dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/wid_MWT.json
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{
"wide":{
"having a greater than usual measure across":{
"antonyms":[
"hairline",
"narrow",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin"
],
"examples":[
"the river is so wide that building a bridge across it would be impractical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fine",
"hairlike",
"reedlike",
"elongate",
"elongated",
"needlelike",
"bottleneck",
"close",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"squeezed",
"tight",
"tightened",
"attenuate",
"attenuated",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"related":[
"expansive",
"extensive",
"sweeping",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous"
],
"synonyms":[
"broad",
"fat",
"thick"
]
},
"having considerable extent":{
"antonyms":[
"narrow"
],
"examples":[
"a wide and detailed knowledge of the issue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"related":[
"comprehensive",
"general",
"global",
"inclusive",
"boundless",
"endless",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"unlimited",
"capacious",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
],
"synonyms":[
"broad",
"deep",
"expansive",
"extended",
"extensive",
"far-flung",
"far-reaching",
"rangy",
"sweeping",
"wide-ranging",
"widespread"
]
},
"to a full extent or degree":{
"antonyms":[
"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partly"
],
"examples":[
"the door was wide open"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"kind of",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely",
"slightly",
"superficially",
"approximately",
"roughly",
"somewhat"
],
"related":[
"absolutely",
"categorically",
"cold",
"downright",
"hands down",
"plain",
"stone",
"stone-cold",
"unqualifiedly",
"basically",
"by and large",
"chiefly",
"generally",
"largely",
"mainly",
"more or less",
"mostly",
"overall",
"predominantly",
"predominately",
"primarily",
"principally",
"substantially",
"abundantly",
"copiously",
"generously",
"greatly"
],
"synonyms":[
"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"dead",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"full",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
"perfectly",
"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"widish":{
"as in thickish":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"width":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamut",
"spectrum",
"spread",
"bailiwick",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"province",
"region",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"frontier",
"horizon",
"panorama"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"widths":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"ranges",
"reaches",
"realms",
"scopes",
"sweeps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamuts",
"spectra",
"spectrums",
"spreads",
"bailiwicks",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"provinces",
"regions",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"frontiers",
"horizons",
"panoramas"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"widgets":{
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
"examples":[
"manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer"
],
"synonyms":[
"appliances",
"contraptions",
"contrivances",
"gadgets",
"gimmicks",
"gizmos",
"gismos",
"jiggers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"implements",
"instruments",
"tools",
"utensils",
"ingenuities",
"innovations",
"inventions",
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"adjuncts",
"mechanisms",
"tricks",
"dinguses",
"doodads",
"doohickeys",
"doohickies",
"hickeys",
"hootenannies",
"thingamabobs",
"thingamajigs",
"thingumajigs",
"thingummies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"widespread":{
"having considerable extent":{
"examples":[
"a widespread area of drought"
],
"synonyms":[
"broad",
"deep",
"expansive",
"extended",
"extensive",
"far-flung",
"far-reaching",
"rangy",
"sweeping",
"wide",
"wide-ranging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprehensive",
"general",
"global",
"inclusive",
"boundless",
"endless",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"unlimited",
"capacious",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"antonyms":[
"narrow"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"widens":{
"to increase the width, breadth, or scope of":{
"examples":[
"Immediate action to widen the highway is needed to ease the near constant congestion.",
"The authorities planned to widen their investigation into Ponzi scheme."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"broadens",
"enlarges",
"expands",
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"stretches",
"adds (to)",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"builds up",
"swells",
"accentuates",
"amps (up)",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens",
"emphasizes",
"points (up)",
"sharpens",
"stresses",
"enforces",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"restrengthens",
"supplements",
"maximizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constricts",
"narrows (down)",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"tones (down)",
"weakens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wide-eyed":{
"lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment":{
"examples":[
"a wide-eyed and trusting child"
],
"synonyms":[
"aw-shucks",
"dewy",
"dewy-eyed",
"green",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"na\u00eff",
"naif",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"primitive",
"simple",
"simpleminded",
"uncritical",
"unknowing",
"unsophisticated",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"unwary",
"unworldly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"callow",
"childish",
"immature",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"childlike",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"believing",
"credulous",
"gullible",
"gullable",
"susceptible",
"trustful",
"trusting",
"unguarded",
"beguiled",
"duped",
"gulled",
"tricked",
"careless",
"heedless",
"thoughtless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"critical",
"cynical",
"doubting",
"incredulous",
"skeptical",
"suspecting",
"suspicious",
"unconvinced",
"careful",
"cautious",
"guarded",
"leery",
"leary",
"wary",
"watchful",
"down-to-earth",
"hardheaded",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical",
"realistic",
"sober",
"street-smart",
"streetwise"
],
"antonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
"worldly",
"worldly-wise"
]
},
"readily taken advantage of":{
"examples":[
"the sort of phony UFO \"artifacts\" that wide-eyed tourists fall for"
],
"synonyms":[
"dewy-eyed",
"easy",
"exploitable",
"gullible",
"gullable",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"susceptible",
"trusting",
"unwary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credulous",
"overcredulous",
"trustful",
"uncritical",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"artless",
"genuine",
"guileless",
"innocent",
"simple",
"unsophisticated",
"unworldly",
"fictile",
"malleable",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"deceivable",
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"obliging",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"critical",
"cynical",
"mistrustful",
"skeptical",
"suspicious",
"wary",
"sophisticated",
"clear-eyed",
"clear-sighted",
"hardheaded",
"shrewd",
"street-smart",
"streetwise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"widdershins":{
"as in counterclockwise , anticlockwise":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anticlockwise",
"counterclockwise",
"left-handed",
"left-handedly",
"retrograde",
"reversely",
"back",
"backward",
"rearward",
"rearwards",
"astern",
"sternforemost"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ahead",
"along",
"forth",
"forward",
"forwards",
"on",
"onward",
"onwards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"widening":{
"to increase the width, breadth, or scope of":{
"examples":[
"Immediate action to widen the highway is needed to ease the near constant congestion.",
"The authorities planned to widen their investigation into Ponzi scheme."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"broadening",
"enlarging",
"expanding",
"elongating",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"stretching",
"adding (to)",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"building up",
"swelling",
"accentuating",
"amping (up)",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"consolidating",
"deepening",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"redoubling",
"stepping up",
"strengthening",
"emphasizing",
"pointing (up)",
"sharpening",
"stressing",
"enforcing",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"restrengthening",
"supplementing",
"maximizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constricting",
"narrowing (down)",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"letting up (on)",
"reducing",
"subduing",
"toning (down)",
"weakening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wide-ranging":{
"having considerable extent":{
"examples":[
"his wide-ranging business interests and real estate holdings make him one of the most powerful men in the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"broad",
"deep",
"expansive",
"extended",
"extensive",
"far-flung",
"far-reaching",
"rangy",
"sweeping",
"wide",
"widespread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprehensive",
"general",
"global",
"inclusive",
"boundless",
"endless",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"unlimited",
"capacious",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"antonyms":[
"narrow"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"widow":{
"as in woman , wife":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lady",
"madam",
"missus",
"missis",
"Mrs.",
"old lady",
"wife",
"wifey",
"woman",
"better half",
"companion",
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"soul mate",
"spouse",
"hausfrau",
"homemaker",
"housekeeper",
"housewife",
"stay-at-home",
"dowager",
"matron",
"bride"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"widely":{
"across a large area, group, or range":{
"examples":[
"Originally invented in the United States, baseball is now a widely played sport around the world."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"broadly",
"extensively",
"generally",
"globally",
"universally",
"completely",
"comprehensively",
"encyclopedically",
"roundly",
"sweepingly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally"
],
"near antonyms":[
"marginally",
"narrowly",
"desultorily",
"haphazardly",
"hit-or-miss",
"randomly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"widower":{
"as in husband , man":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hubby",
"husband",
"man",
"mister",
"old man",
"better half",
"companion",
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"spouse",
"bridegroom",
"groom",
"househusband",
"soul mate",
"benedict",
"Mr. Right"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"widget":{
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
"examples":[
"manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer"
],
"synonyms":[
"appliance",
"contraption",
"contrivance",
"gadget",
"gimmick",
"gizmo",
"gismo",
"jigger"
],
"near synonyms":[
"implement",
"instrument",
"tool",
"utensil",
"ingenuity",
"innovation",
"invention",
"accessory",
"accessary",
"adjunct",
"mechanism",
"trick",
"dingus",
"doodad",
"doohickey",
"hickey",
"hootenanny",
"thingamabob",
"thingamajig",
"thingumajig",
"thingummy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}