dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/ret_MWT.json
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{
"retail":{
"to offer for sale to the public":{
"antonyms":[
"buy",
"purchase"
],
"examples":[
"the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"presell",
"wholesale",
"remarket",
"resell",
"hawk",
"peddle",
"barter",
"distribute",
"exchange",
"export",
"handle",
"trade",
"traffic (in)",
"advertise",
"ballyhoo",
"boost",
"plug",
"promote",
"tout",
"bargain",
"chaffer",
"dicker",
"haggle",
"horse-trade",
"palter",
"auction",
"provide",
"supply",
"carry",
"keep",
"stock"
],
"synonyms":[
"deal (in)",
"market",
"merchandise",
"merchandize",
"put up",
"sell",
"vend"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retails":{
"to offer for sale to the public":{
"examples":[
"the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers"
],
"synonyms":[
"deals (in)",
"markets",
"merchandises",
"merchandizes",
"puts up",
"sells",
"vends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"presells",
"wholesales",
"remarkets",
"resells",
"hawks",
"peddles",
"barters",
"distributes",
"exchanges",
"exports",
"handles",
"trades",
"traffics (in)",
"advertises",
"ballyhoos",
"boosts",
"plugs",
"promotes",
"touts",
"bargains",
"chaffers",
"dickers",
"haggles",
"horse-trades",
"palters",
"auctions",
"provides",
"supplies",
"carries",
"keeps",
"stocks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"buys",
"purchases"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retain":{
"to continue to have in one's possession or power":{
"examples":[
"I plan to retain the family heirlooms until my own children are mature enough to appreciate them, and then I will lovingly pass them on"
],
"synonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"reserve",
"withhold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserve",
"guard",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"boast",
"enjoy",
"have",
"own",
"possess",
"command",
"control",
"detain",
"direct",
"manage",
"rule",
"bear",
"harbor",
"cherish",
"cling (to)",
"hug",
"treasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"cede",
"drop",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"hand out",
"discard",
"dump",
"decline",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"lose"
],
"antonyms":[
"give up",
"hand over",
"release",
"relinquish",
"surrender",
"yield"
]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"examples":[
"that author retains the right to veto any changes in his books suggested by his publisher's notoriously intrusive editor"
],
"synonyms":[
"command",
"enjoy",
"have",
"hold",
"own",
"possess"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keep",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"bear",
"carry",
"boast",
"show off",
"sport"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"cede",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"hand over",
"relinquish",
"renounce",
"surrender",
"yield",
"discard",
"dump",
"decline",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"need",
"require"
],
"antonyms":[
"lack",
"want"
]
},
"to provide with a paying job":{
"examples":[
"her neighbor retained her as a nanny for the summer, thus giving her something to do until school started again"
],
"synonyms":[
"assume",
"employ",
"engage",
"fee",
"hire",
"lay on",
"pay",
"place",
"recruit",
"sign (up or on)",
"take on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reemploy",
"reengage",
"rehire",
"apprentice",
"contract",
"job",
"partner",
"subcontract",
"enlist",
"advance",
"promote",
"upgrade",
"keep (on)",
"headhunt",
"scout"
],
"near antonyms":[
"furlough",
"lay off",
"lock out"
],
"antonyms":[
"ax",
"axe",
"can",
"discharge",
"dismiss",
"fire",
"sack"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retaining":{
"as in retention , holding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"holding",
"retention",
"control",
"enjoyment",
"hands",
"keeping",
"possession",
"care",
"custody",
"safekeeping",
"conservation",
"maintenance",
"support",
"repossession",
"ownership",
"proprietorship",
"authority",
"command",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"power",
"claiming",
"collaring",
"commandeering",
"confiscation",
"procurement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispossession",
"relinquishment",
"surrendering",
"transferal",
"nonpossession"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to continue to have in one's possession or power":{
"examples":[
"I plan to retain the family heirlooms until my own children are mature enough to appreciate them, and then I will lovingly pass them on"
],
"synonyms":[
"holding",
"keeping",
"reserving",
"withholding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserving",
"guarding",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"boasting",
"enjoying",
"having",
"owning",
"possessing",
"commanding",
"controlling",
"detaining",
"directing",
"managing",
"ruling",
"bearing",
"harboring",
"cherishing",
"clinging (to)",
"hugging",
"treasuring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"ceding",
"dropping",
"contributing",
"donating",
"giving",
"handing out",
"discarding",
"dumping",
"declining",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"losing"
],
"antonyms":[
"giving up",
"handing over",
"releasing",
"relinquishing",
"surrendering",
"yielding"
]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"examples":[
"that author retains the right to veto any changes in his books suggested by his publisher's notoriously intrusive editor"
],
"synonyms":[
"commanding",
"enjoying",
"having",
"holding",
"owning",
"possessing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keeping",
"reserving",
"withholding",
"bearing",
"carrying",
"boasting",
"showing off",
"sporting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"ceding",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"handing over",
"relinquishing",
"renouncing",
"surrendering",
"yielding",
"discarding",
"dumping",
"declining",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"needing",
"requiring"
],
"antonyms":[
"lacking",
"wanting"
]
},
"to provide with a paying job":{
"examples":[
"her neighbor retained her as a nanny for the summer, thus giving her something to do until school started again"
],
"synonyms":[
"assuming",
"employing",
"engaging",
"feeing",
"hiring",
"laying on",
"paying",
"placing",
"recruiting",
"signing (up or on)",
"taking on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reemploying",
"re-employing",
"reengaging",
"re-engaging",
"rehiring",
"apprenticing",
"contracting",
"jobbing",
"partnering",
"subcontracting",
"enlisting",
"advancing",
"promoting",
"upgrading",
"keeping (on)",
"headhunting",
"scouting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"furloughing",
"laying off",
"locking out"
],
"antonyms":[
"axing",
"canning",
"discharging",
"dismissing",
"firing",
"sacking"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reteach":{
"as in retrain , reeducate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reeducate",
"reschool",
"retrain",
"initiate",
"introduce",
"show",
"brief",
"familiarize",
"impart (to)",
"inform",
"verse",
"edify",
"enlighten",
"homeschool",
"implant",
"inculcate",
"instill",
"instil",
"catechize",
"lecture",
"moralize",
"preach",
"direct",
"guide",
"lead",
"rear",
"drill",
"fit",
"ground",
"habilitate",
"prepare",
"prime",
"qualify"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retentions":{
"the act of keeping something or someone":{
"examples":[
"The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"holding",
"retaining",
"control",
"enjoyment",
"hands",
"keeping",
"possession",
"care",
"custody",
"safekeeping",
"conservation",
"maintenance",
"support",
"repossession",
"ownership",
"proprietorship",
"authority",
"command",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"power",
"claiming",
"collaring",
"commandeering",
"confiscation",
"procurement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispossession",
"relinquishment",
"surrendering",
"transferal",
"nonpossession"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reticence":{
"a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something":{
"antonyms":[
"inclination",
"willingness"
],
"examples":[
"the publisher's reticence to make content available online for free"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assurance",
"assuredness",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"conviction",
"positiveness",
"sureness",
"surety"
],
"related":[
"faltering",
"fence-sitting",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"shilly-shallying",
"staggering",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"distrust",
"distrustfulness",
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"misdoubt",
"misgiving",
"mistrust",
"mistrustfulness",
"skepticism",
"suspicion",
"uncertainness",
"uncertainty"
],
"synonyms":[
"disinclination",
"hesitance",
"hesitancy",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retiring":{
"not comfortable around people":{
"examples":[
"one retiring young girl was sitting alone quietly in a corner during the party"
],
"synonyms":[
"backward",
"bashful",
"coy",
"demure",
"diffident",
"introverted",
"modest",
"recessive",
"self-effacing",
"sheepish",
"shy",
"withdrawn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antisocial",
"lone",
"lone-wolf",
"unsociable",
"unsocial",
"awkward",
"embarrassed",
"self-conscious",
"unadventurous",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising",
"inhibited",
"reserved",
"uneasy",
"uptight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boon",
"clubbable",
"clubable",
"companionable",
"convivial",
"gregarious",
"sociable",
"social",
"bold",
"dashing",
"forceful",
"brash",
"forward",
"overbold",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved"
],
"antonyms":[
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"immodest",
"outgoing"
]
},
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
"examples":[
"I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedding",
"crashing",
"dossing (down)",
"turning in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunking",
"perching",
"roosting",
"settling",
"dozing",
"dropping off",
"napping",
"nodding",
"sleeping",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"couching",
"lying (down)",
"reclining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arousing",
"awakening",
"awaking",
"rousing",
"wakening",
"waking",
"bestirring",
"stirring",
"reawakening",
"reawaking",
"shifting",
"stirring"
],
"antonyms":[
"arising",
"getting up",
"rising",
"uprising"
]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees"
],
"synonyms":[
"axing",
"bouncing",
"canning",
"cashiering",
"discharging",
"dismissing",
"firing",
"mustering out",
"pink-slipping",
"releasing",
"removing",
"sacking",
"terminating",
"turning off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsizing",
"excessing",
"furloughing",
"laying off",
"trimming",
"booting (out)",
"chucking (out)",
"drumming (out)",
"kicking out",
"throwing out",
"unseating",
"separating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keeping",
"reemploying",
"re-employing",
"rehiring",
"contracting",
"subcontracting",
"recruiting"
],
"antonyms":[
"employing",
"engaging",
"hiring",
"retaining",
"signing (up or on)",
"taking on"
]
},
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive"
],
"synonyms":[
"backing away",
"dropping back",
"falling back",
"pulling out",
"receding",
"retreating",
"withdrawing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fleeing",
"flying",
"flinching",
"recoiling",
"shrinking",
"chickening (out)",
"bowing out",
"backing down",
"backpedaling",
"backtracking",
"climbing down",
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"disentangling",
"pulling away",
"abandoning",
"departing",
"evacuating",
"going",
"leaving",
"quitting",
"vacating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"brazening",
"breasting",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"outbraving"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"retiring (from)":{
"to give up (a job or office)":{
"examples":[
"at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagging",
"chucking",
"leaving",
"quitting",
"resigning (from)",
"stepping aside (from)",
"stepping down (from)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoning",
"vacating",
"dropping out (of)",
"throwing up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"staying (at)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retraction":{
"as in denial , repudiation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"denial",
"disaffirmance",
"disavowal",
"disownment",
"recantation",
"renunciation",
"repudiation",
"bait and switch",
"switcheroo",
"reconsideration",
"retreat",
"second thought",
"about-face",
"about-turn",
"flip-flop",
"reversal",
"turnabout",
"turnaround",
"U-turn",
"volte-face",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrain":{
"as in reteach , reeducate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reeducate",
"reschool",
"reteach",
"initiate",
"introduce",
"show",
"brief",
"familiarize",
"impart (to)",
"inform",
"verse",
"edify",
"enlighten",
"homeschool",
"implant",
"inculcate",
"instill",
"instil",
"catechize",
"lecture",
"moralize",
"preach",
"direct",
"guide",
"lead",
"rear",
"drill",
"fit",
"ground",
"habilitate",
"prepare",
"prime",
"qualify"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retransferring":{
"as in recommitting , retransmitting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recommitting",
"redelivering",
"retransmitting",
"furnishing",
"supplying",
"advancing",
"lending",
"loaning",
"bequeathing",
"handing down",
"handing on",
"willing",
"handing in",
"releasing",
"relinquishing",
"submitting",
"surrendering",
"turning in",
"yielding",
"assigning",
"dealing (out)",
"dispensing",
"dispersing",
"distributing",
"dividing",
"conferring",
"granting",
"commending",
"committing",
"confiding",
"consigning",
"delegating",
"delivering",
"entrusting",
"intrusting",
"giving",
"giving over",
"handing",
"handing over",
"leaving",
"passing",
"recommending",
"reposing",
"transferring",
"transmitting",
"trusting",
"turning over",
"vesting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"holding",
"keeping",
"retaining",
"detaining",
"holding back",
"reserving",
"withholding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"accepting",
"receiving",
"taking in",
"occupying",
"taking",
"taking over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retreat":{
"an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable":{
"examples":[
"we made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered"
],
"synonyms":[
"pullback",
"pullout",
"recession",
"retirement",
"withdrawal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rout",
"flinch",
"recoil",
"revulsion",
"shrinking",
"disengagement",
"disentanglement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"advancement"
]
},
"something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger":{
"examples":[
"her bedroom served as a retreat from the frequent arguing between her parents",
"the abandoned cabin was a welcome retreat from the storm"
],
"synonyms":[
"asylum",
"bolt-hole",
"harbor",
"harborage",
"haven",
"refuge",
"sanctuary",
"sanctum",
"shelter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oasis",
"anchorage",
"mooring",
"port",
"cover",
"screen",
"abode",
"diggings",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"habitation",
"house",
"housing",
"lodging",
"lodgment",
"lodgement",
"pad",
"place",
"quarters",
"residence",
"rest",
"roof",
"cloister",
"closet",
"covert",
"den",
"hermitage",
"hideaway",
"hideout",
"lair",
"castle",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortress",
"palisade",
"redoubt",
"stronghold",
"lean-to",
"lee",
"shed",
"windbreak"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado"
],
"synonyms":[
"back away",
"drop back",
"fall back",
"pull out",
"recede",
"retire",
"withdraw"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flee",
"fly",
"flinch",
"recoil",
"shrink",
"chicken (out)",
"bow out",
"back down",
"backpedal",
"backtrack",
"climb down",
"detach",
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"pull away",
"abandon",
"depart",
"evacuate",
"go",
"leave",
"quit",
"vacate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"brazen",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance"
]
},
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"the untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolt",
"break",
"bug out",
"flee",
"fly",
"hightail (it)",
"run",
"run away",
"run off",
"skedaddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abscond",
"clear out",
"decamp",
"elope",
"escape",
"get (away)",
"get out",
"lam",
"light out",
"make off",
"mizzle",
"scarper",
"scat",
"scram",
"skip (out)",
"skirr"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"abide",
"dwell",
"hang around",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay",
"stick around",
"tarry"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retreating":{
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado"
],
"synonyms":[
"backing away",
"dropping back",
"falling back",
"pulling out",
"receding",
"retiring",
"withdrawing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fleeing",
"flying",
"flinching",
"recoiling",
"shrinking",
"chickening (out)",
"bowing out",
"backing down",
"backpedaling",
"backtracking",
"climbing down",
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"disentangling",
"pulling away",
"abandoning",
"departing",
"evacuating",
"going",
"leaving",
"quitting",
"vacating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"brazening",
"breasting",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"outbraving"
],
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"advancing"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began"
],
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"bolting",
"breaking",
"bugging out",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"hightailing (it)",
"running",
"running away",
"running off",
"skedaddling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconding",
"clearing out",
"decamping",
"eloping",
"escaping",
"getting (away)",
"getting out",
"lamming",
"lighting out",
"making off",
"mizzling",
"scarpering",
"scatting",
"scramming",
"skipping (out)",
"skirring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"hanging around",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying",
"sticking around",
"tarrying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrenching":{
"as in retrenchment , shortening":{
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"retrenchment",
"shortening",
"abatement",
"compressing",
"compression",
"condensation",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"constriction",
"contracting",
"contraction",
"diminishing",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"falloff",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"shrinking",
"decrease"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accumulating",
"accumulation",
"addition",
"increase",
"multiplication",
"mushrooming",
"proliferation",
"doubling",
"quadrupling",
"tripling",
"creep",
"growth",
"rise",
"spread"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change the way things are done in order to spend less money":{
"examples":[
"When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench ."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"clipping",
"cropping",
"curtailing",
"cutting",
"cutting back",
"cutting down",
"docking",
"nicking",
"paring",
"pruning",
"shortening",
"slashing",
"trimming",
"truncating",
"whittling",
"abating",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"denting",
"depleting",
"diminishing",
"downscaling",
"downsizing",
"dropping",
"dwindling",
"easing",
"knocking down",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"deflating",
"shrinking",
"minimizing",
"moderating",
"modifying",
"modulating",
"qualifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blowing up",
"dilating",
"distending",
"inflating",
"swelling",
"elongating",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"adding (to)",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"redoubling",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"boosting",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"increasing",
"raising"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retrenchment":{
"as in belt-tightening":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belt-tightening",
"miserliness",
"niggardliness",
"stinginess",
"discretion",
"forehandedness",
"prudence",
"conservation",
"saving",
"austerity",
"moderation",
"restraint",
"temperance",
"economy",
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"parsimony",
"penny-pinching",
"providence",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diseconomy",
"wastefulness",
"extravagance",
"improvidence",
"lavishness",
"prodigality",
"squandering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in cut , curtailment":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"curtailment",
"cut",
"cutback",
"shortening",
"downturn",
"slip",
"slump",
"deduction",
"subtraction",
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"falloff",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"accumulation",
"addition",
"supplement",
"continuation",
"extension",
"upswing",
"uptrend",
"upturn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retribution":{
"the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury":{
"examples":[
"the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution"
],
"synonyms":[
"payback",
"reprisal",
"requital",
"retaliation",
"revenge",
"vengeance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counter",
"counterattack",
"counteroffensive",
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"correction",
"desert(s)",
"discipline",
"nemesis",
"penalty",
"punishment",
"wrath",
"amends",
"compensation",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation(s)",
"restitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemency",
"grace",
"leniency",
"lenity",
"mercy",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrieved":{
"as in saved , recovered":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to get again in one's possession":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced"
],
"related":[
"recruited",
"replenished",
"redeemed",
"repurchased",
"rescued"
],
"synonyms":[
"got back",
"reacquired",
"recaptured",
"reclaimed",
"re-collected",
"recouped",
"recovered",
"regained",
"repossessed",
"retook"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"retrogresses":{
"to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect"
],
"synonyms":[
"regresses",
"returns",
"reverts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backslides",
"lapses",
"relapses",
"throws back",
"ebbs",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"drops",
"falls",
"retrogrades",
"worsens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grows",
"matures",
"ripens"
],
"antonyms":[
"advances",
"develops",
"evolves",
"progresses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrogressing":{
"as in receding , regressing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"receding",
"regressing",
"arrested",
"ended",
"halted",
"stalled",
"stopped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"afoot",
"ongoing",
"proceeding",
"functioning",
"happening",
"operating",
"working",
"afloat",
"alive",
"going"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect"
],
"synonyms":[
"regressing",
"returning",
"reverting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backsliding",
"lapsing",
"relapsing",
"throwing back",
"ebbing",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"dropping",
"falling",
"retrograding",
"worsening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"growing",
"maturing",
"ripening"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancing",
"developing",
"evolving",
"progressing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"returned":{
"to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place":{
"examples":[
"when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from"
],
"synonyms":[
"replaced",
"restored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reconveyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removed",
"took"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce as revenue":{
"examples":[
"this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"gave",
"paid",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brought in",
"netted",
"afforded",
"furnished",
"provided",
"supplied",
"paid off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready"
],
"synonyms":[
"answered",
"came back",
"rejoined",
"replied",
"responded",
"retorted",
"riposted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"commented",
"communicated",
"corresponded",
"reacted",
"remarked",
"countered",
"defended",
"denied",
"explained",
"fielded",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenged",
"cross-examined",
"examined",
"grilled",
"interrogated",
"pumped",
"quizzed",
"polled",
"queried",
"surveyed"
],
"antonyms":[
"asked",
"inquired",
"questioned"
]
},
"to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways"
],
"synonyms":[
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backslid",
"lapsed",
"relapsed",
"threw back",
"ebbed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"dropped",
"fell",
"retrograded",
"worsened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grew",
"matured",
"ripened"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced",
"developed",
"evolved",
"progressed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retouch":{
"as in touch up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"touch up",
"fine",
"hone",
"polish",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"fortify",
"intensify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"edit",
"fine-tune",
"redraft",
"refurbish",
"rehab",
"rehabilitate",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"correct",
"emend",
"rectify",
"reform",
"remediate",
"remedy",
"ameliorate",
"amend",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"worsen",
"damage",
"endamage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"spoil",
"tarnish",
"vitiate",
"blemish",
"blight",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"flaw",
"mar",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retransmitted":{
"as in recommitted , redelivered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recommitted",
"redelivered",
"retransferred",
"furnished",
"supplied",
"advanced",
"lent",
"loaned",
"bequeathed",
"handed down",
"handed on",
"willed",
"handed in",
"released",
"relinquished",
"submitted",
"surrendered",
"turned in",
"yielded",
"assigned",
"dealt (out)",
"dispensed",
"dispersed",
"distributed",
"divided",
"conferred",
"granted",
"commended",
"committed",
"confided",
"consigned",
"delegated",
"delivered",
"entrusted",
"intrusted",
"gave",
"gave over",
"handed",
"handed over",
"left",
"passed",
"recommended",
"reposed",
"transferred",
"transmitted",
"trusted",
"turned over",
"vested"
],
"near antonyms":[
"held",
"kept",
"retained",
"detained",
"held back",
"reserved",
"withheld",
"owned",
"possessed",
"accepted",
"received",
"took in",
"occupied",
"took",
"took over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retains":{
"to continue to have in one's possession or power":{
"examples":[
"I plan to retain the family heirlooms until my own children are mature enough to appreciate them, and then I will lovingly pass them on"
],
"synonyms":[
"holds",
"keeps",
"reserves",
"withholds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserves",
"guards",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"boasts",
"enjoys",
"has",
"owns",
"possesses",
"commands",
"controls",
"detains",
"directs",
"manages",
"rules",
"bears",
"harbors",
"cherishes",
"clings (to)",
"hugs",
"treasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"cedes",
"drops",
"contributes",
"donates",
"gives",
"hands out",
"discards",
"dumps",
"declines",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"loses"
],
"antonyms":[
"gives up",
"hands over",
"releases",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders",
"yields"
]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"examples":[
"that author retains the right to veto any changes in his books suggested by his publisher's notoriously intrusive editor"
],
"synonyms":[
"commands",
"enjoys",
"has",
"holds",
"owns",
"possesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keeps",
"reserves",
"withholds",
"bears",
"carries",
"boasts",
"shows off",
"sports"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"cedes",
"disclaims",
"disowns",
"hands over",
"relinquishes",
"renounces",
"surrenders",
"yields",
"discards",
"dumps",
"declines",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"needs",
"requires"
],
"antonyms":[
"lacks",
"wants"
]
},
"to provide with a paying job":{
"examples":[
"her neighbor retained her as a nanny for the summer, thus giving her something to do until school started again"
],
"synonyms":[
"assumes",
"employs",
"engages",
"fees",
"hires",
"lays on",
"pays",
"places",
"recruits",
"signs (up or on)",
"takes on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reemploys",
"reengages",
"rehires",
"apprentices",
"contracts",
"jobs",
"partners",
"subcontracts",
"enlists",
"advances",
"promotes",
"upgrades",
"keeps (on)",
"headhunts",
"scouts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"furloughs",
"lays off",
"locks out"
],
"antonyms":[
"axes",
"cans",
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"fires",
"sacks"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retorting":{
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"when told she couldn't have it, she retorted , \"Fine, I didn't want it anyway!\""
],
"synonyms":[
"answering",
"coming back",
"rejoining",
"replying",
"responding",
"returning",
"riposting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledging",
"commenting",
"communicating",
"corresponding",
"reacting",
"remarking",
"countering",
"defending",
"denying",
"explaining",
"fielding",
"rebutting",
"refuting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenging",
"cross-examining",
"examining",
"grilling",
"interrogating",
"pumping",
"quizzing",
"polling",
"querying",
"surveying"
],
"antonyms":[
"asking",
"inquiring",
"questioning"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrogressed":{
"to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect"
],
"synonyms":[
"regressed",
"returned",
"reverted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backslid",
"lapsed",
"relapsed",
"threw back",
"ebbed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"dropped",
"fell",
"retrograded",
"worsened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grew",
"matured",
"ripened"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced",
"developed",
"evolved",
"progressed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retransmitting":{
"as in recommitting , redelivering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recommitting",
"redelivering",
"retransferring",
"furnishing",
"supplying",
"advancing",
"lending",
"loaning",
"bequeathing",
"handing down",
"handing on",
"willing",
"handing in",
"releasing",
"relinquishing",
"submitting",
"surrendering",
"turning in",
"yielding",
"assigning",
"dealing (out)",
"dispensing",
"dispersing",
"distributing",
"dividing",
"conferring",
"granting",
"commending",
"committing",
"confiding",
"consigning",
"delegating",
"delivering",
"entrusting",
"intrusting",
"giving",
"giving over",
"handing",
"handing over",
"leaving",
"passing",
"recommending",
"reposing",
"transferring",
"transmitting",
"trusting",
"turning over",
"vesting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"holding",
"keeping",
"retaining",
"detaining",
"holding back",
"reserving",
"withholding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"accepting",
"receiving",
"taking in",
"occupying",
"taking",
"taking over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retire":{
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
"examples":[
"I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening"
],
"synonyms":[
"bed",
"crash",
"doss (down)",
"turn in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunk",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle",
"doze",
"drop off",
"nap",
"nod",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"snooze",
"couch",
"lie (down)",
"recline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"rouse",
"wake",
"waken",
"bestir",
"stir",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"shift",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[
"arise",
"get up",
"rise",
"uprise"
]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees"
],
"synonyms":[
"ax",
"axe",
"bounce",
"can",
"cashier",
"discharge",
"dismiss",
"fire",
"muster out",
"pink-slip",
"release",
"remove",
"sack",
"terminate",
"turn off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsize",
"excess",
"furlough",
"lay off",
"trim",
"boot (out)",
"chuck (out)",
"drum (out)",
"kick out",
"throw out",
"unseat",
"separate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keep",
"reemploy",
"rehire",
"contract",
"subcontract",
"recruit"
],
"antonyms":[
"employ",
"engage",
"hire",
"retain",
"sign (up or on)",
"take on"
]
},
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive"
],
"synonyms":[
"back away",
"drop back",
"fall back",
"pull out",
"recede",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flee",
"fly",
"flinch",
"recoil",
"shrink",
"chicken (out)",
"bow out",
"back down",
"backpedal",
"backtrack",
"climb down",
"detach",
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"pull away",
"abandon",
"depart",
"evacuate",
"go",
"leave",
"quit",
"vacate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"brazen",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retorted":{
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"when told she couldn't have it, she retorted , \"Fine, I didn't want it anyway!\""
],
"synonyms":[
"answered",
"came back",
"rejoined",
"replied",
"responded",
"returned",
"riposted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"commented",
"communicated",
"corresponded",
"reacted",
"remarked",
"countered",
"defended",
"denied",
"explained",
"fielded",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenged",
"cross-examined",
"examined",
"grilled",
"interrogated",
"pumped",
"quizzed",
"polled",
"queried",
"surveyed"
],
"antonyms":[
"asked",
"inquired",
"questioned"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrained":{
"as in retaught , reeducated":{
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"reeducated",
"reschooled",
"retaught",
"initiated",
"introduced",
"showed",
"briefed",
"familiarized",
"imparted (to)",
"informed",
"versed",
"edified",
"enlightened",
"homeschooled",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"instilled",
"catechized",
"lectured",
"moralized",
"preached",
"directed",
"guided",
"led",
"reared",
"drilled",
"fitted",
"fit",
"grounded",
"habilitated",
"prepared",
"primed",
"qualified"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retook":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital"
],
"synonyms":[
"got back",
"reacquired",
"recaptured",
"reclaimed",
"re-collected",
"recouped",
"recovered",
"regained",
"repossessed",
"retrieved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruited",
"replenished",
"redeemed",
"repurchased",
"rescued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retires":{
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
"examples":[
"I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening"
],
"synonyms":[
"beds",
"crashes",
"dosses (down)",
"turns in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunks",
"perches",
"roosts",
"settles",
"dozes",
"drops off",
"naps",
"nods",
"sleeps",
"slumbers",
"snoozes",
"couches",
"lies (down)",
"reclines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arouses",
"awakens",
"awakes",
"rouses",
"wakens",
"wakes",
"bestirs",
"stirs",
"reawakens",
"reawakes",
"shifts",
"stirs"
],
"antonyms":[
"arises",
"gets up",
"rises",
"uprises"
]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees"
],
"synonyms":[
"axes",
"bounces",
"cans",
"cashiers",
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"fires",
"musters out",
"pink-slips",
"releases",
"removes",
"sacks",
"terminates",
"turns off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsizes",
"excesses",
"furloughs",
"lays off",
"trims",
"boots (out)",
"chucks (out)",
"drums (out)",
"kicks out",
"throws out",
"unseats",
"separates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keeps",
"reemploys",
"rehires",
"contracts",
"subcontracts",
"recruits"
],
"antonyms":[
"employs",
"engages",
"hires",
"retains",
"signs (up or on)",
"takes on"
]
},
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive"
],
"synonyms":[
"backs away",
"drops back",
"falls back",
"pulls out",
"recedes",
"retreats",
"withdraws"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flees",
"flies",
"flinches",
"recoils",
"shrinks",
"chickens (out)",
"bows out",
"backpedals",
"backs down",
"backtracks",
"climbs down",
"detaches",
"disengages",
"disentangles",
"pulls away",
"abandons",
"departs",
"evacuates",
"goes",
"leaves",
"quits",
"vacates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beards",
"braves",
"brazens",
"breasts",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"outbraves"
],
"antonyms":[
"advances"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retracts":{
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"the newspaper was forced to retract the story, which turned out to be based on fabricated reporting"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjures",
"abnegates",
"forswears",
"foreswears",
"recants",
"reneges",
"renounces",
"repeals",
"repudiates",
"takes back",
"unsays",
"withdraws"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disowns",
"gainsays",
"negates",
"negatives",
"abandons",
"bolts",
"forsakes",
"gives up",
"relinquishes",
"spurns",
"surrenders",
"controverts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disproves",
"disputes",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"backs down",
"backs off",
"backtracks",
"disallows",
"recalls",
"revokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"admits",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avows",
"claims",
"contends",
"declares",
"maintains",
"proclaims",
"professes",
"states",
"vouches",
"vows",
"backs",
"confirms",
"defends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"espouses",
"maintains",
"supports",
"upholds",
"accepts",
"adopts",
"embraces"
],
"antonyms":[
"adheres (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retaliative":{
"as in retaliatory , retributive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"retaliatory",
"retributive",
"retributory",
"revengeful",
"castigating",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"correctional",
"corrective",
"disciplinary",
"disciplining",
"penal",
"penalizing",
"punitive",
"vengeful",
"wrathful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonpunitive",
"compensatory",
"acquitting",
"exculpating",
"exculpatory",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"absolving",
"condoning",
"pardoning",
"remitting",
"commuting",
"reprieving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retaliate":{
"to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{
"examples":[
"retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree"
],
"synonyms":[
"avenge",
"redress",
"requite",
"revenge",
"venge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"castigate",
"fix",
"get",
"penalize",
"punish",
"scourge",
"chasten",
"chastise",
"correct",
"discipline",
"right",
"compensate",
"pay (back)",
"recompense",
"repay"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absolve",
"condone",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"pardon",
"remit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrospection":{
"a usually critical look at a past event":{
"examples":[
"the president is confident that future retrospections will cast his actions in a more favorable light"
],
"synonyms":[
"reappraisal",
"reconsideration",
"reexamination",
"retrospect",
"review"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"rehash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"preview"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrofitting":{
"to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built":{
"examples":[
"The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations.",
"We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reassembling",
"rebuilding",
"reconstructing",
"redeveloping",
"reedifying",
"assembling",
"building",
"confecting",
"constructing",
"erecting",
"fabricating",
"making",
"making up",
"piecing",
"putting up",
"raising",
"rearing",
"setting up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demounting",
"disassembling",
"dismantling",
"dismembering",
"knocking down",
"striking",
"taking down",
"tearing down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retooled":{
"as in rejiggered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rejiggered",
"commuted",
"converted",
"exchanged",
"regenerated",
"revolutionized",
"transfigured",
"transformed",
"transmuted",
"deformed",
"metamorphosed",
"mutated",
"altered",
"changed",
"made over",
"modified",
"recast",
"redid",
"refashioned",
"remade",
"remodeled",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"varied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fixed",
"froze",
"set",
"stabilized"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retirement":{
"an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable":{
"examples":[
"military historians have blamed the defeat on that battalion's retirement from the front lines"
],
"synonyms":[
"pullback",
"pullout",
"recession",
"retreat",
"withdrawal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rout",
"flinch",
"recoil",
"revulsion",
"shrinking",
"disengagement",
"disentanglement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"advancement"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retiringness":{
"as in diffidence , timidity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"mousiness",
"quietness",
"reserve",
"reservedness",
"sheepishness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"acquiescence",
"compliance",
"deference",
"passivity",
"resignedness",
"submission",
"submissiveness",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"timorousness",
"carefulness",
"cautiousness",
"wariness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"gutlessness",
"poltroonery",
"pusillanimity",
"spinelessness",
"demureness",
"down-to-earthness",
"humbleness",
"humility",
"lowliness",
"meekness",
"modesty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggressiveness",
"assertiveness",
"attitude",
"audaciousness",
"boldness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"cockiness",
"cocksureness",
"forwardness",
"overconfidence",
"swagger",
"swash",
"temerity",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"nerve",
"sauciness",
"boastfulness",
"chest-thumping",
"self-applause",
"self-assumption",
"self-centeredness",
"self-complacency",
"self-conceit",
"self-glorification",
"self-importance",
"self-opinion",
"self-partiality",
"self-satisfaction",
"vaingloriousness",
"vanity",
"condescension",
"disdain",
"scorn",
"flamboyance",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"showiness",
"arrogance",
"assumption",
"bumptiousness",
"conceit",
"egoism",
"egotism",
"haughtiness",
"hauteur",
"huffiness",
"imperiousness",
"loftiness",
"lordliness",
"peremptoriness",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"presumptuousness",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"toploftiness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retributory":{
"as in retaliatory , retributive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"retaliative",
"retaliatory",
"retributive",
"revengeful",
"castigating",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"correctional",
"corrective",
"disciplinary",
"disciplining",
"penal",
"penalizing",
"punitive",
"vengeful",
"wrathful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonpunitive",
"compensatory",
"acquitting",
"exculpating",
"exculpatory",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"absolving",
"condoning",
"pardoning",
"remitting",
"commuting",
"reprieving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retractions":{
"as in denials , repudiations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"denials",
"disaffirmances",
"disavowals",
"disownments",
"recantations",
"renunciations",
"repudiations",
"bait and switches",
"switcheroos",
"reconsiderations",
"retreats",
"second thoughts",
"about-faces",
"about-turns",
"flip-flops",
"reversals",
"turnabouts",
"turnarounds",
"U-turns",
"volte-faces",
"hesitations",
"indecisions",
"irresolutions",
"vacillations",
"wobblings",
"wabblings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrogress":{
"to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect"
],
"synonyms":[
"regress",
"return",
"revert"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backslide",
"lapse",
"relapse",
"throw back",
"ebb",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"drop",
"fall",
"retrograde",
"worsen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grow",
"mature",
"ripen"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"develop",
"evolve",
"progress"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reteaching":{
"as in retraining , reeducating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reeducating",
"reschooling",
"retraining",
"initiating",
"introducing",
"showing",
"briefing",
"familiarizing",
"imparting (to)",
"informing",
"versing",
"edifying",
"enlightening",
"homeschooling",
"implanting",
"inculcating",
"instilling",
"catechizing",
"lecturing",
"moralizing",
"preaching",
"directing",
"guiding",
"leading",
"rearing",
"drilling",
"fitting",
"grounding",
"habilitating",
"preparing",
"priming",
"qualifying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retransferred":{
"as in recommitted , retransmitted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recommitted",
"redelivered",
"retransmitted",
"furnished",
"supplied",
"advanced",
"lent",
"loaned",
"bequeathed",
"handed down",
"handed on",
"willed",
"handed in",
"released",
"relinquished",
"submitted",
"surrendered",
"turned in",
"yielded",
"assigned",
"dealt (out)",
"dispensed",
"dispersed",
"distributed",
"divided",
"conferred",
"granted",
"commended",
"committed",
"confided",
"consigned",
"delegated",
"delivered",
"entrusted",
"intrusted",
"gave",
"gave over",
"handed",
"handed over",
"left",
"passed",
"recommended",
"reposed",
"transferred",
"transmitted",
"trusted",
"turned over",
"vested"
],
"near antonyms":[
"held",
"kept",
"retained",
"detained",
"held back",
"reserved",
"withheld",
"owned",
"possessed",
"accepted",
"received",
"took in",
"occupied",
"took",
"took over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retching":{
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the smell of rotten cabbage makes me retch"
],
"synonyms":[
"barfing",
"gagging",
"heaving",
"hurling",
"puking",
"spewing",
"spitting up",
"throwing up",
"upchucking",
"vomiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgorging",
"regurgitating",
"ejecting",
"expelling",
"nauseating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retaliatory":{
"as in retributive , revengeful":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"retaliative",
"retributive",
"retributory",
"revengeful",
"castigating",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"correctional",
"corrective",
"disciplinary",
"disciplining",
"penal",
"penalizing",
"punitive",
"vengeful",
"wrathful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonpunitive",
"compensatory",
"acquitting",
"exculpating",
"exculpatory",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"absolving",
"condoning",
"pardoning",
"remitting",
"commuting",
"reprieving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rethinking":{
"to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal":{
"examples":[
"since my efforts to solve this problem aren't working, I need to rethink my approach"
],
"synonyms":[
"readdressing",
"reanalyzing",
"reconceiving",
"reconsidering",
"redefining",
"reevaluating",
"re-evaluating",
"reexamining",
"re-examining",
"reexploring",
"re-exploring",
"reviewing",
"revisiting",
"reweighing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rehearing",
"reconceptualizing",
"reenvisioning",
"re-envisioning",
"reimagining",
"reappraising",
"reassessing",
"reinvestigating",
"restudying",
"amending",
"correcting",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"reforming",
"remedying",
"revising"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asserting",
"defending",
"maintaining",
"upholding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrieve":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library"
],
"synonyms":[
"get back",
"re-collect",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"reclaim",
"recoup",
"recover",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruit",
"replenish",
"redeem",
"repurchase",
"rescue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrograde":{
"directed, turned, or done toward the back":{
"examples":[
"retrograde pedaling will engage the brakes on that bike"
],
"synonyms":[
"backward",
"rearward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reverse",
"reversed",
"aft",
"after",
"hind",
"posterior",
"rear",
"astern",
"sternforemost"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forward"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
"examples":[
"the loft's retrograde decor seeks to capture the look and feel of the swinging '60s"
],
"synonyms":[
"antique",
"old-fashioned",
"old-school",
"old-time",
"old-timey",
"old-world",
"oldfangled",
"quaint",
"retro",
"vintage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antiquated",
"moldy",
"obsolete",
"rinky-dink",
"historic",
"historical",
"olden",
"traditional",
"old hat",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"superannuated",
"dated",
"fusty",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"stodgy",
"aged",
"age-old",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"atavistic",
"fossilized",
"hoary",
"venerable",
"bygone",
"erstwhile",
"former",
"late",
"past",
"forgotten",
"remote",
"ageless",
"dateless",
"timeless",
"anachronistic",
"anachronic",
"anachronous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"chic",
"designer",
"fashionable",
"smart",
"stylish",
"modernized",
"refurbished",
"remodeled",
"renewed",
"updated",
"last",
"latest",
"futuristic",
"high-tech",
"hi-tech",
"latter-day",
"nontraditional",
"recent"
],
"antonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernist",
"modernistic",
"new age",
"newfangled",
"new-fashioned",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date"
]
},
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"the Dark Ages, the period following the fall of the Roman Empire when Western civilization seriously retrograded"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"crumble",
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"devolve",
"ebb",
"regress",
"rot",
"sink",
"worsen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"wane",
"break down",
"corrupt",
"decompose",
"degrade",
"dilapidate",
"disintegrate",
"molder",
"putrefy",
"sour",
"spoil",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce",
"debilitate",
"undermine",
"droop",
"fail",
"fall",
"flag",
"lag",
"languish",
"run down",
"sag",
"slip",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt"
],
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"better",
"upgrade",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"fortify",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"strengthen",
"advance",
"develop",
"march",
"proceed",
"progress"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorate",
"improve",
"meliorate"
]
},
"as in counterclockwise , anticlockwise":{
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"near synonyms":[
"anticlockwise",
"counterclockwise",
"left-handed",
"left-handedly",
"reversely",
"widdershins",
"withershins",
"back",
"backward",
"rearward",
"rearwards",
"astern",
"sternforemost"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ahead",
"along",
"forth",
"forward",
"forwards",
"on",
"onward",
"onwards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"verb"
]
},
"retrieves":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library"
],
"synonyms":[
"gets back",
"reacquires",
"recaptures",
"reclaims",
"re-collects",
"recoups",
"recovers",
"regains",
"repossesses",
"retakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruits",
"replenishes",
"redeems",
"repurchases",
"rescues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrofitted":{
"to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built":{
"examples":[
"The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations.",
"We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reassembled",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"redeveloped",
"reedified",
"assembled",
"built",
"confected",
"constructed",
"erected",
"fabricated",
"made",
"made up",
"pieced",
"put up",
"raised",
"reared",
"set up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demounted",
"disassembled",
"dismantled",
"dismembered",
"knocked down",
"struck",
"took down",
"tore down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retools":{
"as in rejiggers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rejiggers",
"commutes",
"converts",
"exchanges",
"regenerates",
"revolutionizes",
"transfigures",
"transforms",
"transmutes",
"deforms",
"metamorphoses",
"mutates",
"alters",
"changes",
"makes over",
"modifies",
"recasts",
"redoes",
"refashions",
"remakes",
"remodels",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"varies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fixes",
"freezes",
"sets",
"stabilizes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retaliating":{
"to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for":{
"examples":[
"retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree"
],
"synonyms":[
"avenging",
"redressing",
"requiting",
"revenging",
"venging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"castigating",
"fixing",
"getting",
"penalizing",
"punishing",
"scourging",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"disciplining",
"righting",
"compensating",
"paying (back)",
"recompensing",
"repaying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absolving",
"condoning",
"excusing",
"forgiving",
"pardoning",
"remitting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrenchments":{
"as in cuts , curtailments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"curtailments",
"cutbacks",
"cuts",
"shortenings",
"downturns",
"slips",
"slumps",
"deductions",
"subtractions",
"abatements",
"declines",
"decreases",
"decrements",
"dents",
"depletions",
"depressions",
"diminishments",
"diminutions",
"drop-offs",
"drops",
"falloffs",
"falls",
"losses",
"reductions",
"shrinkages",
"step-downs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boosts",
"enlargements",
"gains",
"increases",
"increments",
"raises",
"rises",
"step-ups",
"upticks",
"accretions",
"accruals",
"accumulations",
"additions",
"supplements",
"continuations",
"extensions",
"upswings",
"uptrends",
"upturns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retributions":{
"the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury":{
"examples":[
"the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution"
],
"synonyms":[
"paybacks",
"reprisals",
"requitals",
"retaliations",
"revenges",
"vengeances"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterattacks",
"counter-attacks",
"counteroffensives",
"counters",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"corrections",
"deserts",
"disciplines",
"nemeses",
"penalties",
"punishments",
"wraths",
"amends",
"compensations",
"indemnifications",
"indemnities",
"quittances",
"recompenses",
"recoupments",
"redresses",
"remunerations",
"reparations",
"restitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemencies",
"graces",
"leniencies",
"lenities",
"mercies",
"pardons",
"remissions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retirements":{
"an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable":{
"examples":[
"military historians have blamed the defeat on that battalion's retirement from the front lines"
],
"synonyms":[
"pullbacks",
"pullouts",
"recessions",
"retreats",
"withdrawals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"routs",
"flinches",
"recoils",
"revulsions",
"disengagements",
"disentanglements"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"advancements",
"advances"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reticent":{
"given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge":{
"examples":[
"the panel decided to investigate the fraud charges against the company, which has always been reticent about its internal operations"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"closemouthed",
"dark",
"secretive",
"tight-mouthed",
"uncommunicative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"quiet",
"reserved",
"silent",
"taciturn",
"tight-lipped",
"discreet",
"prudent",
"clandestine",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hugger-mugger",
"secret",
"sneak",
"sneaky",
"stealthy",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candid",
"frank",
"honest",
"out-front",
"up-front",
"blunt",
"outspoken",
"tactless"
],
"antonyms":[
"communicative",
"open"
]
},
"tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)":{
"examples":[
"her husband is by nature a reticent person, and she resigned herself to that fact long ago"
],
"synonyms":[
"closemouthed",
"dumb",
"laconic",
"reserved",
"silent",
"taciturn",
"tight-lipped",
"uncommunicative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aloof",
"indrawn",
"inhibited",
"introverted",
"restrained",
"sedate",
"self-contained",
"sober",
"staid",
"backward",
"bashful",
"coy",
"demure",
"diffident",
"modest",
"retiring",
"self-effacing",
"sheepish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"free-spoken",
"outspoken",
"vocal",
"gossipy",
"talebearing",
"diffuse",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable"
],
"antonyms":[
"blabby",
"chatty",
"communicative",
"conversational",
"gabby",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"motormouthed",
"mouthy",
"talkative",
"talky",
"unreserved"
]
},
"slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"understandably, she's reticent about becoming involved with another evangelical religious sect"
],
"synonyms":[
"cagey",
"cagy",
"disinclined",
"dubious",
"hesitant",
"indisposed",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic",
"averse",
"unwilling",
"ambivalent",
"conflicted",
"doubtful",
"faltering",
"halting",
"indecisive",
"infirm",
"irresolute",
"questioning",
"skeptical",
"uncertain",
"undecided",
"unsure",
"vacillating",
"wobbly",
"wabbly",
"fainthearted",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eager",
"enthusiastic",
"glad",
"happy",
"keen",
"ready",
"willing",
"certain",
"decided",
"determined",
"resolute",
"sure",
"unquestioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"disposed",
"inclined"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retailed":{
"to offer for sale to the public":{
"examples":[
"the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers"
],
"synonyms":[
"dealt (in)",
"marketed",
"merchandised",
"merchandized",
"put up",
"sold",
"vended"
],
"near synonyms":[
"presold",
"wholesaled",
"remarketed",
"resold",
"hawked",
"peddled",
"bartered",
"distributed",
"exchanged",
"exported",
"handled",
"traded",
"trafficked (in)",
"advertised",
"ballyhooed",
"boosted",
"plugged",
"promoted",
"touted",
"bargained",
"chaffered",
"dickered",
"haggled",
"horse-traded",
"paltered",
"auctioned",
"provided",
"supplied",
"carried",
"kept",
"stocked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"bought",
"purchased"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retouched":{
"as in touched up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"touched up",
"fined",
"honed",
"polished",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"fortified",
"intensified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"edited",
"fine-tuned",
"redrafted",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remediated",
"remedied",
"ameliorated",
"amended",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"helped",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined",
"upgraded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"worsened",
"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrogression":{
"the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior":{
"examples":[
"social instability that has led to a retrogression of moral values and standards of decent behavior"
],
"synonyms":[
"regression",
"reversion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backslide",
"lapse",
"relapse",
"atavism",
"return",
"nondevelopment",
"decline",
"degeneration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gestation",
"growth",
"maturation",
"ripening"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"progression"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retreated":{
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado"
],
"synonyms":[
"backed away",
"dropped back",
"fell back",
"pulled out",
"receded",
"retired",
"withdrew"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fled",
"flew",
"flinched",
"recoiled",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"chickened (out)",
"bowed out",
"backed down",
"backpedaled",
"backtracked",
"climbed down",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"pulled away",
"abandoned",
"departed",
"evacuated",
"left",
"quit",
"quitted",
"vacated",
"went"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced"
]
},
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"the untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolted",
"broke",
"bugged out",
"fled",
"flew",
"hightailed (it)",
"ran",
"run",
"ran away",
"ran off",
"skedaddled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconded",
"cleared out",
"decamped",
"eloped",
"escaped",
"got (away)",
"got out",
"lammed",
"lit",
"lighted out",
"made off",
"mizzled",
"scarpered",
"scatted",
"scrammed",
"skipped (out)",
"skirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrospects":{
"a usually critical look at a past event":{
"examples":[
"in retrospect , we should have saved more money for college"
],
"synonyms":[
"reappraisals",
"reconsiderations",
"reexaminations",
"re-examinations",
"retrospections",
"reviews"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recapitulations",
"recaps",
"rehashes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"previews"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retailers":{
"a person or business that sells things directly to customers for their own use":{
"examples":[
"The company is a leading retailer of women's clothing."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"discounters",
"distributors",
"e-tailers",
"exporters",
"jobbers",
"resellers",
"wholesalers",
"brokers",
"dealers",
"merchandisers",
"sellers",
"vendors",
"merchants",
"traders",
"tradesmen",
"auctioneers",
"concessionaires",
"black marketers",
"black marketeers",
"bootleggers",
"fencers",
"fences",
"hustlers",
"scalpers",
"smugglers",
"traffickers",
"chapmen",
"hawkers",
"hucksters",
"peddlers",
"pedlars",
"salesclerks",
"salesmen",
"salespeople",
"saleswomen",
"shopgirls",
"bargainers",
"hagglers",
"horse traders",
"palterers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"consumers",
"end users",
"users",
"buyers",
"purchasers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retired":{
"screened or sequestered from view":{
"examples":[
"hiked out to a retired beach and fished in the surf"
],
"synonyms":[
"cloistered",
"covert",
"hidden",
"isolated",
"quiet",
"remote",
"secluded",
"secret",
"sheltered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lone",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"reclusive",
"solitary",
"private"
],
"near antonyms":[
"obvious",
"visible",
"exposed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
"examples":[
"I'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedded",
"crashed",
"dossed (down)",
"turned in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunked",
"perched",
"roosted",
"settled",
"dozed",
"dropped off",
"napped",
"nodded",
"slept",
"slumbered",
"snoozed",
"couched",
"lay (down)",
"reclined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"roused",
"wakened",
"woke",
"waked",
"bestirred",
"stirred",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"shifted",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[
"arose",
"got up",
"rose",
"uprose"
]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"as a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees"
],
"synonyms":[
"axed",
"bounced",
"canned",
"cashiered",
"discharged",
"dismissed",
"fired",
"mustered out",
"pink-slipped",
"released",
"removed",
"sacked",
"terminated",
"turned off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsized",
"excessed",
"furloughed",
"laid off",
"trimmed",
"booted (out)",
"chucked (out)",
"drummed (out)",
"kicked out",
"threw out",
"unseated",
"separated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"kept",
"reemployed",
"re-employed",
"rehired",
"contracted",
"subcontracted",
"recruited"
],
"antonyms":[
"employed",
"engaged",
"hired",
"retained",
"signed (up or on)",
"took on"
]
},
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive"
],
"synonyms":[
"backed away",
"dropped back",
"fell back",
"pulled out",
"receded",
"retreated",
"withdrew"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fled",
"flew",
"flinched",
"recoiled",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"chickened (out)",
"bowed out",
"backed down",
"backpedaled",
"backtracked",
"climbed down",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"pulled away",
"abandoned",
"departed",
"evacuated",
"left",
"quit",
"quitted",
"vacated",
"went"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"returns":{
"to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place":{
"examples":[
"when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from"
],
"synonyms":[
"replaces",
"restores"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reconveys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removes",
"takes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce as revenue":{
"examples":[
"this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears",
"gives",
"pays",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brings in",
"nets",
"affords",
"furnishes",
"provides",
"supplies",
"pays off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready"
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"comes back",
"rejoins",
"replies",
"responds",
"retorts",
"ripostes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"comments",
"communicates",
"corresponds",
"reacts",
"remarks",
"counters",
"defends",
"denies",
"explains",
"fields",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"cross-examines",
"examines",
"grills",
"interrogates",
"pumps",
"quizzes",
"polls",
"queries",
"surveys"
],
"antonyms":[
"asks",
"inquires",
"questions"
]
},
"to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways"
],
"synonyms":[
"regresses",
"retrogresses",
"reverts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backslides",
"lapses",
"relapses",
"throws back",
"ebbs",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"drops",
"falls",
"retrogrades",
"worsens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grows",
"matures",
"ripens"
],
"antonyms":[
"advances",
"develops",
"evolves",
"progresses"
]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War"
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"comebacks",
"rejoinders",
"replications",
"replies",
"responses",
"retorts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back talks",
"banters",
"persiflages",
"repartees",
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"comments",
"communications",
"correspondences",
"feedback",
"non sequiturs",
"observations",
"reactions",
"remarks",
"defenses",
"explanations",
"justifications",
"pleas",
"rebuttals",
"refutations"
],
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"challenges",
"charges",
"cross-examinations",
"interrogations",
"interrogatories",
"quizzes",
"polls",
"questionnaires",
"surveys"
],
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"inquiries",
"queries",
"questions"
]
},
"the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received":{
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"the return on each unit sold has increased since we streamlined the production process"
],
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"earnings",
"gains",
"lucre",
"nets",
"payoffs",
"proceeds",
"profits"
],
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"cleanups",
"killings",
"windfalls",
"bottom lines",
"grosses",
"sales",
"compensations",
"emoluments",
"incomes",
"payments",
"pays",
"remittals",
"requitals",
"salaries",
"wages",
"interests",
"revenues",
"yields"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charges",
"costs",
"disbursements",
"expenditures",
"expenses",
"losses",
"outgoes",
"outlays"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retrofit":{
"to provide (something) with new parts that were not available when it was originally built":{
"examples":[
"The factory has been retrofitted to meet the new safety regulations.",
"We can retrofit your car with the new fuel system."
],
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"reassemble",
"rebuild",
"reconstruct",
"redevelop",
"reedify",
"assemble",
"build",
"confect",
"construct",
"erect",
"fabricate",
"make",
"make up",
"piece",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demount",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"dismember",
"knock down",
"strike",
"take down",
"tear down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retentive":{
"as in careful , vigilant":{
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"careful",
"cautious",
"circumspect",
"conscientious",
"heedful",
"thoughtful",
"wary",
"alert",
"attentive",
"awake",
"keen",
"open-eyed",
"sharp",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"wide-awake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absentminded",
"forgetful",
"absent",
"abstracted",
"lost",
"oblivious",
"preoccupied",
"unmindful",
"amnesiac",
"amnesic",
"senile"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retrains":{
"as in reteaches , reeducates":{
"examples":[],
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"reeducates",
"reschools",
"reteaches",
"initiates",
"introduces",
"shows",
"briefs",
"familiarizes",
"imparts (to)",
"informs",
"verses",
"edifies",
"enlightens",
"homeschools",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"instills",
"instils",
"catechizes",
"lectures",
"moralizes",
"preaches",
"directs",
"guides",
"leads",
"rears",
"drills",
"fits",
"grounds",
"habilitates",
"prepares",
"primes",
"qualifies"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retarding":{
"to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace":{
"examples":[
"an herbicide to retard the growth of weeds"
],
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"braking",
"decelerating",
"slackening",
"slowing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"halting",
"stopping",
"encumbering",
"hampering",
"handicapping",
"hindering",
"hobbling",
"holding back",
"holding up",
"impeding",
"inhibiting",
"obstructing",
"setting back",
"tying up",
"tieing up",
"bottlenecking",
"arresting",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"reining",
"restraining",
"baffling",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"sabotaging",
"thwarting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"driving",
"encouraging",
"goading",
"propelling",
"pushing",
"spurring",
"stirring",
"urging",
"advancing",
"aiding",
"dispatching",
"easing",
"expediting",
"facilitating",
"forwarding",
"furthering",
"helping"
],
"antonyms":[
"accelerating",
"hastening",
"hurrying",
"quickening",
"rushing",
"speeding (up)",
"stepping up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrievals":{
"the act or process of getting something back":{
"examples":[
"a law firm that has been involved in the retrieval of artworks that were plundered during the war"
],
"synonyms":[
"recaptures",
"reclamations",
"recoupments",
"recoveries",
"repossessions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruitments",
"replenishments",
"redemptions",
"rescues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losses",
"misplacements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retainers":{
"a person hired to perform household or personal services":{
"examples":[
"knights being dressed for battle by their retainers"
],
"synonyms":[
"dailies",
"domestics",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"lackeys",
"menials",
"servants",
"stewards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"butlers",
"footmen",
"grooms",
"houseboys",
"housemen",
"majordomos",
"men",
"menservants",
"servitors",
"valets",
"handmaidens",
"handmaids",
"housekeepers",
"housemaids",
"ladies-in-waiting",
"maids",
"maidservants",
"wenches",
"women",
"assistants",
"attendants",
"companions",
"factotums",
"followers",
"dogsbodies",
"drudges",
"gofers",
"gophers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bosses",
"captains",
"chiefs",
"foremen",
"headmen",
"heads",
"helmsmen",
"kingpins",
"leaders",
"taskmasters"
],
"antonyms":[
"masters",
"mistresses"
]
},
"one who works for another for wages or a salary":{
"examples":[
"lifelong civil service retainers"
],
"synonyms":[
"employees",
"employes",
"hands",
"hirelings",
"jobholders",
"workers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assistants",
"cogs",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"subordinates",
"underlings",
"yes-men",
"drudges",
"gandy dancers",
"grubs",
"hacks",
"jobbers",
"laborers",
"navvies",
"toilers",
"nine-to-fivers",
"wage earners",
"wage slaves",
"wageworkers",
"workingmen",
"workingwomen",
"workmen",
"workwomen",
"associates",
"colleagues",
"coworkers",
"co-workers",
"temporaries",
"temps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bosses",
"superiors",
"supervisors"
],
"antonyms":[
"employers",
"gaffers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retouching":{
"as in touching up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"touching up",
"fining",
"honing",
"polishing",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"fortifying",
"intensifying",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"editing",
"fine-tuning",
"redrafting",
"refurbishing",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"correcting",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"reforming",
"remediating",
"remedying",
"ameliorating",
"amending",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"helping",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining",
"upgrading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"worsening",
"damaging",
"endamaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"spoiling",
"tarnishing",
"vitiating",
"blemishing",
"blighting",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"flawing",
"marring",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retort":{
"a quick witty response":{
"examples":[
"she responded to the heckler with a scathing but hilarious retort that instantly won over the audience"
],
"synonyms":[
"comeback",
"repartee",
"riposte"
],
"near synonyms":[
"squelch",
"back talk",
"crack",
"quip",
"sally",
"wisecrack",
"witticism",
"zinger",
"cut",
"insult",
"put-down"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"the salesclerk responded to my query about the price with a brusque retort"
],
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"comeback",
"rejoinder",
"replication",
"reply",
"response",
"return"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back talk",
"banter",
"persiflage",
"repartee",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"comment",
"communication",
"correspondence",
"feedback",
"non sequitur",
"observation",
"reaction",
"remark",
"defense",
"explanation",
"justification",
"plea",
"rebuttal",
"refutation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"charge",
"cross-examination",
"grilling",
"interrogation",
"interrogatory",
"quiz",
"poll",
"questionnaire",
"survey"
],
"antonyms":[
"inquiry",
"query",
"question"
]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"when told she couldn't have it, she retorted , \"Fine, I didn't want it anyway!\""
],
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"come back",
"rejoin",
"reply",
"respond",
"return",
"riposte"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"comment",
"communicate",
"correspond",
"react",
"remark",
"counter",
"defend",
"deny",
"explain",
"field",
"rebut",
"refute"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"cross-examine",
"examine",
"grill",
"interrogate",
"pump",
"quiz",
"poll",
"query",
"survey"
],
"antonyms":[
"ask",
"inquire",
"question"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retreating (from)":{
"as in withdrawing (from) , escaping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"escaping",
"taking off (from)",
"vacating",
"withdrawing (from)",
"delivering",
"giving up",
"handing over",
"relinquishing",
"surrendering",
"yielding",
"abjuring",
"cutting off",
"disowning",
"rejecting",
"renouncing",
"repudiating",
"separating (from)",
"discarding",
"ditching",
"dumping",
"flinging",
"jettisoning",
"junking",
"scrapping",
"shedding",
"shucking (off)",
"throwing away",
"throwing out",
"sacrificing",
"abandoning",
"deserting",
"forsaking",
"leaving",
"marooning",
"quitting",
"stranding",
"distancing",
"disregarding",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reclaiming",
"harboring",
"having",
"holding",
"keeping",
"owning",
"possessing",
"reserving",
"retaining",
"withholding",
"redeeming",
"rescuing",
"saving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retarded":{
"as in low , rude":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backward",
"low",
"lower",
"nonprogressive",
"primitive",
"rude",
"rudimentary",
"undeveloped",
"green",
"immature",
"underdeveloped",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"underweight",
"unripe",
"unripened",
"savage",
"uncivilized",
"uneducated",
"early",
"embryonic",
"germinal",
"primeval",
"primordial",
"antediluvian",
"antiquated",
"antique",
"dated",
"fusty",
"hoary",
"musty",
"Neanderthal",
"Neandertal",
"obsolete",
"old",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"past"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advanced",
"developed",
"evolved",
"forward",
"high",
"higher",
"improved",
"late",
"progressive",
"refined",
"precocious",
"full-blown",
"full-fledged",
"full-scale"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace":{
"examples":[
"an herbicide to retard the growth of weeds"
],
"synonyms":[
"braked",
"decelerated",
"slackened",
"slowed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"halted",
"stopped",
"encumbered",
"hampered",
"handicapped",
"held back",
"held up",
"hindered",
"hobbled",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"obstructed",
"set back",
"tied up",
"bottlenecked",
"arrested",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"reined",
"restrained",
"baffled",
"foiled",
"frustrated",
"sabotaged",
"thwarted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drove",
"encouraged",
"goaded",
"propelled",
"pushed",
"spurred",
"stirred",
"urged",
"advanced",
"aided",
"dispatched",
"eased",
"expedited",
"facilitated",
"forwarded",
"furthered",
"helped"
],
"antonyms":[
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"sped (up)",
"speeded (up)",
"stepped up"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"retrospect":{
"a usually critical look at a past event":{
"examples":[
"in retrospect , we should have saved more money for college"
],
"synonyms":[
"reappraisal",
"reconsideration",
"reexamination",
"retrospection",
"review"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"rehash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"preview"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reteaches":{
"as in retrains , reeducates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reeducates",
"reschools",
"retrains",
"initiates",
"introduces",
"shows",
"briefs",
"familiarizes",
"imparts (to)",
"informs",
"verses",
"edifies",
"enlightens",
"homeschools",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"instills",
"instils",
"catechizes",
"lectures",
"moralizes",
"preaches",
"directs",
"guides",
"leads",
"rears",
"drills",
"fits",
"grounds",
"habilitates",
"prepares",
"primes",
"qualifies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retouches":{
"as in touches up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"touches up",
"fines",
"hones",
"polishes",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"fortifies",
"intensifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"edits",
"fine-tunes",
"redrafts",
"refurbishes",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"corrects",
"emends",
"rectifies",
"reforms",
"remediates",
"remedies",
"ameliorates",
"amends",
"betters",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"helps",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"perfects",
"refines",
"upgrades"
],
"near antonyms":[
"worsens",
"damages",
"endamages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"spoils",
"tarnishes",
"vitiates",
"blemishes",
"blights",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"flaws",
"mars",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retreats":{
"an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable":{
"examples":[
"we made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered"
],
"synonyms":[
"pullbacks",
"pullouts",
"recessions",
"retirements",
"withdrawals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"routs",
"flinches",
"recoils",
"revulsions",
"disengagements",
"disentanglements"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"advancements",
"advances"
]
},
"something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger":{
"examples":[
"her bedroom served as a retreat from the frequent arguing between her parents",
"the abandoned cabin was a welcome retreat from the storm"
],
"synonyms":[
"asylums",
"bolt-holes",
"harborages",
"harbors",
"havens",
"refuges",
"sanctuaries",
"sanctums",
"sancta",
"shelters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oases",
"anchorages",
"moorings",
"ports",
"covers",
"screens",
"abodes",
"diggings",
"domiciles",
"dwellings",
"habitations",
"houses",
"housings",
"lodgings",
"lodgments",
"lodgements",
"pads",
"places",
"quarters",
"residences",
"rests",
"roofs",
"cloisters",
"closets",
"coverts",
"dens",
"hermitages",
"hideaways",
"hideouts",
"lairs",
"castles",
"fortresses",
"forts",
"palisades",
"redoubts",
"strongholds",
"lean-tos",
"lees",
"sheds",
"windbreaks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"examples":[
"we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado"
],
"synonyms":[
"backs away",
"drops back",
"falls back",
"pulls out",
"recedes",
"retires",
"withdraws"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flees",
"flies",
"flinches",
"recoils",
"shrinks",
"chickens (out)",
"bows out",
"backpedals",
"backs down",
"backtracks",
"climbs down",
"detaches",
"disengages",
"disentangles",
"pulls away",
"abandons",
"departs",
"evacuates",
"goes",
"leaves",
"quits",
"vacates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beards",
"braves",
"brazens",
"breasts",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"outbraves"
],
"antonyms":[
"advances"
]
},
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"the untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolts",
"breaks",
"bugs out",
"flees",
"flies",
"hightails (it)",
"runs",
"runs away",
"runs off",
"skedaddles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconds",
"clears out",
"decamps",
"elopes",
"escapes",
"gets (away)",
"gets out",
"lams",
"lights out",
"makes off",
"mizzles",
"scarpers",
"scats",
"scrams",
"skips (out)",
"skirrs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beards",
"braves",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"abides",
"dwells",
"hangs around",
"lingers",
"remains",
"stays",
"sticks around",
"tarries"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retreated (from)":{
"as in withdrew (from) , escaped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"escaped",
"took off (from)",
"vacated",
"withdrew (from)",
"delivered",
"gave up",
"handed over",
"relinquished",
"surrendered",
"yielded",
"abjured",
"cut off",
"disowned",
"rejected",
"renounced",
"repudiated",
"separated (from)",
"discarded",
"ditched",
"dumped",
"flung",
"jettisoned",
"junked",
"scrapped",
"shed",
"shucked (off)",
"threw away",
"threw out",
"sacrificed",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"forsook",
"left",
"marooned",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stranded",
"distanced",
"disregarded",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reclaimed",
"had",
"harbored",
"held",
"kept",
"owned",
"possessed",
"reserved",
"retained",
"withheld",
"redeemed",
"rescued",
"saved"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"return":{
"to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place":{
"examples":[
"when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from"
],
"synonyms":[
"replace",
"restore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reconvey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"remove",
"take"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce as revenue":{
"examples":[
"this technology stock is expected to return a healthy profit"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"give",
"pay",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bring in",
"net",
"afford",
"furnish",
"provide",
"supply",
"pay off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready"
],
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"answer",
"come back",
"rejoin",
"reply",
"respond",
"retort",
"riposte"
],
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"acknowledge",
"comment",
"communicate",
"correspond",
"react",
"remark",
"counter",
"defend",
"deny",
"explain",
"field",
"rebut",
"refute"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"cross-examine",
"examine",
"grill",
"interrogate",
"pump",
"quiz",
"poll",
"query",
"survey"
],
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"ask",
"inquire",
"question"
]
},
"to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"vowed to do anything to keep the recovering alcoholic from returning to his dissolute ways"
],
"synonyms":[
"regress",
"retrogress",
"revert"
],
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"backslide",
"lapse",
"relapse",
"throw back",
"ebb",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"drop",
"fall",
"retrograde",
"worsen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grow",
"mature",
"ripen"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"develop",
"evolve",
"progress"
]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War"
],
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"answer",
"comeback",
"rejoinder",
"replication",
"reply",
"response",
"retort"
],
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"back talk",
"banter",
"persiflage",
"repartee",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"comment",
"communication",
"correspondence",
"feedback",
"non sequitur",
"observation",
"reaction",
"remark",
"defense",
"explanation",
"justification",
"plea",
"rebuttal",
"refutation"
],
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"challenge",
"charge",
"cross-examination",
"grilling",
"interrogation",
"interrogatory",
"quiz",
"poll",
"questionnaire",
"survey"
],
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"inquiry",
"query",
"question"
]
},
"an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property":{
"examples":[
"if we buy better equipment, we'll be able to make the product faster, thus getting a better return on our investment"
],
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"earnings",
"gain(s)",
"income",
"incoming(s)",
"proceeds",
"profit",
"revenue",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"killing",
"windfall",
"salary",
"take-home pay",
"tips",
"wages",
"bankroll",
"capital",
"coffers",
"exchequer",
"finances",
"funds",
"money",
"pocket",
"pocketbook",
"resources",
"wherewithal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"cost",
"disbursement",
"expenditures",
"expenses",
"outgo",
"outlay"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received":{
"examples":[
"the return on each unit sold has increased since we streamlined the production process"
],
"synonyms":[
"earnings",
"gain",
"lucre",
"net",
"payoff",
"proceeds",
"profit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cleanup",
"killing",
"windfall",
"bottom line",
"gross",
"sales",
"compensation",
"emolument",
"income",
"pay",
"payment",
"remittal",
"requital",
"salary",
"wages",
"interest",
"revenue",
"yield"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"cost",
"disbursement",
"expenditure",
"expense",
"loss",
"outgo",
"outlay"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retaking":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital"
],
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"getting back",
"reacquiring",
"recapturing",
"reclaiming",
"re-collecting",
"recouping",
"recovering",
"regaining",
"repossessing",
"retrieving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruiting",
"replenishing",
"redeeming",
"repurchasing",
"rescuing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retested":{
"as in resampled":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"resampled",
"checked (out)",
"examined",
"experimented (with)",
"explored",
"felt (out)",
"investigated",
"researched",
"studied",
"sampled",
"tested",
"tried (out)"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrogrades":{
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"the Dark Ages, the period following the fall of the Roman Empire when Western civilization seriously retrograded"
],
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"atrophies",
"crumbles",
"decays",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"descends",
"deteriorates",
"devolves",
"ebbs",
"regresses",
"rots",
"sinks",
"worsens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abates",
"de-escalates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
"wanes",
"breaks down",
"corrupts",
"decomposes",
"degrades",
"dilapidates",
"disintegrates",
"molders",
"putrefies",
"sours",
"spoils",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"debilitates",
"undermines",
"droops",
"fails",
"falls",
"flags",
"lags",
"languishes",
"runs down",
"sags",
"slips",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts"
],
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"betters",
"upgrades",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"fortifies",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"strengthens",
"advances",
"develops",
"marches",
"proceeds",
"progresses"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorates",
"improves",
"meliorates"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rethought":{
"to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal":{
"examples":[
"since my efforts to solve this problem aren't working, I need to rethink my approach"
],
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"readdressed",
"reanalyzed",
"reconceived",
"reconsidered",
"redefined",
"reevaluated",
"re-evaluated",
"reexamined",
"re-examined",
"reexplored",
"re-explored",
"reviewed",
"revisited",
"reweighed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reheard",
"reconceptualized",
"reenvisioned",
"re-envisioned",
"reimagined",
"reappraised",
"reassessed",
"reinvestigated",
"restudied",
"amended",
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remedied",
"revised"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asserted",
"defended",
"maintained",
"upheld"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retest":{
"as in pretest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pretest",
"aptitude test",
"intelligence test",
"placement test",
"board(s)",
"midterm",
"midyear",
"exam",
"examination",
"quiz",
"test",
"catechism",
"audition",
"final",
"checkup",
"inspection",
"review",
"inquiry",
"interrogation",
"investigation",
"probe",
"research"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in resample":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"resample",
"check (out)",
"examine",
"experiment (with)",
"explore",
"feel (out)",
"investigate",
"research",
"study",
"sample",
"test",
"try (out)"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retro":{
"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
"examples":[
"retro fashions that seek to capture the lost glamour of Hollywood in the 1930s"
],
"synonyms":[
"antique",
"old-fashioned",
"old-school",
"old-time",
"old-timey",
"old-world",
"oldfangled",
"quaint",
"retrograde",
"vintage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antiquated",
"moldy",
"obsolete",
"rinky-dink",
"historic",
"historical",
"olden",
"traditional",
"old hat",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"superannuated",
"dated",
"fusty",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"stodgy",
"aged",
"age-old",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"atavistic",
"fossilized",
"hoary",
"venerable",
"bygone",
"erstwhile",
"former",
"late",
"past",
"forgotten",
"remote",
"ageless",
"dateless",
"timeless",
"anachronistic",
"anachronic",
"anachronous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"chic",
"designer",
"fashionable",
"smart",
"stylish",
"modernized",
"refurbished",
"remodeled",
"renewed",
"updated",
"last",
"latest",
"futuristic",
"high-tech",
"hi-tech",
"latter-day",
"nontraditional",
"recent"
],
"antonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernist",
"modernistic",
"new age",
"newfangled",
"new-fashioned",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retrograding":{
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"the Dark Ages, the period following the fall of the Roman Empire when Western civilization seriously retrograded"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophying",
"crumbling",
"decaying",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"descending",
"deteriorating",
"devolving",
"ebbing",
"regressing",
"rotting",
"sinking",
"worsening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abating",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"waning",
"breaking down",
"corrupting",
"decomposing",
"degrading",
"dilapidating",
"disintegrating",
"moldering",
"putrefying",
"souring",
"spoiling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"debilitating",
"undermining",
"drooping",
"failing",
"falling",
"flagging",
"lagging",
"languishing",
"running down",
"sagging",
"slipping",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettering",
"upgrading",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"fortifying",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"strengthening",
"advancing",
"developing",
"marching",
"proceeding",
"progressing"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorating",
"improving",
"meliorating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retire (from)":{
"to give up (a job or office)":{
"examples":[
"at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years"
],
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"chuck",
"leave",
"quit",
"resign (from)",
"step aside (from)",
"step down (from)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandon",
"vacate",
"drop out (of)",
"throw up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"stay (at)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retaliation":{
"the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury":{
"examples":[
"police believe that the murder was in retaliation for an earlier gangland execution"
],
"synonyms":[
"payback",
"reprisal",
"requital",
"retribution",
"revenge",
"vengeance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counter",
"counterattack",
"counteroffensive",
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"correction",
"desert(s)",
"discipline",
"nemesis",
"penalty",
"punishment",
"wrath",
"amends",
"compensation",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation(s)",
"restitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemency",
"grace",
"leniency",
"lenity",
"mercy",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrievable":{
"as in fixable , correctable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"undoable",
"corrected",
"fixed",
"recovered",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"irretrievable",
"irreversible",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable",
"irreplaceable",
"irrevocable",
"unredeemed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reticency":{
"as in reserve , taciturnity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reserve",
"reticence",
"taciturnity",
"inarticulacy",
"inarticulateness",
"voicelessness",
"dumbness",
"muteness",
"silence",
"speechlessness",
"stillness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"communication",
"speaking",
"talking",
"eloquence",
"fluency",
"volubility",
"chattiness",
"garrulousness",
"loquaciousness",
"loquacity",
"talkativeness",
"talkiness",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrieval":{
"the act or process of getting something back":{
"examples":[
"a law firm that has been involved in the retrieval of artworks that were plundered during the war"
],
"synonyms":[
"recapture",
"reclamation",
"recoupment",
"recovery",
"repossession"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruitment",
"replenishment",
"redemption",
"rescue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loss",
"misplacement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrogressions":{
"the act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior":{
"examples":[
"social instability that has led to a retrogression of moral values and standards of decent behavior"
],
"synonyms":[
"regressions",
"reversions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backslides",
"lapses",
"relapses",
"atavisms",
"returns",
"nondevelopments",
"declines",
"degenerations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gestations",
"growths",
"maturations"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancements",
"developments",
"evolutions",
"progressions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retrenches":{
"to change the way things are done in order to spend less money":{
"examples":[
"When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"clips",
"crops",
"curtails",
"cuts",
"cuts back",
"cuts down",
"docks",
"nicks",
"pares",
"prunes",
"shortens",
"slashes",
"trims",
"truncates",
"whittles",
"abates",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"dents",
"depletes",
"diminishes",
"downscales",
"downsizes",
"drops",
"dwindles",
"eases",
"knocks down",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"deflates",
"shrinks",
"minimizes",
"moderates",
"modifies",
"modulates",
"qualifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blows up",
"dilates",
"distends",
"inflates",
"swells",
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"adds (to)",
"complements",
"supplements",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"redoubles",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"boosts",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"increases",
"raises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrospective":{
"given to or marked by reflection of the past":{
"examples":[
"Her book takes a retrospective look at the actor's long and distinguished career."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backward-looking",
"nostalgic",
"introspective",
"self-reflective",
"philosophical",
"philosophic",
"analytic",
"analytical",
"logical",
"rational",
"deliberate",
"purposeful",
"broody",
"cogitative",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminant",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful",
"retroactive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unreflective",
"farseeing",
"farsighted",
"forehanded",
"foreseeing",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"forward",
"forward-looking",
"prescient",
"proactive",
"provident",
"visionary",
"brainless",
"mindless",
"silly",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retardations":{
"a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something":{
"examples":[
"scientists discovered that they could achieve the retardation of light if they shined it through a variety of substances"
],
"synonyms":[
"decelerations",
"downshifts",
"letups",
"slowdowns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"declines",
"drops",
"slumps",
"ebbs",
"remissions",
"retreats",
"wanes",
"arrests",
"checks",
"halts",
"stoppages",
"collapses",
"crashes",
"falls",
"plunges"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"accelerations"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retreats (from)":{
"as in withdraws (from) , escapes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"escapes",
"takes off (from)",
"vacates",
"withdraws (from)",
"delivers",
"gives up",
"hands over",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders",
"yields",
"abjures",
"cuts off",
"disowns",
"rejects",
"renounces",
"repudiates",
"separates (from)",
"discards",
"ditches",
"dumps",
"flings",
"jettisons",
"junks",
"scraps",
"sheds",
"shucks (off)",
"throws away",
"throws out",
"sacrifices",
"abandons",
"deserts",
"forsakes",
"leaves",
"maroons",
"quits",
"strands",
"distances",
"disregards",
"forgets",
"ignores",
"neglects"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reclaims",
"harbors",
"has",
"holds",
"keeps",
"owns",
"possesses",
"reserves",
"retains",
"withholds",
"redeems",
"rescues",
"saves"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retrograded":{
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"the Dark Ages, the period following the fall of the Roman Empire when Western civilization seriously retrograded"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophied",
"crumbled",
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"descended",
"deteriorated",
"devolved",
"ebbed",
"regressed",
"rotted",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abated",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"waned",
"broke down",
"corrupted",
"decomposed",
"degraded",
"dilapidated",
"disintegrated",
"moldered",
"putrefied",
"soured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"debilitated",
"undermined",
"drooped",
"failed",
"fell",
"flagged",
"lagged",
"languished",
"ran down",
"sagged",
"slipped",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettered",
"upgraded",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"fortified",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"strengthened",
"advanced",
"developed",
"marched",
"proceeded",
"progressed"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"improved",
"meliorated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retardant":{
"as in blocking , impeding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blocking",
"hampering",
"hindering",
"impeding",
"stalling",
"baffling",
"balking",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"thwarting",
"negating",
"neutralizing",
"nullifying",
"deterrent",
"deterring",
"precautionary",
"preventative",
"preventive",
"prophylactic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"easing",
"facilitating",
"smoothing",
"encouraging",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"nurturing",
"promoting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retransmits":{
"as in recommits , redelivers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recommits",
"redelivers",
"retransfers",
"furnishes",
"supplies",
"advances",
"lends",
"loans",
"bequeaths",
"hands down",
"hands on",
"wills",
"hands in",
"releases",
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"submits",
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"yields",
"assigns",
"deals (out)",
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"disperses",
"distributes",
"divides",
"confers",
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"commends",
"commits",
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"consigns",
"delegates",
"delivers",
"entrusts",
"intrusts",
"gives",
"gives over",
"hands",
"hands over",
"leaves",
"passes",
"recommends",
"reposes",
"transfers",
"transmits",
"trusts",
"turns over",
"vests"
],
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"holds",
"keeps",
"retains",
"detains",
"holds back",
"reserves",
"withholds",
"owns",
"possesses",
"accepts",
"receives",
"takes in",
"occupies",
"takes",
"takes over"
],
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},
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"verb"
]
},
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"the act of keeping something or someone":{
"examples":[
"The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent."
],
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"holding",
"retaining",
"control",
"enjoyment",
"hands",
"keeping",
"possession",
"care",
"custody",
"safekeeping",
"conservation",
"maintenance",
"support",
"repossession",
"ownership",
"proprietorship",
"authority",
"command",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"power",
"claiming",
"collaring",
"commandeering",
"confiscation",
"procurement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispossession",
"relinquishment",
"surrendering",
"transferal",
"nonpossession"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in withdraw (from) , escape":{
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"escape",
"take off (from)",
"vacate",
"withdraw (from)",
"deliver",
"give up",
"hand over",
"relinquish",
"surrender",
"yield",
"abjure",
"cut off",
"disown",
"reject",
"renounce",
"repudiate",
"separate (from)",
"discard",
"ditch",
"dump",
"fling",
"jettison",
"junk",
"scrap",
"shed",
"shuck (off)",
"throw away",
"throw out",
"sacrifice",
"abandon",
"desert",
"forsake",
"leave",
"maroon",
"quit",
"strand",
"distance",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect"
],
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"reclaim",
"harbor",
"have",
"hold",
"keep",
"own",
"possess",
"reserve",
"retain",
"withhold",
"redeem",
"rescue",
"save"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retroactive":{
"as in deliberate , thoughtful":{
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"broody",
"cogitative",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminant",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful",
"analytic",
"analytical",
"logical",
"rational",
"backward-looking",
"nostalgic",
"retrospective",
"deliberate",
"purposeful",
"introspective",
"self-reflective",
"philosophical",
"philosophic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unreflective",
"farseeing",
"farsighted",
"forehanded",
"foreseeing",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"forward",
"forward-looking",
"prescient",
"proactive",
"provident",
"visionary",
"brainless",
"mindless",
"silly",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"retests":{
"as in pretests":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"pretests",
"aptitude tests",
"intelligence tests",
"placement tests",
"boards",
"midterms",
"midyears",
"examinations",
"exams",
"quizzes",
"tests",
"catechisms",
"auditions",
"finals",
"checkups",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"inquiries",
"interrogations",
"investigations",
"probes",
"researches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in resamples":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"resamples",
"checks (out)",
"examines",
"experiments (with)",
"explores",
"feels (out)",
"investigates",
"researches",
"studies",
"samples",
"tests",
"tries (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rethinks":{
"to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal":{
"examples":[
"since my efforts to solve this problem aren't working, I need to rethink my approach"
],
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"readdresses",
"reanalyzes",
"reconceives",
"reconsiders",
"redefines",
"reevaluates",
"reexamines",
"reexplores",
"reviews",
"revisits",
"reweighs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rehears",
"reconceptualizes",
"reenvisions",
"reimagines",
"reappraises",
"reassesses",
"reinvestigates",
"restudies",
"amends",
"corrects",
"emends",
"rectifies",
"reforms",
"remedies",
"revises"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asserts",
"defends",
"maintains",
"upholds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retorts":{
"a quick witty response":{
"examples":[
"she responded to the heckler with a scathing but hilarious retort that instantly won over the audience"
],
"synonyms":[
"comebacks",
"repartees",
"ripostes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"squelches",
"back talks",
"cracks",
"quips",
"sallies",
"wisecracks",
"witticisms",
"zingers",
"cuts",
"insults",
"put-downs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"the salesclerk responded to my query about the price with a brusque retort"
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"comebacks",
"rejoinders",
"replications",
"replies",
"responses",
"returns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back talks",
"banters",
"persiflages",
"repartees",
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"comments",
"communications",
"correspondences",
"feedback",
"non sequiturs",
"observations",
"reactions",
"remarks",
"defenses",
"explanations",
"justifications",
"pleas",
"rebuttals",
"refutations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"charges",
"cross-examinations",
"interrogations",
"interrogatories",
"quizzes",
"polls",
"questionnaires",
"surveys"
],
"antonyms":[
"inquiries",
"queries",
"questions"
]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"when told she couldn't have it, she retorted , \"Fine, I didn't want it anyway!\""
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"comes back",
"rejoins",
"replies",
"responds",
"returns",
"ripostes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"comments",
"communicates",
"corresponds",
"reacts",
"remarks",
"counters",
"defends",
"denies",
"explains",
"fields",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"cross-examines",
"examines",
"grills",
"interrogates",
"pumps",
"quizzes",
"polls",
"queries",
"surveys"
],
"antonyms":[
"asks",
"inquires",
"questions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retrieving":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"needed to retrieve the book from my friend so I could return it to the library"
],
"synonyms":[
"getting back",
"reacquiring",
"recapturing",
"reclaiming",
"re-collecting",
"recouping",
"recovering",
"regaining",
"repossessing",
"retaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruiting",
"replenishing",
"redeeming",
"repurchasing",
"rescuing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retransmit":{
"as in recommit , redeliver":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recommit",
"redeliver",
"retransfer",
"furnish",
"supply",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"bequeath",
"hand down",
"hand on",
"will",
"hand in",
"release",
"relinquish",
"submit",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield",
"assign",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"distribute",
"divide",
"confer",
"grant",
"commend",
"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"give over",
"hand",
"hand over",
"leave",
"pass",
"recommend",
"repose",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"trust",
"turn over",
"vest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"retain",
"detain",
"hold back",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"own",
"possess",
"accept",
"receive",
"take in",
"occupy",
"take",
"take over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retransfer":{
"as in recommit , retransmit":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recommit",
"redeliver",
"retransmit",
"furnish",
"supply",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"bequeath",
"hand down",
"hand on",
"will",
"hand in",
"release",
"relinquish",
"submit",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield",
"assign",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"distribute",
"divide",
"confer",
"grant",
"commend",
"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"give over",
"hand",
"hand over",
"leave",
"pass",
"recommend",
"repose",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"trust",
"turn over",
"vest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"retain",
"detain",
"hold back",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"own",
"possess",
"accept",
"receive",
"take in",
"occupy",
"take",
"take over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retches":{
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the smell of rotten cabbage makes me retch"
],
"synonyms":[
"barfs",
"gags",
"heaves",
"hurls",
"pukes",
"spews",
"spits up",
"throws up",
"upchucks",
"vomits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgorges",
"regurgitates",
"ejects",
"expels",
"nauseates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retched":{
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the smell of rotten cabbage makes me retch"
],
"synonyms":[
"barfed",
"gagged",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hurled",
"puked",
"spewed",
"spit up",
"spat up",
"threw up",
"upchucked",
"vomited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgorged",
"regurgitated",
"ejected",
"expelled",
"nauseated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retaliations":{
"the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury":{
"examples":[
"police believe that the murder was in retaliation for an earlier gangland execution"
],
"synonyms":[
"paybacks",
"reprisals",
"requitals",
"retributions",
"revenges",
"vengeances"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterattacks",
"counter-attacks",
"counteroffensives",
"counters",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"corrections",
"deserts",
"disciplines",
"nemeses",
"penalties",
"punishments",
"wraths",
"amends",
"compensations",
"indemnifications",
"indemnities",
"quittances",
"recompenses",
"recoupments",
"redresses",
"remunerations",
"reparations",
"restitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemencies",
"graces",
"leniencies",
"lenities",
"mercies",
"pardons",
"remissions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retinues":{
"a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{
"examples":[
"a campaign bus carrying the candidate, her retinue , and a gaggle of reporters and bloggers"
],
"synonyms":[
"corteges",
"cort\u00e8ges",
"entourages",
"followings",
"posses",
"suites",
"tails",
"trains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crews",
"personnels",
"staffs",
"staves",
"courts",
"assistants",
"attendants",
"helpers",
"retainers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retakes":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"after some fierce fighting, government forces have retaken the capital"
],
"synonyms":[
"gets back",
"reacquires",
"recaptures",
"reclaims",
"re-collects",
"recoups",
"recovers",
"regains",
"repossesses",
"retrieves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruits",
"replenishes",
"redeems",
"repurchases",
"rescues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retailing":{
"as in merchandising , wholesaling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"merchandising",
"wholesaling",
"affairs",
"dealings",
"horse-trading",
"free trade",
"marketplace",
"trade",
"traffic",
"business",
"custom",
"patronage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to offer for sale to the public":{
"examples":[
"the textile manufacturer doesn't retail its fabrics to consumers, offering them only to wholesalers and garment makers"
],
"synonyms":[
"dealing (in)",
"marketing",
"merchandising",
"merchandizing",
"putting up",
"selling",
"vending"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preselling",
"wholesaling",
"remarketing",
"reselling",
"hawking",
"peddling",
"bartering",
"distributing",
"exchanging",
"exporting",
"handling",
"trading",
"trafficking (in)",
"advertising",
"ballyhooing",
"boosting",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"touting",
"bargaining",
"chaffering",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"horse-trading",
"paltering",
"auctioning",
"providing",
"supplying",
"carrying",
"keeping",
"stocking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"buying",
"purchasing"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"retrospections":{
"a usually critical look at a past event":{
"examples":[
"the president is confident that future retrospections will cast his actions in a more favorable light"
],
"synonyms":[
"reappraisals",
"reconsiderations",
"reexaminations",
"re-examinations",
"retrospects",
"reviews"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recapitulations",
"recaps",
"rehashes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"previews"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"retires (from)":{
"to give up (a job or office)":{
"examples":[
"at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years"
],
"synonyms":[
"bags",
"chucks",
"leaves",
"quits",
"resigns (from)",
"steps aside (from)",
"steps down (from)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandons",
"vacates",
"drops out (of)",
"throws up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"stays (at)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retraining":{
"as in reteaching , reeducating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reeducating",
"reschooling",
"reteaching",
"initiating",
"introducing",
"showing",
"briefing",
"familiarizing",
"imparting (to)",
"informing",
"versing",
"edifying",
"enlightening",
"homeschooling",
"implanting",
"inculcating",
"instilling",
"catechizing",
"lecturing",
"moralizing",
"preaching",
"directing",
"guiding",
"leading",
"rearing",
"drilling",
"fitting",
"grounding",
"habilitating",
"preparing",
"priming",
"qualifying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"retained":{
"as in owned , possessed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"owned",
"possessed",
"cherished",
"loved",
"prized",
"protected",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gone",
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced",
"missing",
"absent",
"castaway",
"irrecoverable",
"irretrievable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to continue to have in one's possession or power":{
"examples":[
"I plan to retain the family heirlooms until my own children are mature enough to appreciate them, and then I will lovingly pass them on"
],
"synonyms":[
"held",
"kept",
"reserved",
"withheld"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserved",
"guarded",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"boasted",
"enjoyed",
"had",
"owned",
"possessed",
"commanded",
"controlled",
"detained",
"directed",
"managed",
"ruled",
"bore",
"harbored",
"cherished",
"clung (to)",
"hugged",
"treasured"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"ceded",
"dropped",
"contributed",
"donated",
"gave",
"handed out",
"discarded",
"dumped",
"declined",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"lost"
],
"antonyms":[
"gave up",
"handed over",
"released",
"relinquished",
"surrendered",
"yielded"
]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"examples":[
"that author retains the right to veto any changes in his books suggested by his publisher's notoriously intrusive editor"
],
"synonyms":[
"commanded",
"enjoyed",
"had",
"held",
"owned",
"possessed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kept",
"reserved",
"withheld",
"bore",
"carried",
"boasted",
"showed off",
"sported"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"ceded",
"disclaimed",
"disowned",
"handed over",
"relinquished",
"renounced",
"surrendered",
"yielded",
"discarded",
"dumped",
"declined",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"needed",
"required"
],
"antonyms":[
"lacked",
"wanted"
]
},
"to provide with a paying job":{
"examples":[
"her neighbor retained her as a nanny for the summer, thus giving her something to do until school started again"
],
"synonyms":[
"assumed",
"employed",
"engaged",
"feed",
"hired",
"laid on",
"paid",
"placed",
"recruited",
"signed (up or on)",
"took on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reemployed",
"re-employed",
"reengaged",
"re-engaged",
"rehired",
"apprenticed",
"contracted",
"jobbed",
"partnered",
"subcontracted",
"enlisted",
"advanced",
"promoted",
"upgraded",
"kept (on)",
"headhunted",
"scouted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"furloughed",
"laid off",
"locked out"
],
"antonyms":[
"axed",
"canned",
"discharged",
"dismissed",
"fired",
"sacked"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
}
}