3584 lines
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3584 lines
70 KiB
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{
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"laud":{
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"public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"an actor who in his lifetime received all the laud and honor that the theater world could bestow"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"celebrity",
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"fame",
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"renown",
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"repute",
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"compliment",
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"encomium",
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"eulogy",
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"panegyric",
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"toast",
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"tribute",
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"acclamation",
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"ovation",
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"plaudit",
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"praise",
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"rave",
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"rhapsody",
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"citation",
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"commendation",
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"kudo",
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"note",
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"recommendation",
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"elevation",
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"enshrinement",
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"enthronement",
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"exaltation",
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"glorification"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclaim",
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"accolade",
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"applause",
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"bay(s)",
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"credit",
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"distinction",
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"glory",
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"homage",
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"honor",
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"kudos",
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"laurels",
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"props",
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"r\u00e9clame",
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"sun"
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]
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},
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"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
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"antonyms":[
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"knock",
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"pan",
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"slam"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the critics have lauded the best-selling author's newest novel"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"belittle",
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"discommend",
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"disparage",
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"put down",
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"blame",
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"censure",
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"reprehend",
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"reprobate",
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"admonish",
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"chide",
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"criticize",
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"rebuke",
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"reprimand",
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"reproach",
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"reprove",
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"castigate",
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"excoriate",
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"keelhaul",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"skewer",
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"slag",
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"vilify"
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],
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"related":[
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"bravo",
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"clap",
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"rise (to)",
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"ballyhoo",
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"approve",
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"commend",
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"endorse",
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"indorse",
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"favor",
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"recommend",
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"root (for)",
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"support",
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"celebrate",
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"emblazon",
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"eulogize",
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"extol",
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"extoll",
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"glorify",
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"magnify",
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"sing",
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"adulate",
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"belaud",
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"flatter",
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"overpraise",
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"deify",
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"idolize"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclaim",
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"accredit",
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"applaud",
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"cheer",
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"crack up",
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"hail",
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"praise",
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"salute",
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"tout"
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]
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},
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"to proclaim the glory of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the nation's people were expected to laud the dictator at every opportunity"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blame",
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"censure",
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"reprehend",
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"reprobate",
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"criticize",
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"reprove",
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"admonish",
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"chide",
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"keelhaul",
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"rebuke",
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"reprimand",
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"reproach",
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"castigate",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast"
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],
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"related":[
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"adore",
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"belaud",
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"deify",
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"idolize",
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"worship",
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"acclaim",
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"applaud",
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"commend",
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"compliment",
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"hail",
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"renown",
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"salute",
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"chant",
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"cheer",
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"eulogize",
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"rhapsodize",
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"cite",
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"flatter",
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"crack up",
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"recommend",
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"tout"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bless",
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"carol",
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"celebrate",
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"emblazon",
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"exalt",
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"extol",
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"extoll",
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"glorify",
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"hymn",
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"magnify",
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"praise",
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"resound"
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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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"laudable":{
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"deserving of high regard or great approval":{
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"examples":[
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"you showed laudable restraint in dealing with that ridiculously demanding customer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"admirable",
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"applaudable",
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"commendable",
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"creditable",
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"estimable",
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"meritorious",
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"praiseworthy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deserving",
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"worthy",
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"awesome",
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"distinctive",
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"distinguished",
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"excellent",
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"heady",
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"honorable",
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"impressive",
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"noteworthy",
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"noticeable",
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"outstanding",
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"redoubtable",
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"reputable",
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"respectable",
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"invaluable",
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"precious",
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"priceless",
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"valuable",
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"delightful",
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"enjoyable",
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"pleasing",
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"satisfying",
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"ethical",
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"good",
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"high-minded",
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"moral",
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"noble",
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"principled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"base",
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"contemptible",
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"deplorable",
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"despicable",
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"detestable",
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"dirty",
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"infamous",
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"lousy",
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"nasty",
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"notorious",
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"pitiable",
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"pitiful",
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"scabby",
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"scummy",
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"scurvy",
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"sorry",
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"unlikable",
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"unworthy",
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"vile",
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"worthless",
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"wretched",
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"disgraceful",
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"dishonorable",
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"disreputable",
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"ignominious",
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"low",
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"mean",
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"scandalous",
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"seamy",
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"shady",
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"shameful",
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"shocking",
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"sordid",
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"unethical",
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"unsavory"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"censurable",
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"discreditable",
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"illaudable",
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"reprehensible"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"laudative":{
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"as in praiseful , encomiastic":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"encomiastic",
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"eulogistic",
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"flattering",
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"hagiographic",
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"hagiographical",
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"laudatory",
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"panegyrical",
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"praiseful",
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"admiring",
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"applauding",
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"appreciative",
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"approbatory",
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"approving",
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"commendatory",
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"complimentary",
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"favorable",
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"friendly",
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"good",
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"positive",
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"accepting",
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"warm",
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"respectful",
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"supportive",
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"sympathetic",
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"adoring",
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"adulatory",
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"idolizing",
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"worshipful",
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"worshipping",
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"worshiping",
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"advisory",
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"recommendatory"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"captious",
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"carping",
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"caviling",
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"cavilling",
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"censuring",
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"critical",
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"faultfinding",
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"hypercritical",
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"overcritical",
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"belittling",
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"contemptuous",
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"disdainful",
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"disparaging",
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"scornful",
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"slighting",
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"adverse",
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"depreciative",
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"depreciatory",
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"derogatory",
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"disapproving",
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"inappreciative",
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"negative",
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"unappreciative",
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"uncomplimentary",
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"unfavorable",
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"unflattering",
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"unfriendly"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"laudatory":{
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"expressing or containing praise":{
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"examples":[
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"a laudatory biography",
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"The play received mostly laudatory reviews."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"encomiastic",
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"eulogistic",
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"flattering",
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"hagiographic",
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"hagiographical",
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"laudative",
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"panegyrical",
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"praiseful",
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"admiring",
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"applauding",
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"appreciative",
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"approbatory",
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"approving",
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"commendatory",
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"complimentary",
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"favorable",
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"friendly",
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"good",
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"positive",
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"accepting",
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"warm",
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"respectful",
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"supportive",
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"sympathetic",
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"adoring",
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"adulatory",
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"idolizing",
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"worshipful",
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"worshipping",
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"worshiping",
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"advisory",
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"recommendatory"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"captious",
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"carping",
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"caviling",
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"cavilling",
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"censuring",
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"critical",
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"faultfinding",
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"hypercritical",
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"overcritical",
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"belittling",
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"contemptuous",
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"disdainful",
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"disparaging",
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"scornful",
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"slighting",
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"adverse",
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"depreciative",
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"depreciatory",
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"derogatory",
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"disapproving",
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"inappreciative",
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"negative",
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"unappreciative",
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"uncomplimentary",
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"unfavorable",
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"unflattering",
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"unfriendly"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"lauding":{
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"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
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"examples":[
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"the critics have lauded the best-selling author's newest novel"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclaiming",
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"accrediting",
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"applauding",
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"cheering",
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"cracking up",
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"hailing",
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"praising",
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"saluting",
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"touting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bravoing",
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"clapping",
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"rising (to)",
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"ballyhooing",
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"approving",
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"commending",
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"endorsing",
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"indorsing",
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"favoring",
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"recommending",
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"rooting (for)",
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"supporting",
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"celebrating",
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"emblazoning",
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"eulogizing",
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"extolling",
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"glorifying",
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"magnifying",
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"singing",
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"adulating",
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"belauding",
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"flattering",
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"overpraising",
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"deifying",
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"idolizing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"belittling",
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"discommending",
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"disparaging",
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"putting down",
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"blaming",
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"censuring",
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"reprehending",
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"reprobating",
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"admonishing",
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"chiding",
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"criticizing",
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"rebuking",
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"reprimanding",
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"reproaching",
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"reproving",
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"castigating",
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"excoriating",
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"keelhauling",
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"lambasting",
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"skewering",
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"slagging",
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"vilifying"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"knocking",
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"panning",
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"slamming"
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]
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},
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"to proclaim the glory of":{
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"examples":[
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"the nation's people were expected to laud the dictator at every opportunity"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blessing",
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"caroling",
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"carolling",
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"celebrating",
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"emblazoning",
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"exalting",
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"extolling",
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"glorifying",
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"hymning",
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"magnifying",
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"praising",
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"resounding"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adoring",
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"belauding",
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"deifying",
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"idolizing",
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"worshipping",
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"worshiping",
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"acclaiming",
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"applauding",
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"commending",
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"complimenting",
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"hailing",
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"renowning",
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"saluting",
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"chanting",
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"cheering",
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"eulogizing",
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"rhapsodizing",
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"citing",
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"flattering",
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"cracking up",
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"recommending",
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"touting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blaming",
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"censuring",
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"reprehending",
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"reprobating",
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"criticizing",
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"reproving",
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"admonishing",
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"chiding",
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"keelhauling",
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"rebuking",
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"reprimanding",
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"reproaching",
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"castigating",
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"lambasting"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"laugh":{
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"an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the child's frown turned into a laugh when he saw the clown"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"cry",
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"groan",
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"moan",
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"sob",
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"wail",
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"face",
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"frown",
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"grimace",
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"lower",
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"lour",
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"mouth",
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"pout",
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"scowl"
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],
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"related":[
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"crow",
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"whoop",
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"grin",
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"simper",
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"smile",
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"smirk"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belly laugh",
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"boff",
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"boffo",
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"boffola",
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"cachinnation",
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"cackle",
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"chortle",
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"chuckle",
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"giggle",
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"guffaw",
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"hee-haw",
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"horselaugh",
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"laughter",
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"snicker",
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"snigger",
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"titter",
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"twitter"
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]
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},
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"someone or something that is very funny":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"that new sitcom is a laugh"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bummer",
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"downer"
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],
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"related":[
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"boner",
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"howler",
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"crack",
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"gag",
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"jest",
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"joke",
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"pleasantry",
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"quip",
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"sally",
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"waggery",
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"wisecrack",
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"witticism",
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"caution",
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"sight"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hoot",
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"knee-slapper",
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"riot",
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"scream"
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]
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},
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"something said or done to cause laughter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the film comedy had a good laugh in just about every scene"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"funning",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"wisecracking",
|
|
"knee-slapper",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"riot",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"thigh-slapper",
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"buffoonery",
|
|
"caper",
|
|
"leg-pull",
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
|
"practical joke",
|
|
"prank",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"lampoon",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"riff",
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"kidding",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
"repartee",
|
|
"drollness",
|
|
"facetiousness",
|
|
"funniness",
|
|
"hilariousness",
|
|
"humorousness",
|
|
"comedy",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"wit",
|
|
"wordplay"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boff",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"boffola",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"drollery",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"giggle",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"one-liner",
|
|
"pleasantry",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"rib",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"waggery",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"witticism",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yock"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh !"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sniff",
|
|
"snort",
|
|
"catcall",
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"despise",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"heckle",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"razz",
|
|
"rib",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
"tease",
|
|
"torment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"smile",
|
|
"sneer",
|
|
"snicker",
|
|
"snigger"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bawl",
|
|
"blubber",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"sob",
|
|
"weep",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"yowl",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"pule",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"sniffle",
|
|
"snivel",
|
|
"groan",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"sigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"chortle",
|
|
"chuckle",
|
|
"crack up",
|
|
"giggle",
|
|
"hee-haw",
|
|
"roar",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"snicker",
|
|
"titter",
|
|
"twitter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughing off":{
|
|
"as in diminishing , playing down":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"playing down",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"underrating",
|
|
"undervaluing",
|
|
"bemoaning",
|
|
"lamenting",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"regretting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"boasting",
|
|
"bragging",
|
|
"bulling",
|
|
"crowing",
|
|
"gasconading",
|
|
"swaggering",
|
|
"vaporing",
|
|
"vaunting",
|
|
"blustering",
|
|
"haranguing",
|
|
"puffing",
|
|
"priding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"launchpads":{
|
|
"an area from which a rocket is launched \u2014 often used figuratively":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The TV cameras were focused on the launchpad as the time for liftoff approached.",
|
|
"The program she hosted on local radio was the launchpad for her network career."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pads",
|
|
"aerodromes",
|
|
"airdromes",
|
|
"airfields",
|
|
"airports",
|
|
"fields",
|
|
"air bases",
|
|
"air parks",
|
|
"helipads",
|
|
"heliports",
|
|
"jetports",
|
|
"airstrips",
|
|
"landing fields",
|
|
"landing strips",
|
|
"runways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"launders":{
|
|
"to remove objectionable parts from":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowdlerizes",
|
|
"censors",
|
|
"cleans (up)",
|
|
"expurgates",
|
|
"red-pencils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"purifies",
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"blue-pencils",
|
|
"edits",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"bleeps",
|
|
"blips",
|
|
"cuts (out)",
|
|
"deletes",
|
|
"excises",
|
|
"expunges",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"x's (out)",
|
|
"blacks out",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"silences",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"examines",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"scrutinizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"sanctions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laugh off":{
|
|
"as in diminish , play down":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"play down",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"underrate",
|
|
"undervalue",
|
|
"bemoan",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"mourn",
|
|
"regret"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"boast",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"gasconade",
|
|
"swagger",
|
|
"vapor",
|
|
"vaunt",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"pride"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughter":{
|
|
"an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nervous producers were reassured by the sounds of laughter coming from the theater"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belly laugh",
|
|
"boff",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"boffola",
|
|
"cachinnation",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"chortle",
|
|
"chuckle",
|
|
"giggle",
|
|
"guffaw",
|
|
"hee-haw",
|
|
"horselaugh",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"snicker",
|
|
"snigger",
|
|
"titter",
|
|
"twitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"whoop",
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"simper",
|
|
"smile",
|
|
"smirk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"groan",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"sob",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"scowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughingly":{
|
|
"as in blithely , breezily":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blithely",
|
|
"blithesomely",
|
|
"breezily",
|
|
"gladly",
|
|
"gladsomely",
|
|
"lightheartedly",
|
|
"sunnily",
|
|
"amusedly",
|
|
"exuberantly",
|
|
"giddily",
|
|
"gigglingly",
|
|
"joyfully",
|
|
"joyously",
|
|
"amicably",
|
|
"friendlily",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"good-humoredly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"jocularly",
|
|
"brightly",
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"gaily",
|
|
"gayly",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"jocosely",
|
|
"jovially",
|
|
"merrily",
|
|
"mirthfully",
|
|
"smilingly",
|
|
"hopefully",
|
|
"optimistically",
|
|
"sanguinely",
|
|
"blissfully",
|
|
"elatedly",
|
|
"euphorically",
|
|
"rapturously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bleakly",
|
|
"cheerlessly",
|
|
"darkly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"miserably",
|
|
"morosely",
|
|
"unhappily",
|
|
"abjectly",
|
|
"dejectedly",
|
|
"despondently",
|
|
"disconsolately",
|
|
"dispiritedly",
|
|
"wretchedly",
|
|
"dolefully",
|
|
"dolorously",
|
|
"forlornly",
|
|
"mournfully",
|
|
"plaintively",
|
|
"sorrowfully",
|
|
"dourly",
|
|
"glumly",
|
|
"mirthlessly",
|
|
"sourly",
|
|
"sternly",
|
|
"sulkily",
|
|
"sullenly",
|
|
"blackly",
|
|
"dismally",
|
|
"drearily",
|
|
"gloomily",
|
|
"pessimistically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laurels":{
|
|
"public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the medics received many laurels for their heroic actions during the disaster"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"bay(s)",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"r\u00e9clame",
|
|
"sun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"celebrity",
|
|
"fame",
|
|
"renown",
|
|
"repute",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"toast",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"ovation",
|
|
"plaudit",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"rave",
|
|
"rhapsody",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"kudo",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"recommendation",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"enshrinement",
|
|
"enthronement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughs (at)":{
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derides",
|
|
"gibes",
|
|
"jibes",
|
|
"jeers",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"ridicules",
|
|
"scouts",
|
|
"shoots down",
|
|
"skewers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"sneers (at)",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"chaffs",
|
|
"jives",
|
|
"joshes",
|
|
"kids",
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"razzes",
|
|
"ribs",
|
|
"rides",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"tweaks",
|
|
"twits",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"barracks",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"catcalls",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"heckles",
|
|
"needles",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"targets",
|
|
"taunts",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"apes",
|
|
"burlesques",
|
|
"caricatures",
|
|
"imitates",
|
|
"lampoons",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"parodies",
|
|
"parrots",
|
|
"pillories",
|
|
"satirizes",
|
|
"takes off (on)",
|
|
"travesties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughters":{
|
|
"an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nervous producers were reassured by the sounds of laughter coming from the theater"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belly laughs",
|
|
"boffolas",
|
|
"boffs",
|
|
"boffos",
|
|
"cachinnations",
|
|
"cackles",
|
|
"chortles",
|
|
"chuckles",
|
|
"giggles",
|
|
"guffaws",
|
|
"hee-haws",
|
|
"horselaughs",
|
|
"laughs",
|
|
"snickers",
|
|
"sniggers",
|
|
"titters",
|
|
"twitters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crows",
|
|
"whoops",
|
|
"grins",
|
|
"simpers",
|
|
"smiles",
|
|
"smirks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cries",
|
|
"groans",
|
|
"moans",
|
|
"sobs",
|
|
"wails",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"frowns",
|
|
"grimaces",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"lours",
|
|
"mouths",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"scowls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughableness":{
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"as in irony , absurdity":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"absurdity",
|
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"irony",
|
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"ludicrousness",
|
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"ridiculousness",
|
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"amusement",
|
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"enjoyment",
|
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"fun",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
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"whimsicality",
|
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"wittiness",
|
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"wryness",
|
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"comedy",
|
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"comic",
|
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"comicality",
|
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"drollery",
|
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"drollness",
|
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"funniness",
|
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"hilariousness",
|
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"humor",
|
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"humorousness",
|
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"richness",
|
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"uproariousness",
|
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"burlesque",
|
|
"caricature",
|
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"farce",
|
|
"jest",
|
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"lampoon",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"satire",
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
"spoof",
|
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"takeoff",
|
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"jocularity",
|
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"jokiness",
|
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"playfulness",
|
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"waggishness"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"pathos",
|
|
"agony",
|
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"anguish",
|
|
"dolor",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"soberness",
|
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"solemnity",
|
|
"solemnness",
|
|
"somberness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"launched":{
|
|
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"planted",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"started"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authored",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"financed",
|
|
"funded",
|
|
"subsidized",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"systemized",
|
|
"refounded",
|
|
"reinitiated",
|
|
"reinstituted",
|
|
"relaunched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up",
|
|
"wrapped up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closed (down)",
|
|
"phased out",
|
|
"shut (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"embarked (on or upon)",
|
|
"entered (into or upon)",
|
|
"fell (to)",
|
|
"got off",
|
|
"kicked off",
|
|
"led off",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"struck (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"created",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"took on",
|
|
"took up",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"spawned",
|
|
"got around (to)",
|
|
"got down (to)",
|
|
"got round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"laid off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"exterminated",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"phased out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"terminated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"catapulted",
|
|
"chucked",
|
|
"dashed",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"flung",
|
|
"heaved",
|
|
"hove",
|
|
"hurled",
|
|
"hurtled",
|
|
"lobbed",
|
|
"lofted",
|
|
"pegged",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"slung",
|
|
"threw",
|
|
"tossed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowled",
|
|
"darted",
|
|
"flipped",
|
|
"gunned",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"impelled",
|
|
"precipitated",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"propelled",
|
|
"rifled",
|
|
"thrust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laundering":{
|
|
"to remove objectionable parts from":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowdlerizing",
|
|
"censoring",
|
|
"cleaning (up)",
|
|
"expurgating",
|
|
"red-penciling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"blue-penciling",
|
|
"editing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"bleeping",
|
|
"blipping",
|
|
"cutting (out)",
|
|
"deleting",
|
|
"excising",
|
|
"expunging",
|
|
"gutting",
|
|
"x-ing (out)",
|
|
"x'ing (out)",
|
|
"blacking out",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"silencing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"screening",
|
|
"scrutinizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"sanctioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"launches":{
|
|
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"constitutes",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authors",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"originates",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"thinks (up)",
|
|
"constructs",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"subsidizes",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"systemizes",
|
|
"refounds",
|
|
"reinitiates",
|
|
"reinstitutes",
|
|
"relaunches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"rounds (off or out)",
|
|
"winds up",
|
|
"wraps up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closes (down)",
|
|
"phases out",
|
|
"shuts (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"commences",
|
|
"embarks (on or upon)",
|
|
"enters (into or upon)",
|
|
"falls (to)",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"kicks off",
|
|
"leads off",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"strikes (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"generates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"originates",
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"takes on",
|
|
"takes up",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"spawns",
|
|
"gets around (to)",
|
|
"gets down (to)",
|
|
"gets round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"desists",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"lays off",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"demolishes",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"exterminates",
|
|
"extinguishes",
|
|
"phases out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"terminates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"catapults",
|
|
"chucks",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"flings",
|
|
"heaves",
|
|
"hurls",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"lobs",
|
|
"lofts",
|
|
"pegs",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"slings",
|
|
"throws",
|
|
"tosses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"flips",
|
|
"guns",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"impels",
|
|
"precipitates",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"propels",
|
|
"rifles",
|
|
"thrusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the reporters held their collective breath as they silently watched the space shuttle's launch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blastoffs",
|
|
"liftoffs",
|
|
"takeoffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"splashdowns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"landings"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the point at which something begins":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we are at the launch of a new age of space exploration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alphas",
|
|
"baselines",
|
|
"beginnings",
|
|
"births",
|
|
"commencements",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"day ones",
|
|
"geneses",
|
|
"get-goes",
|
|
"git-goes",
|
|
"inceptions",
|
|
"incipiences",
|
|
"incipiencies",
|
|
"kickoffs",
|
|
"mornings",
|
|
"nascences",
|
|
"nascencies",
|
|
"onsets",
|
|
"outsets",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"thresholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing boards",
|
|
"first bases",
|
|
"ground zeros",
|
|
"square ones",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"inaugurations",
|
|
"initiations",
|
|
"institutions",
|
|
"originations",
|
|
"cradles",
|
|
"fountainheads",
|
|
"fountains",
|
|
"germs",
|
|
"origins",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"seedbeds",
|
|
"sources",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"wells",
|
|
"wellsprings",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"advents",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"arrivals",
|
|
"debuts",
|
|
"d\u00e9buts",
|
|
"emergences",
|
|
"childhoods",
|
|
"infancies",
|
|
"youths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cessations",
|
|
"closings",
|
|
"closures",
|
|
"completions",
|
|
"finales",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"periods",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminations",
|
|
"windups"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"omegas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laundered":{
|
|
"to remove objectionable parts from":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had to launder the quarterback's off-the-cuff's remarks before they could be quoted in the newspaper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowdlerized",
|
|
"censored",
|
|
"cleaned (up)",
|
|
"expurgated",
|
|
"red-penciled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cleansed",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"blue-penciled",
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"bleeped",
|
|
"blipped",
|
|
"cut (out)",
|
|
"deleted",
|
|
"excised",
|
|
"expunged",
|
|
"gutted",
|
|
"x-ed (out)",
|
|
"x'd (out)",
|
|
"xed (out)",
|
|
"blacked out",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"silenced",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"examined",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"scrutinized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lauds":{
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"public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{
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"examples":[
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"an actor who in his lifetime received all the laud and honor that the theater world could bestow"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclaim",
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"accolades",
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"applauses",
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"bays",
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"credits",
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"distinctions",
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"glories",
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"homages",
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"honors",
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"kudos",
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"laurels",
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"props",
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"r\u00e9clames",
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"suns"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"celebrities",
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"fames",
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"renowns",
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"reputes",
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"compliments",
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"encomiums",
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"encomia",
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"eulogies",
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"panegyrics",
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"toasts",
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"tributes",
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"acclamations",
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"ovations",
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"plaudits",
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"praises",
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"raves",
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"rhapsodies",
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"citations",
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"commendations",
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"kudos",
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"notes",
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"recommendations",
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"elevations",
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"enshrinements",
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"enthronements",
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"exaltations",
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"glorifications"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
|
"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
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"examples":[
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"the critics have lauded the best-selling author's newest novel"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclaims",
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|
"accredits",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"cheers",
|
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"cracks up",
|
|
"hails",
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"praises",
|
|
"salutes",
|
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"touts"
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
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"bravoes",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"rises (to)",
|
|
"ballyhoos",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"endorses",
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|
"indorses",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"roots (for)",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"celebrates",
|
|
"emblazons",
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|
"eulogizes",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
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|
"glorifies",
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|
"magnifies",
|
|
"sings",
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"belauds",
|
|
"flatters",
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|
"overpraises",
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|
"deifies",
|
|
"idolizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"discommends",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"reprobates",
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"chides",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reproves",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"excoriates",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"skewers",
|
|
"slags",
|
|
"vilifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"pans",
|
|
"slams"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proclaim the glory of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nation's people were expected to laud the dictator at every opportunity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"carols",
|
|
"celebrates",
|
|
"emblazons",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"hymns",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"resounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adores",
|
|
"belauds",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"worships",
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"renowns",
|
|
"salutes",
|
|
"chants",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"eulogizes",
|
|
"rhapsodizes",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"flatters",
|
|
"cracks up",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"touts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"reprobates",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"reproves",
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"chides",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laudations":{
|
|
"as in acclaim , acclamations":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamations",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"dedications",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"applauses",
|
|
"plaudits",
|
|
"accolades",
|
|
"citations",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"dithyrambs",
|
|
"encomiums",
|
|
"encomia",
|
|
"eulogia",
|
|
"eulogiums",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"homages",
|
|
"hymns",
|
|
"paeans",
|
|
"panegyrics",
|
|
"salutations",
|
|
"tributes",
|
|
"bravos",
|
|
"bravoes",
|
|
"hallelujahs",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"cachets",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"recommendations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"indictments",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproofs",
|
|
"admonitions",
|
|
"corrections",
|
|
"harangues",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"sermons"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laudation":{
|
|
"as in acclaim , acclamation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"dedication",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"plaudit(s)",
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"dithyramb",
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"hymn",
|
|
"paean",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"salutation",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"bravo",
|
|
"hallelujah",
|
|
"kudo",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"cachet",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"recommendation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"indictment",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"admonition",
|
|
"correction",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"sermon"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"launchers":{
|
|
"as in powers , triggers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"activators",
|
|
"animators",
|
|
"catalysts",
|
|
"drivers",
|
|
"energizers",
|
|
"executors",
|
|
"generators",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"inspirations",
|
|
"instigations",
|
|
"instigators",
|
|
"movers",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"instrumentalities",
|
|
"instruments",
|
|
"machineries",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"ministries",
|
|
"organs",
|
|
"vehicles",
|
|
"determinants",
|
|
"expedients",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"mechanisms",
|
|
"tools",
|
|
"weapons",
|
|
"antecedents",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"subagencies",
|
|
"sub-agencies",
|
|
"subagents",
|
|
"sub-agents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laugh (at)":{
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"shoot down",
|
|
"skewer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"sneer (at)",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"razz",
|
|
"rib",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"tease",
|
|
"tweak",
|
|
"twit",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"barrack",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"catcall",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"heckle",
|
|
"needle",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"target",
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"ape",
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"lampoon",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"parrot",
|
|
"pillory",
|
|
"satirize",
|
|
"take off (on)",
|
|
"travesty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughed (at)":{
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"gibed",
|
|
"jibed",
|
|
"jeered",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
"scouted",
|
|
"shot down",
|
|
"skewered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scoffed (at)",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"sneered (at)",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"chaffed",
|
|
"jived",
|
|
"joshed",
|
|
"kidded",
|
|
"quizzed",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"razzed",
|
|
"ribbed",
|
|
"rode",
|
|
"rid",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"tweaked",
|
|
"twitted",
|
|
"baited",
|
|
"barracked",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"catcalled",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"hassled",
|
|
"heckled",
|
|
"needled",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"targeted",
|
|
"taunted",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"aped",
|
|
"burlesqued",
|
|
"caricatured",
|
|
"imitated",
|
|
"lampooned",
|
|
"mimicked",
|
|
"parodied",
|
|
"parroted",
|
|
"pilloried",
|
|
"satirized",
|
|
"took off (on)",
|
|
"travestied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"launching":{
|
|
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"introducing",
|
|
"pioneering",
|
|
"planting",
|
|
"setting up",
|
|
"starting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoring",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"originating",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"systematizing",
|
|
"systemizing",
|
|
"refounding",
|
|
"reinitiating",
|
|
"reinstituting",
|
|
"relaunching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"rounding (off or out)",
|
|
"winding up",
|
|
"wrapping up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closing (down)",
|
|
"phasing out",
|
|
"shutting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"commencing",
|
|
"embarking (on or upon)",
|
|
"entering (into or upon)",
|
|
"falling (to)",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"kicking off",
|
|
"leading off",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"striking (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"generating",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"originating",
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"taking on",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"pioneering",
|
|
"setting up",
|
|
"spawning",
|
|
"getting around (to)",
|
|
"getting down (to)",
|
|
"getting round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"desisting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"laying off",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
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"forsaking",
|
|
"leaving",
|
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"abolishing",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
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"destroying",
|
|
"exterminating",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"phasing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"terminating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casting",
|
|
"catapulting",
|
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"chucking",
|
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"dashing",
|
|
"firing",
|
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"flinging",
|
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"heaving",
|
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"hurling",
|
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"hurtling",
|
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"lobbing",
|
|
"lofting",
|
|
"pegging",
|
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"pelting",
|
|
"pitching",
|
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"slinging",
|
|
"throwing",
|
|
"tossing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowling",
|
|
"darting",
|
|
"flipping",
|
|
"gunning",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"ejecting",
|
|
"impelling",
|
|
"precipitating",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"propelling",
|
|
"rifling",
|
|
"thrusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughers":{
|
|
"as in shutouts , sweeps":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowouts",
|
|
"landslides",
|
|
"romps",
|
|
"runaways",
|
|
"shutouts",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"walkaways",
|
|
"walkovers",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"conquests",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"subjugations",
|
|
"squeakers",
|
|
"palms",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"victories",
|
|
"wins",
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"takeovers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beatings",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"drubbings",
|
|
"lickings",
|
|
"losses",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"shellackings",
|
|
"trimmings",
|
|
"whippings",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"disasters",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"nonsuccesses",
|
|
"washouts",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"slumps",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"lurches",
|
|
"setbacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"launch":{
|
|
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after retiring, he launched a small company devoted to making medical devices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"plant",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"author",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"finance",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"subsidize",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"systematize",
|
|
"systemize",
|
|
"refound",
|
|
"reinitiate",
|
|
"reinstitute",
|
|
"relaunch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"close (down)",
|
|
"phase out",
|
|
"shut (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she launched a career in journalism after quitting acting school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"embark (on or upon)",
|
|
"enter (into or upon)",
|
|
"fall (to)",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"kick off",
|
|
"lead off",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"strike (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"create",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"take on",
|
|
"take up",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"spawn",
|
|
"get around (to)",
|
|
"get down (to)",
|
|
"get round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"desist",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"lay off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"exterminate",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"phase out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"terminate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"infantrymen launching grenades at the nest of machine gunners"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"catapult",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"lob",
|
|
"loft",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"sling",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"toss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"dart",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"gun",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"propel",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"thrust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the reporters held their collective breath as they silently watched the space shuttle's launch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blastoff",
|
|
"liftoff",
|
|
"takeoff"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"splashdown"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"landing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the point at which something begins":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we are at the launch of a new age of space exploration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alpha",
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"commencement",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"genesis",
|
|
"get-go",
|
|
"git-go",
|
|
"inception",
|
|
"incipience",
|
|
"incipiency",
|
|
"kickoff",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"onset",
|
|
"outset",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing board",
|
|
"first base",
|
|
"ground zero",
|
|
"square one",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"inauguration",
|
|
"initiation",
|
|
"institution",
|
|
"origination",
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"fountain",
|
|
"fountainhead",
|
|
"germ",
|
|
"origin",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"seedbed",
|
|
"source",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wellspring",
|
|
"dawning",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"advent",
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"arrival",
|
|
"debut",
|
|
"d\u00e9but",
|
|
"emergence",
|
|
"childhood",
|
|
"infancy",
|
|
"youth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"closure",
|
|
"completion",
|
|
"finale",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"period",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"termination",
|
|
"windup"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"omega"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laureated":{
|
|
"as in applauded , cheered":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"touted",
|
|
"celebrated",
|
|
"commemorated",
|
|
"memorialized",
|
|
"observed",
|
|
"acknowledged",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"complimented",
|
|
"credited",
|
|
"thanked",
|
|
"congratulated",
|
|
"felicitated",
|
|
"feted",
|
|
"f\u00eated",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"recognized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"disgraced",
|
|
"dishonored",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"defamed",
|
|
"libeled",
|
|
"libelled",
|
|
"maligned",
|
|
"slandered",
|
|
"booed",
|
|
"hissed",
|
|
"hooted",
|
|
"jeered",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"reprobated",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
"slighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"launcher":{
|
|
"as in power , trigger":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"activator",
|
|
"animator",
|
|
"catalyst",
|
|
"driver",
|
|
"energizer",
|
|
"executor",
|
|
"generator",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"instigator",
|
|
"mover",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"instrumentality",
|
|
"machinery",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"ministry",
|
|
"organ",
|
|
"vehicle",
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"mechanism",
|
|
"tool",
|
|
"weapon",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"subagency",
|
|
"subagent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laureating":{
|
|
"as in applauding , cheering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"saluting",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"celebrating",
|
|
"commemorating",
|
|
"memorializing",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"crediting",
|
|
"thanking",
|
|
"congratulating",
|
|
"felicitating",
|
|
"feting",
|
|
"f\u00eating",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"recognizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"disgracing",
|
|
"dishonoring",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"shaming",
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"defaming",
|
|
"libeling",
|
|
"libelling",
|
|
"maligning",
|
|
"slandering",
|
|
"booing",
|
|
"hissing",
|
|
"hooting",
|
|
"jeering",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"reprobating",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"ridiculing",
|
|
"slighting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laugher":{
|
|
"as in shutout , sweep":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowout",
|
|
"landslide",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"runaway",
|
|
"shutout",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"walkaway",
|
|
"walkover",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"conquest",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"subjugation",
|
|
"vanquishing",
|
|
"squeaker",
|
|
"palm",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"victory",
|
|
"win",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"takeover"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"shellacking",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"disaster",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"nonsuccess",
|
|
"washout",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"lurch",
|
|
"setback"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laughs":{
|
|
"to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"cackles",
|
|
"chortles",
|
|
"chuckles",
|
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"cracks up",
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"giggles",
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"hee-haws",
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"roars",
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"screams",
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"snickers",
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"titters",
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"twitters"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"grins",
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"smiles"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bawls",
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"blubbers",
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"cries",
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"sobs",
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"weeps",
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"howls",
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"squalls",
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"wails",
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"yowls",
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"bleats",
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"pules",
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"whimpers",
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"whines",
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"sniffles",
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"snivels",
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"groans",
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"moans",
|
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"sighs"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions":{
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"examples":[
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"you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh !"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"smiles",
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"sneers",
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"snickers",
|
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"sniggers"
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"sniffs",
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"snorts",
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"catcalls",
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"derides",
|
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"gibes",
|
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"jibes",
|
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"hoots",
|
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"insults",
|
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"jeers",
|
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"mocks",
|
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"ridicules",
|
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"decries",
|
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"despises",
|
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"disdains",
|
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"scoffs (at)",
|
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"scorns",
|
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"bad-mouths",
|
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"belittles",
|
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"disparages",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
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"poohs",
|
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"puts down",
|
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"heckles",
|
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"jives",
|
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"razzes",
|
|
"ribs",
|
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"rides",
|
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"taunts",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"torments"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the child's frown turned into a laugh when he saw the clown"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belly laughs",
|
|
"boffolas",
|
|
"boffs",
|
|
"boffos",
|
|
"cachinnations",
|
|
"cackles",
|
|
"chortles",
|
|
"chuckles",
|
|
"giggles",
|
|
"guffaws",
|
|
"hee-haws",
|
|
"horselaughs",
|
|
"laughters",
|
|
"snickers",
|
|
"sniggers",
|
|
"titters",
|
|
"twitters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crows",
|
|
"whoops",
|
|
"grins",
|
|
"simpers",
|
|
"smiles",
|
|
"smirks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cries",
|
|
"groans",
|
|
"moans",
|
|
"sobs",
|
|
"wails",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"frowns",
|
|
"grimaces",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"lours",
|
|
"mouths",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"scowls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone or something that is very funny":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that new sitcom is a laugh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hoots",
|
|
"knee-slappers",
|
|
"riots",
|
|
"screams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boners",
|
|
"howlers",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"gags",
|
|
"jests",
|
|
"jokes",
|
|
"pleasantries",
|
|
"quips",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"waggeries",
|
|
"wisecracks",
|
|
"witticisms",
|
|
"cautions",
|
|
"sights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bummers",
|
|
"downers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something said or done to cause laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the film comedy had a good laugh in just about every scene"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boffolas",
|
|
"boffs",
|
|
"boffos",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"drolleries",
|
|
"funnies",
|
|
"gags",
|
|
"giggles",
|
|
"japes",
|
|
"jests",
|
|
"jokes",
|
|
"joshes",
|
|
"nifties",
|
|
"one-liners",
|
|
"pleasantries",
|
|
"quips",
|
|
"ribs",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"waggeries",
|
|
"wisecracks",
|
|
"witticisms",
|
|
"yuks",
|
|
"yucks",
|
|
"yaks",
|
|
"yocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"knee-slappers",
|
|
"panics",
|
|
"riots",
|
|
"screams",
|
|
"thigh-slappers",
|
|
"antics",
|
|
"buffooneries",
|
|
"capers",
|
|
"leg-pulls",
|
|
"monkeyshines",
|
|
"practical jokes",
|
|
"pranks",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"burlesques",
|
|
"caricatures",
|
|
"lampoons",
|
|
"mockeries",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"parodies",
|
|
"put-ons",
|
|
"riffs",
|
|
"banters",
|
|
"persiflages",
|
|
"railleries",
|
|
"repartees",
|
|
"comedies",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"wits",
|
|
"wordplays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laureate":{
|
|
"as in applaud , cheer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"celebrate",
|
|
"commemorate",
|
|
"memorialize",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"thank",
|
|
"congratulate",
|
|
"felicitate",
|
|
"fete",
|
|
"f\u00eate",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"recognize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate",
|
|
"shame",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"defame",
|
|
"libel",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"slander",
|
|
"boo",
|
|
"hiss",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"slight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |