dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/unl_MWT.json
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{
"unlashing":{
"to disengage the knotted parts of":{
"examples":[
"unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck"
],
"synonyms":[
"unbinding",
"undoing",
"unfastening",
"untying",
"untieing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraiding",
"unlacing",
"disentangling",
"raveling",
"ravelling",
"unraveling",
"unsnarling",
"untangling",
"unwinding",
"loosening",
"loosing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"braiding",
"interlacing",
"interweaving",
"lacing",
"winding",
"entangling",
"snarling",
"tangling"
],
"antonyms":[
"binding",
"fastening",
"knotting",
"lashing",
"tying",
"tieing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlatching":{
"as in unfastening , unlocking":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbarring",
"unbolting",
"unclasping",
"unfastening",
"unlocking",
"opening",
"unclosing",
"unbuttoning",
"unclenching",
"unfolding",
"unfurling",
"unzipping",
"disengaging",
"releasing",
"slipping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"closing",
"shutting",
"barring",
"bolting",
"clasping",
"fastening",
"latching",
"locking",
"buttoning (up)",
"zipping (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unleashing":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosening",
"loosing",
"releasing",
"uncorking",
"unlocking",
"unloosening",
"unloosing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharging",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"manumitting",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering",
"unmooring",
"unshackling",
"airing",
"expressing",
"taking out",
"venting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"binding",
"confining",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"haltering",
"hampering"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"containing",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"governing",
"holding",
"inhibiting",
"regulating",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"smothering",
"taming"
]
},
"to find emotional release for":{
"examples":[
"lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosing",
"releasing",
"taking out",
"venting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acting out",
"airing",
"expressing",
"stating",
"ventilating",
"voicing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controlling",
"governing",
"handling",
"managing",
"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"containing",
"curbing",
"holding back",
"pulling in",
"quelling",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"smothering",
"taming",
"allaying",
"lulling",
"quieting",
"soothing",
"stilling",
"choking",
"inhibiting",
"muffling",
"pocketing",
"repressing",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"swallowing"
],
"antonyms":[
"bottling (up)",
"repressing",
"suppressing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlettered":{
"lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books":{
"antonyms":[
"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
],
"examples":[
"unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brilliant",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"experienced",
"expert",
"trained",
"erudite",
"learned",
"polyhistoric",
"polymath",
"polymathic",
"scholarly",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"sophisticated",
"acquainted",
"aware",
"familiar"
],
"related":[
"functionally illiterate",
"innumerate",
"semiliterate",
"unknowledgeable",
"artless",
"lowbrow",
"philistine",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"unsophisticated",
"raw",
"unskilled",
"untrained",
"brainless",
"dumb",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"stupid",
"witless",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"silly"
],
"synonyms":[
"analphabetic",
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlikely":{
"not likely to be true or to occur":{
"examples":[
"in the unlikely event that the file is deleted or corrupted, you will want to have backup copies available"
],
"synonyms":[
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"far-fetched",
"flimsy",
"improbable",
"questionable",
"unapt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"implausible",
"impossible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"absurd",
"bizarre",
"crazy",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"foolish",
"insane",
"nonsensical",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"unreal",
"wild",
"outside",
"remote",
"slight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"believable",
"conceivable",
"credible",
"earthly",
"imaginable",
"plausible",
"possible",
"potential",
"liable"
],
"antonyms":[
"likely",
"probable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unloaded":{
"to empty or rid of cargo":{
"examples":[
"the dockworkers unloaded the ship"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburdened",
"discharged",
"disencumbered",
"off-loaded",
"unburdened",
"unladed",
"unpacked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"freed",
"lightened",
"relieved",
"cleared",
"emptied",
"evacuated",
"vacated",
"voided"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charged",
"crammed",
"filled",
"heaped",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"stuffed"
],
"antonyms":[
"loaded",
"packed"
]
},
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"I can't seem to unload this old car\u2014even the charities won't take it!"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashiered",
"cast (off)",
"chucked",
"deep-sixed",
"discarded",
"ditched",
"dumped",
"eighty-sixed",
"86'd",
"exorcised",
"exorcized",
"flung (off or away)",
"jettisoned",
"junked",
"laid by",
"lost",
"pitched",
"rejected",
"scrapped",
"shed",
"shucked (off)",
"sloughed (off)",
"sluffed (off)",
"threw away",
"threw out",
"tossed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"abdicated",
"deserted",
"forsook",
"dismissed",
"kicked out",
"abolished",
"annihilated",
"eliminated",
"eradicated",
"expunged",
"exterminated",
"extinguished",
"extirpated",
"liquidated",
"removed",
"rooted (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"wiped out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopted",
"embraced",
"took on",
"employed",
"used",
"utilized",
"held",
"held back",
"kept",
"retained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloose":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood"
],
"synonyms":[
"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
"uncork",
"unleash",
"unlock",
"unloosen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharge",
"emancipate",
"enfranchise",
"free",
"liberate",
"manumit",
"spring",
"unbind",
"uncage",
"unchain",
"unfetter",
"unmoor",
"unshackle",
"air",
"express",
"take out",
"vent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"trammel",
"bind",
"confine",
"enchain",
"fetter",
"halter",
"hamper"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"smother",
"tame"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloosed":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"antonyms":[
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"contained",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"governed",
"held",
"inhibited",
"regulated",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"smothered",
"tamed"
],
"examples":[
"the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffed",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"bound",
"confined",
"enchained",
"fettered",
"haltered",
"hampered"
],
"related":[
"discharged",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"manumitted",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered",
"unmoored",
"unshackled",
"aired",
"expressed",
"took out",
"vented"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosed",
"loosened",
"released",
"uncorked",
"unleashed",
"unlocked",
"unloosened"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloosen":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"a relaxing bath unloosened all the mental and physical tension that had been building throughout the day"
],
"synonyms":[
"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
"uncork",
"unleash",
"unlock",
"unloose"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharge",
"emancipate",
"enfranchise",
"free",
"liberate",
"manumit",
"spring",
"unbind",
"uncage",
"unchain",
"unfetter",
"unmoor",
"unshackle",
"air",
"express",
"take out",
"vent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"trammel",
"bind",
"confine",
"enchain",
"fetter",
"halter",
"hamper"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"smother",
"tame"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloosening":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"a relaxing bath unloosened all the mental and physical tension that had been building throughout the day"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosening",
"loosing",
"releasing",
"uncorking",
"unleashing",
"unlocking",
"unloosing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharging",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"manumitting",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering",
"unmooring",
"unshackling",
"airing",
"expressing",
"taking out",
"venting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"binding",
"confining",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"haltering",
"hampering"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"containing",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"governing",
"holding",
"inhibiting",
"regulating",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"smothering",
"taming"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlyrical":{
"as in prose , prosaic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"prosaic",
"prose",
"unpoetic",
"factual",
"literal",
"matter-of-fact",
"antipoetic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bardic",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"poetic",
"poetical",
"poeticized",
"metrical",
"metric",
"rhyming",
"riming",
"rhythmic",
"rhythmical",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in harsh , jarring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"discordant",
"dissonant",
"grating",
"harsh",
"inharmonious",
"jarring",
"strident",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical",
"disconnected",
"staccato"
],
"near antonyms":[
"euphonious",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"mellow",
"melodic",
"melodious",
"musical",
"dulcet",
"golden",
"sweet"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unleashes":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosens",
"looses",
"releases",
"uncorks",
"unlocks",
"unloosens",
"unlooses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharges",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"frees",
"liberates",
"manumits",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters",
"unmoors",
"unshackles",
"airs",
"expresses",
"takes out",
"vents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"trammels",
"binds",
"confines",
"enchains",
"fetters",
"halters",
"hampers"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"contains",
"controls",
"curbs",
"governs",
"holds",
"inhibits",
"regulates",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"smothers",
"tames"
]
},
"to find emotional release for":{
"examples":[
"lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday"
],
"synonyms":[
"looses",
"releases",
"takes out",
"vents"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acts out",
"airs",
"expresses",
"states",
"ventilates",
"voices"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controls",
"governs",
"handles",
"manages",
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"contains",
"curbs",
"holds back",
"pulls in",
"quells",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"smothers",
"tames",
"allays",
"lulls",
"quiets",
"soothes",
"stills",
"chokes",
"inhibits",
"muffles",
"pockets",
"represses",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"swallows"
],
"antonyms":[
"bottles (up)",
"represses",
"suppresses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloved":{
"as in wretched , unlovable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adorable",
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"loveable",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome",
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlovable":{
"as in hateful , abhorrent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unloved",
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile",
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adorable",
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"loveable",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome",
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlinking":{
"to set or force apart":{
"examples":[
"unlinked the railroad cars"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking up",
"decoupling",
"disassociating",
"disconnecting",
"disjoining",
"disjointing",
"dissevering",
"dissociating",
"disuniting",
"dividing",
"divorcing",
"parting",
"ramifying",
"resolving",
"separating",
"severing",
"splitting",
"sundering",
"uncoupling",
"unyoking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaking down",
"decomposing",
"disassembling",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"bifurcating",
"bisecting",
"cleaving",
"dichotomizing",
"dissecting",
"fractionalizing",
"fractionating",
"halving",
"partitioning",
"quartering",
"segmenting",
"subdividing",
"trisecting",
"fragmentating",
"fragmenting",
"fragmentizing",
"breaking",
"fracturing",
"pulling",
"rending",
"rifting",
"ripping",
"riving",
"rupturing",
"tearing",
"cutting off",
"insulating",
"isolating",
"secluding",
"segregating",
"sequestering",
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"disentangling",
"unraveling",
"untying",
"untieing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembling",
"associating",
"blending",
"combining",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"connecting",
"coupling",
"accumulating",
"agglutinating",
"attaching",
"binding",
"cementing",
"closing",
"fastening",
"fusing",
"knitting",
"sticking",
"welding"
],
"antonyms":[
"joining",
"linking",
"unifying",
"uniting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlucky":{
"having, prone to, or marked by bad luck":{
"examples":[
"the unlucky campers had rain all week",
"I'm so unlucky I don't bother to play the lottery",
"an unlucky throw of the dice"
],
"synonyms":[
"hapless",
"hard-luck",
"ill-fated",
"ill-starred",
"jinxed",
"luckless",
"snakebit",
"snakebitten",
"star-crossed",
"unfortunate",
"unhappy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adverse",
"ill",
"inauspicious",
"unfavorable",
"unpromising",
"untoward",
"calamitous",
"catastrophic",
"disastrous",
"accursed",
"accurst",
"damned",
"doomed",
"tragic",
"tragical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blessed",
"blest",
"favored",
"gifted",
"privileged",
"auspicious",
"fair",
"favorable",
"golden",
"promising",
"propitious"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortunate",
"happy",
"lucky"
]
},
"of a kind to cause great distress":{
"examples":[
"the settlers made the unlucky decision to cross the dangerous mountain pass in the middle of winter"
],
"synonyms":[
"deplorable",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"grievous",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"lamentable",
"regrettable",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"unfortunate",
"woeful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"affecting",
"doleful",
"moving",
"piteous",
"poignant",
"ruthful",
"touching",
"awful",
"dire",
"dreadful",
"fearful",
"severe",
"terrible",
"alarming",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"traumatic",
"unsettling",
"crushing",
"excruciating",
"harrowing",
"horrible",
"horrifying",
"intolerable",
"overwhelming",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"unbearable",
"miserable",
"pitiful",
"sad",
"wretched",
"calamitous",
"disastrous",
"painful",
"raging",
"sharp"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"rewarding",
"satisfying",
"comforting",
"encouraging",
"heartening",
"cheering",
"heartwarming",
"inspiring",
"fortunate",
"happy",
"lucky"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlovely":{
"not giving pleasure to the mind or senses":{
"examples":[
"Sunday night is often spoiled by the unlovely thought of having to go back to school or work the next morning"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bitter",
"disagreeable",
"displeasing",
"distasteful",
"harsh",
"icky",
"nasty",
"rotten",
"sour",
"uncongenial",
"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"unsavory",
"unwelcome",
"wicked",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"beastly",
"bilious",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"ghastly",
"gnarly",
"god-awful",
"gross",
"hateful",
"hellish",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"invidious",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"revulsive",
"scandalous",
"seamy",
"shocking",
"sick",
"sickening",
"ugly",
"unholy",
"vile",
"villainous",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"galling",
"irritating",
"vexing",
"crappy",
"cruddy",
"crummy",
"crumby",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"sucky",
"wretched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"dreamy",
"felicitous",
"amiable",
"charming",
"cheery",
"friendly",
"jolly",
"kindly",
"sweet"
],
"antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"congenial",
"good",
"grateful",
"gratifying",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome"
]
},
"unpleasant to look at":{
"examples":[
"an unlovely but efficient little machine"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ugly",
"unappealing",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"unhandsome",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly",
"vile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"gross",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"plain",
"unaesthetic",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shapely",
"imposing",
"impressive",
"prepossessing"
],
"antonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"lovely",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlading":{
"to empty or rid of cargo":{
"examples":[
"permission will not be given to unlade the ship until it can be thoroughly inspected"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburdening",
"discharging",
"disencumbering",
"off-loading",
"unburdening",
"unloading",
"unpacking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"freeing",
"lightening",
"relieving",
"clearing",
"emptying",
"evacuating",
"vacating",
"voiding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charging",
"cramming",
"filling",
"heaping",
"jamming",
"jam-packing",
"stuffing"
],
"antonyms":[
"loading",
"packing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlawfulness":{
"as in illegality , criminality":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"criminality",
"illegality",
"lawlessness",
"corruption",
"debauchery",
"depravity",
"licentiousness",
"descent",
"downfall",
"fall",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"sinfulness",
"vice",
"wickedness",
"break",
"infringement",
"fault",
"foible",
"peccadillo",
"felony",
"misconduct",
"misdemeanor",
"misfeasance",
"bias crime",
"hate crime",
"breach",
"crime",
"debt",
"error",
"lawbreaking",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdoing",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"wrongdoing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noncrime",
"blamelessness",
"faultlessness",
"guiltlessness",
"impeccability",
"innocence",
"irreproachability",
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue",
"virtuousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"unlace":{
"as in unbraid":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraid",
"unbind",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"unlash",
"untie",
"disentangle",
"ravel",
"unravel",
"unsnarl",
"untangle",
"unwind",
"loose",
"loosen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bind",
"fasten",
"knot",
"lash",
"tie",
"braid",
"interlace",
"interweave",
"lace",
"wind",
"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlatched":{
"as in unlocked , unfastened":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbarred",
"unbolted",
"unclasped",
"unfastened",
"unlocked",
"unsealed",
"gaping",
"wide",
"yawning",
"unbuttoned",
"unclenched",
"unfolded",
"unfurled",
"unzipped",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"emptied",
"empty",
"unoccupied",
"vacant",
"enterable",
"navigable",
"passable",
"clear",
"cleared",
"free",
"open",
"unclogged",
"unclosed",
"unobstructed",
"unstopped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blocked",
"clogged",
"closed",
"jammed",
"obstructed",
"plugged",
"shut",
"stopped",
"stuffed",
"uncleared",
"impassable",
"impassible",
"constricted",
"cramped",
"encumbered",
"hampered",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"interfered (with)",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"barricaded",
"blockaded",
"dammed",
"gated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in unfastened , unlocked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbarred",
"unbolted",
"unclasped",
"unfastened",
"unlocked",
"opened",
"unclosed",
"unbuttoned",
"unclenched",
"unfolded",
"unfurled",
"unzipped",
"disengaged",
"released",
"slipped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"closed",
"shut",
"barred",
"bolted",
"clasped",
"fastened",
"latched",
"locked",
"buttoned (up)",
"zipped (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"unlinks":{
"to set or force apart":{
"examples":[
"unlinked the railroad cars"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks up",
"decouples",
"disassociates",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divides",
"divorces",
"parts",
"ramifies",
"resolves",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders",
"uncouples",
"unyokes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaks down",
"decomposes",
"disassembles",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"bifurcates",
"bisects",
"cleaves",
"dichotomizes",
"dissects",
"fractionalizes",
"fractionates",
"halves",
"partitions",
"quarters",
"segments",
"subdivides",
"trisects",
"fragmentates",
"fragmentizes",
"fragments",
"breaks",
"fractures",
"pulls",
"rends",
"rifts",
"rips",
"rives",
"ruptures",
"tears",
"cuts off",
"insulates",
"isolates",
"secludes",
"segregates",
"sequesters",
"detaches",
"disengages",
"disentangles",
"unravels",
"unties"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembles",
"associates",
"blends",
"combines",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"connects",
"couples",
"accumulates",
"agglutinates",
"attaches",
"binds",
"cements",
"closes",
"fastens",
"fuses",
"knits",
"sticks",
"welds"
],
"antonyms":[
"joins",
"links",
"unifies",
"unites"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlashed":{
"to disengage the knotted parts of":{
"examples":[
"unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck"
],
"synonyms":[
"unbound",
"undid",
"unfastened",
"untied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraided",
"unlaced",
"disentangled",
"raveled",
"ravelled",
"unraveled",
"unsnarled",
"untangled",
"unwound",
"loosed",
"loosened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"braided",
"interlaced",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"laced",
"wound",
"winded",
"entangled",
"snarled",
"tangled"
],
"antonyms":[
"bound",
"fastened",
"knotted",
"lashed",
"tied"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlink":{
"to set or force apart":{
"examples":[
"unlinked the railroad cars"
],
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unyoke"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break down",
"decompose",
"disassemble",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"bifurcate",
"bisect",
"cleave",
"dichotomize",
"dissect",
"fractionalize",
"fractionate",
"halve",
"partition",
"quarter",
"segment",
"subdivide",
"trisect",
"fragment",
"fragmentate",
"fragmentize",
"break",
"fracture",
"pull",
"rend",
"rift",
"rip",
"rive",
"rupture",
"tear",
"cut off",
"insulate",
"isolate",
"seclude",
"segregate",
"sequester",
"detach",
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"unravel",
"untie"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assemble",
"associate",
"blend",
"combine",
"mingle",
"mix",
"connect",
"couple",
"accumulate",
"agglutinate",
"attach",
"bind",
"cement",
"close",
"fasten",
"fuse",
"knit",
"stick",
"weld"
],
"antonyms":[
"join",
"link",
"unify",
"unite"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlashes":{
"to disengage the knotted parts of":{
"examples":[
"unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck"
],
"synonyms":[
"unbinds",
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"unties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraids",
"unlaces",
"disentangles",
"ravels",
"unravels",
"unsnarls",
"untangles",
"unwinds",
"loosens",
"looses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"braids",
"interlaces",
"interweaves",
"laces",
"winds",
"entangles",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"antonyms":[
"binds",
"fastens",
"knots",
"lashes",
"ties"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlock":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought"
],
"synonyms":[
"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
"uncork",
"unleash",
"unloose",
"unloosen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharge",
"emancipate",
"enfranchise",
"free",
"liberate",
"manumit",
"spring",
"unbind",
"uncage",
"unchain",
"unfetter",
"unmoor",
"unshackle",
"air",
"express",
"take out",
"vent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"shackle",
"trammel",
"bind",
"confine",
"enchain",
"fetter",
"halter",
"hamper"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"smother",
"tame"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlaid":{
"to separate the various strands of":{
"examples":[
"our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope"
],
"synonyms":[
"disentangled",
"raveled (out)",
"ravelled (out)",
"unbraided",
"unraveled",
"unsnarled",
"untangled",
"untwined",
"untwisted",
"unwove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frayed",
"fretted",
"smoothed",
"straightened (out)",
"uncoiled",
"undid",
"unknotted",
"unlaced",
"unrolled",
"unstrung",
"unthreaded",
"untied",
"unwound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"braided",
"knotted",
"laced",
"plaited",
"plied",
"spliced",
"tied",
"wound",
"winded"
],
"antonyms":[
"entangled",
"snarled",
"tangled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloosened":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"a relaxing bath unloosened all the mental and physical tension that had been building throughout the day"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosed",
"loosened",
"released",
"uncorked",
"unleashed",
"unlocked",
"unloosed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharged",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"manumitted",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered",
"unmoored",
"unshackled",
"aired",
"expressed",
"took out",
"vented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffed",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"bound",
"confined",
"enchained",
"fettered",
"haltered",
"hampered"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"contained",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"governed",
"held",
"inhibited",
"regulated",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"smothered",
"tamed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloading":{
"to empty or rid of cargo":{
"examples":[
"the dockworkers unloaded the ship"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburdening",
"discharging",
"disencumbering",
"off-loading",
"unburdening",
"unlading",
"unpacking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"freeing",
"lightening",
"relieving",
"clearing",
"emptying",
"evacuating",
"vacating",
"voiding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charging",
"cramming",
"filling",
"heaping",
"jamming",
"jam-packing",
"stuffing"
],
"antonyms":[
"loading",
"packing"
]
},
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"I can't seem to unload this old car\u2014even the charities won't take it!"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashiering",
"casting (off)",
"chucking",
"deep-sixing",
"discarding",
"ditching",
"dumping",
"eighty-sixing",
"86ing",
"exorcising",
"exorcizing",
"flinging (off or away)",
"jettisoning",
"junking",
"laying by",
"losing",
"pitching",
"rejecting",
"scrapping",
"shedding",
"shucking (off)",
"sloughing (off)",
"sluffing (off)",
"throwing away",
"throwing out",
"tossing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoning",
"abdicating",
"deserting",
"forsaking",
"dismissing",
"kicking out",
"abolishing",
"annihilating",
"eliminating",
"eradicating",
"expunging",
"exterminating",
"extinguishing",
"extirpating",
"liquidating",
"removing",
"rooting (out)",
"stamping (out)",
"wiping out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopting",
"embracing",
"taking on",
"employing",
"using",
"utilizing",
"holding",
"holding back",
"keeping",
"retaining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloving":{
"as in unkind , mean-spirited":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"contemptuous",
"deprecating",
"derogatory",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"mean-spirited",
"obnoxious",
"opprobrious",
"scornful",
"snide",
"snotty",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"bad",
"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent",
"devious",
"scoundrelly",
"scurvy",
"snakelike",
"acrimonious",
"bitter",
"envious",
"jaundiced",
"jealous",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"vindictive",
"vitriolic",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"evil",
"harsh",
"hostile",
"inimical",
"acrid",
"caustic",
"poisonous",
"scathing",
"venomous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compassionate",
"good",
"good-hearted",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"sympathetic",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gracious",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"affectionate",
"amorous",
"sweet",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"humane",
"altruistic",
"high-minded",
"humanitarian",
"magnanimous",
"noble",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in uncaring , thoughtless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boorish",
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"uncaring",
"unfriendly",
"unthinking",
"affectless",
"callous",
"case-hardened",
"cold-blooded",
"compassionless",
"desensitized",
"hard",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"indurate",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"insensitive",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"obdurate",
"pachydermatous",
"pitiless",
"remorseless",
"ruthless",
"slash-and-burn",
"soulless",
"stony",
"stoney",
"stonyhearted",
"take-no-prisoners",
"thick-skinned",
"uncharitable",
"unfeeling",
"unmerciful",
"unsparing",
"unsympathetic",
"apathetic",
"disinterested",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"indifferent",
"neutral",
"uninterested",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"listless",
"perfunctory",
"undemonstrative",
"unemotional",
"unresponsive",
"unfeeling",
"unsympathetic",
"halfhearted",
"lukewarm",
"tepid",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic",
"austere",
"cold",
"frosty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caring",
"charitable",
"compassionate",
"humane",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"merciful",
"sensitive",
"softhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"benevolent",
"benignant",
"gentle",
"kind",
"affectionate",
"fond",
"loving",
"ardent",
"avid",
"exuberant",
"fervid",
"impassioned"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlooses":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosens",
"looses",
"releases",
"uncorks",
"unleashes",
"unlocks",
"unloosens"
],
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"discharges",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"frees",
"liberates",
"manumits",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters",
"unmoors",
"unshackles",
"airs",
"expresses",
"takes out",
"vents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"trammels",
"binds",
"confines",
"enchains",
"fetters",
"halters",
"hampers"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"contains",
"controls",
"curbs",
"governs",
"holds",
"inhibits",
"regulates",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"smothers",
"tames"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloveliness":{
"as in ugliness , plainness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unsightliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"horribleness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"blemish",
"flaw",
"imperfection"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness",
"allure",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"fascination",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"charm",
"delightfulness",
"elegance",
"exquisiteness",
"gloriousness",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"sublimeness",
"sublimity",
"superbness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"unlikeliness":{
"as in unlikelihood , improbability":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"improbability",
"unlikelihood",
"doubtfulness",
"dubiousness",
"impracticability",
"impracticality",
"implausibility",
"incredibility",
"incredibleness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"liability",
"likelihood",
"probability",
"credibility",
"plausibility",
"plausibleness",
"feasibility",
"feasibleness",
"possibility",
"potentiality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"viability"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"unladed":{
"to empty or rid of cargo":{
"examples":[
"permission will not be given to unlade the ship until it can be thoroughly inspected"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburdened",
"discharged",
"disencumbered",
"off-loaded",
"unburdened",
"unloaded",
"unpacked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"freed",
"lightened",
"relieved",
"cleared",
"emptied",
"evacuated",
"vacated",
"voided"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charged",
"crammed",
"filled",
"heaped",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"stuffed"
],
"antonyms":[
"loaded",
"packed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlimited":{
"being or seeming to be without limits":{
"examples":[
"no ruler should ever be given unlimited power"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottomless",
"boundless",
"endless",
"fathomless",
"horizonless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"immensurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"unfathomable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abysmal",
"countless",
"incalculable",
"incomputable",
"inestimable",
"innumerable",
"unmeasured",
"exhaustless",
"inexhaustible",
"extensive",
"far-flung",
"immense",
"vast"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fathomable",
"measurable",
"depthless",
"shallow",
"superficial"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"definite",
"finite",
"limited",
"restricted"
]
},
"not limited or specialized in application or purpose":{
"examples":[
"an insurance policy that offers unlimited coverage in case of loss"
],
"synonyms":[
"all-around",
"all-round",
"all-purpose",
"catholic",
"general",
"general-purpose",
"unqualified",
"unrestricted",
"unspecialized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mixed-use",
"multipurpose",
"broad",
"wide",
"nonspecific",
"unspecified",
"vague"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"definite",
"demarcated",
"determinate",
"finite",
"qualified",
"dedicated",
"selective"
],
"antonyms":[
"limited",
"restricted",
"specialized",
"technical"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unloosing":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosening",
"loosing",
"releasing",
"uncorking",
"unleashing",
"unlocking",
"unloosening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharging",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"manumitting",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering",
"unmooring",
"unshackling",
"airing",
"expressing",
"taking out",
"venting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"binding",
"confining",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"haltering",
"hampering"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"containing",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"governing",
"holding",
"inhibiting",
"regulating",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"smothering",
"taming"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloosens":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"a relaxing bath unloosened all the mental and physical tension that had been building throughout the day"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosens",
"looses",
"releases",
"uncorks",
"unleashes",
"unlocks",
"unlooses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharges",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"frees",
"liberates",
"manumits",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters",
"unmoors",
"unshackles",
"airs",
"expresses",
"takes out",
"vents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"trammels",
"binds",
"confines",
"enchains",
"fetters",
"halters",
"hampers"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"contains",
"controls",
"curbs",
"governs",
"holds",
"inhibits",
"regulates",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"smothers",
"tames"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unload":{
"to empty or rid of cargo":{
"examples":[
"the dockworkers unloaded the ship"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburden",
"discharge",
"disencumber",
"off-load",
"unburden",
"unlade",
"unpack"
],
"near synonyms":[
"free",
"lighten",
"relieve",
"clear",
"empty",
"evacuate",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"cram",
"fill",
"heap",
"jam",
"jam-pack",
"stuff"
],
"antonyms":[
"load",
"pack"
]
},
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"I can't seem to unload this old car\u2014even the charities won't take it!"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashier",
"cast (off)",
"chuck",
"deep-six",
"discard",
"ditch",
"dump",
"eighty-six",
"86",
"exorcise",
"exorcize",
"fling (off or away)",
"jettison",
"junk",
"lay by",
"lose",
"pitch",
"reject",
"scrap",
"shed",
"shuck (off)",
"slough (off)",
"sluff (off)",
"throw away",
"throw out",
"toss"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandon",
"abdicate",
"desert",
"forsake",
"dismiss",
"kick out",
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extinguish",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"remove",
"root (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"wipe out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopt",
"embrace",
"take on",
"employ",
"use",
"utilize",
"hold",
"hold back",
"keep",
"retain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unloads":{
"to empty or rid of cargo":{
"examples":[
"the dockworkers unloaded the ship"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburdens",
"discharges",
"disencumbers",
"off-loads",
"unburdens",
"unlades",
"unpacks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frees",
"lightens",
"relieves",
"clears",
"empties",
"evacuates",
"vacates",
"voids"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charges",
"crams",
"fills",
"heaps",
"jam-packs",
"jams",
"stuffs"
],
"antonyms":[
"loads",
"packs"
]
},
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"I can't seem to unload this old car\u2014even the charities won't take it!"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashiers",
"casts (off)",
"chucks",
"deep-sixes",
"discards",
"ditches",
"dumps",
"eighty-sixes",
"86es",
"exorcises",
"exorcizes",
"flings (off or away)",
"jettisons",
"junks",
"lays by",
"loses",
"pitches",
"rejects",
"scraps",
"sheds",
"shucks (off)",
"sloughs (off)",
"sluffs (off)",
"throws away",
"throws out",
"tosses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandons",
"abdicates",
"deserts",
"forsakes",
"dismisses",
"kicks out",
"abolishes",
"annihilates",
"eliminates",
"eradicates",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extinguishes",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"removes",
"roots (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"wipes out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopts",
"embraces",
"takes on",
"employs",
"uses",
"utilizes",
"holds",
"holds back",
"keeps",
"retains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlikelihood":{
"as in improbability , unlikeliness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"improbability",
"unlikeliness",
"doubtfulness",
"dubiousness",
"impracticability",
"impracticality",
"implausibility",
"incredibility",
"incredibleness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"liability",
"likelihood",
"probability",
"credibility",
"plausibility",
"plausibleness",
"feasibility",
"feasibleness",
"possibility",
"potentiality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"viability"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"unlatch":{
"as in unfasten , unlock":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbar",
"unbolt",
"unclasp",
"unfasten",
"unlock",
"open",
"unclose",
"unbutton",
"unclench",
"unfold",
"unfurl",
"unzip",
"disengage",
"release",
"slip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"close",
"shut",
"bar",
"bolt",
"clasp",
"fasten",
"latch",
"lock",
"button (up)",
"zip (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlaced":{
"as in unbraided":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraided",
"unbound",
"undid",
"unfastened",
"unlashed",
"untied",
"disentangled",
"raveled",
"ravelled",
"unraveled",
"unsnarled",
"untangled",
"unwound",
"loosed",
"loosened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bound",
"fastened",
"knotted",
"lashed",
"tied",
"braided",
"interlaced",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"laced",
"wound",
"winded",
"entangled",
"snarled",
"tangled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlaying":{
"to separate the various strands of":{
"examples":[
"our tour guide at the maritime museum showed us how sailors used to unlay rope"
],
"synonyms":[
"disentangling",
"raveling (out)",
"ravelling (out)",
"unbraiding",
"unraveling",
"unsnarling",
"untangling",
"untwining",
"untwisting",
"unweaving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fraying",
"fretting",
"smoothing",
"straightening (out)",
"uncoiling",
"undoing",
"unknotting",
"unlacing",
"unrolling",
"unstringing",
"unthreading",
"untying",
"untieing",
"unwinding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"braiding",
"knotting",
"lacing",
"plaiting",
"plying",
"splicing",
"tying",
"tieing",
"winding"
],
"antonyms":[
"entangling",
"snarling",
"tangling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlash":{
"to disengage the knotted parts of":{
"examples":[
"unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck"
],
"synonyms":[
"unbind",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"untie"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraid",
"unlace",
"disentangle",
"ravel",
"unravel",
"unsnarl",
"untangle",
"unwind",
"loose",
"loosen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"braid",
"interlace",
"interweave",
"lace",
"wind",
"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"antonyms":[
"bind",
"fasten",
"knot",
"lash",
"tie"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlisted":{
"not appearing on a list":{
"examples":[
"she kept her phone number unlisted so as to reduce the number of unwanted calls"
],
"synonyms":[
"uncataloged",
"unrecorded",
"unregistered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unwritten",
"unidentified",
"unspecified",
"undisclosed",
"unknown",
"unrevealed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"listed",
"recorded",
"registered"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlearned":{
"lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books":{
"examples":[
"although the people of the farming community were largely an unlearned lot, they wanted an advanced education for their children"
],
"synonyms":[
"analphabetic",
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"functionally illiterate",
"innumerate",
"semiliterate",
"unknowledgeable",
"artless",
"lowbrow",
"philistine",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"unsophisticated",
"raw",
"unskilled",
"untrained",
"brainless",
"dumb",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"stupid",
"witless",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"silly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brilliant",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"experienced",
"expert",
"trained",
"erudite",
"learned",
"polyhistoric",
"polymath",
"polymathic",
"scholarly",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"sophisticated",
"acquainted",
"aware",
"familiar"
],
"antonyms":[
"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
]
},
"to be unable to recall or think of":{
"examples":[
"let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year"
],
"synonyms":[
"disremembered",
"forgot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lost",
"missed",
"blanked",
"misremembered",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted",
"slurred (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reminded"
],
"antonyms":[
"flashed back (to)",
"harked back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"hearkened back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"minded",
"recalled",
"recollected",
"remembered",
"reminisced (about)",
"thought (of)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"unlicensed":{
"as in unauthorized , unapproved":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bootleg",
"contraband",
"smuggled",
"unapproved",
"unauthorized",
"unsanctioned",
"under-the-counter",
"under-the-table",
"criminal",
"felonious",
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"improper",
"unlawful",
"wrongful",
"banned",
"barred",
"criminalized",
"disallowed",
"discouraged",
"forbidden",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowed",
"permitted",
"authorized",
"licensed",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"suggested",
"supported",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlawful":{
"contrary to or forbidden by law":{
"examples":[
"it is unlawful to set off fireworks within the city limits"
],
"synonyms":[
"criminal",
"felonious",
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"lawless",
"wrongful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bad",
"evil",
"immoral",
"shameful",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"wicked",
"wrong",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"reprehensible",
"banned",
"barred",
"contraband",
"criminalized",
"disallowed",
"discouraged",
"forbidden",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"adulterine",
"bootleg",
"unauthorized",
"unlicensed",
"unsanctioned",
"under-the-counter",
"under-the-table",
"corrupt",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"villainous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ethical",
"good",
"just",
"principled",
"right",
"righteous",
"virtuous",
"allowed",
"permitted",
"authorized",
"licensed",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"suggested",
"supported",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly"
],
"antonyms":[
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate"
]
},
"not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable":{
"examples":[
"a sympathetic look at the unlawful love between a married physician and an adoring colleague"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"dark",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"nefarious",
"rotten",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"unrighteous",
"unsavory",
"vicious",
"vile",
"villainous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
],
"near synonyms":[
"base",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"dirty",
"disreputable",
"evil-minded",
"ignoble",
"ill",
"infernal",
"low",
"mean",
"snide",
"sordid",
"atrocious",
"cruel",
"infamous",
"nasty",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"objectionable",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"reprehensible",
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degenerate",
"depraved",
"dissolute",
"libertine",
"loose",
"low-minded",
"perverted",
"reprobate",
"scrofulous",
"sick",
"unhealthy",
"cursed",
"curst",
"cussed",
"defiling",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"pestilential",
"ugly",
"ungodly",
"unwholesome",
"banned",
"barred",
"condemned",
"discouraged",
"forbidden",
"illegal",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"unauthorized",
"unclean",
"disallowed",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"errant",
"erring",
"fallen",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"improper",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"naughty",
"unbecoming",
"unseemly",
"vulgar",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elevated",
"high",
"high-minded",
"law-abiding",
"legitimate",
"lofty",
"noble",
"principled",
"reputable",
"scrupulous",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"legal",
"licensed",
"permissible",
"permitted",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"supported",
"clean",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"exemplary",
"proper",
"seemly",
"blameless",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"guiltless",
"legitimate",
"chaste",
"immaculate",
"incorruptible",
"innocent",
"inoffensive",
"irreproachable",
"lily-white",
"perfect",
"pure",
"spotless",
"squeaky-clean",
"uncorrupted",
"unerring",
"unfallen",
"unobjectionable",
"venerable",
"white",
"wholesome",
"esteemed",
"respected",
"upstanding",
"worthy"
],
"antonyms":[
"decent",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"sublime",
"upright",
"virtuous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlearns":{
"to be unable to recall or think of":{
"examples":[
"let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year"
],
"synonyms":[
"disremembers",
"forgets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loses",
"misses",
"blanks",
"misremembers",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"slights",
"slurs (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reminds"
],
"antonyms":[
"flashes back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"harks back (to)",
"hearkens back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"minds",
"recalls",
"recollects",
"remembers",
"reminisces (about)",
"thinks (of)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unluckily":{
"as in unhappily":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unhappily",
"lamentably",
"regrettably",
"sadly",
"tragically",
"unfortunately",
"alack",
"alas",
"ay",
"wirra",
"woe",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly",
"alarmingly",
"disturbingly",
"perturbingly",
"traumatically",
"unsettlingly",
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"thankfully",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly",
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"unlades":{
"to empty or rid of cargo":{
"examples":[
"permission will not be given to unlade the ship until it can be thoroughly inspected"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburdens",
"discharges",
"disencumbers",
"off-loads",
"unburdens",
"unloads",
"unpacks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frees",
"lightens",
"relieves",
"clears",
"empties",
"evacuates",
"vacates",
"voids"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charges",
"crams",
"fills",
"heaps",
"jam-packs",
"jams",
"stuffs"
],
"antonyms":[
"loads",
"packs"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlatches":{
"as in unfastens , unlocks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbars",
"unbolts",
"unclasps",
"unfastens",
"unlocks",
"opens",
"uncloses",
"unbuttons",
"unclenches",
"unfolds",
"unfurls",
"unzips",
"disengages",
"releases",
"slips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"closes",
"shuts",
"bars",
"bolts",
"clasps",
"fastens",
"latches",
"locks",
"buttons (up)",
"zips (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlacing":{
"as in unbraiding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraiding",
"unbinding",
"undoing",
"unfastening",
"unlashing",
"untying",
"untieing",
"disentangling",
"raveling",
"ravelling",
"unraveling",
"unsnarling",
"untangling",
"unwinding",
"loosening",
"loosing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"binding",
"fastening",
"knotting",
"lashing",
"tying",
"tieing",
"braiding",
"interlacing",
"interweaving",
"lacing",
"winding",
"entangling",
"snarling",
"tangling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unliterary":{
"used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing":{
"examples":[
"poems written in a natural, unliterary voice"
],
"synonyms":[
"colloquial",
"conversational",
"informal",
"nonformal",
"nonliterary",
"unbookish",
"vernacular",
"vulgar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dialectal",
"dialectical",
"dialectic",
"nonstandard",
"regional",
"incorrect",
"nongrammatical",
"substandard",
"uneducated",
"ungrammatical",
"unlearned",
"slang",
"slangy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"standard",
"undialectical",
"correct",
"educated",
"genteel",
"grammatical",
"proper"
],
"antonyms":[
"bookish",
"formal",
"learned",
"literary"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlaces":{
"as in unbraids":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unbraids",
"unbinds",
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"unlashes",
"unties",
"disentangles",
"ravels",
"unravels",
"unsnarls",
"untangles",
"unwinds",
"loosens",
"looses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"binds",
"fastens",
"knots",
"lashes",
"ties",
"braids",
"interlaces",
"interweaves",
"laces",
"winds",
"entangles",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlit":{
"being without light or without much light":{
"examples":[
"she stumbled over something in the unlit hallway"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"caliginous",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"darksome",
"dim",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"rayless",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stygian",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crepuscular",
"twilit",
"moonless",
"starless",
"sunless",
"cloudy",
"dull",
"dulled",
"lackluster",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"beclouded",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"foggy",
"fuliginous",
"misty",
"smoggy",
"soupy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"agleam",
"aglitter",
"alight",
"beaming",
"beamy",
"effulgent",
"glaring",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"radiant",
"relucent",
"resplendent",
"shining",
"sparkling",
"ultrabright",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"shiny",
"floodlit",
"floodlighted",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"moonlit",
"moony",
"starlit",
"sunlit"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"brightened",
"brilliant",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lit",
"lighted",
"lightsome",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unleashed":{
"as in unfettered , unchained":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered",
"escaped",
"uncaught",
"footloose",
"free",
"loose",
"unbound",
"unconfined",
"unrestrained",
"unanchored",
"unbolted",
"undone",
"unfastened",
"untied",
"clear",
"disengaged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bound",
"confined",
"restrained",
"unfree",
"caught",
"caged",
"chained",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"immured",
"imprisoned",
"leashed",
"penned",
"anchored",
"bolted",
"fastened",
"fettered",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"tied",
"kidnapped",
"kidnaped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosed",
"loosened",
"released",
"uncorked",
"unlocked",
"unloosed",
"unloosened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharged",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"manumitted",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered",
"unmoored",
"unshackled",
"aired",
"expressed",
"took out",
"vented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffed",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"bound",
"confined",
"enchained",
"fettered",
"haltered",
"hampered"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"contained",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"governed",
"held",
"inhibited",
"regulated",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"smothered",
"tamed"
]
},
"to find emotional release for":{
"examples":[
"lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosed",
"released",
"took out",
"vented"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acted out",
"aired",
"expressed",
"stated",
"ventilated",
"voiced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controlled",
"governed",
"handled",
"managed",
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"contained",
"curbed",
"held back",
"pulled in",
"quelled",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"smothered",
"tamed",
"allayed",
"lulled",
"quieted",
"soothed",
"stilled",
"choked",
"inhibited",
"muffled",
"pocketed",
"repressed",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"swallowed"
],
"antonyms":[
"bottled (up)",
"repressed",
"suppressed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"unlikable":{
"as in despicable , contemptible":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"base",
"contemptible",
"deplorable",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"dirty",
"infamous",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"notorious",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"scabby",
"scummy",
"scurvy",
"sorry",
"unworthy",
"vile",
"worthless",
"wretched",
"censurable",
"discreditable",
"illaudable",
"reprehensible",
"disgraceful",
"dishonorable",
"disreputable",
"ignominious",
"low",
"mean",
"scandalous",
"seamy",
"shady",
"shameful",
"shocking",
"sordid",
"unethical",
"unsavory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admirable",
"applaudable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"estimable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy",
"deserving",
"worthy",
"awesome",
"distinctive",
"distinguished",
"excellent",
"heady",
"honorable",
"impressive",
"noteworthy",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"redoubtable",
"reputable",
"respectable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"unlocking":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosening",
"loosing",
"releasing",
"uncorking",
"unleashing",
"unloosening",
"unloosing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharging",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"manumitting",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering",
"unmooring",
"unshackling",
"airing",
"expressing",
"taking out",
"venting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"binding",
"confining",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"haltering",
"hampering"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"containing",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"governing",
"holding",
"inhibiting",
"regulating",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"smothering",
"taming"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"unlocks":{
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
"examples":[
"that last insult unlocked her tongue, and she finally said what she really thought"
],
"synonyms":[
"loosens",
"looses",
"releases",
"uncorks",
"unleashes",
"unloosens",
"unlooses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discharges",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"frees",
"liberates",
"manumits",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters",
"unmoors",
"unshackles",
"airs",
"expresses",
"takes out",
"vents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"trammels",
"binds",
"confines",
"enchains",
"fetters",
"halters",
"hampers"
],
"antonyms":[
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"contains",
"controls",
"curbs",
"governs",
"holds",
"inhibits",
"regulates",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"smothers",
"tames"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}