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"deceived",
|
|
"deluded",
|
|
"duped",
|
|
"faked out",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"gaffed",
|
|
"gammoned",
|
|
"gulled",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"had on",
|
|
"hoaxed",
|
|
"hoodwinked",
|
|
"hornswoggled",
|
|
"humbugged",
|
|
"juggled",
|
|
"misguided",
|
|
"misinformed",
|
|
"misled",
|
|
"snookered",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"spoofed",
|
|
"strung along",
|
|
"sucked in",
|
|
"suckered",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"tricked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kidded",
|
|
"put on",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"cheated",
|
|
"chiseled",
|
|
"chiselled",
|
|
"defrauded",
|
|
"diddled",
|
|
"euchred",
|
|
"fleeced",
|
|
"flimflammed",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"mulcted",
|
|
"rooked",
|
|
"shortchanged",
|
|
"skinned",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"stung",
|
|
"swindled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debunked",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed up",
|
|
"uncloaked",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"unveiled",
|
|
"disabused",
|
|
"disenchanted",
|
|
"disillusioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceived"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to operate or control the course of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helmed",
|
|
"navigated",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"steered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commandeered",
|
|
"hijacked",
|
|
"highjacked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrates":{
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condenses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"cleans",
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"distills",
|
|
"distils",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"leaches",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"purifies",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"decocts",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"solidifies",
|
|
"deepens",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
"extracts",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"richens",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"reconcentrates",
|
|
"recondenses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterates",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"thins",
|
|
"weakens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dilutes",
|
|
"waters (down)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"focusses",
|
|
"rivets",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"centralizes",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"polarizes",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"orchestrates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"colligates",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"reunifies",
|
|
"reunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregates",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralizes",
|
|
"deconcentrates",
|
|
"spreads (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"bulks (up)",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"constellates",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"rounds up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balls",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"brigades",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hives",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"pools",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"archives",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"collates",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"scrapes (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collects",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"regroups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disintegrates",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"sends"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispels",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"piles (up)",
|
|
"stacks (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinates",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
"ridges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplating":{
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewing over",
|
|
"cogitating",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"eyeing",
|
|
"eying",
|
|
"kicking around",
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
"mulling (over)",
|
|
"perpending",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"poring (over)",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"revolving",
|
|
"ruminating",
|
|
"studying",
|
|
"thinking (about or over)",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"weighing",
|
|
"wrestling (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"musing (upon)",
|
|
"reflecting (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminiscing",
|
|
"analyzing",
|
|
"exploring",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"reasoning",
|
|
"second-guessing",
|
|
"speculating (about)",
|
|
"brooding (about or over)",
|
|
"dwelling (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixating (on or upon)",
|
|
"fretting (about or over)",
|
|
"obsessing (about or over)",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"opining",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"drinking (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"rejecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aiming",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"aspiring",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"intending",
|
|
"looking",
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"proposing",
|
|
"purporting",
|
|
"purposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"hoping",
|
|
"wishing",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"mulling (over)",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"attempting",
|
|
"endeavoring",
|
|
"striving",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"performing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidentially":{
|
|
"in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he was furious when his friend revealed to others information that he had shared confidentially"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstage",
|
|
"in camera",
|
|
"intimately",
|
|
"privately",
|
|
"secretly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"\u00e0 deux",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate",
|
|
"inwardly",
|
|
"sotto voce",
|
|
"offscreen",
|
|
"offstage",
|
|
"clandestinely",
|
|
"collusively",
|
|
"conspiratorially",
|
|
"covertly",
|
|
"furtively",
|
|
"secretively",
|
|
"sneakily",
|
|
"stealthily",
|
|
"surreptitiously",
|
|
"undercover",
|
|
"underground",
|
|
"underhand",
|
|
"underhanded",
|
|
"underhandedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"openly",
|
|
"publicly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constrained":{
|
|
"as in restrained , repressed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"controllable",
|
|
"disciplinable",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"handleable",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"teachable",
|
|
"trainable",
|
|
"fawning",
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
|
"obeisant",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"subservient",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"duteous",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"placable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"biddable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"noncompliant",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"unamenable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful",
|
|
"insurgent",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"undisciplined",
|
|
"dissident",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constrained by conscience to tell only the truth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjacked",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"dragooned",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"impelled",
|
|
"impressed",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"muscled",
|
|
"obligated",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"pressured",
|
|
"sandbagged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldozed",
|
|
"bullied",
|
|
"cowed",
|
|
"hectored",
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"blackmailed",
|
|
"high-pressured",
|
|
"menaced",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"terrorized",
|
|
"threatened",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"badgered",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"hounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"prevailed (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"talked (into)",
|
|
"won (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constrained his anger at the needless interruption"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"pulled in",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"ruled",
|
|
"tamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottled (up)",
|
|
"choked (back)",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"minced",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"pocketed",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"strangled",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"interrupted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"gagged",
|
|
"muzzled",
|
|
"silenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"loosed",
|
|
"loosened",
|
|
"unleashed",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"took out",
|
|
"vented"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lost"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connections":{
|
|
"a place where two or more things are united":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a problem at the connection where the outside wire is hooked up to the inside wiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"couplings",
|
|
"joinings",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"joints",
|
|
"jointures",
|
|
"junctions",
|
|
"junctures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"links",
|
|
"nexuses",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"interconnections",
|
|
"intersections",
|
|
"abutments",
|
|
"articulations",
|
|
"attachments",
|
|
"seams",
|
|
"sutures",
|
|
"concourses",
|
|
"confluences",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clefts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"crevices",
|
|
"fissures",
|
|
"gaps",
|
|
"rifts",
|
|
"separations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I have a connection in Hollywood who might be able to get you a part in a movie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contacts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ins",
|
|
"insiders",
|
|
"big shots",
|
|
"bigwigs",
|
|
"somebodies",
|
|
"VIPs",
|
|
"arbiters",
|
|
"arbitrators",
|
|
"conciliators",
|
|
"go-betweens",
|
|
"intercessors",
|
|
"intermediaries",
|
|
"interposers",
|
|
"mediators",
|
|
"middlemen",
|
|
"peacemakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that bridge is the only connection between the island and the mainland"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"consolidations",
|
|
"couplings",
|
|
"junctions",
|
|
"mergers",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerations",
|
|
"amalgamations",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"coalescences",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"mixtures",
|
|
"syntheses",
|
|
"reunifications",
|
|
"reunions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"divorcements",
|
|
"separations",
|
|
"severances"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breakups",
|
|
"disconnections",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"disunions",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"partings",
|
|
"partitions",
|
|
"schisms",
|
|
"scissions",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a truly secular society there is no connection between church and state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliations",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"confederations",
|
|
"cooperations",
|
|
"hookups",
|
|
"liaisons",
|
|
"linkups",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"relationships",
|
|
"tie-ups",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"dealings",
|
|
"interactions",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"interconnections",
|
|
"interrelations",
|
|
"mutualisms",
|
|
"reciprocities",
|
|
"symbioses",
|
|
"incorporations",
|
|
"integrations",
|
|
"mergers",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"affinities",
|
|
"attachments",
|
|
"intimacies",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"sympathies",
|
|
"kinships",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"unities",
|
|
"colleagueships",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"companionships",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"cahoots",
|
|
"leagues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breakups",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"disunions",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"partings",
|
|
"separations",
|
|
"severances",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"alienations",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"estrangements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffiliations",
|
|
"dissociations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an assignment at which one regularly works for pay":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enjoyed self-employment and never wanted a connection with a big company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appointments",
|
|
"berths",
|
|
"billets",
|
|
"capacities",
|
|
"functions",
|
|
"jobs",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"situations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"employments",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"occupations",
|
|
"professions",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"offices",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"callings",
|
|
"pursuits",
|
|
"trades",
|
|
"vocations",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"rackets",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"gigs",
|
|
"livelihoods",
|
|
"livings",
|
|
"careers",
|
|
"lifeworks",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"duties",
|
|
"missions",
|
|
"postings",
|
|
"services",
|
|
"tasks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avocations",
|
|
"unemployments"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventions":{
|
|
"a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"attended a convention of mathematicians in California"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"congresses",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"get-togethers",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"meetings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clinics",
|
|
"workshops",
|
|
"cabinets",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"conclaves",
|
|
"synods",
|
|
"demonstrations",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"audiences",
|
|
"interviews",
|
|
"sessions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"pacts",
|
|
"treaties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entente cordiales",
|
|
"ententes",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"projets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an arrangement about action to be taken":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"pacts",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"understandings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"treaties",
|
|
"binders",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"entente cordiales",
|
|
"ententes",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"customs",
|
|
"heritages",
|
|
"prescriptions",
|
|
"rubrics",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"traditions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ethics",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"modes",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"norms",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"birthrights",
|
|
"inheritances",
|
|
"legacies",
|
|
"folklores",
|
|
"lores",
|
|
"superstitions",
|
|
"cultures",
|
|
"lifestyles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistences":{
|
|
"the degree to which a fluid can resist flowing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mixture should have the consistence of pancake batter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"consistency",
|
|
"density",
|
|
"thickness",
|
|
"viscidity",
|
|
"viscosity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compactness",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"solidity",
|
|
"ropiness",
|
|
"stickiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convulsion":{
|
|
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Russian Revolution was one of the major convulsions of the 20th century"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouleversement",
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
|
"earthquake",
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"tempest",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"uproar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"insurgency",
|
|
"insurrection",
|
|
"mutiny",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
"rebellion",
|
|
"revolt",
|
|
"revolution",
|
|
"subversion",
|
|
"unrest",
|
|
"uprising",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"seizure",
|
|
"spasm",
|
|
"eruption",
|
|
"flare-up",
|
|
"outbreak",
|
|
"outburst",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobbery",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"furore",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hubbub",
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"rumpus",
|
|
"shindy",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"to-do",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"welter",
|
|
"williwaw",
|
|
"quaking",
|
|
"rocking",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"trembling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connivance":{
|
|
"a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"conspiracy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"frame-up",
|
|
"setup",
|
|
"conspiration",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"scheme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventionalist":{
|
|
"as in follower , conformist":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conformer",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"traditionalist",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"standpatter",
|
|
"stuffed shirt",
|
|
"middle-of-the-roader",
|
|
"moderate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bohemian",
|
|
"boho",
|
|
"counterculturist",
|
|
"deviant",
|
|
"enfant terrible",
|
|
"free spirit",
|
|
"heretic",
|
|
"iconoclast",
|
|
"individualist",
|
|
"loner",
|
|
"lone ranger",
|
|
"lone wolf",
|
|
"maverick",
|
|
"nonconformer",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"freethinker",
|
|
"renegade"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflicted":{
|
|
"having a mixture of opposing feelings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm conflicted about the prospect of our only child going away to college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambivalent",
|
|
"equivocal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undecided",
|
|
"unsure",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wobbly",
|
|
"wabbly",
|
|
"afraid",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"indisposed",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"reluctant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unquestioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unambivalent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"collided",
|
|
"disaccorded",
|
|
"discorded",
|
|
"jarred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"warred (against)",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"jangled",
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"disagreed",
|
|
"dissented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assented",
|
|
"coincided",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"corresponded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"conformed (to or with)",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"matched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretions":{
|
|
"as in coalescences , homogenizations":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorptions",
|
|
"coalescences",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"commixtures",
|
|
"homogenizations",
|
|
"immixtures",
|
|
"incorporations",
|
|
"integrations",
|
|
"interfusions",
|
|
"mergences",
|
|
"mergers",
|
|
"couplings",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"unions",
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregations",
|
|
"conglomerations",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"amalgamations",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"melds",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"mixtures",
|
|
"syntheses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bifurcations",
|
|
"breakups",
|
|
"cleavages",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"disunions",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"fractionalizations",
|
|
"fractionations",
|
|
"partitions",
|
|
"schisms",
|
|
"scissions",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"decompositions",
|
|
"disassemblies",
|
|
"dismemberments",
|
|
"segmentations",
|
|
"subdivisions",
|
|
"isolations",
|
|
"seclusions",
|
|
"segregations",
|
|
"sequestrations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consisting (of)":{
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprising",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"mustering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"incorporating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consul":{
|
|
"as in deputy , diplomat":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attach\u00e9",
|
|
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
|
"nuncio",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"ambassadress",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"evangelist",
|
|
"missionary",
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"ambassador",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"envoy",
|
|
"legate",
|
|
"minister",
|
|
"representative",
|
|
"deputation",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"legation",
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"messenger",
|
|
"mouthpiece",
|
|
"spokesperson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiratorial":{
|
|
"as in covert , clandestine":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clandestine",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"collusive",
|
|
"covert",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"unadvertised",
|
|
"unannounced",
|
|
"undisclosed",
|
|
"unmentioned",
|
|
"unsaid",
|
|
"untold",
|
|
"furtive",
|
|
"hugger-mugger",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"sneak",
|
|
"sneaking",
|
|
"sneaky",
|
|
"stealthy",
|
|
"surreptitious",
|
|
"undercover",
|
|
"underground",
|
|
"underhand",
|
|
"underhanded",
|
|
"classified",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"top secret",
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"behind-the-scenes",
|
|
"confidential",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"hush-hush",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"nonpublic",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"privy",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"hidden",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"silenced",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"backstage",
|
|
"offscreen",
|
|
"offstage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"well-known",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"enunciated",
|
|
"heralded",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"promulgated",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"reported",
|
|
"spotlighted",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"prevalent",
|
|
"rife",
|
|
"widespread",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"shared"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservators":{
|
|
"as in preservationists":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preservationists",
|
|
"conservers",
|
|
"preservers",
|
|
"protectors",
|
|
"savers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defacers",
|
|
"vandals",
|
|
"graffitists",
|
|
"taggers",
|
|
"demolishers",
|
|
"desecraters",
|
|
"desecrators",
|
|
"despoilers",
|
|
"destroyers",
|
|
"ravagers",
|
|
"ruiners",
|
|
"saboteurs",
|
|
"wasters",
|
|
"wreckers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constricting":{
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constant constricting of the animal's throat had caused permanent damage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constriction",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"contraction",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vessel constricted , thereby reducing the flow of blood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"deflating",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"retreating",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"puffing (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constricted the opening with a clamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuling",
|
|
"capsulizing",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constringing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"narrowing (down)",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cramming",
|
|
"crowding",
|
|
"jamming",
|
|
"jam-packing",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressing",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"outspreading",
|
|
"outstretching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congenerous":{
|
|
"as in congeneric , connatural":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"congeneric",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"connatural",
|
|
"kin",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"relatable",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike",
|
|
"commensurate",
|
|
"proportionate",
|
|
"tantamount",
|
|
"virtual",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"approximating",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"fungible",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"interchangeable",
|
|
"me-too",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"selfsame",
|
|
"substitutable",
|
|
"synonymous",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"homogenous",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinguishable",
|
|
"nonequivalent",
|
|
"noninterchangeable",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated",
|
|
"different",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"unakin",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confesses":{
|
|
"to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief confessed to dozens of robberies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"cops (to)",
|
|
"fesses (up)",
|
|
"owns (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"spills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clams up",
|
|
"hushes",
|
|
"quiets (down)",
|
|
"shuts up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledges",
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"concedes",
|
|
"fesses (up)",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"owns (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburdens",
|
|
"unburdens",
|
|
"unloads",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"recognizes",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"spills",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"unveils",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"gives away",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"leaks",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"squeals",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"tips (off)",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"wises (up)",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"whispers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"covers (up)",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"kids (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunctions":{
|
|
"the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confluences",
|
|
"convergences",
|
|
"convergencies",
|
|
"meetings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"connections",
|
|
"consolidations",
|
|
"couplings",
|
|
"joinings",
|
|
"junctions",
|
|
"junctures",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"divergences"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contortionists":{
|
|
"a performer who twists his or her body into unusual positions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The circus included a contortionist who could put both feet behind her head."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equilibrists",
|
|
"acrobats",
|
|
"gymnasts",
|
|
"turners",
|
|
"exercisers",
|
|
"tumblers",
|
|
"aerialists",
|
|
"ropedancers",
|
|
"ropewalkers",
|
|
"trampoliners",
|
|
"trampolinists",
|
|
"trapeze artists",
|
|
"trapezists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederacies":{
|
|
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confederacy of several small nations who had promised to come to one another's aid if any were attacked"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"axes",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"blocs",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederations",
|
|
"federations",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"juntos",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"syndicates",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"factions",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"sides",
|
|
"wings",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"affiliations",
|
|
"cooperatives",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"circuits",
|
|
"conferences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiration":{
|
|
"as in plot , intrigue":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"frame-up",
|
|
"setup",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"connivance",
|
|
"conspiracy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidated":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consolidate several branches into one regional office"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"centralized",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"polarized",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"colligated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralized",
|
|
"deconcentrated",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuated",
|
|
"amped (up)",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"redoubled",
|
|
"stepped up",
|
|
"strengthened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadened",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"pointed (up)",
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"enforced",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"restrengthened",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"jazzed (up)",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"exacerbated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"let up (on)",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"tapered (off)",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"lightened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"moderated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conns":{
|
|
"to operate or control the course of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helms",
|
|
"navigates",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commandeers",
|
|
"hijacks",
|
|
"highjacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidence man":{
|
|
"a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"taken in by a persuasive confidence man using the Internet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bilker",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"cheater",
|
|
"chiseler",
|
|
"chiseller",
|
|
"cozener",
|
|
"defrauder",
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"fakir",
|
|
"finagler",
|
|
"fraudster",
|
|
"hoaxer",
|
|
"scammer",
|
|
"scamster",
|
|
"shark",
|
|
"sharper",
|
|
"sharpie",
|
|
"sharpy",
|
|
"skinner",
|
|
"swindler",
|
|
"tricker",
|
|
"trickster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"double-crosser",
|
|
"double-dealer",
|
|
"bluffer",
|
|
"charlatan",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"faker",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"impostor",
|
|
"imposter",
|
|
"mountebank",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"pretender",
|
|
"quack",
|
|
"quacksalver",
|
|
"ringer",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"adventurer",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"gamesman",
|
|
"knave",
|
|
"prankster",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"fast-talker",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"slicker",
|
|
"slickster",
|
|
"slyboots",
|
|
"smoothy",
|
|
"smoothie",
|
|
"wheeler-dealer",
|
|
"plotter",
|
|
"schemer",
|
|
"sneak",
|
|
"sneaker",
|
|
"blackleg",
|
|
"cardsharp",
|
|
"cardsharper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplated":{
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"cogitated",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"eyed",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"perpended",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"pored (over)",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"revolved",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thought (about or over)",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"wrestled (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mused (upon)",
|
|
"reflected (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"explored",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"second-guessed",
|
|
"speculated (about)",
|
|
"brooded (about or over)",
|
|
"dwelled (on or upon)",
|
|
"dwelt (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixated (on or upon)",
|
|
"fretted (about or over)",
|
|
"obsessed (about or over)",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"drank (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"rejected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aimed",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"aspired",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"intended",
|
|
"looked",
|
|
"meant",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"proposed",
|
|
"purported",
|
|
"purposed",
|
|
"went"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"hoped",
|
|
"wished",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"attempted",
|
|
"endeavored",
|
|
"strove",
|
|
"strived",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"plotted",
|
|
"schemed",
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"achieved",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"performed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conforming":{
|
|
"as in consistent , equal":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"approximating",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"fungible",
|
|
"interchangeable",
|
|
"me-too",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"selfsame",
|
|
"substitutable",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"coequal",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"look-alike",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike",
|
|
"synonymous",
|
|
"tantamount"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antonymic",
|
|
"antonymous",
|
|
"different",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"distinguishable",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"nonidentical",
|
|
"other",
|
|
"unalike",
|
|
"unlike",
|
|
"antipodal",
|
|
"antipodean",
|
|
"antithetical",
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"diametric",
|
|
"diametrical",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"polar",
|
|
"differentiable",
|
|
"discriminable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"answering",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"chording",
|
|
"cohering",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"comporting",
|
|
"consisting",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"jibing",
|
|
"rhyming",
|
|
"riming",
|
|
"sorting",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"tallying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equaling",
|
|
"equalling",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"paralleling",
|
|
"aligning",
|
|
"alining",
|
|
"lining up",
|
|
"registering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"jarring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differing (from)",
|
|
"disagreeing (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assorting",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"chiming",
|
|
"chiming in",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"grooving",
|
|
"harmonizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"correlating",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"hanging together",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"paralleling",
|
|
"bonding",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"cohering",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"tallying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"contrasting",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"differing",
|
|
"diverging",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"canceling (out)",
|
|
"cancelling (out)",
|
|
"counteracting",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"offsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"colliding",
|
|
"conflicting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"attuning",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"keying",
|
|
"reconciling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"tuning",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"correlating",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"orchestrating",
|
|
"pairing",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"synchronizing",
|
|
"synthesizing",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"aligning",
|
|
"alining",
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"equalizing",
|
|
"evening",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"proportioning",
|
|
"regularizing",
|
|
"standardizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"disarraying",
|
|
"disordering",
|
|
"disorganizing",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"skewing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonizing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimating",
|
|
"acclimatizing",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"editing",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"tailoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapting",
|
|
"readjusting",
|
|
"customizing",
|
|
"gearing",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"modeling",
|
|
"modelling",
|
|
"patterning",
|
|
"attuning",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"tuning",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"rooting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"orientating",
|
|
"orienting",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"priming",
|
|
"rehearsing",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"inuring",
|
|
"seasoning",
|
|
"toughening",
|
|
"altering",
|
|
"converting",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"recasting",
|
|
"reclaiming",
|
|
"recycling",
|
|
"redesigning",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"redoing",
|
|
"reengineering",
|
|
"refashioning",
|
|
"refiguring",
|
|
"refitting",
|
|
"refocusing",
|
|
"reinventing",
|
|
"rejiggering",
|
|
"remaking",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"accustoming",
|
|
"habilitating",
|
|
"habituating",
|
|
"naturalizing",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"fiddling (with)",
|
|
"fine-tuning",
|
|
"phasing",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"rigging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confide":{
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"hand in",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"recommit",
|
|
"redeliver",
|
|
"retransfer",
|
|
"retransmit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convenes":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convened the members of the council for an emergency session"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"convokes",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"summons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"calls in",
|
|
"calls out",
|
|
"calls up",
|
|
"knells",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"rounds up",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"dissolves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convoyed":{
|
|
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will convoy the shipment to its destination in the war zone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanied",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"chaperoned",
|
|
"companied",
|
|
"companioned",
|
|
"escorted",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"squired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"walked",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"palled (around)",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"ushered",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"shadowed",
|
|
"tagged",
|
|
"tagged along",
|
|
"tailed",
|
|
"hovered (over)",
|
|
"hung (around)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"forsook"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventuals":{
|
|
"as in abbesses , prioresses":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbesses",
|
|
"anchoresses",
|
|
"ancresses",
|
|
"cloistresses",
|
|
"mother superior",
|
|
"novices",
|
|
"prioresses",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"Reverend Mother",
|
|
"votaries",
|
|
"nuns",
|
|
"sisters",
|
|
"clergywomen",
|
|
"deaconesses",
|
|
"high priestesses",
|
|
"priestesses",
|
|
"friars",
|
|
"mendicants",
|
|
"monastics",
|
|
"monks",
|
|
"oblates",
|
|
"clergypersons",
|
|
"clericals",
|
|
"clerics",
|
|
"clerks",
|
|
"deacons",
|
|
"divines",
|
|
"dominies",
|
|
"ecclesiastics",
|
|
"high priests",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"preachers",
|
|
"reverends",
|
|
"abbots",
|
|
"archbishops",
|
|
"archpriests",
|
|
"bishops",
|
|
"deans",
|
|
"diocesans",
|
|
"monsignors",
|
|
"monsignori",
|
|
"popes",
|
|
"prelates",
|
|
"presbyters",
|
|
"churchmen",
|
|
"clergymen",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"Holy Joes",
|
|
"padres",
|
|
"abb\u00e9s",
|
|
"curates",
|
|
"cur\u00e9s",
|
|
"parsons",
|
|
"pastors",
|
|
"rectors",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"vicars",
|
|
"chaplains",
|
|
"confessors",
|
|
"sky pilots",
|
|
"evangelists",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"missioners",
|
|
"missionizers",
|
|
"revivalists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lay readers",
|
|
"lectors",
|
|
"laymen",
|
|
"laypeople",
|
|
"seculars",
|
|
"secular"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveyances":{
|
|
"something used to carry goods or passengers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"transportations",
|
|
"transports",
|
|
"vehicles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carriers",
|
|
"haulers",
|
|
"movers",
|
|
"transits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concealment":{
|
|
"the placing of something out of sight":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caching",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"secretion",
|
|
"stashing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burial",
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"entombment",
|
|
"interment",
|
|
"interring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterment",
|
|
"unearthing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"display",
|
|
"exhibition",
|
|
"exposure",
|
|
"parading",
|
|
"showing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covert",
|
|
"den",
|
|
"hermitage",
|
|
"hideaway",
|
|
"hideout",
|
|
"hidey-hole",
|
|
"hidy-hole",
|
|
"lair",
|
|
"nest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"nook",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"hangout",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"harborage",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"haven",
|
|
"redoubt",
|
|
"refuge",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condescension":{
|
|
"the attitude or behavior of people who believe they are more intelligent or better than other people":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The author discusses the politics of the region without condescension ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"arrogance",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"bumptiousness",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"haughtiness",
|
|
"hauteur",
|
|
"high horse",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"imperiousness",
|
|
"loftiness",
|
|
"lordliness",
|
|
"masterfulness",
|
|
"peremptoriness",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"presumptuousness",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"pretension",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"self-consequence",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"superciliousness",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"toploftiness",
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"bossiness",
|
|
"bowwow",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"high-handedness",
|
|
"chest-thumping",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"self-assertion",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"snobbery",
|
|
"snobbishness",
|
|
"snobbism",
|
|
"snootiness",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"cheek",
|
|
"cheekiness",
|
|
"impertinence",
|
|
"impudence",
|
|
"sauciness",
|
|
"boastfulness",
|
|
"bombast",
|
|
"braggadocio",
|
|
"bravado",
|
|
"strut",
|
|
"swagger",
|
|
"triumphalism",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"cockiness",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-centeredness",
|
|
"self-complacency",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-content",
|
|
"self-contentment",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-partiality",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"vanity",
|
|
"superiority complex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"unassumingness",
|
|
"unpretentiousness",
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"demureness",
|
|
"retiringness",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"self-distrust",
|
|
"self-doubt",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"lowliness",
|
|
"meekness",
|
|
"mousiness",
|
|
"passiveness",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"submissiveness",
|
|
"quietness",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"reservedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confabulation":{
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there seemed to be some sort of lengthy confabulation going on in the next room"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argumentation",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"consultation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bull session",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"skull session",
|
|
"skull practice",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"talkathon",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"disquisition",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"consultancy",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"pourparler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"began our confabulation with that traditional icebreaker: an innocuous discussion of the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"causerie",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin music",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchat",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabfest",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"schmooze",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"crosstalk",
|
|
"happy talk",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yack",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatism":{
|
|
"attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservativeness",
|
|
"die-hardism",
|
|
"reactionaryism",
|
|
"traditionalism",
|
|
"ultraconservatism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"neoconservatism",
|
|
"Toryism",
|
|
"bigotry",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"conventionalism",
|
|
"conventionality",
|
|
"fogyism",
|
|
"fogeyism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"neoliberalism",
|
|
"extremism",
|
|
"radicalism",
|
|
"nonconformism",
|
|
"nonconformity",
|
|
"unconventionalism",
|
|
"unorthodoxy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-mindedness",
|
|
"liberalism",
|
|
"liberalness",
|
|
"open-mindedness",
|
|
"progressivism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constrains":{
|
|
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constrained by conscience to tell only the truth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjacks",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"dragoons",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"impels",
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"muscles",
|
|
"obligates",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"pressures",
|
|
"sandbags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"browbeats",
|
|
"bulldozes",
|
|
"bullies",
|
|
"cows",
|
|
"hectors",
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"blackmails",
|
|
"high-pressures",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"shames",
|
|
"terrorizes",
|
|
"threatens",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"hounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"prevails (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"wins (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constrained his anger at the needless interruption"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridles",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"pulls in",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"reins (in)",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"tames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottles (up)",
|
|
"chokes (back)",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"minces",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"interrupts",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"gags",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"silences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"unleashes",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"takes out",
|
|
"vents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiscate":{
|
|
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"expropriate",
|
|
"sequester"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"garnishee",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"arrogate",
|
|
"preempt",
|
|
"usurp",
|
|
"commandeer",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrary":{
|
|
"being as different as possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the other jurors seemed sure the defendant was guilty, but I came to the contrary conclusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antipodal",
|
|
"antipodean",
|
|
"antithetical",
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"diametric",
|
|
"diametrical",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"polar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"inverse",
|
|
"obverse",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"divergent",
|
|
"unalike",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"synonymous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncontradictory"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contrary child who wouldn't behave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"naughty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"elfish",
|
|
"impish",
|
|
"knavish",
|
|
"monkeying",
|
|
"monkeyish",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"pixieish",
|
|
"prankish",
|
|
"rascally",
|
|
"roguish",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"wrongheaded",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"rowdy",
|
|
"ruffianly",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"insurgent",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"disobliging",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"selfish",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"babyish",
|
|
"childish",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"infantile",
|
|
"jejune",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"kiddish",
|
|
"puerile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"complying",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"angelic",
|
|
"angelical",
|
|
"cherubic",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"discreet",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"grown-up",
|
|
"mature"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"behaved",
|
|
"behaving",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"orderly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"given to resisting authority or another's control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contrary soldier is facing a court-martial for insubordination"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"recusant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"noncooperative",
|
|
"uncooperative",
|
|
"insurgent",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"negativistic",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"opinionated",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pertinacious",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"fractious",
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"wrongheaded",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"monkeying",
|
|
"monkeyish",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"undisciplined",
|
|
"dissident",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"ungracious",
|
|
"unmannerly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"behaved",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"well-bred",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"respectful",
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subservient",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"controllable",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"trainable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"biddable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"ruly",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary \u2014love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antipode",
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"obverse",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"reverse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"negation",
|
|
"antonym",
|
|
"counterpoint",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"inverse",
|
|
"mirror image"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"synonym",
|
|
"analogue",
|
|
"analog",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"replica"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contains":{
|
|
"to have within":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"boasts",
|
|
"holds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"shelters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contract contains several new clauses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"entails",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"subsumes",
|
|
"takes in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"consists (of)",
|
|
"brackets",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"constitutes",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"debars",
|
|
"precludes",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"excepts",
|
|
"rules out",
|
|
"loses",
|
|
"mislays",
|
|
"misplaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"leaves (out)",
|
|
"misses out",
|
|
"omits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the recipe contains several parts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"consists (of)",
|
|
"musters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"entails",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"incorporates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"re-collects",
|
|
"settles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"recovers",
|
|
"lulls",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"stills",
|
|
"tranquilizes",
|
|
"tranquillizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridles",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"pulls in",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"reins (in)",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"tames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottles (up)",
|
|
"chokes (back)",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"minces",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"interrupts",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"gags",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"silences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"unleashes",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"takes out",
|
|
"vents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conferred (on)":{
|
|
"as in covered , bestowed (on or upon)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowed (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"equipped",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"awarded",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"endued",
|
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"indued",
|
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"favored",
|
|
"gifted",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"empowered",
|
|
"enabled",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"willed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossessed",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"depleted",
|
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"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"skimped",
|
|
"stinted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveyed":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"intends to personally convey the message to the governor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transfused",
|
|
"transmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"diffused",
|
|
"disseminated",
|
|
"propagated",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"contaminated",
|
|
"infected",
|
|
"poisoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"came down (with)",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"contracted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"carted",
|
|
"ferried",
|
|
"hauled",
|
|
"lugged",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"toted",
|
|
"transported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"sent",
|
|
"shipped",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"fetched",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"shifted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"aliened",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"deeded",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"transferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed (down)",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"leased",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"rented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributions":{
|
|
"a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributions for the victims of the earthquake began pouring in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefactions",
|
|
"beneficences",
|
|
"charities",
|
|
"donations",
|
|
"philanthropies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"offerings",
|
|
"tithes",
|
|
"bequests",
|
|
"endowments",
|
|
"legacies",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assistances",
|
|
"doles",
|
|
"handouts",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"welfares",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"subsidies",
|
|
"benevolences",
|
|
"bestowals",
|
|
"largesses",
|
|
"presentations",
|
|
"presents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederations":{
|
|
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"axes",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"blocs",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederacies",
|
|
"federations",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"juntos",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"syndicates",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"factions",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"sides",
|
|
"wings",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"affiliations",
|
|
"cooperatives",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"circuits",
|
|
"conferences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliations",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"connections",
|
|
"cooperations",
|
|
"hookups",
|
|
"liaisons",
|
|
"linkups",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"relationships",
|
|
"tie-ups",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"dealings",
|
|
"interactions",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"interconnections",
|
|
"interrelations",
|
|
"mutualisms",
|
|
"reciprocities",
|
|
"symbioses",
|
|
"incorporations",
|
|
"integrations",
|
|
"mergers",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"affinities",
|
|
"attachments",
|
|
"intimacies",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"sympathies",
|
|
"kinships",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"unities",
|
|
"colleagueships",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"companionships",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"cahoots",
|
|
"leagues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breakups",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"disunions",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"partings",
|
|
"separations",
|
|
"severances",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"alienations",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"estrangements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffiliations",
|
|
"dissociations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contorting":{
|
|
"to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the acrobat is able to contort his body so that it almost looks like a pretzel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deforming",
|
|
"distorting",
|
|
"misshaping",
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"squinching",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"warping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
|
"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"wringing",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"wreathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straightening",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncurling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conducts":{
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"administrates",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"operates",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"presides (over)",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"stewards",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"tends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"micromanages",
|
|
"stage-manages",
|
|
"codirects",
|
|
"comanages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canalizes",
|
|
"channelizes",
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"funnels",
|
|
"pipes",
|
|
"siphons",
|
|
"syphons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"conveys",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"focusses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquits",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"behaves",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"comports",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"deports",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"modulates",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"impersonates",
|
|
"plays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acts up",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"cuts up",
|
|
"misbehaves",
|
|
"misconducts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a job conducting tourists through the historical museum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"ushers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"precedes",
|
|
"accompanies",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"chaperones",
|
|
"chaperons",
|
|
"convoys",
|
|
"escorts",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"manages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"tailgates",
|
|
"tails"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"trails"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a material that conducts heat quite efficiently"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"conveys",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transfuses",
|
|
"transmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"diffuses",
|
|
"disseminates",
|
|
"propagates",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"contaminates",
|
|
"infects",
|
|
"poisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"comes down (with)",
|
|
"contracts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administrations",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"governances",
|
|
"governments",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"handlings",
|
|
"intendances",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"operations",
|
|
"oversights",
|
|
"presidencies",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"stewardships",
|
|
"superintendences",
|
|
"superintendencies",
|
|
"supervisions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"generalships",
|
|
"leaderships",
|
|
"rulerships",
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"aegises",
|
|
"egises",
|
|
"custodies",
|
|
"guardianships",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"protections",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"tutelages",
|
|
"wards",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machinations",
|
|
"manipulations",
|
|
"coadministrations",
|
|
"codirections",
|
|
"co-directions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way or manner in which one conducts oneself":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child who has often been scolded for poor conduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actions",
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"bearings",
|
|
"behaviors",
|
|
"comportments",
|
|
"demeanors",
|
|
"deportments",
|
|
"gestes",
|
|
"gests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"etiquettes",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"proprieties",
|
|
"p's and q's",
|
|
"amenities",
|
|
"civilities",
|
|
"courtesies",
|
|
"decorums",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"attitudes",
|
|
"carriages",
|
|
"poises",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"postures",
|
|
"presences",
|
|
"aspects",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"miens",
|
|
"formalities",
|
|
"protocols",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"customs",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"habitudes",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"wonts",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"modes",
|
|
"styles",
|
|
"affectations",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"oddities",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"singularities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmable":{
|
|
"capable of being proven as true or real":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the theory was not confirmable , and eventually it had to be discarded in favor of one that was"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checkable",
|
|
"demonstrable",
|
|
"empirical",
|
|
"empiric",
|
|
"provable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"verifiable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"certifiable",
|
|
"documentable",
|
|
"well-founded",
|
|
"defensible",
|
|
"excusable",
|
|
"justifiable",
|
|
"vindicable",
|
|
"warrantable",
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"conjectured",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"suspected"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"disprovable",
|
|
"disputable",
|
|
"refutable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"indemonstrable",
|
|
"insupportable",
|
|
"unprovable",
|
|
"unsupportable",
|
|
"unsustainable",
|
|
"unverifiable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspire":{
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collude",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"machinate",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"scheme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterplot",
|
|
"brew",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"engineer",
|
|
"jockey",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"lay out",
|
|
"map",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"shape"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"interface"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contestations":{
|
|
"variance of opinion on a matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the statement is certainly open to contestation among reasonable people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"difficulties",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissensuses",
|
|
"firestorms",
|
|
"nonconcurrences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"conflictions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"disaccords",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissonances",
|
|
"divarications",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"set-tos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"unanimities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condoling":{
|
|
"as in commiserating , empathizing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiserating",
|
|
"empathizing",
|
|
"sympathizing",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"solacing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"buoying (up)",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"worrying",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"pestering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidate":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consolidate several branches into one regional office"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"centralize",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"polarize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"orchestrate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"colligate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralize",
|
|
"deconcentrate",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuate",
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"redouble",
|
|
"step up",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broaden",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"point (up)",
|
|
"sharpen",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"restrengthen",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"maximize",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"jazz (up)",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"exacerbate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"let up (on)",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"tone (down)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"taper (off)",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"lighten"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"moderate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservancy":{
|
|
"the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's devoted her life to conservancy of the rain forest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservation",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"sustentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"care",
|
|
"maintenance",
|
|
"upkeep",
|
|
"salvation",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"safekeeping",
|
|
"economy",
|
|
"husbandry",
|
|
"management"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"squandering",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceivers":{
|
|
"as in formulators , designers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contrivers",
|
|
"designers",
|
|
"devisers",
|
|
"formulators",
|
|
"innovators",
|
|
"introducers",
|
|
"inventors",
|
|
"spawners",
|
|
"cocreators",
|
|
"co-creators",
|
|
"cofounders",
|
|
"co-founders",
|
|
"builders",
|
|
"makers",
|
|
"producers",
|
|
"authors",
|
|
"begetters",
|
|
"creators",
|
|
"establishers",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founders",
|
|
"founding fathers",
|
|
"generators",
|
|
"inaugurators",
|
|
"initiators",
|
|
"instituters",
|
|
"institutors",
|
|
"originators",
|
|
"sires",
|
|
"developers",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"researchers",
|
|
"researchists",
|
|
"organizers",
|
|
"promoters",
|
|
"encouragers",
|
|
"galvanizers",
|
|
"inspirations",
|
|
"inspirers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"pupils",
|
|
"students",
|
|
"supporters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condign":{
|
|
"being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a suspension without pay is condign punishment for breaking the company's code of business ethics"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"deserved",
|
|
"due",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"merited",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"rightful",
|
|
"warranted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applicable",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"apt",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"requisite",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"rhadamanthine",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"equitable",
|
|
"impartial",
|
|
"square"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"irrelative",
|
|
"irrelevant",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapplicable",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"indefensible",
|
|
"unjustifiable",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unsuitable",
|
|
"biased",
|
|
"inequitable",
|
|
"partial",
|
|
"unequal",
|
|
"arbitrary",
|
|
"despotic",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"unlawful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeserved",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"unfair",
|
|
"unjust",
|
|
"unjustified",
|
|
"unmerited",
|
|
"unwarranted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confabulates":{
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"bandies",
|
|
"bats (around)",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"talks over",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"rehashes",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"refers (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemning":{
|
|
"as in hateful , contemptuous":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contemptuous",
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"scornful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"adulatory",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"idolizing",
|
|
"worshipful",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"reverent",
|
|
"reverential",
|
|
"venerating",
|
|
"hagiographic",
|
|
"hagiographical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anathematizing",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"reprobating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"blaming",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"dispraising",
|
|
"dissing",
|
|
"faulting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"panning",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"dooming",
|
|
"sentencing",
|
|
"convicting",
|
|
"blacklisting",
|
|
"excommunicating",
|
|
"ostracizing",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"chiding",
|
|
"reproving",
|
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"berating",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"raking",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"upbraiding",
|
|
"vituperating",
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"imprecating",
|
|
"abhorring",
|
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"abominating",
|
|
"detesting",
|
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"hating",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"reviling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
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"eulogizing",
|
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"exalting",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"lauding",
|
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"praising",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"applauding",
|
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"commending",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"saluting",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"consecrating",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"sanctifying",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"revering",
|
|
"venerating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blessing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blaming",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
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"denouncing",
|
|
"dispraising",
|
|
"dissing",
|
|
"faulting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"panning",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"slagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skewering",
|
|
"tweaking",
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"nicking (at)",
|
|
"sniping (at)",
|
|
"beefing",
|
|
"bellyaching",
|
|
"bitching",
|
|
"carping",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"complaining",
|
|
"crabbing",
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"griping",
|
|
"grousing",
|
|
"growling",
|
|
"grumbling",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"kvetching",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"muttering",
|
|
"niggling",
|
|
"quibbling",
|
|
"whining",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"chiding",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"reproving",
|
|
"berating",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"crucifying",
|
|
"excoriating",
|
|
"flaying",
|
|
"gibbeting",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"keelhauling",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"pillorying",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"upbraiding",
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
"discommending",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"putting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"sanctioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"objurgating",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"reproving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"punishing",
|
|
"bawling out",
|
|
"berating",
|
|
"chewing out",
|
|
"cutting up",
|
|
"dressing down",
|
|
"flaying",
|
|
"gibbeting",
|
|
"jawing",
|
|
"keelhauling",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lecturing",
|
|
"ragging",
|
|
"railing (at or against)",
|
|
"rating",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"scoring",
|
|
"telling off",
|
|
"upbraiding",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"disparaging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"eulogizing",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"sanctioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find or pronounce guilty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accusing",
|
|
"arraigning",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"impeaching",
|
|
"indicting",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"reproving",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"penalizing",
|
|
"punishing",
|
|
"sentencing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"sanctioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"acquitting",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to impose a judicial punishment on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"dooming",
|
|
"sentencing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudging",
|
|
"judging",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"penalizing",
|
|
"punishing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"deciding",
|
|
"decreeing",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"finding",
|
|
"opining",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"ruling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"reprieving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplative":{
|
|
"given to or marked by long, quiet thinking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contemplative person who likes to go on solitary walks",
|
|
"the contemplative life of the monks at the abbey"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broody",
|
|
"cogitative",
|
|
"meditative",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"musing",
|
|
"pensive",
|
|
"reflective",
|
|
"ruminant",
|
|
"ruminative",
|
|
"thoughtful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"introspective",
|
|
"retrospective",
|
|
"self-reflective",
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"serious-minded",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
"philosophical",
|
|
"philosophic",
|
|
"analytic",
|
|
"analytical",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"absentminded",
|
|
"abstracted",
|
|
"preoccupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"featherbrained",
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"goofy",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"light-headed",
|
|
"scatterbrained",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"unthinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unreflective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscious":{
|
|
"having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conscious of the fact that my hands were sweating the whole time that I was making my presentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"aware",
|
|
"cognizant",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sentient",
|
|
"ware",
|
|
"witting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"open-eyed",
|
|
"regardful",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"wary",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"wide-awake",
|
|
"hyperaware",
|
|
"hyperconscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unheeding",
|
|
"unwary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unaware",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unwitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conscious effort to instill discord in the family"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"intended",
|
|
"intentional",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"purposive",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"voluntary",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful",
|
|
"witting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"premeditative",
|
|
"prepense",
|
|
"discretionary",
|
|
"elective",
|
|
"optional",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"unwitting",
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"hit-or-miss",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"random",
|
|
"aimless",
|
|
"desultory",
|
|
"purposeless",
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"sudden",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"involuntary",
|
|
"compulsory",
|
|
"mandatory",
|
|
"necessary",
|
|
"nonelective",
|
|
"obligatory",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"extemporaneous",
|
|
"impromptu",
|
|
"impulsive",
|
|
"instinctive",
|
|
"spontaneous",
|
|
"unforced",
|
|
"unpremeditated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nondeliberate",
|
|
"nonpurposive",
|
|
"unintentional"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contending":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two traditional rivals contending for the championship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"facing off",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rivaling",
|
|
"rivalling",
|
|
"vying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"jostling",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"going out",
|
|
"trying out",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"pleading",
|
|
"reasoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adducing",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"mentioning",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"insisting",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"proposing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"suggesting",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"persuading",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"enforcing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"justifying",
|
|
"rationalizing",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contended that his opponent was wrong about practically everything"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"alleging",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"insisting",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"protesting",
|
|
"purporting",
|
|
"warranting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"rationalizing",
|
|
"reasoning",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"justifying",
|
|
"vindicating",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"persevering",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"reaffirming",
|
|
"reasserting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"disavowing",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"disowning",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"countering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"gainsaying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurrency":{
|
|
"the occurrence or existence of several things at once":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coexistence",
|
|
"coincidence",
|
|
"concurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"development",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"occurrence",
|
|
"coevality",
|
|
"contemporaneousness",
|
|
"simultaneousness",
|
|
"synchronism",
|
|
"synchrony"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchrony",
|
|
"asynchronism"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being of one opinion about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"unison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"assentation",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"embracement",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concertedness",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"concordance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"disapprobation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"disfavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dissensus"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contempt":{
|
|
"open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my undying contempt for people who abuse animals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contemptuousness",
|
|
"despisement",
|
|
"despite",
|
|
"despitefulness",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"misprision",
|
|
"scorn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrence",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"detestation",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"lovelessness",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"hatefulness",
|
|
"invidiousness",
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
"malice",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"malignancy",
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"spite",
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
"aversion",
|
|
"disgust",
|
|
"distaste",
|
|
"horror",
|
|
"odium",
|
|
"repugnance",
|
|
"repulsion",
|
|
"revulsion",
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grudge",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"jealousy",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"resentment",
|
|
"bile",
|
|
"jaundice",
|
|
"rancor",
|
|
"spleen",
|
|
"venom",
|
|
"vindictiveness",
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
"vitriol",
|
|
"aspersion",
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
"deprecation",
|
|
"depreciation",
|
|
"detraction",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
"derision",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"invective",
|
|
"vituperation",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"adoration",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"deification",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"idolatry",
|
|
"idolization",
|
|
"lionization",
|
|
"reverence",
|
|
"veneration",
|
|
"worship",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"love"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"admiration",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"estimation",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspirators":{
|
|
"a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coconspirators",
|
|
"co-conspirators",
|
|
"intriguers",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"schemers",
|
|
"apostates",
|
|
"backstabbers",
|
|
"betrayers",
|
|
"double-crossers",
|
|
"double-dealers",
|
|
"Judases",
|
|
"quislings",
|
|
"recreants",
|
|
"serpents",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"turncoats",
|
|
"abettors",
|
|
"abetters",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"accommodationists",
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"sellouts",
|
|
"subversives",
|
|
"subverters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confabs":{
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had a little confab about the merits of the plan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"back-and-forths",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"consultations",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bull sessions",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"skull sessions",
|
|
"skull practices",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"talkathons",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"disquisitions",
|
|
"consultancies",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"pourparlers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the requisite confab , we got down to business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"causeries",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin music",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchats",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabfests",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jaws",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"schmoozes",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"crosstalk",
|
|
"happy talk",
|
|
"yaks",
|
|
"yacks",
|
|
"yammers",
|
|
"yaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"confabulates",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"bandies",
|
|
"bats (around)",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"talks over",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"rehashes",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"refers (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consoled":{
|
|
"to ease the grief or distress of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiserated",
|
|
"condoled",
|
|
"empathized",
|
|
"sympathized",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"buoyed (up)",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"worsened",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"pestered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"troubled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convicting":{
|
|
"to find or pronounce guilty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condemning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accusing",
|
|
"arraigning",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"impeaching",
|
|
"indicting",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"reproving",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"penalizing",
|
|
"punishing",
|
|
"sentencing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"sanctioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"acquitting",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congresswoman":{
|
|
"as in congressman":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"congressman",
|
|
"assemblyman",
|
|
"assemblywoman",
|
|
"senator",
|
|
"lawgiver",
|
|
"lawmaker",
|
|
"legislator",
|
|
"solon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convening":{
|
|
"as in muster , convocation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"call-up",
|
|
"summons",
|
|
"marshaling",
|
|
"marshalling",
|
|
"mobilization",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"rallying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convened the members of the council for an emergency session"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"convoking",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"summoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"calling in",
|
|
"calling out",
|
|
"calling up",
|
|
"knelling",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"rounding up",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"dissolving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"forgathering",
|
|
"foregathering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rendezvousing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"caucusing",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"remeeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidently":{
|
|
"as in positively , expectantly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bullishly",
|
|
"expectantly",
|
|
"positively",
|
|
"amusedly",
|
|
"exuberantly",
|
|
"giddily",
|
|
"gigglingly",
|
|
"joyfully",
|
|
"joyously",
|
|
"blithely",
|
|
"blithesomely",
|
|
"breezily",
|
|
"gladly",
|
|
"gladsomely",
|
|
"laughingly",
|
|
"lightheartedly",
|
|
"sunnily",
|
|
"hopefully",
|
|
"optimistically",
|
|
"sanguinely",
|
|
"amicably",
|
|
"friendlily",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"good-humoredly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"jocularly",
|
|
"blissfully",
|
|
"elatedly",
|
|
"euphorically",
|
|
"rapturously",
|
|
"brightly",
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"gaily",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"jocosely",
|
|
"jovially",
|
|
"merrily",
|
|
"mirthfully",
|
|
"smilingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackly",
|
|
"dismally",
|
|
"drearily",
|
|
"gloomily",
|
|
"pessimistically",
|
|
"abjectly",
|
|
"dejectedly",
|
|
"despondently",
|
|
"disconsolately",
|
|
"dispiritedly",
|
|
"wretchedly",
|
|
"dolefully",
|
|
"dolorously",
|
|
"forlornly",
|
|
"mournfully",
|
|
"plaintively",
|
|
"sorrowfully",
|
|
"dourly",
|
|
"glumly",
|
|
"mirthlessly",
|
|
"sourly",
|
|
"sternly",
|
|
"sulkily",
|
|
"sullenly",
|
|
"bleakly",
|
|
"cheerlessly",
|
|
"darkly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"miserably",
|
|
"morosely",
|
|
"unhappily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjugalities":{
|
|
"a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the level of mutual affection and respect that comes only with decades of contented conjugality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"connubialities",
|
|
"marriages",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"matrimonies",
|
|
"wedlocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"monogamies",
|
|
"bigamies",
|
|
"polyandries",
|
|
"polygamies",
|
|
"polygynies",
|
|
"intermarriages",
|
|
"miscegenations",
|
|
"mixed marriages",
|
|
"remarriages",
|
|
"cohabitations",
|
|
"common-law marriages",
|
|
"civil unions",
|
|
"domestic partnerships",
|
|
"attachments",
|
|
"commitments",
|
|
"relationships",
|
|
"betrothals",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"espousals",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"proposals",
|
|
"troths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"annulments",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"separations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congresswomen":{
|
|
"as in congressmen":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"congressmen",
|
|
"assemblymen",
|
|
"assemblywomen",
|
|
"senators",
|
|
"lawgivers",
|
|
"lawmakers",
|
|
"legislators",
|
|
"solons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convicted":{
|
|
"as in condemned":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"accused",
|
|
"impeached",
|
|
"indicted",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"shamefaced",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"culpable",
|
|
"impeachable",
|
|
"indictable",
|
|
"punishable",
|
|
"guilty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"cleanhanded",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"faultless",
|
|
"guiltless",
|
|
"impeccable",
|
|
"inculpable",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"lily-white",
|
|
"absolved",
|
|
"acquitted",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"exonerated",
|
|
"vindicated",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find or pronounce guilty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condemned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accused",
|
|
"arraigned",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"impeached",
|
|
"indicted",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"penalized",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"sentenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolved",
|
|
"acquitted",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"exculpated",
|
|
"exonerated",
|
|
"vindicated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradictoriness":{
|
|
"as in oppositeness , disparateness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"contrariety",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"oppositeness",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"polarity",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness",
|
|
"antipode",
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"inequality"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"identicalness",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"parallelism",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude",
|
|
"analogousness",
|
|
"correlation",
|
|
"relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congregates":{
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"bulks (up)",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"constellates",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"rounds up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balls",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"brigades",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hives",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"pools",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"archives",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"collates",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"scrapes (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collects",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"regroups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disintegrates",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"sends"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispels",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pilgrims have been congregating in the town's historic square for centuries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constraints":{
|
|
"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"put legal constraints on the board's activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"circumscriptions",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"strictures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exceptions",
|
|
"provisos",
|
|
"provisoes",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"reservations",
|
|
"stipulations",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"freedoms",
|
|
"latitudes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the use of power to impose one's will on another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parental constraint can take several different forms, including a denial of the approval that children usually seek from their parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm-twistings",
|
|
"coercions",
|
|
"compulsions",
|
|
"duresses",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"pressures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"browbeatings",
|
|
"bulldozings",
|
|
"fears",
|
|
"intimidations",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"swords",
|
|
"terrorisms",
|
|
"terrors",
|
|
"threats",
|
|
"violences",
|
|
"squeeze plays",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"mights",
|
|
"muscles",
|
|
"potencies",
|
|
"puissances",
|
|
"strengths",
|
|
"self-wills",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"stresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"permissions",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"suasions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consensuses":{
|
|
"the state of being of one opinion about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"concurrencies",
|
|
"unanimities",
|
|
"unisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"adhesions",
|
|
"assentations",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"embracements",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"approbations",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concordances",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"conformities",
|
|
"consonances",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"unions",
|
|
"empathies",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"sympathies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"oppositions",
|
|
"resistances",
|
|
"disapprobations",
|
|
"disapprovals",
|
|
"disfavors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"dissensuses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemning":{
|
|
"to show contempt for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disdaining",
|
|
"disrespecting",
|
|
"dissing",
|
|
"high-hatting",
|
|
"looking down (on or upon)",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"sniffing (at)",
|
|
"snooting",
|
|
"snubbing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scouting",
|
|
"abhorring",
|
|
"abominating",
|
|
"despising",
|
|
"detesting",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"deploring",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"disapproving (of)",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"disfavoring",
|
|
"frowning (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"prizing",
|
|
"treasuring",
|
|
"valuing",
|
|
"admiring",
|
|
"esteeming",
|
|
"lionizing",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"revering",
|
|
"venerating",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"approving (of)",
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"OK'ing",
|
|
"okaying",
|
|
"subscribing (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"respecting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condescend":{
|
|
"to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deign",
|
|
"stoop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"debase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rise"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lord (it over)",
|
|
"patronize",
|
|
"talk down (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cold-shoulder",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"queen (it over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conditional probability":{
|
|
"as in chance , possibility":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"odds",
|
|
"percentage",
|
|
"probability",
|
|
"contingency",
|
|
"possibility",
|
|
"potential",
|
|
"potentiality",
|
|
"outlook",
|
|
"prospect"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"concubines":{
|
|
"a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the offspring of one of the monarch's concubines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doxies",
|
|
"mistresses",
|
|
"other women"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lovers",
|
|
"paramours",
|
|
"courtesans",
|
|
"demimondaines",
|
|
"demireps",
|
|
"odalisques",
|
|
"prostitutes",
|
|
"whores",
|
|
"girlfriends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrite":{
|
|
"feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"being contrite is not enough to spare you a detention if you're caught skipping class"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apologetic",
|
|
"compunctious",
|
|
"penitent",
|
|
"regretful",
|
|
"remorseful",
|
|
"repentant",
|
|
"rueful",
|
|
"sorry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ashamed",
|
|
"shamefaced",
|
|
"sheepish",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compassionless",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"ruthless",
|
|
"unmerciful",
|
|
"shameless",
|
|
"unashamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitent",
|
|
"remorseless",
|
|
"unapologetic",
|
|
"unrepentant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consorted":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"chummed",
|
|
"companied",
|
|
"consociated",
|
|
"fraternized",
|
|
"hobnobbed",
|
|
"hooked up",
|
|
"hung (around or out)",
|
|
"hanged (around or out)",
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
"palled (around)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sorted",
|
|
"traveled",
|
|
"travelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"colluded",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"ganged",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"interrelated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"sided",
|
|
"socialized",
|
|
"teamed",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"befriended",
|
|
"friended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"cold-shouldered",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"snubbed",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assorted",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"chimed",
|
|
"chimed in",
|
|
"conformed",
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"grooved",
|
|
"harmonized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"correlated",
|
|
"corresponded",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"paralleled",
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"tallied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"contrasted",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"diverged",
|
|
"jarred",
|
|
"canceled (out)",
|
|
"cancelled (out)",
|
|
"counteracted",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"collided",
|
|
"conflicted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversable":{
|
|
"as in sociable , companionable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
|
"likable",
|
|
"likeable",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"well-disposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"unamiable",
|
|
"ungenial",
|
|
"ungracious",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"boorish",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"cantankerous",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"churlish",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"quick-tempered",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"querulous",
|
|
"unappealing",
|
|
"unattractive",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"vinegary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradicts":{
|
|
"to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagrees (with)",
|
|
"gainsays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"corroborates",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"verifies",
|
|
"attests",
|
|
"authenticates",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"testifies (to)",
|
|
"vouches (for)",
|
|
"witnesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agrees (with)",
|
|
"concurs (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to declare not to be true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disaffirms",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disconfirms",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"traverses",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"disagrees (with)",
|
|
"disputes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"authenticates",
|
|
"corroborates",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"verifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledges",
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"concedes",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"owns"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjointly":{
|
|
"in or by combined action or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two departments worked conjointly to finish the project in less than half the usual time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concertedly",
|
|
"hand in glove",
|
|
"hand and glove",
|
|
"jointly",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"mutually",
|
|
"reciprocally",
|
|
"unanimously",
|
|
"unitedly",
|
|
"cooperatively",
|
|
"symbiotically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"severally",
|
|
"single-handed",
|
|
"single-handedly",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"solely",
|
|
"unaided",
|
|
"unassisted",
|
|
"unilaterally"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistently":{
|
|
"on every relevant occasion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he consistently brings a sandwich for lunch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"always",
|
|
"aye",
|
|
"ay",
|
|
"constantly",
|
|
"continually",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"forever",
|
|
"incessantly",
|
|
"invariably",
|
|
"night and day",
|
|
"perpetually",
|
|
"unfailingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commonly",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"oft",
|
|
"often",
|
|
"oftentimes",
|
|
"ofttimes",
|
|
"recurrently",
|
|
"repeatedly",
|
|
"continuously",
|
|
"steadily",
|
|
"uninterruptedly",
|
|
"unremittingly",
|
|
"dependably",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"habitually",
|
|
"normally",
|
|
"ordinarily",
|
|
"regularly",
|
|
"routinely",
|
|
"typically",
|
|
"usually",
|
|
"inevitably",
|
|
"eternally",
|
|
"everlastingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intermittently",
|
|
"occasionally",
|
|
"periodically",
|
|
"sometimes",
|
|
"sporadically",
|
|
"infrequently",
|
|
"rarely",
|
|
"seldom",
|
|
"unusually",
|
|
"variously"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ne'er",
|
|
"never"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conception":{
|
|
"an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the false conception that wheelchair users are homebound and helpless"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concept",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"generalization",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"stereotype"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bromide",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"platitude",
|
|
"truism",
|
|
"adage",
|
|
"proverb",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"proposition",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"oversimplification",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"simplism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our changing conceptions of what constitutes art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstraction",
|
|
"cogitation",
|
|
"concept",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"intellection",
|
|
"mind's eye",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"thought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"premonition",
|
|
"presentiment",
|
|
"preconception",
|
|
"prejudice",
|
|
"prepossession",
|
|
"chimera",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
"caprice",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"vagary",
|
|
"whim",
|
|
"cognition",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"reflection",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"speculation",
|
|
"supposition",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"brainchild",
|
|
"brainstorm",
|
|
"brain wave",
|
|
"inspiration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"reality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concenters":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll have to concenter your nebulous thoughts on the subject before even attempting to write"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"centralizes",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"polarizes",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"orchestrates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"colligates",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"reunifies",
|
|
"reunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregates",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralizes",
|
|
"deconcentrates",
|
|
"spreads (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the local motels have concentered around the theme park, which is the region's biggest attraction by far"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiracy":{
|
|
"a group involved in secret or criminal activities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"members of the conspiracy recognized each other by a secret handshake"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"Mafia",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"syndicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"coven",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"gal\u00e8re",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"network",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"junta",
|
|
"oligarchy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conspiracy among the leading manufacturers to fix prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"connivance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"frame-up",
|
|
"setup",
|
|
"conspiration",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"scheme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several generals were engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the government"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"design",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"machination",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"scheme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterconspiracy",
|
|
"counterplot",
|
|
"frame-up",
|
|
"manipulation",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"stratagem",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"confederacy",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"racket",
|
|
"ground plan",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"strategy",
|
|
"system",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"connivance",
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"conspiration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containing":{
|
|
"to have within":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"boasting",
|
|
"holding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"casing",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"harboring",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"lodging",
|
|
"sheltering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contract contains several new clauses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"numbering",
|
|
"subsuming",
|
|
"taking in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprising",
|
|
"consisting (of)",
|
|
"bracketing",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"integrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"debarring",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"excepting",
|
|
"ruling out",
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"mislaying",
|
|
"misplacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"leaving (out)",
|
|
"missing out",
|
|
"omitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the recipe contains several parts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprising",
|
|
"consisting (of)",
|
|
"mustering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"incorporating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"re-collecting",
|
|
"settling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"measuring",
|
|
"pulling in",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"reining (in)",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"taming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottling (up)",
|
|
"choking (back)",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"mincing",
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"interrupting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"gagging",
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
"silencing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"unleashing",
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"taking out",
|
|
"venting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"losing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concise":{
|
|
"marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concise article on violence in the media that manages to say more than most books on the subject"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aphoristic",
|
|
"apothegmatic",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"compendious",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"epigrammatic",
|
|
"laconic",
|
|
"monosyllabic",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"sententious",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"telegraphic",
|
|
"terse",
|
|
"thumbnail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"brusque",
|
|
"brusk",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"meaty",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"meaningful",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"well-turned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pleonastic",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"repetitious",
|
|
"tautological",
|
|
"tautologous",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"inflated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"circumlocutory",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"verbose",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"wordy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contacts":{
|
|
"an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an intern who got her summer job in the governor's office through contacts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"connections"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ins",
|
|
"insiders",
|
|
"big shots",
|
|
"bigwigs",
|
|
"somebodies",
|
|
"VIPs",
|
|
"arbiters",
|
|
"arbitrators",
|
|
"conciliators",
|
|
"go-betweens",
|
|
"intercessors",
|
|
"intermediaries",
|
|
"interposers",
|
|
"mediators",
|
|
"middlemen",
|
|
"peacemakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to transmit information or requests to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can contact me at this number"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"communicates (with)",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"reaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gets through (to)",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"apprises",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"clues",
|
|
"enlightens",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"fills in",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"notifies",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"wises (up)",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"phones",
|
|
"rings (up)",
|
|
"telephones",
|
|
"keeps up (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemptible":{
|
|
"arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contemptible thieves who stole the Christmas gifts intended for needy children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"cruddy",
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"grubby",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"pitiable",
|
|
"pitiful",
|
|
"ratty",
|
|
"scabby",
|
|
"scummy",
|
|
"scurvy",
|
|
"sneaking",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"condemnable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"reptilian",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"revulsive",
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"disgraceful",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"squalid",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"reproachable",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"redoubtable",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"right-minded",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"virtuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"admirable",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"laudable",
|
|
"meritorious",
|
|
"praiseworthy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contemptible attempt at science fiction by someone with no understanding of the genre"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"pitiable",
|
|
"pitiful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"disgraceful",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"misbegotten",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"meritless",
|
|
"unworthy",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"scandalous",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"unsavory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"admirable",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"laudable",
|
|
"meritorious",
|
|
"praiseworthy",
|
|
"redoubtable",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"flawless",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"presentable",
|
|
"respectable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"currish",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-down",
|
|
"low-minded",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"snide",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"disgraceful",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"unworthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"right-minded",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"guiltless",
|
|
"incorruptible",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"uncorrupted",
|
|
"unerring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"high",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"virtuous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerate":{
|
|
"given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a kindly woman who is very considerate of other people's feelings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"solicitous",
|
|
"thoughtful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brotherly",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"good-hearted",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"caring",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"chivalrous",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"courtly",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"diplomatic",
|
|
"tactful",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"regardful",
|
|
"respectful",
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"selfless",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"magnanimous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"uncaring",
|
|
"unheeding",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"malevolent",
|
|
"malicious",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"spiteful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"unthinking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you need to develop a more considerate temperament and learn to think before you speak"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"chary",
|
|
"circumspect",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"gingerly",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"wary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertent",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"regardful",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"hypercautious",
|
|
"foresighted",
|
|
"foresightful",
|
|
"forethoughtful",
|
|
"provident",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"cagey",
|
|
"cagy",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"canny",
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"ultracareful",
|
|
"ultracautious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"reckless",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"regardless",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"neglectful",
|
|
"negligent",
|
|
"remiss",
|
|
"imprudent",
|
|
"indiscreet",
|
|
"injudicious",
|
|
"absentminded",
|
|
"forgetful",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
"unplanned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unsafe",
|
|
"unwary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connect (with)":{
|
|
"as in attach (to) , communicate (with)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attach (to)",
|
|
"communicate (with)",
|
|
"link (with)",
|
|
"abut",
|
|
"adjoin",
|
|
"border (on)",
|
|
"butt (on or against)",
|
|
"flank",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"march (with)",
|
|
"neighbor",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"verge (on)",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"meet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concoctions":{
|
|
"something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brainchildren",
|
|
"coinages",
|
|
"contrivances",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"innovations",
|
|
"inventions",
|
|
"wrinkles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contraptions",
|
|
"devices",
|
|
"gadgets",
|
|
"gizmos",
|
|
"gismos",
|
|
"novelties",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"products",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"fantasies",
|
|
"phantasies",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"visions",
|
|
"conceptions",
|
|
"originations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"duplications",
|
|
"facsimiles",
|
|
"imitations",
|
|
"reduplications",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"replications",
|
|
"reproductions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradistinguished":{
|
|
"as in knew , understood":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"differenced",
|
|
"differentiated",
|
|
"discerned",
|
|
"discriminated",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"secerned",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"knew",
|
|
"understood",
|
|
"demarcated",
|
|
"marked (off)",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"severed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"mistook",
|
|
"mixed (up)",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"lumped (together)",
|
|
"mingled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condoling (with)":{
|
|
"to have sympathy for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"condole with them in their hour of grief"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aching (for)",
|
|
"bleeding (for)",
|
|
"commiserating (with)",
|
|
"compassionating",
|
|
"feeling (for)",
|
|
"pitying",
|
|
"sympathizing (with)",
|
|
"yearning (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"grieving (for)",
|
|
"sorrowing (for)",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"empathizing (with)",
|
|
"identifying (with)",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"scorning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contagious disease":{
|
|
"sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Parents are advised to vaccinate their children against contagious diseases ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contagion",
|
|
"contagium",
|
|
"infection",
|
|
"virus",
|
|
"germ",
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"pandemic",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"pestilence",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"ailment",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"disease",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distemperature",
|
|
"dysfunction",
|
|
"disfunction",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"illness",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"malady",
|
|
"sickness",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"malaise",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"bout",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"sickishness",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"decrepitude",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"indisposition",
|
|
"invalidism",
|
|
"invalidity",
|
|
"lameness",
|
|
"sickliness",
|
|
"unhealthiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"unwellness",
|
|
"weakliness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antidote",
|
|
"antivenin",
|
|
"antivenom",
|
|
"mithridate",
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"cure-all",
|
|
"elixir",
|
|
"panacea",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"hardiness",
|
|
"heartiness",
|
|
"lustiness",
|
|
"robustness",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"wholeness",
|
|
"wholesomeness",
|
|
"fettle",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"health",
|
|
"wellness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidations":{
|
|
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"connections",
|
|
"couplings",
|
|
"junctions",
|
|
"mergers",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerations",
|
|
"amalgamations",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"coalescences",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"mixtures",
|
|
"syntheses",
|
|
"reunifications",
|
|
"reunions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"divorcements",
|
|
"separations",
|
|
"severances"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breakups",
|
|
"disconnections",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"disunions",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"partings",
|
|
"partitions",
|
|
"schisms",
|
|
"scissions",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretes":{
|
|
"to become physically firm or solid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mortar slowly concreted in the mold"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"congeals",
|
|
"firms (up)",
|
|
"freezes",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"indurates",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"solidifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cakes",
|
|
"calluses",
|
|
"encrusts",
|
|
"incrusts",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"coagulates",
|
|
"gelates",
|
|
"gelatinizes",
|
|
"gels",
|
|
"jellies",
|
|
"jells",
|
|
"stiffens",
|
|
"thickens",
|
|
"calcifies",
|
|
"crystallizes",
|
|
"crystalizes",
|
|
"ossifies",
|
|
"petrifies",
|
|
"rigidifies",
|
|
"anneals",
|
|
"case-hardens",
|
|
"tempers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deliquesces",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"fluxes",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"melts",
|
|
"thaws",
|
|
"unfreezes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefies",
|
|
"liquifies",
|
|
"softens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a choral work that concretes music and dance into a stunning theatrical experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"comingles",
|
|
"commingles",
|
|
"commixes",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"conflates",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"homogenizes",
|
|
"immingles",
|
|
"immixes",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"interfuses",
|
|
"intermingles",
|
|
"intermixes",
|
|
"melds",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"admixes",
|
|
"beats (in)",
|
|
"cuts in",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"tosses",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"emulsifies",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"knits",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"intertwines",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"weaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"unmixes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemnors":{
|
|
"as in denouncers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"denouncers",
|
|
"carpers",
|
|
"castigators",
|
|
"cavilers",
|
|
"cavillers",
|
|
"censurers",
|
|
"criticizers",
|
|
"critics",
|
|
"disparagers",
|
|
"faultfinders",
|
|
"hypercritics",
|
|
"knockers",
|
|
"nigglers",
|
|
"nitpickers",
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"decriers",
|
|
"denigrators",
|
|
"deriders",
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
"assailants",
|
|
"attackers",
|
|
"crucifiers",
|
|
"criticasters",
|
|
"hairsplitters",
|
|
"pettifoggers",
|
|
"quibblers",
|
|
"admonishers",
|
|
"haranguers",
|
|
"railers",
|
|
"ranters",
|
|
"rebukers",
|
|
"reproachers",
|
|
"reprovers",
|
|
"scolds",
|
|
"upbraiders",
|
|
"bellyachers",
|
|
"complainers",
|
|
"crybabies",
|
|
"fussers",
|
|
"gripers",
|
|
"grouches",
|
|
"grousers",
|
|
"grumblers",
|
|
"whiners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commenders",
|
|
"praisers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflagrant":{
|
|
"being on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"smoke from the conflagrant forest spread over hundreds of square miles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ablaze",
|
|
"afire",
|
|
"aflame",
|
|
"alight",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"combusting",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aglow",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flickering",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"live",
|
|
"smoldering",
|
|
"smouldering",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"piping hot",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"roasting",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"charred",
|
|
"incinerated",
|
|
"scorched",
|
|
"seared",
|
|
"singed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"damped",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"stamped (out)",
|
|
"suffocated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consult":{
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will consult with several experts on the disease before deciding which course of treatment to pursue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulate",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bandy",
|
|
"bat (around)",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"ventilate",
|
|
"rehash",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"refer (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I often consult the dictionary when I am uncertain of a word's exact meaning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"go (to)",
|
|
"refer (to)",
|
|
"resort (to)",
|
|
"turn (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"utilize",
|
|
"depend (on)",
|
|
"rely (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was time for a change of do, which called for a consult with her hairdresser"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argumentation",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"consultation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bull session",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"skull session",
|
|
"skull practice",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"talkathon",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"disquisition",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"consultancy",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"pourparler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrarily":{
|
|
"just the opposite being true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrarily , the most authentic novel about the American Civil War was written by someone born six years after it had ended"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"again",
|
|
"contrariwise",
|
|
"conversely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"nay",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"verily",
|
|
"yea"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contests":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the eternal contest between the forces of good and the forces of evil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball games",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"dogfights",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"rivalries",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contest for the gold medal in diving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouts",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"events",
|
|
"games",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"matchups",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tournaments",
|
|
"tourneys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"athletics",
|
|
"sports",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"scrimmages",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"tugs-of-war",
|
|
"tussles",
|
|
"championships",
|
|
"nationals",
|
|
"finals",
|
|
"nightcaps",
|
|
"play-offs",
|
|
"semifinals",
|
|
"derbies",
|
|
"field days",
|
|
"gymkhanas",
|
|
"outings",
|
|
"biathlons",
|
|
"decathlons",
|
|
"heptathlons",
|
|
"pentathlons",
|
|
"triathlons",
|
|
"marathons",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"ultramarathons",
|
|
"heats",
|
|
"rounds",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"volleys",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"rubbers",
|
|
"runoffs",
|
|
"sudden deaths",
|
|
"dead heats",
|
|
"photo finishes",
|
|
"seesaws",
|
|
"classics"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what mighty contests have been waged on trivial matters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"dustups",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"fracases",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"frays",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scrimmages",
|
|
"scrums",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"tussles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pitched battles",
|
|
"rough-and-tumbles",
|
|
"affrays",
|
|
"battles royal",
|
|
"battle royals",
|
|
"battles royale",
|
|
"battle royales",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"broils",
|
|
"donnybrooks",
|
|
"free-for-alls",
|
|
"melees",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
|
"ructions",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfights",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-outs",
|
|
"punch-ups",
|
|
"slugfests",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"jousts",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"argle-bargles",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles",
|
|
"catfights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"vowed to contest the claim in court"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"impeaches",
|
|
"oppugns",
|
|
"queries",
|
|
"questions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doubts",
|
|
"mistrusts",
|
|
"kicks (about)",
|
|
"objects (to)",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"tolerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"swallows"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminates":{
|
|
"to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a supply of drinking water that was contaminated by a toxic waste dump"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befouls",
|
|
"defiles",
|
|
"fouls",
|
|
"poisons",
|
|
"pollutes",
|
|
"taints"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infects",
|
|
"begrimes",
|
|
"besmirches",
|
|
"blackens",
|
|
"dirties",
|
|
"fouls up",
|
|
"grimes",
|
|
"mires",
|
|
"muddies",
|
|
"smirches",
|
|
"smudges",
|
|
"soils",
|
|
"stains",
|
|
"sullies",
|
|
"corrupts",
|
|
"rots",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"adulterates",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"dilutes",
|
|
"waters down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"cleans",
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"distills",
|
|
"distils",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"filters",
|
|
"disinfects",
|
|
"sanitizes",
|
|
"sterilizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decontaminates",
|
|
"purifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflagrations":{
|
|
"a destructive burning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"holocausts",
|
|
"infernos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
|
"backfires",
|
|
"bonfires",
|
|
"brush fires",
|
|
"campfires",
|
|
"forest fires",
|
|
"wildfires",
|
|
"arsons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"hot wars",
|
|
"wars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civil wars",
|
|
"cold wars",
|
|
"holy wars",
|
|
"limited wars",
|
|
"police actions",
|
|
"world wars",
|
|
"actions",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"warfares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demilitarizations",
|
|
"demobilizations",
|
|
"disarmaments",
|
|
"pacifications",
|
|
"cease-fires",
|
|
"truces",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"tranquillities",
|
|
"tranquilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjecturing":{
|
|
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"estimating",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"gauging",
|
|
"gaging",
|
|
"guessing",
|
|
"judging",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"placing",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"supposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"deducing",
|
|
"extrapolating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"inferring",
|
|
"reasoning",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calibrating",
|
|
"measuring",
|
|
"scaling",
|
|
"computing",
|
|
"working out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"daresaying",
|
|
"guessing",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"speculating",
|
|
"supposing",
|
|
"surmising",
|
|
"suspecting",
|
|
"suspicioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"deducing",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"inferring",
|
|
"hypothecating",
|
|
"hypothesizing",
|
|
"theorizing",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"expecting",
|
|
"judging",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"thinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"documenting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"proving",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"ascertaining",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"finding out",
|
|
"learning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformed (to or with)":{
|
|
"as in accorded , fitted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assented",
|
|
"coincided",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"corresponded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"collided",
|
|
"conflicted",
|
|
"disaccorded",
|
|
"discorded",
|
|
"jarred",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"warred (against)",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"jangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrate (on)":{
|
|
"as in focus (on) , zero (in on)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buckle (down to)",
|
|
"focus (on)",
|
|
"knuckle down (to)",
|
|
"zero (in on)",
|
|
"address",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"fall (to)",
|
|
"pitch in",
|
|
"plunge (in)",
|
|
"settle (down)",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"dive (into)",
|
|
"tackle",
|
|
"wade (in or into)",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"take up",
|
|
"undertake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"fiddle (around)",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"potter (around)",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"trifle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummated":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"finalized",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"polished"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"followed through (with)",
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"achieved",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"carried out",
|
|
"carried through",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"fulfilled",
|
|
"performed",
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"amended",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"meliorated",
|
|
"machined",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"shone",
|
|
"shined",
|
|
"touched up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constituents":{
|
|
"one of the parts that make up a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"building blocks",
|
|
"components",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"members"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"part and parcels",
|
|
"details",
|
|
"items",
|
|
"particulars",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"aspects",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"facets",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"partitions",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"sectors",
|
|
"segments",
|
|
"subcomponents",
|
|
"sub-components"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"entireties",
|
|
"summations",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"totalities",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"amalgamations",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"mixtures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"wholes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concept":{
|
|
"an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to change the public's concept of a nightly newscast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"generalization",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"stereotype"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bromide",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"platitude",
|
|
"truism",
|
|
"adage",
|
|
"proverb",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"proposition",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"oversimplification",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"simplism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concept for a new kind of automobile that could revolutionize the industry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstraction",
|
|
"cogitation",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"intellection",
|
|
"mind's eye",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"thought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"premonition",
|
|
"presentiment",
|
|
"preconception",
|
|
"prejudice",
|
|
"prepossession",
|
|
"chimera",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
"caprice",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"vagary",
|
|
"whim",
|
|
"cognition",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"reflection",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"speculation",
|
|
"supposition",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"brainchild",
|
|
"brainstorm",
|
|
"brain wave",
|
|
"inspiration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"reality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converge":{
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"forgather",
|
|
"foregather",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rendezvous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"reconvene",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conundrums":{
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed books",
|
|
"enigmas",
|
|
"head-scratchers",
|
|
"mysteries",
|
|
"mystifications",
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"riddles",
|
|
"secrets",
|
|
"whys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteasers",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
"posers",
|
|
"problems",
|
|
"stumpers",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conducted":{
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"administrated",
|
|
"carried on",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"operated",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"presided (over)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"stewarded",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised",
|
|
"tended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"safeguarded",
|
|
"micromanaged",
|
|
"stage-managed",
|
|
"codirected",
|
|
"co-directed",
|
|
"comanaged",
|
|
"co-managed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canalized",
|
|
"channeled",
|
|
"channelled",
|
|
"channelized",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"funneled",
|
|
"funnelled",
|
|
"piped",
|
|
"siphoned",
|
|
"syphoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"conveyed",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquitted",
|
|
"behaved",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"comported",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"deported",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"modulated",
|
|
"tempered",
|
|
"acted",
|
|
"impersonated",
|
|
"played"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acted up",
|
|
"carried on",
|
|
"cut up",
|
|
"misbehaved",
|
|
"misconducted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a job conducting tourists through the historical museum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"marshaled",
|
|
"marshalled",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"routed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"ushered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preceded",
|
|
"accompanied",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"chaperoned",
|
|
"convoyed",
|
|
"escorted",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"managed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hounded",
|
|
"shadowed",
|
|
"tailed",
|
|
"tailgated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"trailed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a material that conducts heat quite efficiently"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"conveyed",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transfused",
|
|
"transmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"diffused",
|
|
"disseminated",
|
|
"propagated",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"contaminated",
|
|
"infected",
|
|
"poisoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"came down (with)",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"contracted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connubialities":{
|
|
"a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sudden craze for connubiality had claimed its latest victim: a bachelor who swore that he'd never marry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conjugalities",
|
|
"marriages",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"matrimonies",
|
|
"wedlocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"monogamies",
|
|
"bigamies",
|
|
"polyandries",
|
|
"polygamies",
|
|
"polygynies",
|
|
"intermarriages",
|
|
"miscegenations",
|
|
"mixed marriages",
|
|
"remarriages",
|
|
"cohabitations",
|
|
"common-law marriages",
|
|
"civil unions",
|
|
"domestic partnerships",
|
|
"attachments",
|
|
"commitments",
|
|
"relationships",
|
|
"betrothals",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"espousals",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"proposals",
|
|
"troths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"annulments",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"separations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemptuousness":{
|
|
"open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a glance filled with unrestrained contemptuousness for the rest of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contempt",
|
|
"despisement",
|
|
"despite",
|
|
"despitefulness",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"misprision",
|
|
"scorn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrence",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"detestation",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"lovelessness",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"hatefulness",
|
|
"invidiousness",
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
"malice",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"malignancy",
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"spite",
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
"aversion",
|
|
"disgust",
|
|
"distaste",
|
|
"horror",
|
|
"odium",
|
|
"repugnance",
|
|
"repulsion",
|
|
"revulsion",
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grudge",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"jealousy",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"resentment",
|
|
"bile",
|
|
"jaundice",
|
|
"rancor",
|
|
"spleen",
|
|
"venom",
|
|
"vindictiveness",
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
"vitriol",
|
|
"aspersion",
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
"deprecation",
|
|
"depreciation",
|
|
"detraction",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
"derision",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"invective",
|
|
"vituperation",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"adoration",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"deification",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"idolatry",
|
|
"idolization",
|
|
"lionization",
|
|
"reverence",
|
|
"veneration",
|
|
"worship",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"love"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"admiration",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"estimation",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiscated":{
|
|
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"expropriated",
|
|
"sequestered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"garnisheed",
|
|
"appropriated",
|
|
"arrogated",
|
|
"preempted",
|
|
"usurped",
|
|
"commandeered",
|
|
"seized",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"forfeited",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conforms (to)":{
|
|
"to act according to the commands of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adheres (to)",
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"goose-steps (to)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"obeys",
|
|
"observes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defers (to)",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"surrenders (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)",
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces (to)",
|
|
"agrees (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"listens (to)",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"watches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disobliges",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"renounces",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"brushes (off)",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"tunes out",
|
|
"winks (at)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"transgresses",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"derides",
|
|
"flouts",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"mutinies (against)",
|
|
"revolts (against)",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"withstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"disobeys",
|
|
"rebels (against)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condones":{
|
|
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he is too quick to condone his friend's faults"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinks (at)",
|
|
"brushes (aside or off)",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"forgives",
|
|
"glosses (over)",
|
|
"glozes (over)",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"papers over",
|
|
"pardons",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"remits",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"whitewashes",
|
|
"winks (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"explains",
|
|
"justifies",
|
|
"rationalizes",
|
|
"absolves",
|
|
"acquits",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"exculpates",
|
|
"exonerates",
|
|
"vindicates",
|
|
"waives",
|
|
"waves (aside or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"objects (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrere":{
|
|
"a fellow worker":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"coworker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"copartner",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"countryman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consists (of)":{
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"musters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"entails",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"incorporates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidentiality":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being private or confidential":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"All medical records are treated with complete confidentiality ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"privacy",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"secrecy",
|
|
"secretiveness",
|
|
"discreetness",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"prudence",
|
|
"circumspection",
|
|
"wariness",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"reticence",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"taciturnity",
|
|
"furtiveness",
|
|
"shiftiness",
|
|
"slyness",
|
|
"sneakiness",
|
|
"underhandedness",
|
|
"concealment",
|
|
"covertness",
|
|
"stealth",
|
|
"subterfuge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"frankness",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"imprudence",
|
|
"indiscretion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condoled":{
|
|
"as in commiserated , empathized":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiserated",
|
|
"empathized",
|
|
"sympathized",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"buoyed (up)",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"worsened",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"pestered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contracted (for)":{
|
|
"as in ordered , signed up (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged (for)",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"booked",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"signed up (for)",
|
|
"checked out",
|
|
"subleased",
|
|
"sublet",
|
|
"chartered",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"hired",
|
|
"leased",
|
|
"rented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjured":{
|
|
"to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appealed (to)",
|
|
"begged",
|
|
"beseeched",
|
|
"besought",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"entreated",
|
|
"impetrated",
|
|
"implored",
|
|
"importuned",
|
|
"petitioned",
|
|
"pleaded (to)",
|
|
"pled (to)",
|
|
"plead (to)",
|
|
"prayed",
|
|
"solicited",
|
|
"supplicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bludged",
|
|
"cadged",
|
|
"mooched",
|
|
"sponged",
|
|
"asked",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"invoked",
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"sued",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hinted",
|
|
"implied",
|
|
"intimated",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"quieted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controverts":{
|
|
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercates",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"argufies",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"brabbles",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"falls out",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"quibbles",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"cavils",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"nitpicks",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"protests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coexists",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"consents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceptions":{
|
|
"an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the false conception that wheelchair users are homebound and helpless"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concepts",
|
|
"generalities",
|
|
"generalizations",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"stereotypes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bromides",
|
|
"clich\u00e9s",
|
|
"cliches",
|
|
"commonplaces",
|
|
"platitudes",
|
|
"truisms",
|
|
"adages",
|
|
"proverbs",
|
|
"saws",
|
|
"sayings",
|
|
"hypotheses",
|
|
"propositions",
|
|
"theories",
|
|
"oversimplifications",
|
|
"simplifications",
|
|
"simplisms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our changing conceptions of what constitutes art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstractions",
|
|
"cogitations",
|
|
"concepts",
|
|
"ideas",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"impressions",
|
|
"intellections",
|
|
"mind's eyes",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehensions",
|
|
"premonitions",
|
|
"presentiments",
|
|
"preconceptions",
|
|
"prejudices",
|
|
"prepossessions",
|
|
"chimeras",
|
|
"delusions",
|
|
"hallucinations",
|
|
"illusions",
|
|
"phantasms",
|
|
"fantasms",
|
|
"caprices",
|
|
"conceits",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"freaks",
|
|
"kinks",
|
|
"vagaries",
|
|
"whims",
|
|
"cognitions",
|
|
"observations",
|
|
"perceptions",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"convictions",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"hunches",
|
|
"hypotheses",
|
|
"speculations",
|
|
"suppositions",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"theories",
|
|
"brainchildren",
|
|
"brainstorms",
|
|
"brain waves",
|
|
"inspirations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actualities",
|
|
"facts",
|
|
"realities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connoting":{
|
|
"as in suggestive , implying":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hinting",
|
|
"implying",
|
|
"insinuating",
|
|
"suggestive",
|
|
"symbolic",
|
|
"symbolical",
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"exhibiting",
|
|
"expressive",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"symptomatic",
|
|
"alluding",
|
|
"allusive",
|
|
"referring",
|
|
"denotative",
|
|
"denoting",
|
|
"indicative",
|
|
"reflective",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"signifying",
|
|
"telltale"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The word \"childlike\" connotes innocence.",
|
|
"For her, the word \"family\" connotes love and comfort."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"implying",
|
|
"suggesting",
|
|
"denoting",
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"importing",
|
|
"intending",
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
"signifying",
|
|
"spelling",
|
|
"adding up (to)",
|
|
"amounting (to)",
|
|
"hinting",
|
|
"inferring",
|
|
"insinuating",
|
|
"intimating",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"epitomizing",
|
|
"personifying",
|
|
"representing",
|
|
"symboling",
|
|
"symbolling",
|
|
"symbolizing",
|
|
"adverting",
|
|
"alluding (to)",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"instancing",
|
|
"mentioning",
|
|
"referring (to)",
|
|
"specifying",
|
|
"touching (on or upon)",
|
|
"designating",
|
|
"indicating",
|
|
"pointing (to)",
|
|
"signaling",
|
|
"signalling",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"elucidating",
|
|
"explaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congratulating":{
|
|
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let me be the first to congratulate you on winning the award"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"felicitating",
|
|
"hugging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"saluting",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"crying down",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"writing off",
|
|
"jeering",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"ridiculing",
|
|
"taunting",
|
|
"teasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduits":{
|
|
"a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the major conduit for carrying water to the military base"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"ducts",
|
|
"leaders",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"penstocks",
|
|
"pipes",
|
|
"troughs",
|
|
"tubes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drainpipes",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"funnels",
|
|
"hydrants",
|
|
"mains",
|
|
"smokestacks",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"standpipes",
|
|
"stovepipes",
|
|
"tiles",
|
|
"waste pipes",
|
|
"waterspouts",
|
|
"pipages",
|
|
"pipeages",
|
|
"pipelines",
|
|
"pipings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an open man-made passageway for water":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water flowed along the conduit to the fountain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aqueducts",
|
|
"canals",
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"flumes",
|
|
"racecourses",
|
|
"raceways",
|
|
"watercourses",
|
|
"waterways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"millraces",
|
|
"millstreams",
|
|
"floodways",
|
|
"sluices",
|
|
"sluiceways",
|
|
"spillways",
|
|
"swashes",
|
|
"tideways",
|
|
"torrents",
|
|
"gutters",
|
|
"troughs",
|
|
"rivers",
|
|
"rivulets",
|
|
"streams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflictions":{
|
|
"as in conflicts , discords":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"disaccords",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissonances",
|
|
"contestations",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"difficulties",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissensuses",
|
|
"firestorms",
|
|
"nonconcurrences",
|
|
"divarications",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"set-tos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"unanimities",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjugates":{
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"biological cells conjugating under a microscope"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"interfuses",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links (up)",
|
|
"marries",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"yokes",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"splices",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"constellates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"recombines",
|
|
"reconnects",
|
|
"rejoins",
|
|
"reunifies",
|
|
"reunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disaffiliates",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"fractionates",
|
|
"isolates",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"uncouples",
|
|
"unyokes",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"unlinks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conjugate polymers in a chemistry lab"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenates",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"concatenates",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"interconnects",
|
|
"interlinks",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"yokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulates",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"interlocks",
|
|
"intermeshes",
|
|
"cords",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"wires",
|
|
"cements",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"welds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"sunders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"uncouples",
|
|
"unhitches",
|
|
"unlinks",
|
|
"unyokes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceding":{
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she grudgingly conceded his point"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"confessing",
|
|
"fessing (up)",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"owning (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburdening",
|
|
"unburdening",
|
|
"unloading",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"recognizing",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"spilling",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"unveiling",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"leaking",
|
|
"ratting",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"tipping (off)",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"whispering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disavowing",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"disowning",
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"covering (up)",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"kidding (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinking",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"budging",
|
|
"capitulating",
|
|
"giving in",
|
|
"knuckling under",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescing",
|
|
"deferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"holding off",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"breasting",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"objecting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"resisting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitutionally":{
|
|
"by natural character or ability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"congenitally",
|
|
"inherently",
|
|
"innately",
|
|
"intrinsically",
|
|
"naturally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"elementally",
|
|
"essentially",
|
|
"fundamentally",
|
|
"instinctively",
|
|
"intuitively",
|
|
"intimately"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artificially",
|
|
"unnaturally"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continue":{
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heavy snow continued throughout the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bide",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"hold on",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"perdure",
|
|
"persist",
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"run on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stick around",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"carry through",
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"survive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"die (down)",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"desist",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to begin again or return to after an interruption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"proceed (with)",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"reopen",
|
|
"restart",
|
|
"resume"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"resuscitate",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"recrudesce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finalize",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"belay",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"desist",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentration camp":{
|
|
"a type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gulag",
|
|
"labor camp",
|
|
"prison camp",
|
|
"stalag",
|
|
"work camp",
|
|
"bastille",
|
|
"big house",
|
|
"bridewell",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"calaboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"cooler",
|
|
"coop",
|
|
"guardroom",
|
|
"hock",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hoosegow",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jailhouse",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lockup",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"penitentiary",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"prison",
|
|
"quod",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slammer",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"stockade",
|
|
"tolbooth",
|
|
"bull pen",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"cell",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"glasshouse",
|
|
"guardhouse",
|
|
"hulk(s)",
|
|
"dungeon",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"oubliette",
|
|
"reformatory",
|
|
"reform school",
|
|
"training school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscribes":{
|
|
"to pick especially for required military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscripts",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"levies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"enlists",
|
|
"enrolls",
|
|
"enrols",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"calls up",
|
|
"signs up",
|
|
"volunteers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"musters out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurrently":{
|
|
"at one and the same time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two major trade shows running concurrently at the convention center"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coincidentally",
|
|
"coincidently",
|
|
"contemporaneously",
|
|
"simultaneously",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"near"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"consecutively",
|
|
"successively"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"separately"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversion":{
|
|
"a change in form, appearance, or use":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conversion of the spare bedroom into a home office was easily accomplished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changeover",
|
|
"metamorphosis",
|
|
"transfiguration",
|
|
"transformation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"transition",
|
|
"adjustment",
|
|
"alteration",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"reconstruction",
|
|
"reconversion",
|
|
"redo",
|
|
"redoing",
|
|
"refashioning",
|
|
"reformation",
|
|
"remaking",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"revision",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"variation",
|
|
"deformation",
|
|
"disfigurement",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"mutation",
|
|
"transmutation",
|
|
"displacement",
|
|
"replacement",
|
|
"substitution",
|
|
"supplantation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conversion of the residents from opponents to supporters of the casino project proved to be more difficult than anticipated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"inducement",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"persuading",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"suasion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandishment",
|
|
"cajolement",
|
|
"cajolery",
|
|
"coaxing",
|
|
"entreaty",
|
|
"exhortation",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"wheedling",
|
|
"seduction",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"influencing",
|
|
"prompting",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"lobbying",
|
|
"pressuring",
|
|
"brainwashing",
|
|
"overpersuasion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congenialities":{
|
|
"as in friendships , fellowships":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amities",
|
|
"companionships",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"fraternizations",
|
|
"friendships",
|
|
"chimes",
|
|
"comities",
|
|
"compatibilities",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"peaces",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"reciprocities",
|
|
"symbioses",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"unanimities",
|
|
"cohesions",
|
|
"unities",
|
|
"affinities",
|
|
"connections",
|
|
"empathies",
|
|
"kinships",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"sympathies",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"serenities",
|
|
"tranquillities",
|
|
"tranquilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"variances",
|
|
"antagonisms",
|
|
"antipathies",
|
|
"enmities",
|
|
"hatreds",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"alienations",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"estrangements",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"schisms",
|
|
"scissions",
|
|
"severances",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"dissidences",
|
|
"anarchies",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"turmoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contends (with)":{
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a multitude of problems to contend with as soon as he returned to the office"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"copes (with)",
|
|
"fields",
|
|
"grapples (with)",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"negotiates",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"finesses",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"brings off",
|
|
"carries off",
|
|
"carries out",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"micromanages",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"reacts (to)",
|
|
"responds (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"bungles",
|
|
"foozles",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"goofs (up)",
|
|
"louses up",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"muffs",
|
|
"scamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"medical missionaries who daily contend with disease and poverty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"oppugns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"checkmates",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"withstands",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"meets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conked (off or out)":{
|
|
"as in slept , rested":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catnapped",
|
|
"dozed",
|
|
"dropped off",
|
|
"napped",
|
|
"nodded",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"slept",
|
|
"slumbered",
|
|
"snoozed",
|
|
"bedded (down)",
|
|
"couched",
|
|
"dossed (down)",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"kipped (down)",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"sacked out",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"lay up",
|
|
"slept in",
|
|
"overslept"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"awakened",
|
|
"awoke",
|
|
"awaked",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"wakened",
|
|
"woke",
|
|
"waked",
|
|
"arose",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"rolled out",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"turned out",
|
|
"uprose",
|
|
"watched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confect":{
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carpenter",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"handcraft",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"prefabricate",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"reedify",
|
|
"retrofit",
|
|
"jerry-build",
|
|
"rig (up)",
|
|
"throw up",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"demount",
|
|
"disassemble",
|
|
"dismantle",
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"take down",
|
|
"tear down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalescent":{
|
|
"as in nursling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nursling",
|
|
"sufferer",
|
|
"victim",
|
|
"rehabilitant",
|
|
"inpatient",
|
|
"outpatient",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"patient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confounds":{
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addles",
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"bamboozles",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"befogs",
|
|
"befuddles",
|
|
"bemuses",
|
|
"bewilders",
|
|
"buffaloes",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"discombobulates",
|
|
"disorients",
|
|
"flummoxes",
|
|
"foxes",
|
|
"fuddles",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gravels",
|
|
"mazes",
|
|
"muddies",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"mystifies",
|
|
"perplexes",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"vexes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"weirds out",
|
|
"abashes",
|
|
"discomfits",
|
|
"disconcerts",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"fazes",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"mortifies",
|
|
"nonpluses",
|
|
"nonplusses",
|
|
"rattles",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"chagrins",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"stuns",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"cozens",
|
|
"deceives",
|
|
"deludes",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"hoaxes",
|
|
"hoodwinks",
|
|
"humbugs",
|
|
"misguides",
|
|
"misleads",
|
|
"snows",
|
|
"strings along",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"enlightens",
|
|
"informs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashes",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"discomfits",
|
|
"disconcerts",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"fazes",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"mortifies",
|
|
"nonpluses",
|
|
"nonplusses",
|
|
"rattles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"chagrins",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"puts off",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"debases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates",
|
|
"queers",
|
|
"shames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"emboldens",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"reassures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflates",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"mixes (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumps (together)",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"miscalls",
|
|
"misidentifies",
|
|
"misnames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"differentiates",
|
|
"discriminates",
|
|
"distinguishes",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belies",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"debunks",
|
|
"disconfirms",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"falsifies",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"shoots down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"queries",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"doubts",
|
|
"mistrusts",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"talks over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"documents",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"evinces",
|
|
"records",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"witnesses",
|
|
"backs (up)",
|
|
"buttresses",
|
|
"corroborates",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"adduces",
|
|
"attests",
|
|
"authenticates",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"identifies",
|
|
"demonstrates",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"illustrates",
|
|
"manifests"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"proves",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"verifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjurers":{
|
|
"a person skilled in using supernatural forces":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charmers",
|
|
"enchanters",
|
|
"mages",
|
|
"magi",
|
|
"Magians",
|
|
"magicians",
|
|
"necromancers",
|
|
"sorcerers",
|
|
"voodooists",
|
|
"voodoos",
|
|
"witches",
|
|
"wizards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enchantresses",
|
|
"hags",
|
|
"hexes",
|
|
"sorceresses",
|
|
"warlocks",
|
|
"occultists",
|
|
"thaumaturges",
|
|
"thaumaturgists",
|
|
"theurgists",
|
|
"wonder-workers",
|
|
"medicine men",
|
|
"shamanists",
|
|
"shamans",
|
|
"witch doctors",
|
|
"crystal gazers",
|
|
"diviners",
|
|
"foreseers",
|
|
"fortune-tellers",
|
|
"prognosticators",
|
|
"prophesiers",
|
|
"prophets",
|
|
"seers",
|
|
"soothsayers",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"exorcisers",
|
|
"exorcists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"illusionists",
|
|
"magicians",
|
|
"prestidigitators",
|
|
"tricksters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charmers",
|
|
"enchanters",
|
|
"enchantresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminant":{
|
|
"something that is or that makes impure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a filter to remove contaminants from the drinking water"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterant",
|
|
"contamination",
|
|
"defilement",
|
|
"impurity",
|
|
"pollutant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blot",
|
|
"blotch",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"taint",
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"filth",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"sludge",
|
|
"smut",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"defect",
|
|
"disfigurement",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"abnormality",
|
|
"imperfection",
|
|
"irregularity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifier",
|
|
"filter",
|
|
"purifier",
|
|
"refiner",
|
|
"cleanliness",
|
|
"immaculateness",
|
|
"purity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceptual":{
|
|
"dealing with or expressing a quality or idea":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"ideational",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"notional",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conjectural",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"speculative",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"mental",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"immaterial",
|
|
"incorporeal",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"nonmaterial",
|
|
"nonphysical",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"imperceptible",
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"impractical",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"transcendent",
|
|
"transcendental",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"utopian",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"detectable",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"real"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"nonabstract"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confronting":{
|
|
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you must confront your fear in order to conquer it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearding",
|
|
"braving",
|
|
"brazening",
|
|
"breasting",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"outbraving",
|
|
"outfacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"facing up (to)",
|
|
"fronting",
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"encountering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"accosting",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"cornering",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"squaring (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"shaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"funking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"sidestepping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspicuously":{
|
|
"as in shockingly , luridly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"luridly",
|
|
"shockingly",
|
|
"dapperly",
|
|
"dashingly",
|
|
"gallantly",
|
|
"jazzily",
|
|
"nattily",
|
|
"neatly",
|
|
"pertly",
|
|
"smartly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"spiffily",
|
|
"gorgeously",
|
|
"richly",
|
|
"spectacularly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"strikingly",
|
|
"fancily",
|
|
"ornately",
|
|
"swankily",
|
|
"flamboyantly",
|
|
"flashily",
|
|
"garishly",
|
|
"gaudily",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"loudly",
|
|
"ostentatiously",
|
|
"bravely",
|
|
"brightly",
|
|
"brilliantly",
|
|
"colorfully",
|
|
"gaily",
|
|
"gayly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boringly",
|
|
"drably",
|
|
"dully",
|
|
"colorlessly",
|
|
"inconspicuously",
|
|
"unobtrusively",
|
|
"unpretentiously",
|
|
"chastely",
|
|
"demurely",
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"conservatively",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"quietly",
|
|
"simply",
|
|
"bleakly",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"somberly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convoked":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"mustered",
|
|
"summoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"called in",
|
|
"called out",
|
|
"called up",
|
|
"knelled",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"rounded up",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"dissolved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuity":{
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after being shuttled from one foster home to another, the child needs some continuity of care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"enduringness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convincingness":{
|
|
"the capacity to persuade":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he spoke with such convincingness that we never dreamed he was lying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"cogency",
|
|
"conclusiveness",
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"persuasiveness",
|
|
"suasiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"believability",
|
|
"credibility",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"validity",
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"definitiveness",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"seductiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"invalidity",
|
|
"shakiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconclusiveness",
|
|
"ineffectiveness",
|
|
"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordat":{
|
|
"as in treaty , pact":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"oath",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"troth",
|
|
"vow",
|
|
"word",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"insurance",
|
|
"seal",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"guarantee",
|
|
"guaranty",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"warranty",
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"deposit",
|
|
"pawn",
|
|
"security"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convulsion(s)":{
|
|
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Russian Revolution was one of the major convulsions of the 20th century"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouleversements",
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
|
"earthquakes",
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"tempests",
|
|
"tumults",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"uproars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"insurgencies",
|
|
"insurrections",
|
|
"mutinies",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"rebellions",
|
|
"revolts",
|
|
"revolutions",
|
|
"subversions",
|
|
"uprisings",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"seizures",
|
|
"spasms",
|
|
"eruptions",
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
|
"outbreaks",
|
|
"outbursts",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobberies",
|
|
"bustles",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"commotions",
|
|
"furores",
|
|
"furors",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"hubbubs",
|
|
"hullabaloos",
|
|
"hurly-burlies",
|
|
"pandemoniums",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
|
"ructions",
|
|
"rumpuses",
|
|
"shindys",
|
|
"shindies",
|
|
"squalls",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"to-dos",
|
|
"turmoils",
|
|
"welters",
|
|
"williwaws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contra":{
|
|
"opposed to; not for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a roundup of editorials pro and contra the proposed constitutional amendment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"against",
|
|
"agin",
|
|
"anti"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"athwart",
|
|
"contrary to",
|
|
"versus",
|
|
"with"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"for",
|
|
"pro"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controller":{
|
|
"a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"regulator"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actuator",
|
|
"button",
|
|
"dial",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"lever",
|
|
"push button",
|
|
"selector",
|
|
"switch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretizes":{
|
|
"as in realizes , actualizes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actualizes",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"epitomizes",
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"externalizes",
|
|
"incarnates",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"instantiates",
|
|
"manifests",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"personalizes",
|
|
"personifies",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"exemplifies",
|
|
"illustrates",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"objectifies",
|
|
"symbolizes",
|
|
"typifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contuses":{
|
|
"as in cuts , blows out":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"bloodies",
|
|
"blows out",
|
|
"bruises",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"gores",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"scalds",
|
|
"scars",
|
|
"scathes",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"wounds",
|
|
"creases",
|
|
"grazes",
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
"cripples",
|
|
"hamstrings",
|
|
"lames",
|
|
"maims",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mutilates",
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"afflicts",
|
|
"aggrieves",
|
|
"maltreats",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"lays up",
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"spoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"remedies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceivable":{
|
|
"able to be imagined":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They discussed the question from every conceivable angle.",
|
|
"It is conceivable that she will refuse to go."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imaginable",
|
|
"plausible",
|
|
"possible",
|
|
"potential",
|
|
"supposable",
|
|
"thinkable",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"ostensible",
|
|
"ostensive",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"prima facie",
|
|
"putative",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"seeming",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"demonstrable",
|
|
"external",
|
|
"outward",
|
|
"superficial",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"probable",
|
|
"conjectural",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"suppositional",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"implausible",
|
|
"impossible",
|
|
"improbable",
|
|
"inconceivable",
|
|
"unlikely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliating":{
|
|
"tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small conciliating acts designed to win the trust of the new neighbors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliatory",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"peacemaking",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"placatory",
|
|
"propitiatory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"endearing",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"winsome",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abrasive",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"inflammatory",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"nagging",
|
|
"nettlesome",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"martial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"militaristic",
|
|
"military",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonizing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"attuning",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"keying",
|
|
"reconciling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"tuning",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"correlating",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"orchestrating",
|
|
"pairing",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"synchronizing",
|
|
"synthesizing",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"aligning",
|
|
"alining",
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"equalizing",
|
|
"evening",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"proportioning",
|
|
"regularizing",
|
|
"standardizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"disarraying",
|
|
"disordering",
|
|
"disorganizing",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"skewing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonizing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lessen the anger or agitation of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"gentling",
|
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"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"propitiating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing",
|
|
"endearing (to)",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"blarneying",
|
|
"flattering",
|
|
"overpraising",
|
|
"soft-soaping",
|
|
"quenching",
|
|
"satiating",
|
|
"sating",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"catering (to)",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"blandishing",
|
|
"cajoling",
|
|
"coaxing",
|
|
"sweet-talking",
|
|
"wheedling",
|
|
"babying",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"dulcifying",
|
|
"sweetening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"antagonizing",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"burning (up)",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"roiling",
|
|
"ruffling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"persecuting",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"worrying",
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"insulting",
|
|
"offending",
|
|
"slighting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"iring",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"outraging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessed":{
|
|
"to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief confessed to dozens of robberies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"copped (to)",
|
|
"fessed (up)",
|
|
"owned (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blabbed",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"tattled",
|
|
"babbled",
|
|
"spilled",
|
|
"spilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clammed up",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"quieted (down)",
|
|
"shut up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledged",
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"conceded",
|
|
"fessed (up)",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"owned (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburdened",
|
|
"unburdened",
|
|
"unloaded",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"recognized",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"spilled",
|
|
"spilt",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"unveiled",
|
|
"betrayed",
|
|
"blabbed",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"gave away",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"leaked",
|
|
"ratted",
|
|
"squealed",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"tattled",
|
|
"tipped (off)",
|
|
"warned",
|
|
"wised (up)",
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"whispered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covered (up)",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"kidded (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concupiscence":{
|
|
"sexual appetite":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"eroticism",
|
|
"horniness",
|
|
"hots",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"lech",
|
|
"letch",
|
|
"libidinousness",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"lustfulness",
|
|
"lustihood",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"salaciousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"libido",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"rut",
|
|
"erotomania",
|
|
"hypersexuality",
|
|
"lecherousness",
|
|
"lechery",
|
|
"nymphomania",
|
|
"satyriasis",
|
|
"venery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstinence",
|
|
"celibacy",
|
|
"chastity",
|
|
"frigidity",
|
|
"frigidness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"intense sexual desire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"according to the church theologian St. Augustine, concupiscence is a consequence of original sin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"eros",
|
|
"eroticism",
|
|
"horniness",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"lustfulness",
|
|
"passion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"erotomania",
|
|
"nymphomania",
|
|
"satyriasis",
|
|
"lasciviousness",
|
|
"lewdness",
|
|
"libidinousness",
|
|
"licentiousness",
|
|
"lickerishness",
|
|
"randiness",
|
|
"salaciousness",
|
|
"wantonness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"frigidity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connatural":{
|
|
"as in congenerous , congeneric":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"congeneric",
|
|
"congenerous",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"kin",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"relatable",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike",
|
|
"commensurate",
|
|
"proportionate",
|
|
"tantamount",
|
|
"virtual",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"approximating",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"fungible",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"interchangeable",
|
|
"me-too",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"selfsame",
|
|
"substitutable",
|
|
"synonymous",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"homogenous",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinguishable",
|
|
"nonequivalent",
|
|
"noninterchangeable",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated",
|
|
"different",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"unakin",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceals":{
|
|
"to put into a hiding place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"caches",
|
|
"ensconces",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"secretes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hoards",
|
|
"squirrels (away)",
|
|
"stashes",
|
|
"entombs",
|
|
"inters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"unmasks",
|
|
"unveils",
|
|
"unwraps",
|
|
"flaunts",
|
|
"parades",
|
|
"shows off",
|
|
"disinters",
|
|
"unearths"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"exhibits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belies",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"blots out",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"occults",
|
|
"papers over",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"veils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"covers (up)",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"glosses (over)",
|
|
"varnishes",
|
|
"whitewashes",
|
|
"beclouds",
|
|
"bedims",
|
|
"befogs",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"clouds",
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"eclipses",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"occludes",
|
|
"overcasts",
|
|
"overshadows",
|
|
"shades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brings out",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"illuminates",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"spreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"uncloaks",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"unmasks",
|
|
"unveils"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congruency":{
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at least he acts in congruency with his avowed beliefs and values"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidence":{
|
|
"great faith in oneself or one's abilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lifelong confidence that enabled her to achieve great things despite powerful obstacles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-esteem",
|
|
"self-trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cockiness",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"complacency",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conceitedness",
|
|
"ego",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"hubris",
|
|
"overconfidence",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-admiration",
|
|
"self-applause",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-complacency",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-consequence",
|
|
"self-content",
|
|
"self-contentment",
|
|
"self-glorification",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-partiality",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"vanity",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"self-poise",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"bumptiousness",
|
|
"haughtiness",
|
|
"hauteur",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"imperiousness",
|
|
"loftiness",
|
|
"lordliness",
|
|
"peremptoriness",
|
|
"presumptuousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"superciliousness",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"toploftiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"misgiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"insecurity",
|
|
"self-distrust",
|
|
"self-doubt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the confidence with which the game show contestant answered every question"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"cocksureness",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"doubtlessness",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritarianism",
|
|
"dogmatism",
|
|
"decisiveness",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"purposefulness",
|
|
"resoluteness",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"resolve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hesitancy",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"indecisiveness",
|
|
"irresolution",
|
|
"disbelief",
|
|
"incredulity",
|
|
"unbelief",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as players, we have complete confidence in our coach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"credence",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"dependence",
|
|
"dependance",
|
|
"hope",
|
|
"reliance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disbelief",
|
|
"incredulity",
|
|
"unbelief",
|
|
"distrustfulness",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dubiety",
|
|
"dubiousness",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misdoubt",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"mistrustfulness",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"skepticism",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"uncertainness",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"disenchantment",
|
|
"disillusion",
|
|
"disillusionment"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"mistrust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"information shared only with another or with a select few":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"accused him of betraying an important confidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"lowdown"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"open secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolation":{
|
|
"the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the consolation of the grieving family by their pastor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"reassurance",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"solacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiseration",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"condolence",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"humanity",
|
|
"kindheartedness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"pity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a feeling of ease from grief or trouble":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the consolation that our favorite foods give us when we're having a bad day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"reassurance",
|
|
"alleviation",
|
|
"assuagement",
|
|
"mitigation",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"commiseration",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"succor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuing":{
|
|
"going on and on without any interruptions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the continuing success of the chain as it opens stores around the country"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"deathless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"interminable",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"undying",
|
|
"unending",
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying",
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"indestructible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"alternating",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
|
"seasonal",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"spasmodic",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spotty",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the public's continuing interest in every aspect of the lives of celebrities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"perennial",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"undying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"stationary",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"archaic",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"outdated",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heavy snow continued throughout the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"biding",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"perduring",
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"running on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"sticking around",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"carrying through",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"surviving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"dying (down)",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"letting up",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"desisting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"lapsing",
|
|
"leaving off",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"winding up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to begin again or return to after an interruption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"proceeding (with)",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"reopening",
|
|
"restarting",
|
|
"resuming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"resuscitating",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"recrudescing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"consummating",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finalizing",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"belaying",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"canning",
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"desisting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"leaving off",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"scuttling",
|
|
"shutting off",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscientiously":{
|
|
"as in carefully , meticulously":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carefully",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"scrupulously",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"precisely",
|
|
"rigidly",
|
|
"rigorously",
|
|
"strictly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"imprecisely",
|
|
"inexactly",
|
|
"loosely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversational":{
|
|
"fond of talking or conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the antiques dealer is not the conversational sort, so customers should not expect any impromptu chats"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blabby",
|
|
"chatty",
|
|
"gabby",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"loquacious",
|
|
"motormouthed",
|
|
"mouthy",
|
|
"talkative",
|
|
"talky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"communicative",
|
|
"expansive",
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"effusive",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"free-spoken",
|
|
"outspoken",
|
|
"unreserved",
|
|
"vocal",
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
"glib",
|
|
"voluble",
|
|
"well-spoken",
|
|
"gossipy",
|
|
"talebearing",
|
|
"tale-telling",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"verbose",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"wordy",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"sociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"mum",
|
|
"mute",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"speechless",
|
|
"tongue-tied",
|
|
"wordless",
|
|
"evasive",
|
|
"nonvocal",
|
|
"secretive",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"indrawn",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"withdrawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closemouthed",
|
|
"laconic",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"reticent",
|
|
"taciturn",
|
|
"tight-lipped",
|
|
"uncommunicative"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having the style and content of everyday conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"struck a very conversational tone in his reports of his travels through foreign countries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chattery",
|
|
"chatty",
|
|
"colloquial",
|
|
"dishy",
|
|
"gossipy",
|
|
"newsy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"informal",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"tell-all",
|
|
"digressive",
|
|
"discursive",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"communicative",
|
|
"expansive",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"talkative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonious",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"stately"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bookish",
|
|
"literary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"uses conversational language instead of more stilted expressions in her campaign speeches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquial",
|
|
"informal",
|
|
"nonformal",
|
|
"nonliterary",
|
|
"unbookish",
|
|
"unliterary",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dialectal",
|
|
"dialectical",
|
|
"dialectic",
|
|
"nonstandard",
|
|
"regional",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"nongrammatical",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
|
"ungrammatical",
|
|
"unlearned",
|
|
"slang",
|
|
"slangy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"undialectical",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"grammatical",
|
|
"proper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bookish",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"literary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflictive":{
|
|
"as in inconsistent , conflicting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting",
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummations":{
|
|
"the last part of a process or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the signing of the contract marked the consummation of six months of negotiations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cappers",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closings",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"endgames",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finales",
|
|
"finises",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"grand finales",
|
|
"homestretches",
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"windups",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apexes",
|
|
"apices",
|
|
"capstones",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"copestones",
|
|
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
|
|
"coups de grace",
|
|
"crescendos",
|
|
"crescendoes",
|
|
"crescendi",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"culminations",
|
|
"high-water marks",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"tip-tops",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"zeniths",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"anticlimaxes",
|
|
"codas",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs",
|
|
"postscripts",
|
|
"shanks",
|
|
"tag ends",
|
|
"tail ends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forewords",
|
|
"introductions",
|
|
"overtures",
|
|
"preambles",
|
|
"prefaces",
|
|
"preludes",
|
|
"prologues",
|
|
"prologs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baselines",
|
|
"beginnings",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"day ones",
|
|
"nascences",
|
|
"nascencies",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being actual or complete":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the opening of the performing arts center brought to consummation years of planning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishments",
|
|
"achievements",
|
|
"actualities",
|
|
"actualizations",
|
|
"attainments",
|
|
"fruitions",
|
|
"fulfillments",
|
|
"fulfilments",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"realizations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"triumphs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"nonsuccesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"naughts",
|
|
"nought",
|
|
"nonfulfillments"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controlled":{
|
|
"as in disciplined , restrained":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"self-denying",
|
|
"self-disciplined",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"temperate",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"levelheaded",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"average",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
"run-of-the-mine",
|
|
"run-of-mine",
|
|
"so-so",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"intemperate",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"inordinate",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unreasoning",
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"fanatic",
|
|
"fanatical",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"unbridled",
|
|
"unchecked",
|
|
"uncontrolled",
|
|
"unrestrained"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you must learn to control your temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"pulled in",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"ruled",
|
|
"tamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottled (up)",
|
|
"choked (back)",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"minced",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"pocketed",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"strangled",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"interrupted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"gagged",
|
|
"muzzled",
|
|
"silenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"loosed",
|
|
"loosened",
|
|
"unleashed",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"took out",
|
|
"vented"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lost"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"re-collected",
|
|
"settled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"recovered",
|
|
"lulled",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"stilled",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exercise authority or power over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"circumstances often control the choices we make in life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"captained",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"presided (over)",
|
|
"ruled",
|
|
"swayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"headed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"micromanaged",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised",
|
|
"dictated",
|
|
"dominated",
|
|
"domineered",
|
|
"lorded (it over)",
|
|
"mastered",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"reigned (over)",
|
|
"tyrannized",
|
|
"conquered",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subjugated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"administrated",
|
|
"carried on",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"operated",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"presided (over)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"stewarded",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised",
|
|
"tended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"safeguarded",
|
|
"micromanaged",
|
|
"stage-managed",
|
|
"codirected",
|
|
"co-directed",
|
|
"comanaged",
|
|
"co-managed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjure (up)":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"ideate",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"stargaze",
|
|
"hallucinate",
|
|
"re-create",
|
|
"reflect",
|
|
"relive",
|
|
"reminisce",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"muse",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"foresee",
|
|
"prefigure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"summon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"educe",
|
|
"elicit",
|
|
"evoke",
|
|
"raise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condominia":{
|
|
"as in condos , penthouses":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bed-sitters",
|
|
"bedsits",
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
|
"cohousings",
|
|
"condos",
|
|
"duplex apartments",
|
|
"duplexes",
|
|
"efficiencies",
|
|
"efficiency apartments",
|
|
"flatlets",
|
|
"floor-throughs",
|
|
"garden apartments",
|
|
"granny flats",
|
|
"maisonettes",
|
|
"penthouses",
|
|
"railroad flats",
|
|
"salons",
|
|
"saloons",
|
|
"studio apartments",
|
|
"studios",
|
|
"triplexes",
|
|
"walk-ups",
|
|
"apartments",
|
|
"diggings",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"flats",
|
|
"lodgings",
|
|
"suites",
|
|
"tenements",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"wings",
|
|
"apartment buildings",
|
|
"apartment houses",
|
|
"tenement houses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in settlements , colonies":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"client states",
|
|
"colonies",
|
|
"dependencies",
|
|
"mandates",
|
|
"provinces",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"trust territories",
|
|
"democracies",
|
|
"dictatorships",
|
|
"monarchies",
|
|
"monocracies",
|
|
"oligarchies",
|
|
"sovereigns",
|
|
"sovrans",
|
|
"theocracies",
|
|
"fatherlands",
|
|
"homelands",
|
|
"motherlands",
|
|
"duchies",
|
|
"dukedoms",
|
|
"emirates",
|
|
"principalities",
|
|
"seigniories",
|
|
"seignories",
|
|
"sultanates",
|
|
"great powers",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"sea powers",
|
|
"superpowers",
|
|
"world powers",
|
|
"domains",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"empires",
|
|
"kingdoms",
|
|
"realms",
|
|
"republics",
|
|
"welfare states",
|
|
"city-states",
|
|
"microstates",
|
|
"ministates",
|
|
"nation-states",
|
|
"commonwealths",
|
|
"countries",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"nations",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties",
|
|
"states"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformances":{
|
|
"the following of a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a woman with no interest in conformance to the dictates of fashion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidances",
|
|
"adherences",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"conformities",
|
|
"obediences",
|
|
"observances",
|
|
"observations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deferences",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"submissions",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"attendances",
|
|
"attentions",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"notices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-offs",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"delinquencies",
|
|
"derelictions",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"sins",
|
|
"wrongs",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"defiances",
|
|
"rebellions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"contraventions",
|
|
"infractions",
|
|
"infringements",
|
|
"nonobservances",
|
|
"transgressions",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"violations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contract (for)":{
|
|
"as in order , sign up (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange (for)",
|
|
"bespeak",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"sign up (for)",
|
|
"check out",
|
|
"sublease",
|
|
"sublet",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"hire",
|
|
"lease",
|
|
"rent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrating (on)":{
|
|
"as in focusing (on) , zeroing (in on)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buckling (down to)",
|
|
"focusing (on)",
|
|
"focussing (on)",
|
|
"knuckling down (to)",
|
|
"zeroing (in on)",
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"falling (to)",
|
|
"pitching in",
|
|
"plunging (in)",
|
|
"settling (down)",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"diving (into)",
|
|
"tackling",
|
|
"wading (in or into)",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"undertaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"fiddling (around)",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"messing",
|
|
"monkeying (around)",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pottering (around)",
|
|
"puttering (around)",
|
|
"trifling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contractions":{
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most substances undergo contraction when cooled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constriction",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concisions":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brevity",
|
|
"briefness",
|
|
"compactness",
|
|
"conciseness",
|
|
"crispness",
|
|
"pithiness",
|
|
"sententiousness",
|
|
"succinctness",
|
|
"terseness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abruptness",
|
|
"bluntness",
|
|
"brusqueness",
|
|
"curtness",
|
|
"shortness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"periphrasis",
|
|
"pleonasm",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"repetitiousness",
|
|
"repetitiveness",
|
|
"tautology"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffuseness",
|
|
"long-windedness",
|
|
"prolixity",
|
|
"verbosity",
|
|
"wordiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constricts":{
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vessel constricted , thereby reducing the flow of blood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"deflates",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"dries up",
|
|
"shrivels",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"puffs (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constricted the opening with a clamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"capsulizes",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constringes",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"narrows (down)",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"telescopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"jam-packs",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompresses",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"outspreads",
|
|
"outstretches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporary":{
|
|
"existing or occurring at the same period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the absurd notion that early cave dwellers were contemporary with the dinosaurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"incident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a magazine devoted to contemporary fashions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"current",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"modernistic",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"new age",
|
|
"new-fashioned",
|
|
"newfangled",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"space-age",
|
|
"state-of-the-art",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"up-to-the-minute"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"modish",
|
|
"nouvelle",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"stylish",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"modernized",
|
|
"updated",
|
|
"futuristic",
|
|
"high-tech",
|
|
"hi-tech",
|
|
"latter-day",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anachronistic",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"olden",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"historical",
|
|
"retro",
|
|
"retrograde",
|
|
"kaput",
|
|
"kaputt",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"unmodernized",
|
|
"old-world",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"disused",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"forgotten",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"timeless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"archaic",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"oldfangled",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"pass\u00e9"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries , actually being born on the same day in 1809"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coeval"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accompaniment",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventionalists":{
|
|
"as in followers , conformists":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conformers",
|
|
"conformists",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"traditionalists",
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"standpatters",
|
|
"stuffed shirts",
|
|
"middle-of-the-roaders",
|
|
"moderates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bohemians",
|
|
"bohos",
|
|
"counterculturists",
|
|
"deviants",
|
|
"enfants terribles",
|
|
"free spirits",
|
|
"heretics",
|
|
"iconoclasts",
|
|
"individualists",
|
|
"lone rangers",
|
|
"loners",
|
|
"lone wolves",
|
|
"mavericks",
|
|
"nonconformers",
|
|
"nonconformists",
|
|
"freethinkers",
|
|
"renegades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consisted":{
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that account consists with the information in the other reports"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"answered",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"chorded",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"coincided",
|
|
"comported",
|
|
"conformed",
|
|
"corresponded",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"jibed",
|
|
"rhymed",
|
|
"rimed",
|
|
"sorted",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"tallied",
|
|
"went"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equaled",
|
|
"equalled",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"paralleled",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"lined up",
|
|
"registered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"conflicted",
|
|
"jarred"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differed (from)",
|
|
"disagreed (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confuse":{
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the similar-sounding words \"censure\" and \"censor\" often confuse people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addle",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"befuddle",
|
|
"bemuse",
|
|
"bewilder",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"discombobulate",
|
|
"disorient",
|
|
"flummox",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"fuddle",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"gravel",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"mystify",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"vex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"weird out",
|
|
"abash",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"faze",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"nonplus",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"stun",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"enlighten",
|
|
"inform"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"disarrange",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dishevel",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"tousle",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"straighten (out)",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"analyze",
|
|
"break down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clear (up)",
|
|
"illuminate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflate",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"mix (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lump (together)",
|
|
"misapply",
|
|
"miscall",
|
|
"misidentify",
|
|
"misname"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"differentiate",
|
|
"discriminate",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abash",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"faze",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"nonplus",
|
|
"rattle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"debase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"reassure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derange",
|
|
"disarrange",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dishevel",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dislocate",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disorganize",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"muss",
|
|
"rumple",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"tousle",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embroil",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"stir (up)",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"clutter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"align",
|
|
"aline",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"line up",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"codify",
|
|
"methodize",
|
|
"systematize",
|
|
"systemize",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"groom",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"spruce (up)",
|
|
"unscramble"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"dispose",
|
|
"draw up",
|
|
"marshal",
|
|
"marshall",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"straighten (up)",
|
|
"tidy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condoning":{
|
|
"as in pardoning , absolving":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"acquitting",
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exculpatory",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating",
|
|
"commuting",
|
|
"reprieving",
|
|
"compensatory",
|
|
"nonpunitive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"correctional",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"disciplinary",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"penal",
|
|
"penalizing",
|
|
"punitive",
|
|
"retaliative",
|
|
"retaliatory",
|
|
"retributive",
|
|
"retributory",
|
|
"revengeful",
|
|
"vengeful",
|
|
"wrathful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he is too quick to condone his friend's faults"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinking (at)",
|
|
"brushing (aside or off)",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"excusing",
|
|
"forgiving",
|
|
"glossing (over)",
|
|
"glozing (over)",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"papering over",
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"whitewashing",
|
|
"winking (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"justifying",
|
|
"rationalizing",
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"acquitting",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating",
|
|
"waiving",
|
|
"waving (aside or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"objecting (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concert":{
|
|
"an entertainment featuring singing or the playing of musical instruments":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"musicale"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"presentation",
|
|
"recital",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"ceilidh",
|
|
"ceili",
|
|
"hootenanny",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jam session",
|
|
"sing",
|
|
"songfest",
|
|
"festival",
|
|
"fete",
|
|
"f\u00eate",
|
|
"shindig"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"negotiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"settle (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffer",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dicker",
|
|
"haggle",
|
|
"horse-trade",
|
|
"palter",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"work out",
|
|
"renegotiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conspire",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"interface"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contriver":{
|
|
"one who creates or introduces something new":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contriver of yet another piece of exercise equipment guaranteed to tighten up your abs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"developer",
|
|
"deviser",
|
|
"formulator",
|
|
"innovator",
|
|
"introducer",
|
|
"inventor",
|
|
"originator"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"author",
|
|
"begetter",
|
|
"creator",
|
|
"establisher",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"generator",
|
|
"inaugurator",
|
|
"initiator",
|
|
"instituter",
|
|
"institutor",
|
|
"sire",
|
|
"groundbreaker",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"planner",
|
|
"researcher",
|
|
"researchist",
|
|
"builder",
|
|
"maker",
|
|
"producer",
|
|
"dreamer",
|
|
"codeveloper",
|
|
"coinventor",
|
|
"coproducer",
|
|
"coresearcher"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aper",
|
|
"copier",
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"duplicator",
|
|
"imitator",
|
|
"mimic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concatenate":{
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenate",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"interconnect",
|
|
"interlink",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"yoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interlock",
|
|
"intermesh",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire",
|
|
"cement",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"weld"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unhitch",
|
|
"unlink",
|
|
"unyoke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"string",
|
|
"thread"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intersperse",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consents":{
|
|
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"clearances",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"green lights",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"permissions",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"sufferances",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imprimaturs",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"signatures",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"accreditations",
|
|
"certifications",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"patents",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"tolerances",
|
|
"tolerations",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"grants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"refusals",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"revocations",
|
|
"taboos",
|
|
"tabus",
|
|
"injunctions",
|
|
"vetoes",
|
|
"deterrences",
|
|
"discouragements",
|
|
"repressions",
|
|
"suppressions",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"embargoes",
|
|
"exclusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"interdictions",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refused to consent to the marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes",
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"subscribes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bears (with)",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"tolerates",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"knuckles under",
|
|
"relents",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuffs",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"gainsays"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissents"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conditions":{
|
|
"something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll get a bonus with the condition that we meet our sales forecast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contingencies",
|
|
"ifs",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"provisos",
|
|
"provisoes",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"reservations",
|
|
"stipulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"terms",
|
|
"preconditions",
|
|
"prerequisites",
|
|
"requirements",
|
|
"requisites",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"modifications",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"exceptions",
|
|
"exemptions",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"musts",
|
|
"necessities",
|
|
"needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a skin condition that prevents me from staying out in the sun for very long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affections",
|
|
"ailments",
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"complaints",
|
|
"complications",
|
|
"diseases",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"distemperatures",
|
|
"distempers",
|
|
"fevers",
|
|
"illnesses",
|
|
"ills",
|
|
"infirmities",
|
|
"maladies",
|
|
"sicknesses",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contagions",
|
|
"contagious diseases",
|
|
"contagia",
|
|
"infections",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"bouts",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"debilities",
|
|
"decrepitudes",
|
|
"weaknesses",
|
|
"malaises",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"epidemics",
|
|
"pestilences",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"plagues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water is a condition for life on Earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"must-haves",
|
|
"musts",
|
|
"necessaries",
|
|
"necessities",
|
|
"needfuls",
|
|
"needs",
|
|
"requirements",
|
|
"requisites",
|
|
"sine qua nons",
|
|
"sine quibus non"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preconditions",
|
|
"prerequisites",
|
|
"advantages",
|
|
"edges",
|
|
"pluses",
|
|
"plusses",
|
|
"desiderata",
|
|
"desiderations",
|
|
"wishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amenities",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"extras",
|
|
"extravagances",
|
|
"frills",
|
|
"indulgences",
|
|
"luxuries",
|
|
"superfluities",
|
|
"surplusages",
|
|
"surpluses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonessentials",
|
|
"nonnecessities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"their parents placed several conditions on their weekend plans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"circumscriptions",
|
|
"constraints",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"strictures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exceptions",
|
|
"provisos",
|
|
"provisoes",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"reservations",
|
|
"stipulations",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"freedoms",
|
|
"latitudes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"trains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"breaks in",
|
|
"orientates",
|
|
"orients",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"shapes up",
|
|
"steels",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"toughens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"edits",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"tailors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapts",
|
|
"readjusts",
|
|
"customizes",
|
|
"gears",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"orientates",
|
|
"orients",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"primes",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"toughens",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"reclaims",
|
|
"recycles",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redevelops",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"reengineers",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"refigures",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"refocuses",
|
|
"reinvents",
|
|
"rejiggers",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"bends",
|
|
"fiddles (with)",
|
|
"fine-tunes",
|
|
"phases",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"rigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consentingly":{
|
|
"as in acquiescently":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescently",
|
|
"consciously",
|
|
"deliberately",
|
|
"intentionally",
|
|
"knowingly",
|
|
"wittingly",
|
|
"electively",
|
|
"optionally",
|
|
"freely",
|
|
"voluntarily",
|
|
"willingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"involuntarily",
|
|
"unwillingly",
|
|
"unconsciously",
|
|
"unintentionally",
|
|
"unknowingly",
|
|
"unwittingly",
|
|
"reluctantly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporizing":{
|
|
"to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"modernizing",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"updating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"recasting",
|
|
"redesigning",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"redoing",
|
|
"reengineering",
|
|
"refashioning",
|
|
"remaking",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"reworking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjuror":{
|
|
"a person skilled in using supernatural forces":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"enchanter",
|
|
"mage",
|
|
"Magian",
|
|
"magician",
|
|
"magus",
|
|
"necromancer",
|
|
"sorcerer",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"voodooist",
|
|
"witch",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enchantress",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"sorceress",
|
|
"warlock",
|
|
"occultist",
|
|
"thaumaturge",
|
|
"thaumaturgist",
|
|
"theurgist",
|
|
"wonder-worker",
|
|
"medicine man",
|
|
"shaman",
|
|
"shamanist",
|
|
"witch doctor",
|
|
"crystal gazer",
|
|
"diviner",
|
|
"foreseer",
|
|
"fortune-teller",
|
|
"prognosticator",
|
|
"prophesier",
|
|
"prophet",
|
|
"seer",
|
|
"soothsayer",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"exorciser",
|
|
"exorcist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"illusionist",
|
|
"magician",
|
|
"prestidigitator",
|
|
"trickster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"enchanter",
|
|
"enchantress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consociate":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll be judged by those with whom you consociate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"hobnob",
|
|
"hook up",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"collude",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"interrelate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"relate",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"socialize",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"befriend",
|
|
"friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"cold-shoulder",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessors":{
|
|
"as in chaplains , sky pilots":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chaplains",
|
|
"sky pilots",
|
|
"abb\u00e9s",
|
|
"curates",
|
|
"cur\u00e9s",
|
|
"parsons",
|
|
"pastors",
|
|
"rectors",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"vicars",
|
|
"evangelists",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"missioners",
|
|
"missionizers",
|
|
"revivalists",
|
|
"abbots",
|
|
"archbishops",
|
|
"archpriests",
|
|
"bishops",
|
|
"deans",
|
|
"diocesans",
|
|
"monsignors",
|
|
"monsignori",
|
|
"popes",
|
|
"prelates",
|
|
"presbyters",
|
|
"friars",
|
|
"mendicants",
|
|
"monastics",
|
|
"monks",
|
|
"oblates",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"clergywomen",
|
|
"deaconesses",
|
|
"priestesses",
|
|
"high priestesses",
|
|
"high priests",
|
|
"churchmen",
|
|
"clergymen",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"Holy Joes",
|
|
"padres",
|
|
"clergypersons",
|
|
"clericals",
|
|
"clerics",
|
|
"clerks",
|
|
"deacons",
|
|
"divines",
|
|
"dominies",
|
|
"ecclesiastics",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"preachers",
|
|
"priests",
|
|
"reverends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"laymen",
|
|
"laypeople",
|
|
"seculars",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"lay readers",
|
|
"lectors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concern":{
|
|
"a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several banking concerns in the area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"business",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"outfit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"corporation",
|
|
"multinational",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"syndicate",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"dealer",
|
|
"outlet",
|
|
"microenterprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the recent crime wave has caused a great deal of concern in the neighborhood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agita",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concernment",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disquietude",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"nervosity",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"consternation",
|
|
"desperateness",
|
|
"desperation",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"edginess",
|
|
"franticness",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"jitters",
|
|
"jumpiness",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"tremor",
|
|
"angst",
|
|
"fearfulness",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"cold feet",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"presentiment",
|
|
"suspense",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"easiness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"placidness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"deal (with)",
|
|
"pertain (to)",
|
|
"treat (of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appertain (to)",
|
|
"bear (on or upon)",
|
|
"refer (to)",
|
|
"relate (to)",
|
|
"advert (to)",
|
|
"allude (to)",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"glance (upon)",
|
|
"instance",
|
|
"mention",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"quote",
|
|
"specify",
|
|
"touch (upon)",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"entail",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"incorporate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"omit",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur (over)",
|
|
"brush (aside or off)",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"shrug off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be the business or affair of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affect",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"touch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appertain (to)",
|
|
"apply (to)",
|
|
"bear (on)",
|
|
"pertain (to)",
|
|
"refer (to)",
|
|
"relate (to)",
|
|
"embroil",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"implicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"derail",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"frazzle",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hagride",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"weird out",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"chivy",
|
|
"chivvy",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"bedevil",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"abash",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"faze",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"nonplus",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"shake up",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit",
|
|
"unnerve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradistinguishing":{
|
|
"as in knowing , understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"differencing",
|
|
"differentiating",
|
|
"discerning",
|
|
"discriminating",
|
|
"distinguishing",
|
|
"secerning",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"demarcating",
|
|
"marking (off)",
|
|
"setting off",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"severing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mistaking",
|
|
"mixing (up)",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"lumping (together)",
|
|
"mingling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"contracting":{
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contracting of the time frame for the primaries tends to favor candidates who are already well-known"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constriction",
|
|
"contraction",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"coming down (with)",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"going down (with)",
|
|
"sickening (with)",
|
|
"taking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking out (with)",
|
|
"dying (from)",
|
|
"succumbing (to)",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"worsening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coming back",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"recouping",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating",
|
|
"snapping back",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"rebounding",
|
|
"recovering (from)",
|
|
"shaking (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"metal contracts at low temperatures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"deflating",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"retreating",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"puffing (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contract the calf muscles in your legs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuling",
|
|
"capsulizing",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constringing",
|
|
"narrowing (down)",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cramming",
|
|
"crowding",
|
|
"jamming",
|
|
"jam-packing",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressing",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"outspreading",
|
|
"outstretching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"covenanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coming around",
|
|
"coming round",
|
|
"subscribing",
|
|
"underwriting",
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"settling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differing",
|
|
"dissenting",
|
|
"canceling",
|
|
"cancelling",
|
|
"reneging",
|
|
"revoking",
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"objecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conserver":{
|
|
"as in preserver , saver":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"harborer",
|
|
"keeper",
|
|
"preserver",
|
|
"saver",
|
|
"lookout",
|
|
"sentinel",
|
|
"sentry",
|
|
"warden",
|
|
"warder",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"watchdog",
|
|
"watchman",
|
|
"bodyguard",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"custodian",
|
|
"defender",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"guardian",
|
|
"guardian angel",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"protector"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contriteness":{
|
|
"a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his determination to make things right again was seen as a sign of his sincere contriteness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrition",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"penitence",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"remorsefulness",
|
|
"repentance",
|
|
"rue",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"ruth",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"bloodguilt",
|
|
"bloodguiltiness",
|
|
"apology",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"mea culpa"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitence",
|
|
"remorselessness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatives":{
|
|
"a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservatives",
|
|
"paleoconservatives",
|
|
"reactionaries",
|
|
"rightists",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connivances":{
|
|
"a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"conspiracies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chicaneries",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggeries",
|
|
"skullduggeries",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"frame-ups",
|
|
"setups",
|
|
"conspirations",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplates":{
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she contemplated the problem for several hours before reaching a decision"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"cogitates",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"mulls (over)",
|
|
"perpends",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"pores (over)",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"revolves",
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"thinks (about or over)",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"wrestles (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muses (upon)",
|
|
"reflects (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"analyzes",
|
|
"explores",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"second-guesses",
|
|
"speculates (about)",
|
|
"broods (about or over)",
|
|
"dwells (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixates (on or upon)",
|
|
"frets (about or over)",
|
|
"obsesses (about or over)",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"opines",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"drinks (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have in mind as a purpose or goal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he waited patiently, contemplating revenge all the while"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aims",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"aspires",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"intends",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"proposes",
|
|
"purports",
|
|
"purposes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"hopes",
|
|
"wishes",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"mulls (over)",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"attempts",
|
|
"endeavors",
|
|
"strives",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"tries",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"accomplishes",
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"performs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjurer":{
|
|
"a person skilled in using supernatural forces":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"enchanter",
|
|
"mage",
|
|
"Magian",
|
|
"magician",
|
|
"magus",
|
|
"necromancer",
|
|
"sorcerer",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"voodooist",
|
|
"witch",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enchantress",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"sorceress",
|
|
"warlock",
|
|
"occultist",
|
|
"thaumaturge",
|
|
"thaumaturgist",
|
|
"theurgist",
|
|
"wonder-worker",
|
|
"medicine man",
|
|
"shaman",
|
|
"shamanist",
|
|
"witch doctor",
|
|
"crystal gazer",
|
|
"diviner",
|
|
"foreseer",
|
|
"fortune-teller",
|
|
"prognosticator",
|
|
"prophesier",
|
|
"prophet",
|
|
"seer",
|
|
"soothsayer",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"exorciser",
|
|
"exorcist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"illusionist",
|
|
"magician",
|
|
"prestidigitator",
|
|
"trickster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"enchanter",
|
|
"enchantress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemnations":{
|
|
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a condemnation of the war by the international community"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"comminations",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"excoriations",
|
|
"objurgations",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reproofs",
|
|
"riot acts",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidences":{
|
|
"great faith in oneself or one's abilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lifelong confidence that enabled her to achieve great things despite powerful obstacles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-esteem",
|
|
"self-trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cockiness",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"complacency",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conceitedness",
|
|
"ego",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"hubris",
|
|
"overconfidence",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-admiration",
|
|
"self-applause",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-complacency",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-consequence",
|
|
"self-content",
|
|
"self-contentment",
|
|
"self-glorification",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-partiality",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"vanity",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"self-poise",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"bumptiousness",
|
|
"haughtiness",
|
|
"hauteur",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"imperiousness",
|
|
"loftiness",
|
|
"lordliness",
|
|
"peremptoriness",
|
|
"presumptuousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"superciliousness",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"toploftiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"misgiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"insecurity",
|
|
"self-distrust",
|
|
"self-doubt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the confidence with which the game show contestant answered every question"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"cocksureness",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"doubtlessness",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritarianism",
|
|
"dogmatism",
|
|
"decisiveness",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"purposefulness",
|
|
"resoluteness",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"resolve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hesitancy",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"indecisiveness",
|
|
"irresolution",
|
|
"disbelief",
|
|
"incredulity",
|
|
"unbelief",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as players, we have complete confidence in our coach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"credence",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"dependence",
|
|
"dependance",
|
|
"hope",
|
|
"reliance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disbelief",
|
|
"incredulity",
|
|
"unbelief",
|
|
"distrustfulness",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dubiety",
|
|
"dubiousness",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misdoubt",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"mistrustfulness",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"skepticism",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"uncertainness",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"disenchantment",
|
|
"disillusion",
|
|
"disillusionment"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"mistrust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"information shared only with another or with a select few":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"accused him of betraying an important confidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"lowdown"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"open secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conserve":{
|
|
"to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the need to conserve oil and other finite fossil fuels"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"husband"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"economize",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"scrimp",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"lay by",
|
|
"lay up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clean (out)",
|
|
"consume",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"impoverish",
|
|
"spend",
|
|
"use up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"misspend",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"squander",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in good condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conserve our national parks so that they may be enjoyed by future generations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"service",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"husband",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"rehabilitate",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"restore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"wreck"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continence":{
|
|
"abstention from sexual intercourse":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"argued for a pregnancy-prevention program that did not put so much faith in the continence of teenagers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstinence",
|
|
"celibacy",
|
|
"chasteness",
|
|
"chastity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"purity",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"innocence",
|
|
"virginity",
|
|
"virtue"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debauchery",
|
|
"lechery",
|
|
"licentiousness",
|
|
"venery",
|
|
"wenching",
|
|
"whoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"experiencing a moment of unusual continence , I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"refrainment",
|
|
"repression",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"self-command",
|
|
"self-control",
|
|
"self-restraint",
|
|
"suppression"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"possession",
|
|
"self-censorship",
|
|
"self-containment",
|
|
"self-denial",
|
|
"self-discipline",
|
|
"self-government",
|
|
"self-mastery",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"willpower",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"self-poise",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"aloofness",
|
|
"detachedness",
|
|
"distance",
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"reticence",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"taciturnity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"self-abandonment",
|
|
"uninhibitedness",
|
|
"unrestrainedness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"overindulgence",
|
|
"self-indulgence",
|
|
"bluntness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"frankness",
|
|
"immoderacy",
|
|
"intemperance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinhibition",
|
|
"incontinence",
|
|
"unconstraint"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a religious sect that demanded nearly superhuman continence from its adherents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"self-command",
|
|
"self-containment",
|
|
"self-control",
|
|
"self-discipline",
|
|
"self-government",
|
|
"self-mastery",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"self-restraint",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"willpower"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-abnegation",
|
|
"self-denial",
|
|
"moderateness",
|
|
"moderation",
|
|
"temperance",
|
|
"temperateness",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"abnegation",
|
|
"abstention",
|
|
"avoidance",
|
|
"eschewal",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"abstinence",
|
|
"soberness",
|
|
"sobriety",
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"discretion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"self-indulgence",
|
|
"excessiveness",
|
|
"immoderacy",
|
|
"intemperance",
|
|
"intemperateness",
|
|
"overindulgence",
|
|
"demerit",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"foible",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"shortcoming",
|
|
"vice",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"indiscipline",
|
|
"unconstraint",
|
|
"unreserve",
|
|
"unreservedness",
|
|
"unrestraint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gambling mecca that has a reputation for being the sort of place where caution and continence are thrown to the wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstinence",
|
|
"self-abnegation",
|
|
"self-denial",
|
|
"sobriety",
|
|
"temperance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"self-command",
|
|
"self-control",
|
|
"self-discipline",
|
|
"self-mastery",
|
|
"asceticism",
|
|
"austerity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gluttony",
|
|
"greed",
|
|
"rapaciousness",
|
|
"rapacity",
|
|
"voraciousness",
|
|
"voracity",
|
|
"hedonism",
|
|
"sensuality",
|
|
"sybaritism"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-indulgence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conforming (to or with)":{
|
|
"as in according , fitting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"corresponding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"colliding",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"disaccording",
|
|
"discording",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warring (against)",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"jangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"convenience":{
|
|
"something that adds to one's ease of living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a house with all the modern conveniences that buyers have come to expect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodation",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"creature comfort",
|
|
"luxury",
|
|
"mod con",
|
|
"nicety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bonus",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"service",
|
|
"anodyne",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"millstone",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it can be hard to find a public convenience in an unfamiliar train station"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bath",
|
|
"bathroom",
|
|
"bog",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"cloakroom",
|
|
"comfort station",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"john",
|
|
"latrine",
|
|
"lavatory",
|
|
"loo",
|
|
"potty",
|
|
"restroom",
|
|
"toilet",
|
|
"washroom",
|
|
"water closet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commode",
|
|
"pan",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"garderobe",
|
|
"jakes",
|
|
"outhouse",
|
|
"privy",
|
|
"half bath",
|
|
"powder room",
|
|
"ladies",
|
|
"ladies' room",
|
|
"men's room"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscribed":{
|
|
"to pick especially for required military service":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscripted",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"levied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impressed",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"enlisted",
|
|
"enrolled",
|
|
"recruited",
|
|
"called up",
|
|
"signed up",
|
|
"volunteered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"mustered out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemned":{
|
|
"to show contempt for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"arrogant critics who contemn the general public's taste in art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disdained",
|
|
"disrespected",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"high-hatted",
|
|
"looked down (on or upon)",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"sniffed (at)",
|
|
"snooted",
|
|
"snubbed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scouted",
|
|
"abhorred",
|
|
"abominated",
|
|
"despised",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"deplored",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"disapproved (of)",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"disfavored",
|
|
"frowned (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"prized",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"valued",
|
|
"admired",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"lionized",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"approved (of)",
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"countenanced",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"OK'd",
|
|
"okayed",
|
|
"subscribed (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"respected"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conducting":{
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"administrating",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"operating",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"presiding (over)",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewarding",
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
"supervising",
|
|
"tending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"micromanaging",
|
|
"stage-managing",
|
|
"codirecting",
|
|
"co-directing",
|
|
"comanaging",
|
|
"co-managing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canalizing",
|
|
"channeling",
|
|
"channelling",
|
|
"channelizing",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"funneling",
|
|
"funnelling",
|
|
"piping",
|
|
"siphoning",
|
|
"syphoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"conveying",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"focusing",
|
|
"focussing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquitting",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"behaving",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"comporting",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"deporting",
|
|
"quitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"modulating",
|
|
"tempering",
|
|
"acting",
|
|
"impersonating",
|
|
"playing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acting up",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"cutting up",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"misconducting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a job conducting tourists through the historical museum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"marshaling",
|
|
"marshalling",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"routing",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"ushering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preceding",
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"chaperoning",
|
|
"convoying",
|
|
"escorting",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"managing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dogging",
|
|
"hounding",
|
|
"shadowing",
|
|
"tailgating",
|
|
"tailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"following",
|
|
"trailing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a material that conducts heat quite efficiently"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"conveying",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transfusing",
|
|
"transmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"diffusing",
|
|
"disseminating",
|
|
"propagating",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"infecting",
|
|
"poisoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"coming down (with)",
|
|
"contracting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversation":{
|
|
"talking or a talk between two or more people":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"exchange"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
"repartee",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchat",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"gabfest",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"prate",
|
|
"prattle",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confecting":{
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"erecting",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"piecing",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rearing",
|
|
"setting up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carpentering",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"handcrafting",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"molding",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"prefabricating",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"generating",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"originating",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"reedifying",
|
|
"retrofitting",
|
|
"jerry-building",
|
|
"rigging (up)",
|
|
"throwing up",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"demounting",
|
|
"disassembling",
|
|
"dismantling",
|
|
"dismembering",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"taking down",
|
|
"tearing down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consist (of)":{
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprise",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"muster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"entail",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"incorporate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concealing":{
|
|
"to put into a hiding place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"caching",
|
|
"ensconcing",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"secreting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hoarding",
|
|
"squirreling (away)",
|
|
"squirrelling (away)",
|
|
"stashing",
|
|
"entombing",
|
|
"interring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"unmasking",
|
|
"unveiling",
|
|
"unwrapping",
|
|
"flaunting",
|
|
"parading",
|
|
"showing off",
|
|
"disinterring",
|
|
"unearthing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"exhibiting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belying",
|
|
"blanketing",
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"occulting",
|
|
"papering over",
|
|
"screening",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"veiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"covering (up)",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"gilding",
|
|
"glossing (over)",
|
|
"varnishing",
|
|
"whitewashing",
|
|
"beclouding",
|
|
"bedimming",
|
|
"befogging",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"eclipsing",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"occluding",
|
|
"overcasting",
|
|
"overshadowing",
|
|
"shading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bringing out",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"getting out",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"spreading"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"uncloaking",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"unmasking",
|
|
"unveiling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidation":{
|
|
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis",
|
|
"reunification",
|
|
"reunion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"divorcement",
|
|
"separation",
|
|
"severance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"disconnection",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"disunion",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"scission",
|
|
"split"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conductor":{
|
|
"a person who directs a musical ensemble":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"head",
|
|
"director",
|
|
"directress",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"manager",
|
|
"regisseur",
|
|
"r\u00e9gisseur",
|
|
"stage director",
|
|
"auteur",
|
|
"impresario",
|
|
"producer",
|
|
"stage manager",
|
|
"composer",
|
|
"melodist",
|
|
"musician",
|
|
"cocomposer",
|
|
"songsmith",
|
|
"songwriter",
|
|
"tunesmith",
|
|
"symphonist",
|
|
"arranger",
|
|
"orchestrator",
|
|
"orchestrater",
|
|
"scorer",
|
|
"librettist",
|
|
"lyricist",
|
|
"lyrist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artist",
|
|
"instrumentalist",
|
|
"musician",
|
|
"player",
|
|
"performer",
|
|
"actor",
|
|
"actress",
|
|
"thesp",
|
|
"thespian",
|
|
"trouper",
|
|
"entertainer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who collects money or fares on a train or bus":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She asked the train's conductor when they would arrive at the next station."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ticket agent",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"tour guide",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"chauffeur",
|
|
"driver",
|
|
"engineer",
|
|
"operator",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"skipper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controverting":{
|
|
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercating",
|
|
"argufying",
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"bickering",
|
|
"brabbling",
|
|
"brawling",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"falling out",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"hassling",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"quarreling",
|
|
"quarrelling",
|
|
"quibbling",
|
|
"rowing",
|
|
"scrapping",
|
|
"spatting",
|
|
"squabbling",
|
|
"tiffing",
|
|
"wrangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"nitpicking",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"objecting",
|
|
"protesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"consenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confreres":{
|
|
"a fellow worker":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"coworkers",
|
|
"co-workers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"peers",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"copartners",
|
|
"co-partners",
|
|
"halves",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"pals",
|
|
"compatriots",
|
|
"countrymen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concertedness":{
|
|
"as in union , understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"concordance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"embracement",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"assentation",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"concurrency",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"unison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dissensus",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"disapprobation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"disfavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduced (to)":{
|
|
"as in contributed (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contributed (to)",
|
|
"begot",
|
|
"begat",
|
|
"bred",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"brought on",
|
|
"catalyzed",
|
|
"caused",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"drew on",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"effectuated",
|
|
"engendered",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"invoked",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"occasioned",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"resulted (in)",
|
|
"spawned",
|
|
"translated (into)",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"enacted",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"turned out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"clamped down (on)",
|
|
"cracked down (on)",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quashed",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"stilled",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"liquidated",
|
|
"quenched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjured (up)":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"fantasied",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"featured",
|
|
"ideated",
|
|
"imaged",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"stargazed",
|
|
"hallucinated",
|
|
"re-created",
|
|
"recreated",
|
|
"reflected",
|
|
"relived",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mused",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"foresaw",
|
|
"prefigured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"summoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"educed",
|
|
"elicited",
|
|
"evoked",
|
|
"raised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrariness":{
|
|
"refusal to obey":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cursed the contrariness of her beloved mutt when it refused to come back inside the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balkiness",
|
|
"contumacy",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"frowardness",
|
|
"insubordination",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"obstreperousness",
|
|
"rebellion",
|
|
"rebelliousness",
|
|
"recalcitrance",
|
|
"refractoriness",
|
|
"unruliness",
|
|
"waywardness",
|
|
"willfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civil disobedience",
|
|
"noncooperation",
|
|
"discourteousness",
|
|
"disrespect",
|
|
"impertinence",
|
|
"impoliteness",
|
|
"impudence",
|
|
"inconsiderateness",
|
|
"inconsideration",
|
|
"insolence",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"ungraciousness",
|
|
"doggedness",
|
|
"hardheadedness",
|
|
"mulishness",
|
|
"obduracy",
|
|
"obdurateness",
|
|
"obstinacy",
|
|
"obstinateness",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"pertinaciousness",
|
|
"pertinacity",
|
|
"perversity",
|
|
"pigheadedness",
|
|
"self-will",
|
|
"stubbornness",
|
|
"tenaciousness",
|
|
"tenacity",
|
|
"knavery",
|
|
"mischievousness",
|
|
"naughtiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreeability",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"slavishness",
|
|
"submissiveness",
|
|
"subservience",
|
|
"subserviency",
|
|
"trainability",
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"docility",
|
|
"dutifulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"subordinateness",
|
|
"subordination",
|
|
"tractability",
|
|
"tractableness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being as different as possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contrariness between his professed altruism and his blatant selfishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrariety",
|
|
"oppositeness",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"polarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contradictoriness",
|
|
"antipode",
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"inequality",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"parallelism",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude",
|
|
"analogousness",
|
|
"correlation",
|
|
"relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"identicalness",
|
|
"sameness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentering":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll have to concenter your nebulous thoughts on the subject before even attempting to write"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centering",
|
|
"centralizing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"polarizing",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"orchestrating",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"colligating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"reunifying",
|
|
"reuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregating",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralizing",
|
|
"deconcentrating",
|
|
"spreading (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the local motels have concentered around the theme park, which is the region's biggest attraction by far"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"forgathering",
|
|
"foregathering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rendezvousing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"caucusing",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"remeeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidante":{
|
|
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only her closest confidantes know what she's going through"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter ego",
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"compadre",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquaintance",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"blood brother",
|
|
"brother",
|
|
"main man",
|
|
"sister",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"pen pal",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"opponent",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"nemesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concocting":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"drumming up",
|
|
"excogitating",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"trumping up",
|
|
"vamping (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"fantasizing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"envisioning",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"visioning",
|
|
"visualizing",
|
|
"ad-libbing",
|
|
"extemporizing",
|
|
"improvising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloning",
|
|
"copycatting",
|
|
"copying",
|
|
"duplicating",
|
|
"imitating",
|
|
"mimicking",
|
|
"reduplicating",
|
|
"replicating",
|
|
"reproducing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contest":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the eternal contest between the forces of good and the forces of evil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a contest for the gold medal in diving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bout",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"event",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"matchup",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tournament",
|
|
"tourney"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"athletics",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"tussle",
|
|
"championship",
|
|
"national(s)",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"nightcap",
|
|
"play-off",
|
|
"semifinal",
|
|
"derby",
|
|
"field day",
|
|
"gymkhana",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outing",
|
|
"biathlon",
|
|
"decathlon",
|
|
"heptathlon",
|
|
"pentathlon",
|
|
"triathlon",
|
|
"marathon",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ultramarathon",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"volley",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"rubber",
|
|
"runoff",
|
|
"sudden death",
|
|
"dead heat",
|
|
"photo finish",
|
|
"seesaw",
|
|
"classic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what mighty contests have been waged on trivial matters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"dustup",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"tussle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pitched battle",
|
|
"rough-and-tumble",
|
|
"affray",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfight",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-out",
|
|
"punch-up",
|
|
"slugfest",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"joust",
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle",
|
|
"catfight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"vowed to contest the claim in court"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"impeach",
|
|
"oppugn",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"question"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"kick (about)",
|
|
"object (to)",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"back",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"tolerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"believe",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"swallow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connate":{
|
|
"having qualities in common":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the central premise of the comedy is that organized crime and moviemaking are pretty much connate activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"ditto",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commensurate",
|
|
"proportionate",
|
|
"tantamount",
|
|
"virtual",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"congeneric",
|
|
"congenerous",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"connatural",
|
|
"kin",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"relatable",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"approximating",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"fungible",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"interchangeable",
|
|
"me-too",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"selfsame",
|
|
"substitutable",
|
|
"synonymous",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"homogenous",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinguishable",
|
|
"nonequivalent",
|
|
"noninterchangeable",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"different",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"unakin",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consumed":{
|
|
"as in reduced , spent":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bankrupted",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"dried-up",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"used up",
|
|
"uncultivable",
|
|
"untillable",
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"droughty",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"rainless",
|
|
"sere",
|
|
"sear",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"waterless",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"lifeless",
|
|
"baked",
|
|
"dehydrated",
|
|
"parched",
|
|
"sunbaked",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"hardscrabble",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"unfertile",
|
|
"unproductive",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fertile",
|
|
"fruitful",
|
|
"lush",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"productive",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"arable",
|
|
"tillable",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"sylvan",
|
|
"verdant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to destroy all trace of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ate (up)",
|
|
"devoured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gutted",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"used up",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"decimated",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"desolated",
|
|
"devastated",
|
|
"did in",
|
|
"pulverized",
|
|
"razed",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"tore down",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"wrecked",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"eradicated",
|
|
"exterminated",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"extirpated",
|
|
"obliterated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"rubbed out",
|
|
"stamped (out)",
|
|
"wiped out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"built",
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"erected",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raised"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complete use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"devoured",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"drew down",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"played out",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"used up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"ate",
|
|
"used",
|
|
"bankrupted",
|
|
"cleaned (out)",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"undermined",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"dried up",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
"guzzled",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"misspent",
|
|
"ran through",
|
|
"squandered",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"wasted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"bolstered",
|
|
"enforced",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"restored",
|
|
"revived",
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"replaced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take in as food":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry enough to consume most of the pie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ate",
|
|
"ingested",
|
|
"partook (of)",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"tucked (away or in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"downed",
|
|
"mouthed (down)",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"bolted",
|
|
"chowed (down on)",
|
|
"devoured",
|
|
"glutted (on)",
|
|
"gobbled (up or down)",
|
|
"gorged",
|
|
"gulped",
|
|
"scoffed",
|
|
"slopped",
|
|
"snarfed (down)",
|
|
"swilled",
|
|
"wolfed",
|
|
"chewed",
|
|
"gnawed (at or on)",
|
|
"gummed",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"nibbled (on)",
|
|
"nursed",
|
|
"picked (at)",
|
|
"relished",
|
|
"savored",
|
|
"savoured",
|
|
"tasted",
|
|
"banqueted",
|
|
"dined",
|
|
"fared",
|
|
"feasted",
|
|
"gormandized",
|
|
"pigged out",
|
|
"regaled",
|
|
"dispatched",
|
|
"polished off",
|
|
"breakfasted",
|
|
"lunched",
|
|
"supped",
|
|
"munched",
|
|
"noshed",
|
|
"snacked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connoisseur":{
|
|
"a person having a knowledgeable and fine appreciation of the arts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a forthcoming exhibit at the art museum that is eagerly awaited by connoisseurs of ancient Greek pottery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cognoscente",
|
|
"dilettante"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"maestro",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"past master",
|
|
"scholar",
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"reviewer",
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
|
"collector",
|
|
"specialist",
|
|
"aficionado",
|
|
"afficionado",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"devotee",
|
|
"enthusiast",
|
|
"fan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"groundling",
|
|
"lowbrow",
|
|
"materialist",
|
|
"philistine"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"works that are highly prized by connoisseurs of art glass"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"artist",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"cognoscente",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dab hand",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"geek",
|
|
"guru",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hotshot",
|
|
"maestro",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"maven",
|
|
"mavin",
|
|
"meister",
|
|
"past master",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"scholar",
|
|
"shark",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pro",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"consultant",
|
|
"hired gun",
|
|
"specialist",
|
|
"addict",
|
|
"aficionado",
|
|
"afficionado",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"devotee",
|
|
"enthusiast",
|
|
"fan",
|
|
"craftsman",
|
|
"journeyman",
|
|
"all-rounder",
|
|
"jack-of-all-trades",
|
|
"Renaissance man",
|
|
"mistress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"beginner",
|
|
"neophyte",
|
|
"novice",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"layman",
|
|
"nonprofessional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"nonexpert"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confer (on)":{
|
|
"as in cover , bestow (on or upon)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestow (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"endue",
|
|
"indue",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"will"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossess",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constringed":{
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuled",
|
|
"capsulized",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"narrowed (down)",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"telescoped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressed",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consiglieri":{
|
|
"a person who gives advice especially professionally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the President's trusted consigliere and chief political strategist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advisers",
|
|
"advisors",
|
|
"consultants",
|
|
"counselors",
|
|
"counsellors",
|
|
"counsels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
"pros",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cabinets",
|
|
"kitchen cabinets",
|
|
"sounding boards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connivers":{
|
|
"as in schemers , plotters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"machinators",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"schemers",
|
|
"egoists",
|
|
"egotists",
|
|
"self-seekers",
|
|
"acrobats",
|
|
"chameleons",
|
|
"chancers",
|
|
"opportunists",
|
|
"temporizers",
|
|
"timeservers",
|
|
"trimmers",
|
|
"weathercocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflated":{
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"be careful not to conflate gossip with real news"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"mistook",
|
|
"mixed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumped (together)",
|
|
"misapplied",
|
|
"miscalled",
|
|
"misidentified",
|
|
"misnamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differenced",
|
|
"differentiated",
|
|
"discriminated",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"comingled",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"commixed",
|
|
"composited",
|
|
"concreted",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"homogenized",
|
|
"immingled",
|
|
"immixed",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"interfused",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"intermixed",
|
|
"melded",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"added",
|
|
"admixed",
|
|
"beat (in)",
|
|
"cut in",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"tossed",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"emulsified",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"knit",
|
|
"knitted",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"unmixed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurs":{
|
|
"to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I concur with your assessment of the political situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"coincides"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"consents (to)",
|
|
"goes (by)",
|
|
"subscribes",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"diverges",
|
|
"falls out",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"disagrees"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accompanies",
|
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"attends",
|
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"coexists",
|
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"coincides",
|
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"co-occurs",
|
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"synchronizes"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"chances",
|
|
"happens",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"transpires"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"antedates",
|
|
"precedes",
|
|
"predates",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"succeeds"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bands (together)",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
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"concerts",
|
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"conjoins",
|
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"conspires",
|
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"cooperates",
|
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"joins",
|
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"leagues",
|
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"teams (up)",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"interfaces"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformism":{
|
|
"as in docility , willingness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"docility",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"subordination",
|
|
"tractability",
|
|
"willingness",
|
|
"passiveness",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"self-control",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"resignation",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"submissiveness",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"long-suffering",
|
|
"patience",
|
|
"sufferance",
|
|
"tolerance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impatience",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"insubordination",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"recalcitrance",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"willfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consultant":{
|
|
"a person who gives advice especially professionally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adviser",
|
|
"advisor",
|
|
"consigliere",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"counselor",
|
|
"counsellor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"pro",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"specialist",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"kitchen cabinet",
|
|
"sounding board"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraband":{
|
|
"not legally permissible to possess, import, or export":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The customs agents searched the shipping containers for contraband items."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"criminalized",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"forbidden",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"bootleg",
|
|
"smuggled",
|
|
"unauthorized",
|
|
"unapproved",
|
|
"unlicensed",
|
|
"unsanctioned",
|
|
"under-the-counter",
|
|
"under-the-table",
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"felonious",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legitimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concaves":{
|
|
"as in concavities , cavities":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cavities",
|
|
"concavities",
|
|
"dents",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"dints",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"indentations",
|
|
"indents",
|
|
"indentures",
|
|
"pits",
|
|
"recesses",
|
|
"craters",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"wells",
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"valleys",
|
|
"furrows",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"trenches",
|
|
"troughs",
|
|
"dimples",
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"impressions",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"pockets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bulges",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"convexities",
|
|
"juts",
|
|
"overhangs",
|
|
"projections",
|
|
"protrusions",
|
|
"protuberances",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"blobs",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"dilatations",
|
|
"gibbosities",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"knobs",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"knurls",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"nubs",
|
|
"obtrusions",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"swellings"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concords":{
|
|
"peaceful coexistence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"living in concord with people of different races and religions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chimes",
|
|
"comities",
|
|
"compatibilities",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amities",
|
|
"companionships",
|
|
"congenialities",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"fraternizations",
|
|
"friendships",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"reciprocities",
|
|
"symbioses",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"unanimities",
|
|
"cohesions",
|
|
"unities",
|
|
"affinities",
|
|
"connections",
|
|
"empathies",
|
|
"kinships",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"sympathies",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"serenities",
|
|
"tranquillities",
|
|
"tranquilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonisms",
|
|
"antipathies",
|
|
"enmities",
|
|
"hatreds",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"alienations",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"estrangements",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"schisms",
|
|
"scissions",
|
|
"severances",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"dissidences",
|
|
"anarchies",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"turmoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"variances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecution":{
|
|
"a series of things linked together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a consecution of schoolboy misdeeds, juvenile offenses, and misdemeanors that eventually led to a life as a career criminal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catena",
|
|
"catenation",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"concatenation",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"progression",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chain reaction",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"vicious circle",
|
|
"vicious cycle",
|
|
"continuum",
|
|
"gamut",
|
|
"gauntlet",
|
|
"gantlet",
|
|
"scale",
|
|
"spectrum",
|
|
"flow",
|
|
"river",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"succession"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrasted":{
|
|
"as in different , contrasting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contrasting",
|
|
"different",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"incomparable",
|
|
"unmatched",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"unalike",
|
|
"unlike",
|
|
"nonnatural",
|
|
"nonrealistic",
|
|
"unnatural",
|
|
"unrealistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lifelike",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"naturalistic",
|
|
"naturalist",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"photo-realistic",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"three-dimensional",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"verisimilar",
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"resembling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unlike; to not be the same":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"varied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deviated",
|
|
"diverged",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"fluctuated",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"conformed",
|
|
"corresponded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compared",
|
|
"matched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congregants":{
|
|
"as in communicants , churchgoers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"churchgoers",
|
|
"communicants",
|
|
"deists",
|
|
"monotheists",
|
|
"polytheists",
|
|
"theist",
|
|
"cultists",
|
|
"pietists",
|
|
"zealots",
|
|
"fundamentalists",
|
|
"believers",
|
|
"religionists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conviction":{
|
|
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"spoke with conviction about her political beliefs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"cocksureness",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"doubtlessness",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritarianism",
|
|
"dogmatism",
|
|
"decisiveness",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"purposefulness",
|
|
"resoluteness",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"resolve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hesitancy",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"indecisiveness",
|
|
"irresolution",
|
|
"disbelief",
|
|
"incredulity",
|
|
"unbelief",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"held deep convictions about life after death"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"opinion",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"sentiment",
|
|
"verdict",
|
|
"view"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"say",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"presupposition",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"decision",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"deliverance",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"estimate",
|
|
"estimation",
|
|
"credence",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"concept",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"stance",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"comment",
|
|
"obiter dictum",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"reflection",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"input",
|
|
"recommendation",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"outlook",
|
|
"perspective",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"standpoint",
|
|
"viewpoint",
|
|
"counterview"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"truth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjoins":{
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"conjugates",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"interfuses",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links (up)",
|
|
"marries",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"yokes",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"splices",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"constellates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"recombines",
|
|
"reconnects",
|
|
"rejoins",
|
|
"reunifies",
|
|
"reunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disaffiliates",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"fractionates",
|
|
"isolates",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"uncouples",
|
|
"unyokes",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"unlinks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"unionizes",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"weds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"segregates",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
"falls out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"conspires",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"interfaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congests":{
|
|
"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"dams",
|
|
"gums (up)",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"occludes",
|
|
"plugs (up)",
|
|
"stops (up)",
|
|
"stuffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bungs",
|
|
"corks",
|
|
"spiles",
|
|
"stoppers",
|
|
"stopples",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"gridlocks",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"furs",
|
|
"silts",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"gluts",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"swamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excavates",
|
|
"hollows (out)",
|
|
"scoops (out)",
|
|
"empties",
|
|
"lightens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"opens (up)",
|
|
"unblocks",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condensation":{
|
|
"a shortened version of a written work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a condensation of the opinion issued by the state's supreme court"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"bowdlerization",
|
|
"digest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"aper\u00e7u",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"overview",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recap",
|
|
"recapitulation",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"resum\u00e9",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"sketch",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"summarization",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"summation",
|
|
"survey",
|
|
"syllabus",
|
|
"synopsis",
|
|
"tabloid",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplification",
|
|
"elaboration",
|
|
"enlargement",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a staff employed in the condensation of magazine articles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constriction",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"contraction",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistory":{
|
|
"as in congregation , synod":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"conclave",
|
|
"congregation",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"town meeting",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"colloquium",
|
|
"brainstorming",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"panel",
|
|
"panel discussion",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"newsgroup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continents":{
|
|
"one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Europe and Asia are sometimes considered together to be one continent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"landmasses",
|
|
"mainlands",
|
|
"mains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subcontinents",
|
|
"supercontinents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"islands",
|
|
"isles",
|
|
"islets",
|
|
"atolls",
|
|
"barrier reefs",
|
|
"cays",
|
|
"coral reefs",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"capes",
|
|
"headlands",
|
|
"peninsulas",
|
|
"promontories"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquered":{
|
|
"as in enslaved , subjugated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"captive",
|
|
"enslaved",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subjugated",
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"nonautonomous",
|
|
"non-self-governing",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"unfree",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"subservient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"autonomous",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freestanding",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"self-governed",
|
|
"self-governing",
|
|
"self-ruling",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sovereign",
|
|
"sovran",
|
|
"freeborn",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"manumitted",
|
|
"redeemed",
|
|
"released"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before his final defeat, Napol\u00e9on had managed to conquer much of Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominated",
|
|
"overpowered",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subjected",
|
|
"subjugated",
|
|
"subordinated",
|
|
"vanquished"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"defeated",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mowed (down)",
|
|
"overcame",
|
|
"prevailed (over)",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"routed",
|
|
"skunked",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"triumphed (over)",
|
|
"trounced",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"enslaved",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"clamped down (on)",
|
|
"cracked down (on)",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quashed",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"silenced",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"suppressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"enfranchised",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"manumitted",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"sprang",
|
|
"sprung",
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"uncaged",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"unfettered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bested",
|
|
"defeated",
|
|
"did down",
|
|
"dispatched",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"got around",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mastered",
|
|
"overbore",
|
|
"overcame",
|
|
"overmatched",
|
|
"prevailed (over)",
|
|
"skunked",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"surmounted",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"triumphed (over)",
|
|
"upended",
|
|
"won (against)",
|
|
"worsted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swept",
|
|
"edged (out)",
|
|
"nosed out",
|
|
"pipped",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"blew away",
|
|
"blew out",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"creamed",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"routed",
|
|
"shellacked",
|
|
"skinned",
|
|
"slaughtered",
|
|
"smoked",
|
|
"snowed under",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"trounced",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"waxed",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"capped",
|
|
"excelled",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"succeeded",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"knocked over",
|
|
"overpowered",
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"subjugated",
|
|
"unseated",
|
|
"vanquished",
|
|
"aced (out)",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
|
"exceeded",
|
|
"excelled",
|
|
"outdid",
|
|
"outdistanced",
|
|
"outfought",
|
|
"outshone",
|
|
"outshined",
|
|
"outstripped",
|
|
"overtopped",
|
|
"surpassed",
|
|
"topped",
|
|
"transcended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"went down",
|
|
"went under",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"flunked",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"washed out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lost (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coach who demands that his team conquer , whatever the cost"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"prevailed",
|
|
"triumphed",
|
|
"won"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overcame",
|
|
"swept",
|
|
"squeaked",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"vied",
|
|
"succeeded",
|
|
"breezed",
|
|
"romped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"washed out",
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"slipped",
|
|
"slumped",
|
|
"waned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lost"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contorts":{
|
|
"to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the acrobat is able to contort his body so that it almost looks like a pretzel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deforms",
|
|
"distorts",
|
|
"misshapes",
|
|
"screws",
|
|
"squinches",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"warps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defaces",
|
|
"disfigures",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"wrings",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"curls",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"spirals",
|
|
"twines",
|
|
"winds",
|
|
"wreathes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straightens",
|
|
"unbends",
|
|
"uncurls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversing (with)":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a press conference, the president is not just addressing reporters\u2014he's conversing with the public"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chatting (with)",
|
|
"speaking (to or with)",
|
|
"talking (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosting",
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"boarding",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"greeting",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"heralding",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"telling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurred (in)":{
|
|
"as in supported , stood by":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backed (up)",
|
|
"stood by",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"tolerated",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"approved (of)",
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"countenanced",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"OK'd",
|
|
"okayed",
|
|
"subscribed (to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"consented (to)",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"enjoyed",
|
|
"liked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapproved (of)",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"disfavored",
|
|
"frowned (on or upon)",
|
|
"blacklisted",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"reprobated",
|
|
"disliked",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed",
|
|
"dissented (from)",
|
|
"objected (to)",
|
|
"opposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confabulations":{
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there seemed to be some sort of lengthy confabulation going on in the next room"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"back-and-forths",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"consultations",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bull sessions",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"skull sessions",
|
|
"skull practices",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"talkathons",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"disquisitions",
|
|
"consultancies",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"pourparlers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"began our confabulation with that traditional icebreaker: an innocuous discussion of the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"causeries",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin music",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchats",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabfests",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jaws",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"schmoozes",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"crosstalk",
|
|
"happy talk",
|
|
"yaks",
|
|
"yacks",
|
|
"yammers",
|
|
"yaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemnor":{
|
|
"as in denouncer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"denouncer",
|
|
"carper",
|
|
"castigator",
|
|
"caviler",
|
|
"caviller",
|
|
"censurer",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"criticizer",
|
|
"disparager",
|
|
"faultfinder",
|
|
"hypercritic",
|
|
"knocker",
|
|
"niggler",
|
|
"nitpicker",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"decrier",
|
|
"denigrator",
|
|
"derider",
|
|
"detractor",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"crucifier",
|
|
"criticaster",
|
|
"hairsplitter",
|
|
"pettifogger",
|
|
"quibbler",
|
|
"admonisher",
|
|
"haranguer",
|
|
"railer",
|
|
"ranter",
|
|
"rebuker",
|
|
"reproacher",
|
|
"reprover",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"upbraider",
|
|
"bellyacher",
|
|
"complainer",
|
|
"crybaby",
|
|
"fusser",
|
|
"griper",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouser",
|
|
"grumbler",
|
|
"whiner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commender",
|
|
"praiser"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connote":{
|
|
"to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The word \"childlike\" connotes innocence.",
|
|
"For her, the word \"family\" connotes love and comfort."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imply",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"denote",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"import",
|
|
"intend",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"signify",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"add up (to)",
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"infer",
|
|
"insinuate",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"epitomize",
|
|
"personify",
|
|
"represent",
|
|
"symbol",
|
|
"symbolize",
|
|
"advert",
|
|
"allude (to)",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"instance",
|
|
"mention",
|
|
"refer (to)",
|
|
"specify",
|
|
"touch (on or upon)",
|
|
"designate",
|
|
"indicate",
|
|
"point (to)",
|
|
"signal",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"elucidate",
|
|
"explain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conferences":{
|
|
"a body of people come together in one place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblages",
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"congregations",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"ingatherings",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"musters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"markets",
|
|
"panels",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"synods",
|
|
"audiences",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"grandstands",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"rabblements",
|
|
"rabbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a meeting featuring a group discussion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"panel discussions",
|
|
"panels",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquiums",
|
|
"colloquia",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"town meetings",
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"conclaves",
|
|
"congregations",
|
|
"congresses",
|
|
"consistories",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"synods",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"brainstormings",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"newsgroups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"back-and-forths",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"consultations",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bull sessions",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"skull sessions",
|
|
"skull practices",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"talkathons",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"disquisitions",
|
|
"consultancies",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"pourparlers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concupiscences":{
|
|
"sexual appetite":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Puritans did not condemn concupiscence but rather the satisfaction of it in ways they deemed illicit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"eroticism",
|
|
"horniness",
|
|
"hots",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"lech",
|
|
"letch",
|
|
"libidinousness",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"lustfulness",
|
|
"lustihood",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"salaciousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"libido",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"rut",
|
|
"erotomania",
|
|
"hypersexuality",
|
|
"lecherousness",
|
|
"lechery",
|
|
"nymphomania",
|
|
"satyriasis",
|
|
"venery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstinence",
|
|
"celibacy",
|
|
"chastity",
|
|
"frigidity",
|
|
"frigidness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"intense sexual desire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"according to the church theologian St. Augustine, concupiscence is a consequence of original sin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"eros",
|
|
"eroticism",
|
|
"horniness",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"lustfulness",
|
|
"passion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"erotomania",
|
|
"nymphomania",
|
|
"satyriasis",
|
|
"lasciviousness",
|
|
"lewdness",
|
|
"libidinousness",
|
|
"licentiousness",
|
|
"lickerishness",
|
|
"randiness",
|
|
"salaciousness",
|
|
"wantonness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"frigidity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conciliation":{
|
|
"as in appeasement":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeasement",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"reconcilement",
|
|
"reconciliation",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"d\u00e9tente",
|
|
"detente",
|
|
"rapprochement",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacetime",
|
|
"armistice",
|
|
"cease-fire",
|
|
"truce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"hot war",
|
|
"war"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confr\u00e8res":{
|
|
"a fellow worker":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many of the judge's confreres on the Fifth Circuit bench don't feel as she does on the issue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"coworkers",
|
|
"co-workers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"peers",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"copartners",
|
|
"co-partners",
|
|
"halves",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"pals",
|
|
"compatriots",
|
|
"countrymen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiding":{
|
|
"having or showing trust in another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a very confiding child who is a little too eager to trust total strangers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"trustful",
|
|
"trusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"credulous",
|
|
"guileless",
|
|
"gullible",
|
|
"gullable",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"naive",
|
|
"na\u00efve",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"reliant",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unquestioning",
|
|
"unsuspecting",
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
"unwary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disbelieving",
|
|
"incredulous",
|
|
"unbelieving",
|
|
"unconvinced",
|
|
"undecided",
|
|
"unpersuaded",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"leery",
|
|
"leary",
|
|
"oversuspicious",
|
|
"skeptical",
|
|
"suspicious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unsure",
|
|
"wary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrustful",
|
|
"trustless",
|
|
"untrusting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"handing in",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"recommitting",
|
|
"redelivering",
|
|
"retransferring",
|
|
"retransmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concavities":{
|
|
"a sunken area forming a separate space":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water collected in a shallow concavity on the floor of the cave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cavities",
|
|
"dents",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"dints",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"indentations",
|
|
"indentures",
|
|
"pits",
|
|
"recesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burrows",
|
|
"caverns",
|
|
"caves",
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
"excavations",
|
|
"furrows",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"gutters",
|
|
"trenches",
|
|
"troughs",
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"valleys",
|
|
"alcoves",
|
|
"clefts",
|
|
"niches",
|
|
"nooks",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"sockets",
|
|
"alveoli",
|
|
"dimples",
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"impressions",
|
|
"imprints",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"boreholes",
|
|
"chuckholes",
|
|
"craters",
|
|
"postholes",
|
|
"potholes",
|
|
"sinkholes",
|
|
"wallows",
|
|
"water holes",
|
|
"wells",
|
|
"abysses",
|
|
"chasms",
|
|
"gulfs",
|
|
"vacuities",
|
|
"vacuums",
|
|
"vacua",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hills",
|
|
"mounds",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"pimples",
|
|
"swellings",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"tumors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bulges",
|
|
"cambers",
|
|
"convexities",
|
|
"juts",
|
|
"projections",
|
|
"protrusions",
|
|
"protuberances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controverted":{
|
|
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercated",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"argufied",
|
|
"bickered",
|
|
"brabbled",
|
|
"brawled",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"fell out",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"hassled",
|
|
"jarred",
|
|
"quarreled",
|
|
"quarrelled",
|
|
"quibbled",
|
|
"rowed",
|
|
"scrapped",
|
|
"spatted",
|
|
"squabbled",
|
|
"tiffed",
|
|
"wrangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"dared",
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"caviled",
|
|
"cavilled",
|
|
"fussed",
|
|
"nitpicked",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"kicked",
|
|
"objected",
|
|
"protested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coexisted",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assented",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"consented"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consequent":{
|
|
"according to the rules of logic":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conclusion that you have reached is neither consequent nor plausible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"analytic",
|
|
"analytical",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"well-founded",
|
|
"well-grounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"a posteriori",
|
|
"a priori",
|
|
"syllogistic",
|
|
"cognitive",
|
|
"empirical",
|
|
"empiric",
|
|
"defendable",
|
|
"defensible",
|
|
"justifiable",
|
|
"maintainable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"tenable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"casuistic",
|
|
"casuistical",
|
|
"eristic",
|
|
"eristical",
|
|
"fallacious",
|
|
"misleading",
|
|
"sophistic",
|
|
"sophistical",
|
|
"specious",
|
|
"unarticulated",
|
|
"unscientific",
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"uncompelling",
|
|
"unconvincing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"inconsequent",
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coming as a result":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her new job and consequent relocation added to the stress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"consequential",
|
|
"due (to)",
|
|
"resultant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"concomitant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"causal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conditional probabilities":{
|
|
"as in chances , possibilities":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"odds",
|
|
"percentages",
|
|
"probabilities",
|
|
"contingencies",
|
|
"possibilities",
|
|
"potentialities",
|
|
"potentials",
|
|
"outlooks",
|
|
"prospects"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversationalists":{
|
|
"a person who talks constantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's a compulsive conversationalist , so I try to avoid her at the end of the work day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babblers",
|
|
"blabbermouths",
|
|
"blabbers",
|
|
"blowhards",
|
|
"cacklers",
|
|
"chatterboxes",
|
|
"chatterers",
|
|
"gabblers",
|
|
"gasbags",
|
|
"jabberers",
|
|
"jays",
|
|
"magpies",
|
|
"motormouths",
|
|
"prattlers",
|
|
"talkers",
|
|
"windbags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossipers",
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"talebearers",
|
|
"tattlers",
|
|
"tattletales",
|
|
"blatherers",
|
|
"blatherskites",
|
|
"conversers",
|
|
"discoursers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrabandists":{
|
|
"a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bootleggers",
|
|
"couriers",
|
|
"runners",
|
|
"smugglers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coyotes",
|
|
"coyote",
|
|
"gunrunners",
|
|
"mules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conducing (to)":{
|
|
"as in contributing (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contributing (to)",
|
|
"begetting",
|
|
"breeding",
|
|
"bringing",
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"bringing on",
|
|
"catalyzing",
|
|
"causing",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"drawing on",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"effectuating",
|
|
"engendering",
|
|
"generating",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"invoking",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"occasioning",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"prompting",
|
|
"resulting (in)",
|
|
"spawning",
|
|
"translating (into)",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"deciding",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"introducing",
|
|
"launching",
|
|
"pioneering",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"setting up",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"enacting",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"turning out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"clamping down (on)",
|
|
"cracking down (on)",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"dampening",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"quelling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"reining (in)",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"canning",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"quenching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condition":{
|
|
"a state of being or fitness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a car that was 10 years old but still in good condition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"estate",
|
|
"fettle",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"health",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"kilter",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"phase",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"posture",
|
|
"scene",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"status",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"standing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disrepair"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll get a bonus with the condition that we meet our sales forecast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contingency",
|
|
"if",
|
|
"provision",
|
|
"proviso",
|
|
"qualification",
|
|
"reservation",
|
|
"stipulation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"terms",
|
|
"precondition",
|
|
"prerequisite",
|
|
"requirement",
|
|
"requisite",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"exception",
|
|
"exemption",
|
|
"demand",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"must",
|
|
"necessity",
|
|
"need"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a skin condition that prevents me from staying out in the sun for very long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"ailment",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"disease",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distemperature",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"illness",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"malady",
|
|
"sickness",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contagion",
|
|
"contagious disease",
|
|
"contagium",
|
|
"infection",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"bout",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"decrepitude",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"lameness",
|
|
"sickliness",
|
|
"unhealthiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"unwellness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"malaise",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"pestilence",
|
|
"plague"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"heartiness",
|
|
"robustness",
|
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"soundness",
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"wholeness",
|
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"wholesomeness",
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"fettle",
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"shape"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"health",
|
|
"wellness"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"water is a condition for life on Earth"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"demand",
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"essential",
|
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"must",
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"must-have",
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"necessary",
|
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"necessity",
|
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"need",
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"needful",
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"requirement",
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"requisite",
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"sine qua non"
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"precondition",
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"prerequisite",
|
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"advantage",
|
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"edge",
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"plus",
|
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"desideration",
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"desideratum",
|
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"wish"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
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"luxury",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"surplusage"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonessential",
|
|
"nonnecessity"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"their parents placed several conditions on their weekend plans"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"check",
|
|
"circumscription",
|
|
"constraint",
|
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"curb",
|
|
"fetter",
|
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"limitation",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"stricture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exception",
|
|
"proviso",
|
|
"qualification",
|
|
"reservation",
|
|
"stipulation",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"freedom",
|
|
"latitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"season",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"habilitate",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"acclimate",
|
|
"acclimatize",
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"break in",
|
|
"orient",
|
|
"orientate",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"accustom",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"habituate",
|
|
"naturalize",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"inure",
|
|
"shape up",
|
|
"steel",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"toughen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimate",
|
|
"acclimatize",
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"tailor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapt",
|
|
"readjust",
|
|
"customize",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"model",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"attune",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tune",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"acquaint",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"orient",
|
|
"orientate",
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"rehearse",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"inure",
|
|
"season",
|
|
"toughen",
|
|
"alter",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"make over",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"reclaim",
|
|
"recycle",
|
|
"redesign",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"redo",
|
|
"reengineer",
|
|
"refashion",
|
|
"refigure",
|
|
"refit",
|
|
"refocus",
|
|
"reinvent",
|
|
"rejigger",
|
|
"remake",
|
|
"remodel",
|
|
"revamp",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"rework",
|
|
"transform",
|
|
"accustom",
|
|
"habilitate",
|
|
"habituate",
|
|
"naturalize",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"train",
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"fiddle (with)",
|
|
"fine-tune",
|
|
"phase",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"rig"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjust"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consultancy":{
|
|
"as in negotiation , bargaining":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"pourparler",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"disquisition",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"bull session",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"skull session",
|
|
"skull practice",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"talkathon",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argumentation",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"consultation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspectuses":{
|
|
"a short statement of the main points":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book that could serve as a conspectus of the work thus far on the development of artificial intelligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"breviaries",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"encapsulations",
|
|
"epitomes",
|
|
"inventories",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recapitulations",
|
|
"recaps",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
|
|
"resumes",
|
|
"resum\u00e9s",
|
|
"roundups",
|
|
"rundowns",
|
|
"run-throughs",
|
|
"summae",
|
|
"summaries",
|
|
"summarizations",
|
|
"summings-up",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"sum-ups",
|
|
"synopses",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviations",
|
|
"abridgments",
|
|
"abridgements",
|
|
"compendiums",
|
|
"compendia",
|
|
"compends",
|
|
"condensations",
|
|
"curtailments",
|
|
"shortenings",
|
|
"simplifications",
|
|
"rehashes",
|
|
"reprises",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplifications",
|
|
"enlargements",
|
|
"expansions",
|
|
"addenda",
|
|
"addendums",
|
|
"supplements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confection":{
|
|
"a food having a high sugar content":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"following the main course there were assorted confections so delicious-looking as to tempt even determined dieters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"sweetmeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confectionary",
|
|
"confectionery",
|
|
"sweeties",
|
|
"afters",
|
|
"candy",
|
|
"dessert",
|
|
"entremets",
|
|
"pastry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concocted":{
|
|
"as in unrealistic , fabricated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"hokey",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"unauthentic",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"factitious",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"mechanical",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"pseudo",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulated",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"unnatural",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"hypocritical",
|
|
"insincere",
|
|
"left-handed",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"mealymouthed",
|
|
"two-faced",
|
|
"unctuous",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"histrionic",
|
|
"melodramatic",
|
|
"overacted",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"theatrical",
|
|
"theatric",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"cutesy",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"goody-goody",
|
|
"mincing",
|
|
"overrefined",
|
|
"simpering",
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stylized",
|
|
"wooden",
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"studied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"spontaneous",
|
|
"unaffected",
|
|
"uncontrived",
|
|
"unfeigned",
|
|
"unforced",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"unpretending",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"extemporaneous",
|
|
"impromptu",
|
|
"impulsive",
|
|
"instinctive",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unprompted",
|
|
"unrehearsed",
|
|
"unstudied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to concoct an explanation for how the lamp got broken by itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"drummed up",
|
|
"excogitated",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"trumped up",
|
|
"vamped (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"ad-libbed",
|
|
"extemporized",
|
|
"improvised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloned",
|
|
"copied",
|
|
"copycatted",
|
|
"duplicated",
|
|
"imitated",
|
|
"mimicked",
|
|
"reduplicated",
|
|
"replicated",
|
|
"reproduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceived":{
|
|
"as in envisioned , pictured":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"daydreamlike",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"delusional",
|
|
"delusive",
|
|
"hallucinatory",
|
|
"illusory",
|
|
"phantasmagoric",
|
|
"phantasmagorical",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"fictive",
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"inexistent",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fantasied",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"imaginal",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"mythical",
|
|
"mythic",
|
|
"notional",
|
|
"phantasmal",
|
|
"phantasmic",
|
|
"phantom",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"conjured (up)",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"fantasied",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"featured",
|
|
"ideated",
|
|
"imaged",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"stargazed",
|
|
"hallucinated",
|
|
"re-created",
|
|
"recreated",
|
|
"reflected",
|
|
"relived",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mused",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"foresaw",
|
|
"prefigured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a clear idea of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"apprehended",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"beheld",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"caught on (to)",
|
|
"cognized",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"cottoned (to or on to)",
|
|
"deciphered",
|
|
"decoded",
|
|
"discerned",
|
|
"dug",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"grokked",
|
|
"intuited",
|
|
"knew",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"made out",
|
|
"perceived",
|
|
"recognized",
|
|
"registered",
|
|
"savvied",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"seized",
|
|
"sensed",
|
|
"tumbled (to)",
|
|
"twigged",
|
|
"understood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"fathomed",
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
"pierced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehended",
|
|
"misconceived",
|
|
"misconstrued",
|
|
"misinterpreted",
|
|
"misperceived",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"mistook",
|
|
"misunderstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I just can't conceive that he would have lied"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"deemed",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"felt",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"thought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"viewed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"perceived",
|
|
"depended",
|
|
"relied",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"presupposed",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"inferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusted",
|
|
"doubted",
|
|
"mistrusted",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"suspected",
|
|
"disbelieved",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"rejected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirms":{
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"attests",
|
|
"authenticates",
|
|
"bears out",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"corroborates",
|
|
"substantiates",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"verifies",
|
|
"vindicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"backs (up)",
|
|
"testifies (to)",
|
|
"vouches (for)",
|
|
"witnesses",
|
|
"guarantees",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"demonstrates",
|
|
"documents",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"proves",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"questions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"approbates",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"finalizes",
|
|
"formalizes",
|
|
"homologates",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"ratifies",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"acknowledges",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"sanctifies",
|
|
"initials",
|
|
"rubber-stamps",
|
|
"signs",
|
|
"signs off (on)",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"enables",
|
|
"legalizes",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"reapproves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"illegalizes",
|
|
"interdicts",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"proscribes",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"rebuffs",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"spurns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disapproves",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"turns down",
|
|
"vetoes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservativeness":{
|
|
"attitudes or opinions tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the judge is noted for his gentlemanly politeness and his judicial conservativeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservatism",
|
|
"die-hardism",
|
|
"reactionaryism",
|
|
"traditionalism",
|
|
"ultraconservatism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"neoconservatism",
|
|
"Toryism",
|
|
"bigotry",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"conventionalism",
|
|
"conventionality",
|
|
"fogyism",
|
|
"fogeyism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"neoliberalism",
|
|
"extremism",
|
|
"radicalism",
|
|
"nonconformism",
|
|
"nonconformity",
|
|
"unconventionalism",
|
|
"unorthodoxy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-mindedness",
|
|
"liberalism",
|
|
"liberalness",
|
|
"open-mindedness",
|
|
"progressivism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflict":{
|
|
"a lack of agreement or harmony":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disaccord",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"discordancy",
|
|
"disharmony",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"dissonance",
|
|
"disunion",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"infighting",
|
|
"inharmony",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"fissure",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"miff",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"run-in",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness",
|
|
"inconsistence",
|
|
"inconsistency",
|
|
"inconsonance",
|
|
"inharmoniousness",
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"cold war",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"ill will",
|
|
"rancor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"cooperation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"concordance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"peace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dustup",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"tussle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pitched battle",
|
|
"rough-and-tumble",
|
|
"affray",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfight",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-out",
|
|
"punch-up",
|
|
"slugfest",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"joust",
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle",
|
|
"catfight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflagration",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"hot war",
|
|
"war"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civil war",
|
|
"cold war",
|
|
"holy war",
|
|
"limited war",
|
|
"police action",
|
|
"world war",
|
|
"action",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demilitarization",
|
|
"demobilization",
|
|
"disarmament",
|
|
"pacification",
|
|
"cease-fire",
|
|
"truce",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"peace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"disaccord",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"jar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"war (against)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"disagree",
|
|
"dissent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"correspond"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"conform (to or with)",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"match"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concision":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brevity",
|
|
"briefness",
|
|
"compactness",
|
|
"conciseness",
|
|
"crispness",
|
|
"pithiness",
|
|
"sententiousness",
|
|
"succinctness",
|
|
"terseness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abruptness",
|
|
"bluntness",
|
|
"brusqueness",
|
|
"curtness",
|
|
"shortness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"periphrasis",
|
|
"pleonasm",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"repetitiousness",
|
|
"repetitiveness",
|
|
"tautology"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffuseness",
|
|
"long-windedness",
|
|
"prolixity",
|
|
"verbosity",
|
|
"wordiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjugal":{
|
|
"of or relating to marriage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"newlyweds still in a rapturous state of conjugal happiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"connubial",
|
|
"marital",
|
|
"married",
|
|
"matrimonial",
|
|
"nuptial",
|
|
"wedded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"mated",
|
|
"bridal",
|
|
"prenuptial",
|
|
"spousal",
|
|
"wifely",
|
|
"affianced",
|
|
"betrothed",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"pledged",
|
|
"promised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Continentals":{
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"darns",
|
|
"durns",
|
|
"diddlies",
|
|
"diddly-squats",
|
|
"doodley-squats",
|
|
"doodly-squats",
|
|
"figs",
|
|
"ghosts",
|
|
"hoots",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"squats",
|
|
"syllables",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"whoops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pins",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"skoshes",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiscation":{
|
|
"as in annexation , assumption":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annexation",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"impoundment",
|
|
"repossession",
|
|
"sequestration",
|
|
"appropriation",
|
|
"arrogation",
|
|
"commandeering",
|
|
"detainer",
|
|
"expropriation",
|
|
"preemption",
|
|
"seizure",
|
|
"takeover",
|
|
"usurpation",
|
|
"defalcation",
|
|
"embezzlement",
|
|
"misapplication",
|
|
"misappropriation",
|
|
"misuse",
|
|
"peculation",
|
|
"theft",
|
|
"despoilment",
|
|
"looting",
|
|
"pillaging",
|
|
"encroachment",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"piracy",
|
|
"invasion",
|
|
"occupancy",
|
|
"occupation",
|
|
"preoccupancy",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"deforcement",
|
|
"disfurnishment",
|
|
"dispossession",
|
|
"ejection",
|
|
"stripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converging":{
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"forgathering",
|
|
"foregathering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rendezvousing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"caucusing",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"remeeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflicting":{
|
|
"not being in agreement or harmony":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conflicting reports from the witnesses at the scene"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"disagreeing",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"discrepant",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inconsonant",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"mutually exclusive",
|
|
"repugnant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"irreconcilable",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipodal",
|
|
"antipodean",
|
|
"antithetical",
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"diametric",
|
|
"diametrical",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"opposite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"similar"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"colliding",
|
|
"disaccording",
|
|
"discording",
|
|
"jarring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warring (against)",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"differing",
|
|
"disagreeing",
|
|
"dissenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"corresponding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"conforming (to or with)",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"matching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contestable":{
|
|
"as in debatable , disputable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arguable",
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"disputable",
|
|
"doubtable",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"questionable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"axiomatic",
|
|
"prima facie",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"hands-down",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consent":{
|
|
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowance",
|
|
"authorization",
|
|
"clearance",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"green light",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"sufferance",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imprimatur",
|
|
"seal",
|
|
"signature",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"accreditation",
|
|
"certification",
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"toleration",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"grant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denial",
|
|
"refusal",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"revocation",
|
|
"taboo",
|
|
"tabu",
|
|
"injunction",
|
|
"veto",
|
|
"deterrence",
|
|
"discouragement",
|
|
"repression",
|
|
"suppression",
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"embargo",
|
|
"exclusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"interdiction",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refused to consent to the marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accede",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"subscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bear (with)",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"knuckle under",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consortium":{
|
|
"a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"association",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"chamber",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"college",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"fraternity",
|
|
"guild",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"institution",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"sodality"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"commune",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"camp",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"cadre",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"junta",
|
|
"junto",
|
|
"klatch",
|
|
"klatsch",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"chapter",
|
|
"local",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"membership",
|
|
"sisterhood",
|
|
"sorority",
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"camarilla",
|
|
"camorra",
|
|
"confederacy",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"syndicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condiment":{
|
|
"something used to enhance the flavor of cooked or prepared food":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cafeteria's self-serve table has a full array of condiments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"seasoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"herb",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"spice",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"sauce",
|
|
"flavoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrives":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived abstract metal sculptures using old household utensils"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"constructs",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"drums up",
|
|
"excogitates",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"thinks (up)",
|
|
"trumps up",
|
|
"vamps (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coins",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"daydreams",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"fantasizes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"envisions",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"visions",
|
|
"visualizes",
|
|
"ad-libs",
|
|
"extemporizes",
|
|
"improvises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"copycats",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"imitates",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"reduplicates",
|
|
"replicates",
|
|
"reproduces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mischievous boys were always contriving and trying to pull the prank that would be the talk of the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"conspires",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"machinates",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterplots",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"lays out",
|
|
"maps",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived a way of planning the surprise party without their catching on to it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"finagles",
|
|
"finesses",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"machinates",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"masterminds",
|
|
"negotiates",
|
|
"wangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"hammers out",
|
|
"works out",
|
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"angles (for)",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"quarterbacks",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"gerrymanders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bobbles",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"bungles",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"flubs",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"gums (up)",
|
|
"louses up",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"muffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condoles":{
|
|
"as in commiserates , empathizes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiserates",
|
|
"empathizes",
|
|
"sympathizes",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"buoys (up)",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"allays",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"tranquilizes",
|
|
"tranquillizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"frets",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"pesters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condescended":{
|
|
"to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deigned",
|
|
"stooped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"disgraced",
|
|
"dishonored",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"shamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rose"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lorded (it over)",
|
|
"patronized",
|
|
"talked down (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cold-shouldered",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"high-hatted",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"snubbed",
|
|
"queened (it over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controls":{
|
|
"a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the controls for the player are well marked"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"controllers",
|
|
"regulators"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actuators",
|
|
"buttons",
|
|
"dials",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"knobs",
|
|
"levers",
|
|
"push buttons",
|
|
"selectors",
|
|
"switches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the ability to direct the course of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the tail fell off, the plane went out of the pilot's control",
|
|
"firefighters keeping control of the blaze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"hands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"helms",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"dominations",
|
|
"jurisdictions",
|
|
"mights",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"administrations",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"governances",
|
|
"governments",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"operations",
|
|
"oversights",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"superintendences",
|
|
"supervisions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"weaknesses",
|
|
"impotences",
|
|
"impotencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"control of manufacturing operations was given to a new manager with fresh ideas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administrations",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"governances",
|
|
"governments",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"handlings",
|
|
"intendances",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"operations",
|
|
"oversights",
|
|
"presidencies",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"stewardships",
|
|
"superintendences",
|
|
"superintendencies",
|
|
"supervisions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"generalships",
|
|
"leaderships",
|
|
"rulerships",
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"aegises",
|
|
"egises",
|
|
"custodies",
|
|
"guardianships",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"protections",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"tutelages",
|
|
"wards",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machinations",
|
|
"manipulations",
|
|
"coadministrations",
|
|
"codirections",
|
|
"co-directions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the right or means to command or control others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"teachers are responsible for the students under their control"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"death grips",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"reigns",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"sways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"leverages",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"weights",
|
|
"jurisdictions",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"dominances",
|
|
"imperiums",
|
|
"predominances",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties",
|
|
"supremacies",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"importances",
|
|
"moments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"weaknesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impotences",
|
|
"impotencies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you must learn to control your temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridles",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"pulls in",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"reins (in)",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"tames"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottles (up)",
|
|
"chokes (back)",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"minces",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"interrupts",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"gags",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"silences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"unleashes",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"takes out",
|
|
"vents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"re-collects",
|
|
"settles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"recovers",
|
|
"lulls",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"stills",
|
|
"tranquilizes",
|
|
"tranquillizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exercise authority or power over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"circumstances often control the choices we make in life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosses",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"presides (over)",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"sways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"micromanages",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"dominates",
|
|
"domineers",
|
|
"lords (it over)",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"reigns (over)",
|
|
"tyrannizes",
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"subjugates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"administrates",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"operates",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"presides (over)",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"stewards",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"tends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"micromanages",
|
|
"stage-manages",
|
|
"codirects",
|
|
"comanages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condescending":{
|
|
"as in patronizing , disdainful":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"bossy",
|
|
"dominant",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"magisterial",
|
|
"pontifical",
|
|
"pontificating",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"assumptive",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chesty",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"huffish",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"sniffy",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity",
|
|
"snobbish",
|
|
"snobby",
|
|
"snooty",
|
|
"blusterous",
|
|
"blustery",
|
|
"boastful",
|
|
"bombastic",
|
|
"braggart",
|
|
"bragging",
|
|
"braggy",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"swaggering",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious",
|
|
"complacent",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"egocentric",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"hubristic",
|
|
"narcissistic",
|
|
"orgulous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-affected",
|
|
"self-applauding",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-complacent",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-pleased",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"self-flattering",
|
|
"self-loving",
|
|
"self-promoting",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"uninhibited",
|
|
"unreserved",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"immodest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unarrogant",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"cowering",
|
|
"cringing",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"self-critical",
|
|
"self-doubting",
|
|
"sheepish",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I will not condescend to answer the sore loser's charge that I cheated in order to win the race"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deigning",
|
|
"stooping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"disgracing",
|
|
"dishonoring",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"shaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rising"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lording (it over)",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"talking down (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cold-shouldering",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"high-hatting",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"snubbing",
|
|
"queening (it over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contain":{
|
|
"to have within":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the top drawer of the cabinet contains my stamp collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"boast",
|
|
"hold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contract contains several new clauses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"entail",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"subsume",
|
|
"take in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprise",
|
|
"consist (of)",
|
|
"bracket",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"debar",
|
|
"preclude",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"except",
|
|
"rule out",
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"mislay",
|
|
"misplace"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"leave (out)",
|
|
"miss out",
|
|
"omit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the recipe contains several parts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprise",
|
|
"consist (of)",
|
|
"muster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"entail",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"incorporate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"could hardly contain herself when she heard that she had won the scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"lull",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frantic efforts to contain the spread of the disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridle",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"pull in",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"tame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottle (up)",
|
|
"choke (back)",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"mince",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"interrupt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"silence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"unleash",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"take out",
|
|
"vent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lose"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjures (up)":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with certain flowers I instantly conjure up memories of our Caribbean honeymoon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceits",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"envisions",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"fantasies",
|
|
"fantasizes",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"ideates",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"visions",
|
|
"visualizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreams",
|
|
"stargazes",
|
|
"hallucinates",
|
|
"re-creates",
|
|
"reflects",
|
|
"relives",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"muses",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"foresees",
|
|
"prefigures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"managed to conjure up the courage to ask the boss for a raise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"summons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"educes",
|
|
"elicits",
|
|
"evokes",
|
|
"raises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformation":{
|
|
"the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"configuration",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"geometry",
|
|
"shape"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contour",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"profile",
|
|
"silhouette",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"framework",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skeleton",
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"format",
|
|
"layout",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"setup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"raw material",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the regular conformation of particles in a crystal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"configuration",
|
|
"format",
|
|
"formation",
|
|
"layout",
|
|
"setout",
|
|
"setup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"design",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"getup",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"construction",
|
|
"structure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conformation of their lives to the changing social order"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimation",
|
|
"acclimatization",
|
|
"accommodation",
|
|
"adaptation",
|
|
"adaption",
|
|
"adjustment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readaptation",
|
|
"readjustment",
|
|
"attunement",
|
|
"correction",
|
|
"harmonization",
|
|
"alteration",
|
|
"conversion",
|
|
"makeover",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"refit",
|
|
"revision",
|
|
"transformation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maladaptation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conferring":{
|
|
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"vesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"proffering",
|
|
"allocating",
|
|
"appropriating",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"appointing",
|
|
"designating",
|
|
"dubbing",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"naming",
|
|
"setting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"calling off",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"recalling",
|
|
"repealing",
|
|
"rescinding",
|
|
"revoking",
|
|
"abrogating",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"voiding",
|
|
"writing off",
|
|
"recanting",
|
|
"retracting",
|
|
"taking back",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my parents are going to confer with a financial adviser about saving for their retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"confabbing",
|
|
"confabulating",
|
|
"consulting",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"parleying",
|
|
"treating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"bandying",
|
|
"batting (around)",
|
|
"chewing over",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"hashing (over)",
|
|
"kicking around",
|
|
"mooting",
|
|
"palavering",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"talking over",
|
|
"ventilating",
|
|
"rehashing",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"suggesting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"referring (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contracting (for)":{
|
|
"as in ordering , signing up (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranging (for)",
|
|
"bespeaking",
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"signing up (for)",
|
|
"checking out",
|
|
"subleasing",
|
|
"subletting",
|
|
"chartering",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"hiring",
|
|
"leasing",
|
|
"renting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confinement":{
|
|
"the act of confining or the state of being confined":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some wild animals take to confinement very poorly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"impoundment",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"internment",
|
|
"prison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bondage",
|
|
"enslavement",
|
|
"servitude",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"detainer",
|
|
"detainment",
|
|
"detention",
|
|
"house arrest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipation",
|
|
"liberation",
|
|
"manumission",
|
|
"redemption",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"freedom",
|
|
"independence",
|
|
"liberty"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscription",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"rein",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"containment",
|
|
"isolation",
|
|
"segregation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederate":{
|
|
"one associated with another in wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police were able to track down his confederates once the thief started talking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"cohort"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborationist",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"informant",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"state's evidence",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"henchman",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"conspirator",
|
|
"plotter",
|
|
"traitor",
|
|
"gangster",
|
|
"mobster",
|
|
"racketeer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"relied on her confederates in the medical community for support"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"bedfellow",
|
|
"fellow traveler",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"coalitionist",
|
|
"collaborationist",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"coadjutor",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"detractor",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nations confederated in order to lower international trade barriers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"unionize",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"fall out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in allied":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"biased",
|
|
"partial",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"prejudiced",
|
|
"unfair",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"belligerent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"neutral",
|
|
"nonpartisan",
|
|
"nonaligned",
|
|
"hands-off",
|
|
"noninterventionist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contribution":{
|
|
"a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributions for the victims of the earthquake began pouring in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefaction",
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"donation",
|
|
"philanthropy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"tithe",
|
|
"bequest",
|
|
"endowment",
|
|
"legacy",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"dole",
|
|
"handout",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"welfare",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"subsidy",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"bestowal",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"presentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalescents":{
|
|
"as in nurslings":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nurslings",
|
|
"sufferers",
|
|
"victims",
|
|
"rehabilitants",
|
|
"inpatients",
|
|
"outpatients",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"patients"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversation pieces":{
|
|
"as in collector's items , trinketries":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baubles",
|
|
"bibelots",
|
|
"curios",
|
|
"curiosities",
|
|
"doodads",
|
|
"gauds",
|
|
"gewgaws",
|
|
"geegaws",
|
|
"gimcracks",
|
|
"kickshaws",
|
|
"knickknacks",
|
|
"nicknacks",
|
|
"novelties",
|
|
"ornamentals",
|
|
"tchotchkes",
|
|
"trinkets",
|
|
"bijouteries",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"gimcrackeries",
|
|
"trinketries",
|
|
"trumperies",
|
|
"virtus",
|
|
"vertus",
|
|
"figurines",
|
|
"objets d'art",
|
|
"objets",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"keepsakes",
|
|
"mementos",
|
|
"mementoes",
|
|
"souvenirs",
|
|
"collectibles",
|
|
"collectables",
|
|
"collector's items",
|
|
"bagatelles",
|
|
"trifles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistent":{
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the clothes you wear to work must be consistent with the company's dress code"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congealed":{
|
|
"as in thickened , clotted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clabbered",
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"coagulated",
|
|
"curdled",
|
|
"gelled",
|
|
"thickened",
|
|
"knobbed",
|
|
"knobbly",
|
|
"knobby",
|
|
"lumpish",
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"bumpy",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"pebbly",
|
|
"ropy",
|
|
"ropey",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"viscous",
|
|
"chunky",
|
|
"clumpy",
|
|
"curdy",
|
|
"lumpy",
|
|
"nubbly",
|
|
"nubby"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become physically firm or solid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the surface of the pond congealed after several days of frigid temperatures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concreted",
|
|
"firmed (up)",
|
|
"froze",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"indurated",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"solidified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caked",
|
|
"callused",
|
|
"encrusted",
|
|
"incrusted",
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"coagulated",
|
|
"gelated",
|
|
"gelatinized",
|
|
"gelled",
|
|
"jelled",
|
|
"jellied",
|
|
"stiffened",
|
|
"thickened",
|
|
"calcified",
|
|
"crystallized",
|
|
"crystalized",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"petrified",
|
|
"rigidified",
|
|
"annealed",
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"tempered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deliquesced",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"fluxed",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"melted",
|
|
"thawed",
|
|
"unfroze"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefied",
|
|
"liquified",
|
|
"softened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gravy had already started to congeal by the time the waiter served our dinners"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"coagulated",
|
|
"gelated",
|
|
"gelatinized",
|
|
"gelled",
|
|
"jelled",
|
|
"jellied",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caked",
|
|
"concreted",
|
|
"firmed (up)",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"froze",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"indurated",
|
|
"solidified",
|
|
"stiffened",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"thickened",
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"curded",
|
|
"curdled",
|
|
"gummed",
|
|
"lumped (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deliquesced",
|
|
"fluxed",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"liquefied",
|
|
"liquified",
|
|
"melted",
|
|
"thawed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congestions":{
|
|
"as in traffic":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"traffic",
|
|
"gridlocks",
|
|
"locks",
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"slowdowns",
|
|
"stoppages",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"backups",
|
|
"bottlenecks",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"jam-ups",
|
|
"logjams",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tailbacks",
|
|
"tie-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformed (to)":{
|
|
"to act according to the commands of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhered (to)",
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"goose-stepped (to)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"obeyed",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deferred (to)",
|
|
"submitted (to)",
|
|
"surrendered (to)",
|
|
"yielded (to)",
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"acquiesced (to)",
|
|
"agreed (to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"listened (to)",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"watched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disobliged",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"dared",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"brushed (off)",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"tuned out",
|
|
"winked (at)",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"shrugged off",
|
|
"breached",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"transgressed",
|
|
"violated",
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"flouted",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"scoffed (at)",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"mutinied (against)",
|
|
"revolted (against)",
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"withstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"disobeyed",
|
|
"rebelled (against)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporaries":{
|
|
"a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries , actually being born on the same day in 1809"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coevals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accompaniments",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"concomitants",
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"equivalents",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"peers",
|
|
"rivals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confabulate":{
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an Alzheimer's support group in which caregivers can confabulate as well as commiserate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bandy",
|
|
"bat (around)",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"ventilate",
|
|
"rehash",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"refer (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiscates":{
|
|
"to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"expropriates",
|
|
"sequesters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"garnishees",
|
|
"appropriates",
|
|
"arrogates",
|
|
"preempts",
|
|
"usurps",
|
|
"commandeers",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"takes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"forfeits",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conform (to or with)":{
|
|
"as in accord , fit":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"correspond"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disaccord",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"war (against)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"jangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"congregations":{
|
|
"a body of persons gathered for religious worship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the whole congregation began to sing with great fervor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"churches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"laities",
|
|
"parishes",
|
|
"communions",
|
|
"confessions",
|
|
"denominations",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"sects"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a body of people come together in one place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a congregation of journalists were at the hotel bar, discussing the latest developments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblages",
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"ingatherings",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"musters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"markets",
|
|
"panels",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"synods",
|
|
"audiences",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"grandstands",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"rabblements",
|
|
"rabbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformance":{
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"behavior found to be not in conformance with all company policies regarding sexual harassment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the following of a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a woman with no interest in conformance to the dictates of fashion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"adherence",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"attendance",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rebellion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convict":{
|
|
"to find or pronounce guilty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an accused person is presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condemn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accuse",
|
|
"arraign",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"impeach",
|
|
"indict",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reprove",
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"penalize",
|
|
"punish",
|
|
"sentence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolve",
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"exculpate",
|
|
"exonerate",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a warning that the three escaped convicts were armed and dangerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"con",
|
|
"jailbird"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lifer",
|
|
"trusty",
|
|
"parolee",
|
|
"probationer",
|
|
"captive",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"inmate",
|
|
"internee",
|
|
"prisoner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convoluted":{
|
|
"having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a convoluted explanation that left the listeners even more confused than they were before"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"byzantine",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"daedal",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"labyrinthian",
|
|
"labyrinthine",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overcomplex",
|
|
"overcomplicated",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"multibranched",
|
|
"multifaceted",
|
|
"multifarious",
|
|
"multipart",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"Kafkaesque",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"oversimplified",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"simplistic",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncomplex",
|
|
"noncomplicated",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"uncomplicated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confutations":{
|
|
"something (as an argument) that serves to disprove":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disconfirmations",
|
|
"disproofs",
|
|
"rebuttals",
|
|
"refutations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterarguments",
|
|
"counter-arguments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"attestations",
|
|
"confirmations",
|
|
"corroborations",
|
|
"documentations",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"substantiations",
|
|
"testaments",
|
|
"testimonies",
|
|
"validations",
|
|
"witnesses",
|
|
"authentications",
|
|
"identifications",
|
|
"manifestations",
|
|
"verifications"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"proofs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspirator":{
|
|
"a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coconspirator",
|
|
"intriguer",
|
|
"plotter",
|
|
"schemer",
|
|
"apostate",
|
|
"backstabber",
|
|
"betrayer",
|
|
"double-crosser",
|
|
"double-dealer",
|
|
"Judas",
|
|
"quisling",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"serpent",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"traitor",
|
|
"turncoat",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"accommodationist",
|
|
"collaborationist",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"sellout",
|
|
"subversive",
|
|
"subverter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretizing":{
|
|
"as in realizing , actualizing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actualizing",
|
|
"realizing",
|
|
"bodying",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"epitomizing",
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"externalizing",
|
|
"incarnating",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"instantiating",
|
|
"manifesting",
|
|
"materializing",
|
|
"personalizing",
|
|
"personifying",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"exemplifying",
|
|
"illustrating",
|
|
"imaging",
|
|
"objectifying",
|
|
"symbolizing",
|
|
"typifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrivances":{
|
|
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a new contrivance for cleaning computer keyboards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appliances",
|
|
"contraptions",
|
|
"gadgets",
|
|
"gimmicks",
|
|
"gizmos",
|
|
"gismos",
|
|
"jiggers",
|
|
"widgets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"implements",
|
|
"instruments",
|
|
"tools",
|
|
"utensils",
|
|
"ingenuities",
|
|
"innovations",
|
|
"inventions",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"mechanisms",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"dinguses",
|
|
"doodads",
|
|
"doohickeys",
|
|
"doohickies",
|
|
"hickeys",
|
|
"hootenannies",
|
|
"thingamabobs",
|
|
"thingamajigs",
|
|
"thingumajigs",
|
|
"thingummies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"despite the many modern contrivances for saving time and labor, we seem to have less leisure and energy than ever before"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brainchildren",
|
|
"coinages",
|
|
"concoctions",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"innovations",
|
|
"inventions",
|
|
"wrinkles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contraptions",
|
|
"devices",
|
|
"gadgets",
|
|
"gizmos",
|
|
"gismos",
|
|
"novelties",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"products",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"fantasies",
|
|
"phantasies",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"visions",
|
|
"conceptions",
|
|
"originations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"duplications",
|
|
"facsimiles",
|
|
"imitations",
|
|
"reduplications",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"replications",
|
|
"reproductions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confides":{
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives over",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"hands in",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"recommits",
|
|
"redelivers",
|
|
"retransfers",
|
|
"retransmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"takes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"retains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveniences":{
|
|
"something that adds to one's ease of living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a house with all the modern conveniences that buyers have come to expect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodations",
|
|
"amenities",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"creature comforts",
|
|
"luxuries",
|
|
"mod cons",
|
|
"niceties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bonuses",
|
|
"extras",
|
|
"benefits",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"services",
|
|
"anodynes",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"indulgences",
|
|
"joys",
|
|
"pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"millstones",
|
|
"weights"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it can be hard to find a public convenience in an unfamiliar train station"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathrooms",
|
|
"baths",
|
|
"bogs",
|
|
"cans",
|
|
"cloakrooms",
|
|
"comfort stations",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"johns",
|
|
"latrines",
|
|
"lavatories",
|
|
"loos",
|
|
"potties",
|
|
"restrooms",
|
|
"toilets",
|
|
"washrooms",
|
|
"water closets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commodes",
|
|
"pans",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"garderobes",
|
|
"jakes",
|
|
"outhouses",
|
|
"privies",
|
|
"half baths",
|
|
"powder rooms",
|
|
"ladies",
|
|
"ladies' rooms",
|
|
"men's rooms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformists":{
|
|
"a person who behaves in a way that is considered acceptable by most people and who avoids doing things that could be considered different or unusual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They went from being angry punk rockers to bland conformists .",
|
|
"They like to travel, but they're conformists who go to only the most popular destinations."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conformers",
|
|
"conventionalists",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"traditionalists",
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"standpatters",
|
|
"stuffed shirts",
|
|
"middle-of-the-roaders",
|
|
"moderates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bohemians",
|
|
"bohos",
|
|
"counterculturists",
|
|
"deviants",
|
|
"enfants terribles",
|
|
"free spirits",
|
|
"heretics",
|
|
"iconoclasts",
|
|
"individualists",
|
|
"lone rangers",
|
|
"loners",
|
|
"lone wolves",
|
|
"mavericks",
|
|
"nonconformers",
|
|
"nonconformists",
|
|
"freethinkers",
|
|
"renegades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concatenates":{
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenates",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"conjugates",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"interconnects",
|
|
"interlinks",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"yokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulates",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"interlocks",
|
|
"intermeshes",
|
|
"cords",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"wires",
|
|
"cements",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"welds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"sunders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"uncouples",
|
|
"unhitches",
|
|
"unlinks",
|
|
"unyokes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"threads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"interlaces",
|
|
"intersperses",
|
|
"intertwines",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"weaves",
|
|
"wreathes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confines":{
|
|
"a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"within the confines of the city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"fag end",
|
|
"terminus",
|
|
"border",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"verge",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barrier",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"wall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"outside the confines of the school walls"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"border",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"circumference",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"edging",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"hem",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"perimeter",
|
|
"periphery",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"verge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambit",
|
|
"brink",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"cusp",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"demarcation",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"mere",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"termination",
|
|
"borderland",
|
|
"frontier",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"outskirts",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"selvage",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"shore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"inner",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"within"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that's beyond the confines of my power as dean of the college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambit",
|
|
"amplitude",
|
|
"breadth",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"dimension(s)",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"reach",
|
|
"realm",
|
|
"scope",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"width"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gamut",
|
|
"spectrum",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"bailiwick",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"demesne",
|
|
"department",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"domain",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"fief",
|
|
"fiefdom",
|
|
"field",
|
|
"province",
|
|
"region",
|
|
"specialty",
|
|
"sphere",
|
|
"terrain",
|
|
"frontier",
|
|
"horizon",
|
|
"panorama"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"holds down",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"narrows",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"tightens",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"qualifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broadens",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"widens",
|
|
"overextends",
|
|
"overreaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exceeds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put in or as if in prison":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was confined until the trial could take place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"imprisons",
|
|
"incarcerates",
|
|
"interns",
|
|
"jails",
|
|
"jugs",
|
|
"locks (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"shuts",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"gates",
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"nabs",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"shanghais",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"impounds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"enchains",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"manumits",
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"uncages",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"unfetters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conniver":{
|
|
"as in schemer , plotter":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"machinator",
|
|
"plotter",
|
|
"schemer",
|
|
"egoist",
|
|
"egotist",
|
|
"self-seeker",
|
|
"acrobat",
|
|
"chameleon",
|
|
"chancer",
|
|
"opportunist",
|
|
"temporizer",
|
|
"timeserver",
|
|
"trimmer",
|
|
"weathercock"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constructing":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he managed to construct a theory that fits all the facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"drumming up",
|
|
"excogitating",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"trumping up",
|
|
"vamping (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"fantasizing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"envisioning",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"visioning",
|
|
"visualizing",
|
|
"ad-libbing",
|
|
"extemporizing",
|
|
"improvising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloning",
|
|
"copycatting",
|
|
"copying",
|
|
"duplicating",
|
|
"imitating",
|
|
"mimicking",
|
|
"reduplicating",
|
|
"replicating",
|
|
"reproducing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"confecting",
|
|
"erecting",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"piecing",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rearing",
|
|
"setting up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carpentering",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"handcrafting",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"molding",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"prefabricating",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"generating",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"originating",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"reedifying",
|
|
"retrofitting",
|
|
"jerry-building",
|
|
"rigging (up)",
|
|
"throwing up",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"demounting",
|
|
"disassembling",
|
|
"dismantling",
|
|
"dismembering",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"taking down",
|
|
"tearing down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concisely":{
|
|
"in a few words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since there's little room on the form, you'll have to state concisely the reason why you're returning the merchandise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"briefly",
|
|
"compactly",
|
|
"crisply",
|
|
"curtly",
|
|
"elliptically",
|
|
"laconically",
|
|
"pithily",
|
|
"shortly",
|
|
"succinctly",
|
|
"summarily",
|
|
"tersely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aphoristically",
|
|
"sententiously",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"precisely",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"bluffly",
|
|
"bluntly",
|
|
"brusquely",
|
|
"monosyllabically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"redundantly",
|
|
"repetitiously"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffusely",
|
|
"long-windedly",
|
|
"verbosely",
|
|
"wordily"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confluent":{
|
|
"a stream that flows into a larger body of water":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"bayou",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"feeder",
|
|
"influent",
|
|
"tributary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backwater",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"brooklet",
|
|
"creek",
|
|
"rill",
|
|
"rivulet",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"streamlet",
|
|
"fountainhead",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"headstream",
|
|
"headwater",
|
|
"source"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distributary",
|
|
"effluent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contender":{
|
|
"one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a strong contender for the mayoral position"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applicant",
|
|
"applier",
|
|
"aspirant",
|
|
"campaigner",
|
|
"candidate",
|
|
"expectant",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"seeker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contestant",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"qualifier",
|
|
"dark horse",
|
|
"spoiler",
|
|
"stalking horse",
|
|
"crown prince",
|
|
"favorite son",
|
|
"claimant",
|
|
"pretender",
|
|
"nominee",
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incumbent",
|
|
"officeholder",
|
|
"awardee",
|
|
"honoree",
|
|
"inductee",
|
|
"dropout"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncandidate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who strives for the same thing as another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several contenders competing for the title of the city's best Italian restaurant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenger",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contestant",
|
|
"corrival",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"archrival",
|
|
"finalist",
|
|
"semifinalist",
|
|
"also-ran",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"player",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclaves":{
|
|
"a private or secret meeting or group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conclave of bishops"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cabinets",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"synods",
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"congresses",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"get-togethers",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"clinics",
|
|
"workshops",
|
|
"demonstrations",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"audiences",
|
|
"interviews",
|
|
"sessions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conking (off or out)":{
|
|
"as in sleeping , resting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catnapping",
|
|
"dozing",
|
|
"dropping off",
|
|
"napping",
|
|
"nodding",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"sleeping",
|
|
"slumbering",
|
|
"snoozing",
|
|
"bedding (down)",
|
|
"couching",
|
|
"dossing (down)",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"kipping (down)",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"sacking out",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"lying up",
|
|
"sleeping in",
|
|
"oversleeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"awakening",
|
|
"awaking",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"wakening",
|
|
"waking",
|
|
"arising",
|
|
"getting up",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"rolling out",
|
|
"turning out",
|
|
"uprising",
|
|
"watching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"consigns":{
|
|
"to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consigned the prisoner to the dungeon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"packs (off)",
|
|
"sends",
|
|
"ships",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conveys",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"exports",
|
|
"imports",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"resends",
|
|
"returns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquires",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"earns",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"procures",
|
|
"secures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives over",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"hands in",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"recommits",
|
|
"redelivers",
|
|
"retransfers",
|
|
"retransmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"takes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"retains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consanguineous":{
|
|
"being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"felt just as close to his adopted brother as he did to his two consanguineous siblings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biological",
|
|
"biologic",
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"natural"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"legitimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"illegitimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"adoptive",
|
|
"nonbiological"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemnation":{
|
|
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a condemnation of the war by the international community"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"commination",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"excoriation",
|
|
"objurgation",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"riot act",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confiscations":{
|
|
"as in annexations , assumptions":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annexations",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"attachments",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"impoundments",
|
|
"repossessions",
|
|
"sequestrations",
|
|
"appropriations",
|
|
"arrogations",
|
|
"detainers",
|
|
"expropriations",
|
|
"preemptions",
|
|
"seizures",
|
|
"takeovers",
|
|
"usurpations",
|
|
"defalcations",
|
|
"embezzlements",
|
|
"misapplications",
|
|
"misappropriations",
|
|
"misuses",
|
|
"peculations",
|
|
"thefts",
|
|
"despoilments",
|
|
"encroachments",
|
|
"infringements",
|
|
"piracies",
|
|
"invasions",
|
|
"occupancies",
|
|
"occupations",
|
|
"preoccupancies",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"deforcements",
|
|
"disfurnishments",
|
|
"dispossessions",
|
|
"ejections"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contravened":{
|
|
"to fail to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breached",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"fractured",
|
|
"infringed (on or upon)",
|
|
"offended",
|
|
"traduced",
|
|
"transgressed",
|
|
"violated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disobeyed",
|
|
"rebelled",
|
|
"blew off",
|
|
"brushed (off)",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"flouted",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"tuned out",
|
|
"winked (at)",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"shrugged off",
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"withstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deferred (to)",
|
|
"served",
|
|
"submitted (to)",
|
|
"surrendered (to)",
|
|
"yielded (to)",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"listened (to)",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"watched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"conformed (to)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"obeyed",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contraption":{
|
|
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"built a contraption for automatically buttering toast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appliance",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"gadget",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"gizmo",
|
|
"gismo",
|
|
"jigger",
|
|
"widget"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"implement",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"tool",
|
|
"utensil",
|
|
"ingenuity",
|
|
"innovation",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"mechanism",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"dingus",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"doohickey",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"hootenanny",
|
|
"thingamabob",
|
|
"thingamajig",
|
|
"thingumajig",
|
|
"thingummy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convoking":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"summoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"calling in",
|
|
"calling out",
|
|
"calling up",
|
|
"knelling",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"rounding up",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"dissolving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contention":{
|
|
"an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my contention is that today's lower batting averages are the result of better pitching"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"assertion",
|
|
"thesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"speculation",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"proposal",
|
|
"proposition",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"presupposition",
|
|
"supposition",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"explanation",
|
|
"rationale",
|
|
"reason"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several actresses seem to be in heated contention for the title of \"worst dressed\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"controversies":{
|
|
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the seemingly imperishable controversy over the teaching of evolution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"argle-bargles",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"battles royal",
|
|
"battle royals",
|
|
"battles royale",
|
|
"battle royales",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"donnybrooks",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"imbroglios",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rhubarbs",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"set-tos",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"run-ins",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"tussles",
|
|
"logomachies",
|
|
"feuds",
|
|
"vendettas",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"objections",
|
|
"protestations",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"affrays",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"fracases",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"frays",
|
|
"free-for-alls",
|
|
"melees",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
|
|
"catfights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"variance of opinion on a matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there is considerable controversy regarding the assassination of President Kennedy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contestations",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"difficulties",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissensuses",
|
|
"firestorms",
|
|
"nonconcurrences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"conflictions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"disaccords",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissonances",
|
|
"divarications",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"set-tos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"unanimities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congruous":{
|
|
"having the parts agreeably related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the congruous layout of the mansion's formal gardens conveys a sense of both grandeur and intimacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"eurythmic",
|
|
"eurhythmic",
|
|
"harmonic",
|
|
"harmonious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"proportioned",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"symmetrical",
|
|
"symmetric",
|
|
"aesthetic",
|
|
"esthetic",
|
|
"aesthetical",
|
|
"esthetical",
|
|
"artistic",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"cohesive",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"Apollinian",
|
|
"Apollonian"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"asymmetrical",
|
|
"asymmetric",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"skewed",
|
|
"unequal",
|
|
"uneven",
|
|
"unsymmetrical",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inartistic",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"unaesthetic",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"ungraceful",
|
|
"unlovely",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unsightly",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"uncoordinated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonic",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inharmonic",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"unbalanced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when performing his official duties, the president must be dressed in clothes that are congruous with his high position"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"conformable (to)",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connects":{
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenates",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"concatenates",
|
|
"conjugates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"interconnects",
|
|
"interlinks",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"yokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulates",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"interlocks",
|
|
"intermeshes",
|
|
"cords",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"wires",
|
|
"cements",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"welds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"sunders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"uncouples",
|
|
"unhitches",
|
|
"unlinks",
|
|
"unyokes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two interstate highways connect , so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"conjugates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"interfuses",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links (up)",
|
|
"marries",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"yokes",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"splices",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"constellates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"recombines",
|
|
"reconnects",
|
|
"rejoins",
|
|
"reunifies",
|
|
"reunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disaffiliates",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"fractionates",
|
|
"isolates",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"uncouples",
|
|
"unyokes",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"unlinks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of (something) in combination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"opera is popularly connected with high society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"correlates",
|
|
"identifies",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"relates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compares",
|
|
"equates",
|
|
"likens",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"lumps (together)",
|
|
"ties (together)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrasts",
|
|
"differentiates",
|
|
"discriminates",
|
|
"distinguishes",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"sets off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constraint":{
|
|
"the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in civilized society people do not just say or do whatever they feel like\u2014they exercise some constraint"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"continence",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"refrainment",
|
|
"repression",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"self-command",
|
|
"self-control",
|
|
"self-restraint",
|
|
"suppression"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"possession",
|
|
"self-censorship",
|
|
"self-containment",
|
|
"self-denial",
|
|
"self-discipline",
|
|
"self-government",
|
|
"self-mastery",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"willpower",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"self-poise",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"aloofness",
|
|
"detachedness",
|
|
"distance",
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"reticence",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"taciturnity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"self-abandonment",
|
|
"uninhibitedness",
|
|
"unrestrainedness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"overindulgence",
|
|
"self-indulgence",
|
|
"bluntness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"frankness",
|
|
"immoderacy",
|
|
"intemperance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinhibition",
|
|
"incontinence",
|
|
"unconstraint"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"put legal constraints on the board's activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"check",
|
|
"circumscription",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"stricture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exception",
|
|
"proviso",
|
|
"qualification",
|
|
"reservation",
|
|
"stipulation",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"freedom",
|
|
"latitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the use of power to impose one's will on another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parental constraint can take several different forms, including a denial of the approval that children usually seek from their parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm-twisting",
|
|
"coercion",
|
|
"compulsion",
|
|
"duress",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"browbeating",
|
|
"bulldozing",
|
|
"bullying",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"intimidation",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"sword",
|
|
"terror",
|
|
"terrorism",
|
|
"threat",
|
|
"violence",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeeze play",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"puissance",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"hardheadedness",
|
|
"self-will",
|
|
"willfulness",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"suasion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conferred":{
|
|
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"awarded",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"proffered",
|
|
"allocated",
|
|
"appropriated",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"appointed",
|
|
"designated",
|
|
"dubbed",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aborted",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"called off",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"recalled",
|
|
"repealed",
|
|
"rescinded",
|
|
"revoked",
|
|
"abrogated",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"invalidated",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"voided",
|
|
"wrote off",
|
|
"recanted",
|
|
"retracted",
|
|
"took back",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my parents are going to confer with a financial adviser about saving for their retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"confabbed",
|
|
"confabulated",
|
|
"consulted",
|
|
"counseled",
|
|
"counselled",
|
|
"parleyed",
|
|
"treated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"bandied",
|
|
"batted (around)",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"palavered",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"talked over",
|
|
"ventilated",
|
|
"rehashed",
|
|
"coached",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"referred (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condone":{
|
|
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he is too quick to condone his friend's faults"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blink (at)",
|
|
"brush (aside or off)",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"excuse",
|
|
"forgive",
|
|
"gloss (over)",
|
|
"gloze (over)",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"paper over",
|
|
"pardon",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"whitewash",
|
|
"wink (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"explain",
|
|
"justify",
|
|
"rationalize",
|
|
"absolve",
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"exculpate",
|
|
"exonerate",
|
|
"vindicate",
|
|
"waive",
|
|
"wave (aside or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"object (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributes":{
|
|
"to make a donation as part of a group effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chips in",
|
|
"kicks in",
|
|
"pitches in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"doles (out)",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"affords",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"provides"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a present of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributes money to a variety of worthy causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives away",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"volunteers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chips in",
|
|
"kicks in",
|
|
"pitches in",
|
|
"throws in",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"endues",
|
|
"indues",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"affords",
|
|
"comps",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"provides",
|
|
"lavishes",
|
|
"regales",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"benefits",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"dishes out",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"doles out",
|
|
"hands out",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"metes (out)",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"forks (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"proffers",
|
|
"pungles (up)",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"tenders",
|
|
"sacrifices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"sells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consults":{
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will consult with several experts on the disease before deciding which course of treatment to pursue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confabulates",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"bandies",
|
|
"bats (around)",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"talks over",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"rehashes",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"refers (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I often consult the dictionary when I am uncertain of a word's exact meaning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"goes (to)",
|
|
"refers (to)",
|
|
"resorts (to)",
|
|
"turns (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"uses",
|
|
"utilizes",
|
|
"depends (on)",
|
|
"relies (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was time for a change of do, which called for a consult with her hairdresser"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"back-and-forths",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"consultations",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bull sessions",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"skull sessions",
|
|
"skull practices",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"talkathons",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"disquisitions",
|
|
"consultancies",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"pourparlers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consolidating":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consolidate several branches into one regional office"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centering",
|
|
"centralizing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"polarizing",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"orchestrating",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"colligating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"reunifying",
|
|
"reuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregating",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralizing",
|
|
"deconcentrating",
|
|
"spreading (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuating",
|
|
"amping (up)",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"deepening",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"redoubling",
|
|
"stepping up",
|
|
"strengthening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadening",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"hastening",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"emphasizing",
|
|
"pointing (up)",
|
|
"sharpening",
|
|
"stressing",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"enforcing",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"restrengthening",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"maximizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"jazzing (up)",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"exacerbating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"letting up (on)",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"toning (down)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"tapering (off)",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"lightening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"moderating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalescence":{
|
|
"the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her release from the hospital was followed by a long convalescence at home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comeback",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recovery",
|
|
"recuperation",
|
|
"rehab",
|
|
"rehabilitation",
|
|
"snapback"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"resuscitation",
|
|
"revival",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"regression",
|
|
"relapse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conk (out)":{
|
|
"to lose consciousness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after three days without eating, he simply conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"keel (over)",
|
|
"pass out",
|
|
"swoon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"zonk (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop functioning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"give out",
|
|
"stall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"sputter",
|
|
"wheeze",
|
|
"act up",
|
|
"malfunction",
|
|
"jam"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"start (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"check out",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"decease",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"flatline",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"kick off",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"pass (on)",
|
|
"pass away",
|
|
"peg out",
|
|
"perish",
|
|
"pop off",
|
|
"step out",
|
|
"succumb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predecease",
|
|
"consume",
|
|
"disappear",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"fail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"be",
|
|
"exist",
|
|
"subsist",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"thrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"live"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversationalist":{
|
|
"a person who talks constantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's a compulsive conversationalist , so I try to avoid her at the end of the work day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbler",
|
|
"blabber",
|
|
"blabbermouth",
|
|
"blowhard",
|
|
"cackler",
|
|
"chatterbox",
|
|
"chatterer",
|
|
"gabbler",
|
|
"gasbag",
|
|
"jabberer",
|
|
"jay",
|
|
"magpie",
|
|
"motormouth",
|
|
"prattler",
|
|
"talker",
|
|
"windbag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"gossiper",
|
|
"talebearer",
|
|
"tattler",
|
|
"tattletale",
|
|
"blatherer",
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
|
"converser",
|
|
"discourser"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conditioning":{
|
|
"energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the actor went through months of conditioning in order to play the role of the buffed hero in the action film"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"activity",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"exertion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"training",
|
|
"warm-up",
|
|
"workout",
|
|
"toning",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"aerobics",
|
|
"athletics",
|
|
"bodybuilding",
|
|
"body mechanics",
|
|
"calisthenics",
|
|
"gymnastics",
|
|
"isometrics",
|
|
"plyometrics",
|
|
"slimnastics",
|
|
"weight lifting",
|
|
"physical therapy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in strengthening , life-giving":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"life-giving",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"restorative",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stimulative",
|
|
"tonic",
|
|
"vital",
|
|
"vitalizing",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"curative",
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"medicinal",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"recuperative",
|
|
"reformative",
|
|
"reformatory",
|
|
"rehabilitative",
|
|
"remedial",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"reparative",
|
|
"therapeutic",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"insalubrious",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"seasoning",
|
|
"training"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"habilitating",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"acclimating",
|
|
"acclimatizing",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"breaking in",
|
|
"orientating",
|
|
"orienting",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"accustoming",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"habituating",
|
|
"naturalizing",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"inuring",
|
|
"shaping up",
|
|
"steeling",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"toughening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimating",
|
|
"acclimatizing",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"editing",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"tailoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapting",
|
|
"readjusting",
|
|
"customizing",
|
|
"gearing",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"modeling",
|
|
"modelling",
|
|
"patterning",
|
|
"attuning",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"tuning",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"rooting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"orientating",
|
|
"orienting",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"priming",
|
|
"rehearsing",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"inuring",
|
|
"seasoning",
|
|
"toughening",
|
|
"altering",
|
|
"converting",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"recasting",
|
|
"reclaiming",
|
|
"recycling",
|
|
"redesigning",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"redoing",
|
|
"reengineering",
|
|
"refashioning",
|
|
"refiguring",
|
|
"refitting",
|
|
"refocusing",
|
|
"reinventing",
|
|
"rejiggering",
|
|
"remaking",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"accustoming",
|
|
"habilitating",
|
|
"habituating",
|
|
"naturalizing",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"fiddling (with)",
|
|
"fine-tuning",
|
|
"phasing",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"rigging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrived":{
|
|
"lacking in natural or spontaneous quality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contrived applause of a TV studio audience that has been told when to clap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"factitious",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"mechanical",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"pseudo",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulated",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"unnatural"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"hokey",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"unauthentic",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"hypocritical",
|
|
"insincere",
|
|
"left-handed",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"mealymouthed",
|
|
"two-faced",
|
|
"unctuous",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"histrionic",
|
|
"melodramatic",
|
|
"overacted",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"theatrical",
|
|
"theatric",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"cutesy",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"goody-goody",
|
|
"mincing",
|
|
"overrefined",
|
|
"simpering",
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stylized",
|
|
"wooden",
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"studied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"unpretending",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"extemporaneous",
|
|
"impromptu",
|
|
"impulsive",
|
|
"instinctive",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unprompted",
|
|
"unrehearsed",
|
|
"unstudied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"spontaneous",
|
|
"unaffected",
|
|
"uncontrived",
|
|
"unfeigned",
|
|
"unforced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived abstract metal sculptures using old household utensils"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"drummed up",
|
|
"excogitated",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"trumped up",
|
|
"vamped (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"ad-libbed",
|
|
"extemporized",
|
|
"improvised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloned",
|
|
"copied",
|
|
"copycatted",
|
|
"duplicated",
|
|
"imitated",
|
|
"mimicked",
|
|
"reduplicated",
|
|
"replicated",
|
|
"reproduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mischievous boys were always contriving and trying to pull the prank that would be the talk of the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colluded",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"machinated",
|
|
"plotted",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"schemed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterplotted",
|
|
"brewed",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"engineered",
|
|
"jockeyed",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"laid out",
|
|
"mapped",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"shaped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived a way of planning the surprise party without their catching on to it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"engineered",
|
|
"finagled",
|
|
"finessed",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"machinated",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"masterminded",
|
|
"negotiated",
|
|
"wangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"angled (for)",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"plotted",
|
|
"schemed",
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"brewed",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"captained",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"quarterbacked",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"gerrymandered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"bobbled",
|
|
"botched",
|
|
"bungled",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"flubbed",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"loused up",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"muffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consistency":{
|
|
"the degree to which a fluid can resist flowing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"beat the egg whites until they take on the consistency of whipped cream"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"consistence",
|
|
"density",
|
|
"thickness",
|
|
"viscidity",
|
|
"viscosity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compactness",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"solidity",
|
|
"ropiness",
|
|
"stickiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congenially":{
|
|
"as in cheerfully , amiably":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affably",
|
|
"amiably",
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"friendlily",
|
|
"genially",
|
|
"good-heartedly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"courteously",
|
|
"hospitably",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"reasonably",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"thoughtfully",
|
|
"selflessly",
|
|
"ungrudgingly",
|
|
"unselfishly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"bounteously",
|
|
"bountifully",
|
|
"freehandedly",
|
|
"freeheartedly",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"lavishly",
|
|
"liberally",
|
|
"munificently",
|
|
"openhandedly",
|
|
"unstintingly",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"altruistically",
|
|
"beneficently",
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"bigheartedly",
|
|
"charitably",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"kindheartedly",
|
|
"magnanimously",
|
|
"philanthropically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"parsimoniously",
|
|
"stingily",
|
|
"ungenerously",
|
|
"contemptuously",
|
|
"disdainfully",
|
|
"rudely",
|
|
"scornfully",
|
|
"obnoxiously",
|
|
"provocatively",
|
|
"coldly",
|
|
"coolly",
|
|
"cooly",
|
|
"frigidly",
|
|
"hostilely",
|
|
"angrily",
|
|
"belligerently",
|
|
"begrudgingly",
|
|
"grudgingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerts":{
|
|
"an entertainment featuring singing or the playing of musical instruments":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"musicales"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"performances",
|
|
"presentations",
|
|
"recitals",
|
|
"symphonies",
|
|
"ceilidhs",
|
|
"ceilis",
|
|
"hootenannies",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"jam sessions",
|
|
"sings",
|
|
"songfests",
|
|
"festivals",
|
|
"fetes",
|
|
"f\u00eates",
|
|
"shindigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"negotiates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"settles (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffers",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dickers",
|
|
"haggles",
|
|
"horse-trades",
|
|
"palters",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"hammers out",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"talks over",
|
|
"works out",
|
|
"renegotiates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"conspires",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"interfaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conform":{
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"align",
|
|
"aline",
|
|
"line up",
|
|
"register"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"jar"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ (from)",
|
|
"disagree (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assort",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"chime in",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"harmonize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"correlate",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"cancel (out)",
|
|
"counteract",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"conflict"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"attune",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"reconcile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"tune",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"correlate",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"orchestrate",
|
|
"pair",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"synchronize",
|
|
"synthesize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"align",
|
|
"aline",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"equalize",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"regularize",
|
|
"standardize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disorganize",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"skew",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimate",
|
|
"acclimatize",
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"tailor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapt",
|
|
"readjust",
|
|
"customize",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"model",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"attune",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tune",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"acquaint",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"orient",
|
|
"orientate",
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"rehearse",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"inure",
|
|
"season",
|
|
"toughen",
|
|
"alter",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"make over",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"reclaim",
|
|
"recycle",
|
|
"redesign",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"redo",
|
|
"reengineer",
|
|
"refashion",
|
|
"refigure",
|
|
"refit",
|
|
"refocus",
|
|
"reinvent",
|
|
"rejigger",
|
|
"remake",
|
|
"remodel",
|
|
"revamp",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"rework",
|
|
"transform",
|
|
"accustom",
|
|
"habilitate",
|
|
"habituate",
|
|
"naturalize",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"train",
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"fiddle (with)",
|
|
"fine-tune",
|
|
"phase",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"rig"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjust"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construing":{
|
|
"to make plain or understandable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"clearing (up)",
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"demystifying",
|
|
"elucidating",
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"explicating",
|
|
"expounding",
|
|
"getting across",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illustrating",
|
|
"interpreting",
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"spelling out",
|
|
"unriddling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deciphering",
|
|
"decoding",
|
|
"analyzing",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unraveling",
|
|
"unscrambling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"solving",
|
|
"defining",
|
|
"specifying",
|
|
"annotating",
|
|
"commentating",
|
|
"glossing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"befogging",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"obfuscating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"obscuring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceive":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conjure (up)",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"ideate",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"stargaze",
|
|
"hallucinate",
|
|
"re-create",
|
|
"reflect",
|
|
"relive",
|
|
"reminisce",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"muse",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"foresee",
|
|
"prefigure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a clear idea of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"behold",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"catch on (to)",
|
|
"cognize",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"cotton (to or on to)",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"discern",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grok",
|
|
"intuit",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"twig",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"fathom",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"pierce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehend",
|
|
"misconceive",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misperceive",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I just can't conceive that he would have lied"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"believe",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"deem",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"suppose",
|
|
"think"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"view",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"depend",
|
|
"rely",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"presume",
|
|
"presuppose",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"deduce",
|
|
"infer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"suspect",
|
|
"disbelieve",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"reject"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consoling":{
|
|
"the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the responsibility for the consoling of the families of the firefighters fell to the mayor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"reassurance",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"solacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiseration",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"condolence",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"humanity",
|
|
"kindheartedness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"pity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in comforting , reassuring":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing",
|
|
"nonintimidating",
|
|
"nonthreatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarming",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"direful",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"fearsome",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"frightening",
|
|
"frightful",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrifying",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"redoubtable",
|
|
"scary",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"spine-chilling",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"terrifying",
|
|
"daunting",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"startling",
|
|
"threatening",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"unnerving",
|
|
"bone-chilling",
|
|
"creepy",
|
|
"eerie",
|
|
"eery",
|
|
"weird"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to ease the grief or distress of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"solacing",
|
|
"soothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commiserating",
|
|
"condoling",
|
|
"empathizing",
|
|
"sympathizing",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"buoying (up)",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"worrying",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"pestering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"troubling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consumer":{
|
|
"a person who buys goods and services":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"end user",
|
|
"user",
|
|
"account",
|
|
"client",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"guest",
|
|
"patron",
|
|
"punter",
|
|
"buyer",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"purchaser",
|
|
"vendee",
|
|
"browser",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"shopper",
|
|
"window-shopper",
|
|
"bargainer",
|
|
"haggler",
|
|
"regular"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broker",
|
|
"merchant",
|
|
"seller",
|
|
"vendor",
|
|
"vender",
|
|
"shopkeeper",
|
|
"tradesman",
|
|
"black marketer",
|
|
"black marketeer",
|
|
"fence"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservation":{
|
|
"the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone has a duty to aid in the conservation of our nation's wilderness areas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conservancy",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"sustentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"care",
|
|
"maintenance",
|
|
"upkeep",
|
|
"salvation",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"safekeeping",
|
|
"economy",
|
|
"husbandry",
|
|
"management"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"squandering",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conservation of the nation's monuments and memorials"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care and feeding",
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"maintenance",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"sustentation",
|
|
"upkeep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conservancy",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"safekeeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"inattention",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"negligence",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"demolition",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injury",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruination"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confound":{
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addle",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"befuddle",
|
|
"bemuse",
|
|
"bewilder",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"discombobulate",
|
|
"disorient",
|
|
"flummox",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"fuddle",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"gravel",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"mystify",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"vex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"weird out",
|
|
"abash",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"faze",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"nonplus",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"stun",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"enlighten",
|
|
"inform"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abash",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"faze",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"nonplus",
|
|
"rattle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"debase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"reassure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflate",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"mix (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lump (together)",
|
|
"misapply",
|
|
"miscall",
|
|
"misidentify",
|
|
"misname"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"differentiate",
|
|
"discriminate",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belie",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"debunk",
|
|
"disconfirm",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"shoot down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"talk over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"document",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"evince",
|
|
"record",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"witness",
|
|
"back (up)",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"adduce",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"identify",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"illustrate",
|
|
"manifest"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constellates":{
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the museum has constellated many of the artist's most glorious paintings into one stunning exhibition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"bulks (up)",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"rounds up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balls",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"brigades",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hives",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"pools",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"archives",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"collates",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"scrapes (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collects",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"regroups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disintegrates",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"sends"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispels",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerting":{
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"negotiating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"settling (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffering",
|
|
"dealing",
|
|
"dickering",
|
|
"haggling",
|
|
"horse-trading",
|
|
"paltering",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"covenanting",
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"hammering out",
|
|
"hashing (over)",
|
|
"reasoning",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"talking over",
|
|
"working out",
|
|
"renegotiating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"conspiring",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"teaming (up)",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"hanging together",
|
|
"interfacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscription":{
|
|
"the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army.",
|
|
"a campaign to end conscription"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appointment",
|
|
"assignment",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"enlistment",
|
|
"enrollment",
|
|
"induction",
|
|
"recruitment",
|
|
"registration",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"employment",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"hire",
|
|
"occupation",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"severance",
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"layoff",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
"retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradicting":{
|
|
"as in opposing , contradictory":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"competitive",
|
|
"rivaling",
|
|
"rivalling",
|
|
"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 make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeing (with)",
|
|
"gainsaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"attesting",
|
|
"authenticating",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"testifying (to)",
|
|
"vouching (for)",
|
|
"witnessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing (with)",
|
|
"concurring (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to declare not to be true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disaffirming",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disavowing",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"disconfirming",
|
|
"disowning",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"traversing",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"disagreeing (with)",
|
|
"disputing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"authenticating",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"verifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"conceding",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"owning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contaminations":{
|
|
"something that is or that makes impure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swimming in the lake is banned until the contamination is identified and neutralized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterants",
|
|
"contaminants",
|
|
"defilements",
|
|
"impurities",
|
|
"pollutants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blotches",
|
|
"blots",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"stains",
|
|
"taints",
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"filth",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"scums",
|
|
"sludges",
|
|
"smut",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"defects",
|
|
"disfigurements",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"flaws",
|
|
"abnormalities",
|
|
"imperfections",
|
|
"irregularities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifiers",
|
|
"filters",
|
|
"purifiers",
|
|
"refiners",
|
|
"purities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constrictions":{
|
|
"the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"compaction",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"contraction",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilation",
|
|
"dispersion",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompression",
|
|
"expansion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspired":{
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colluded",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"machinated",
|
|
"plotted",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"schemed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterplotted",
|
|
"brewed",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"engineered",
|
|
"jockeyed",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"laid out",
|
|
"mapped",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"shaped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connotations":{
|
|
"an idea or quality that is suggested by a word or thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a word with positive connotations",
|
|
"The word \"childlike\" has connotations of innocence."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clues",
|
|
"cues",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"implications",
|
|
"indications",
|
|
"inklings",
|
|
"intimations",
|
|
"suggestions",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"denotations",
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
"imports",
|
|
"intentions",
|
|
"intents",
|
|
"meanings",
|
|
"purports",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"significances",
|
|
"significations",
|
|
"messages",
|
|
"tenors",
|
|
"themes",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acceptations",
|
|
"definitions",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"cruxes",
|
|
"cruces",
|
|
"gists",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"kernels",
|
|
"marrows",
|
|
"nubs",
|
|
"nuclei",
|
|
"nucleuses",
|
|
"piths",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"quicks",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"motives",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"topics"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflagration":{
|
|
"a destructive burning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"holocaust",
|
|
"inferno"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"flare-up",
|
|
"backfire",
|
|
"bonfire",
|
|
"brush fire",
|
|
"campfire",
|
|
"forest fire",
|
|
"wildfire",
|
|
"arson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"hot war",
|
|
"war"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civil war",
|
|
"cold war",
|
|
"holy war",
|
|
"limited war",
|
|
"police action",
|
|
"world war",
|
|
"action",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demilitarization",
|
|
"demobilization",
|
|
"disarmament",
|
|
"pacification",
|
|
"cease-fire",
|
|
"truce",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"peace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemporaneously":{
|
|
"at one and the same time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Mozart was writing music contemporaneously with Haydn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coincidentally",
|
|
"coincidently",
|
|
"concurrently",
|
|
"simultaneously",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"near"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"consecutively",
|
|
"successively"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"separately"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmed":{
|
|
"being such by habit and not likely to change":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bred-in-the-bone",
|
|
"chronic",
|
|
"dyed-in-the-wool",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"inveterate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"incorrigible",
|
|
"unreconstructed",
|
|
"unregenerate",
|
|
"born",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"repeat",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unfailing",
|
|
"addicted",
|
|
"accustomed",
|
|
"habituated",
|
|
"used",
|
|
"wonted",
|
|
"deep-rooted",
|
|
"deep-seated",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"inbred",
|
|
"inherent",
|
|
"innate",
|
|
"intrinsic",
|
|
"apt",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"prone",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stubborn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unaccustomed",
|
|
"unused",
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"occasional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"firmly established over time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bred-in-the-bone",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"deep-rooted",
|
|
"deep-seated",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"hard-core",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"rooted",
|
|
"settled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-and-fast",
|
|
"immutable",
|
|
"irradicable",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"unalterable",
|
|
"unchangeable",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"inculcated",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"inborn",
|
|
"inbred",
|
|
"ingrained",
|
|
"engrained",
|
|
"inherent",
|
|
"innate",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"intrinsic",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"accustomed",
|
|
"chronic",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"usual",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lifelong",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"persisting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"ephemeral",
|
|
"fleeting",
|
|
"impermanent",
|
|
"interim",
|
|
"momentary",
|
|
"provisional",
|
|
"short-lived",
|
|
"short-term",
|
|
"temporary",
|
|
"transient"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"bore out",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"vindicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"backed (up)",
|
|
"testified (to)",
|
|
"vouched (for)",
|
|
"witnessed",
|
|
"guaranteed",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"questioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accredited",
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"approbated",
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"approved",
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"authorized",
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"cleared",
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"finalized",
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"formalized",
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"homologated",
|
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"OK'd",
|
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"okayed",
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"ratified",
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"sanctioned",
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"warranted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accepted",
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"acknowledged",
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"affirmed",
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"certified",
|
|
"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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|
"validated",
|
|
"blessed",
|
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"blest",
|
|
"canonized",
|
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"sanctified",
|
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"initialed",
|
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"initialled",
|
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"rubber-stamped",
|
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"signed",
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"signed off (on)",
|
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"allowed",
|
|
"enabled",
|
|
"legalized",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"licenced",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"reapproved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"banned",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"illegalized",
|
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"interdicted",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"rebuffed",
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"rebutted",
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"refused",
|
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"spurned"
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"declined",
|
|
"denied",
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|
"disallowed",
|
|
"disapproved",
|
|
"negatived",
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"rejected",
|
|
"turned down",
|
|
"vetoed"
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]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"conjugality":{
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|
"a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people":{
|
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"examples":[
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"the level of mutual affection and respect that comes only with decades of contented conjugality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"connubiality",
|
|
"marriage",
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|
"match",
|
|
"matrimony",
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"wedlock"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"monogamy",
|
|
"bigamy",
|
|
"polyandry",
|
|
"polygamy",
|
|
"polygyny",
|
|
"intermarriage",
|
|
"miscegenation",
|
|
"mixed marriage",
|
|
"remarriage",
|
|
"cohabitation",
|
|
"common-law marriage",
|
|
"civil union",
|
|
"domestic partnership",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"commitment",
|
|
"relationship",
|
|
"betrothal",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"espousal",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"proposal",
|
|
"troth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"annulment",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"separation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrasted (to)":{
|
|
"as in in contrast (to) , in comparison (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"as opposed to",
|
|
"compared to",
|
|
"compared with",
|
|
"in comparison (to)",
|
|
"in comparison (with)",
|
|
"in contrast (to)",
|
|
"in contrast (with)",
|
|
"athwart",
|
|
"contrary to",
|
|
"with",
|
|
"against",
|
|
"agin",
|
|
"anti",
|
|
"contra",
|
|
"versus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conning":{
|
|
"to commit to memory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"memorizing",
|
|
"studying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"harking back (to)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"recalling",
|
|
"recollecting",
|
|
"reliving",
|
|
"remembering",
|
|
"reminiscing (about)",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"thinking (of)",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"apprehending",
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"digesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disremembering",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"misremembering",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"slurring (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"auditing",
|
|
"checking (out)",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"inspecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"scanning",
|
|
"scrutinizing",
|
|
"surveying",
|
|
"viewing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"combing",
|
|
"perusing",
|
|
"poring (over)",
|
|
"analyzing",
|
|
"dissecting",
|
|
"parsing",
|
|
"delving (into)",
|
|
"exploring",
|
|
"investigating",
|
|
"plumbing",
|
|
"probing",
|
|
"researching",
|
|
"studying",
|
|
"categorizing",
|
|
"classifying",
|
|
"picking over",
|
|
"reinspecting",
|
|
"rereviewing",
|
|
"re-reviewing",
|
|
"resurveying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"skimming",
|
|
"missing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bilking",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"chousing",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"diddling",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"euchring",
|
|
"fiddling",
|
|
"fleecing",
|
|
"flimflamming",
|
|
"gaffing",
|
|
"hosing",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"nobbling",
|
|
"plucking",
|
|
"reaming",
|
|
"ripping off",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozling",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bluffing",
|
|
"buffaloing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"deceiving",
|
|
"deluding",
|
|
"duping",
|
|
"faking out",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"gaffing",
|
|
"gammoning",
|
|
"gulling",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"having on",
|
|
"hoaxing",
|
|
"hoodwinking",
|
|
"hornswoggling",
|
|
"humbugging",
|
|
"juggling",
|
|
"misguiding",
|
|
"misinforming",
|
|
"misleading",
|
|
"snookering",
|
|
"snowing",
|
|
"spoofing",
|
|
"stringing along",
|
|
"suckering",
|
|
"sucking in",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"tricking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kidding",
|
|
"putting on",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"diddling",
|
|
"euchring",
|
|
"fleecing",
|
|
"flimflamming",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"rooking",
|
|
"shortchanging",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"swindling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debunking",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing up",
|
|
"uncloaking",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"unmasking",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"unveiling",
|
|
"disabusing",
|
|
"disenchanting",
|
|
"disillusioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceiving"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to operate or control the course of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helming",
|
|
"navigating",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commandeering",
|
|
"hijacking",
|
|
"highjacking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplation":{
|
|
"long or deep thinking about spiritual matters":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the decision to enter a monastery and to spend one's life in prayer and contemplation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"meditation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brown study",
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"introspection",
|
|
"muse",
|
|
"navel-gazing",
|
|
"reflection",
|
|
"retrospection",
|
|
"reverie",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"trance",
|
|
"woolgathering",
|
|
"cogitation",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"musing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"rumination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in contemplation of their children's college expenses, they started saving early"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anticipation",
|
|
"expectance",
|
|
"expectancy",
|
|
"expectation",
|
|
"prospect"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"misgiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converser":{
|
|
"as in discourser":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discourser",
|
|
"blatherer",
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"gossiper",
|
|
"talebearer",
|
|
"tattler",
|
|
"tattletale",
|
|
"babbler",
|
|
"blabber",
|
|
"blabbermouth",
|
|
"blowhard",
|
|
"cackler",
|
|
"chatterbox",
|
|
"chatterer",
|
|
"conversationalist",
|
|
"gabbler",
|
|
"gasbag",
|
|
"jabberer",
|
|
"jay",
|
|
"magpie",
|
|
"motormouth",
|
|
"prattler",
|
|
"talker",
|
|
"windbag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretely":{
|
|
"as in expressly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"expressly",
|
|
"especially",
|
|
"notably",
|
|
"particularly",
|
|
"specially",
|
|
"specifically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contingence":{
|
|
"something that might happen":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"case",
|
|
"contingency",
|
|
"contingent",
|
|
"event",
|
|
"eventuality",
|
|
"possibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"probability",
|
|
"accident",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"risk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmations":{
|
|
"something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regards the finding as a confirmation of the theory that extraterrestrial impacts were responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attestations",
|
|
"corroborations",
|
|
"documentations",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"proofs",
|
|
"substantiations",
|
|
"testaments",
|
|
"testimonials",
|
|
"testimonies",
|
|
"validations",
|
|
"vouchers",
|
|
"witnesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"(the) goods",
|
|
"certificates",
|
|
"documents",
|
|
"exhibits",
|
|
"demonstrations",
|
|
"illustrations",
|
|
"authentications",
|
|
"identifications",
|
|
"manifestations",
|
|
"verifications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuttals",
|
|
"refutations",
|
|
"accusations",
|
|
"allegations",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"presumptions",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"suspicions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproofs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |