dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/hug_MWT.json
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{
"hug":{
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
"examples":[
"she hugged herself for having made a killing on the investment"
],
"synonyms":[
"compliment",
"congratulate",
"felicitate"
],
"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":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"Grandma hugged the grandchildren good-bye"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hug",
"clasp",
"crush",
"embrace",
"enclasp",
"enfold",
"grasp",
"strain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamp",
"cling",
"cradle",
"grab",
"grip",
"hold",
"bosom",
"embosom",
"encircle",
"entwine",
"envelop",
"enwind",
"fold",
"lock",
"twine",
"wrap",
"cuddle",
"fondle",
"nestle",
"nuzzle",
"pat",
"pet",
"snuggle",
"stroke"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in embrace , clinch":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clinch",
"embrace",
"foothold",
"footing",
"toehold",
"grab",
"seizure",
"anchorage",
"leverage",
"purchase",
"clasp",
"clench",
"grapple",
"grasp",
"grip",
"handgrip",
"handhold",
"hold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"release",
"relinquishment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hugging":{
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
"examples":[
"she hugged herself for having made a killing on the investment"
],
"synonyms":[
"complimenting",
"congratulating",
"felicitating"
],
"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":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"Grandma hugged the grandchildren good-bye"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugging",
"clasping",
"crushing",
"embracing",
"enclasping",
"enfolding",
"grasping",
"straining"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamping",
"clinging",
"cradling",
"grabbing",
"gripping",
"holding",
"bosoming",
"embosoming",
"encircling",
"entwining",
"enveloping",
"enwinding",
"folding",
"locking",
"twining",
"wrapping",
"cuddling",
"fondling",
"nestling",
"nuzzling",
"patting",
"petting",
"snuggling",
"stroking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hugger-mugger":{
"lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{
"examples":[
"a hugger-mugger presentation of the facts of the case that left everyone confused"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"higgledy-piggledy",
"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"
]
},
"undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others":{
"examples":[
"a tale of hugger-mugger doings and international espionage"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstairs",
"behind-the-scenes",
"clandestine",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hole-and-corner",
"hush-hush",
"private",
"privy",
"secret",
"sneak",
"sneaking",
"sneaky",
"stealth",
"stealthy",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underground",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back-channel",
"closed-door",
"off-the-books",
"off-the-record",
"classified",
"confidential",
"restricted",
"top secret",
"undisclosed",
"concealed",
"hidden",
"secreted",
"subterranean",
"unadvertised",
"unexposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"avowed",
"aboveboard",
"straightforward",
"unconcealed",
"undisguised",
"unclassified",
"unrestricted",
"clear",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"patent",
"plain"
],
"antonyms":[
"open",
"overt",
"public"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hugs":{
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
"examples":[
"she hugged herself for having made a killing on the investment"
],
"synonyms":[
"compliments",
"congratulates",
"felicitates"
],
"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":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"Grandma hugged the grandchildren good-bye"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugs",
"clasps",
"crushes",
"embraces",
"enclasps",
"enfolds",
"grasps",
"strains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamps",
"clings",
"cradles",
"grabs",
"grips",
"holds",
"bosoms",
"embosoms",
"encircles",
"entwines",
"envelops",
"enwinds",
"folds",
"locks",
"twines",
"wraps",
"cuddles",
"fondles",
"nestles",
"nuzzles",
"pats",
"pets",
"snuggles",
"strokes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in embraces , clinches":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clinches",
"embraces",
"footholds",
"footings",
"toeholds",
"grabs",
"seizures",
"anchorages",
"leverages",
"purchases",
"clasps",
"clenches",
"grapples",
"grasps",
"grips",
"handgrips",
"handholds",
"holds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"releases",
"relinquishments"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hugged":{
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
"examples":[
"she hugged herself for having made a killing on the investment"
],
"synonyms":[
"complimented",
"congratulated",
"felicitated"
],
"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":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"Grandma hugged the grandchildren good-bye"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugged",
"clasped",
"crushed",
"embraced",
"enclasped",
"enfolded",
"grasped",
"strained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamped",
"clung",
"cradled",
"grabbed",
"gripped",
"held",
"bosomed",
"embosomed",
"encircled",
"entwined",
"enveloped",
"enwound",
"folded",
"locked",
"twined",
"wrapped",
"cuddled",
"fondled",
"nestled",
"nuzzled",
"patted",
"petted",
"snuggled",
"stroked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hugeness":{
"the quality or state of being very large":{
"examples":[
"you can only appreciate the hugeness of the dome when you see how tiny the people standing under it look"
],
"synonyms":[
"enormity",
"enormousness",
"giantism",
"gigantism",
"immenseness",
"immensity",
"magnitude",
"massiveness",
"prodigiousness",
"vastitude",
"vastness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bigness",
"extensiveness",
"greatness",
"largeness",
"sizableness",
"voluminousness",
"weightiness",
"awesomeness",
"grandness",
"stupendousness",
"tremendousness",
"boundlessness",
"limitlessness",
"ampleness",
"capaciousness",
"commodiousness",
"spaciousness",
"excessiveness",
"extravagance",
"extremeness",
"gaudiness",
"grandiosity",
"immoderacy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"littleness",
"puniness",
"smallness",
"triviality"
],
"antonyms":[
"diminutiveness",
"minuteness",
"tininess"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"huge":{
"unusually large":{
"examples":[
"the old stadium was replaced by a huge new one that seats 100,000 spectators"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous",
"august",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"cavernous",
"monolithic",
"overwhelming",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"little",
"mini",
"petite",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"half-pint"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hugest":{
"as in biggest , largest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"biggest",
"largest",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unrivaled",
"unrivalled",
"unsurpassed",
"topmost",
"upmost",
"uppermost",
"consummate",
"last",
"max",
"maximum",
"most",
"nth",
"outside",
"paramount",
"supreme",
"top",
"ultimate",
"utmost",
"uttermost"
],
"near antonyms":[
"least",
"minimal",
"minimum",
"slightest",
"littlest",
"minutest",
"smallest",
"tiniest",
"lowest",
"fewest"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}