dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/gre_MWT.json
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{
"greasepaint":{
"as in makeup , lipstick":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cold cream",
"cream",
"eye shadow",
"kohl",
"lipstick",
"lotion",
"mascara",
"oil",
"powder",
"rouge",
"vanishing cream",
"cosmetics",
"makeup",
"maquillage",
"paint",
"war paint",
"camo",
"camouflage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greases":{
"to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsens",
"roughens",
"roughs",
"dehydrates",
"dries",
"parches",
"sears"
],
"related":[
"bathes",
"douses",
"dowses",
"drenches",
"soaks",
"souses",
"washes",
"waters",
"wets"
],
"synonyms":[
"lubricates",
"oils",
"slicks",
"waxes"
]
},
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
"antonyms":[
"complicates"
],
"examples":[
"your help might grease the complicated adoption proceedings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hinders",
"impedes",
"retards",
"aggravates",
"worsens",
"perplexes",
"sophisticates"
],
"related":[
"accelerates",
"expedites",
"hastens",
"hurries",
"quickens",
"rushes",
"speeds",
"advances",
"forwards",
"furthers",
"promotes",
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"helps",
"improves",
"disentangles",
"straightens (out)",
"untangles",
"simplifies",
"streamlines"
],
"synonyms":[
"eases",
"facilitates",
"loosens (up)",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"unclogs"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"great divide":{
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"examples":[
"many religions claim to know what happens after we cross the great divide"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"death",
"decease",
"demise",
"dissolution",
"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"grave",
"passage",
"passing",
"quietus",
"sleep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"casualty",
"fatality",
"martyrdom",
"self-destruction",
"self-murder",
"self-slaughter",
"suicide",
"annihilation",
"destruction",
"ending",
"extermination",
"ruin",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existence",
"life",
"creation",
"genesis",
"origination",
"rise"
],
"antonyms":[
"birth",
"nativity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"great divides":{
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"examples":[
"many religions claim to know what happens after we cross the great divide"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"deaths",
"deceases",
"demises",
"dissolutions",
"dooms",
"ends",
"exits",
"expirations",
"expiries",
"fates",
"graves",
"passages",
"passings",
"quietuses",
"sleeps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"casualties",
"fatalities",
"martyrdoms",
"self-destructions",
"self-murders",
"self-slaughters",
"suicides",
"annihilations",
"destructions",
"endings",
"exterminations",
"ruins",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"killings",
"massacres",
"slaughters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existences",
"lives",
"creations",
"geneses",
"originations",
"rises"
],
"antonyms":[
"births",
"nativities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greatheartedness":{
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
],
"examples":[
"it took a special kind greatheartedness for the conscientious objector to remain true to his beliefs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cold feet",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"mousiness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness",
"impotence",
"ineffectualness",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution"
],
"related":[
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"pluckiness",
"spunk",
"temper",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"stomach",
"tenacity",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cojones",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottle",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"virtue"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"green-light":{
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
"antonyms":[
"interdiction",
"prohibition",
"proscription"
],
"examples":[
"we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denial",
"refusal",
"rejection",
"revocation",
"taboo",
"tabu",
"injunction",
"veto",
"deterrence",
"discouragement",
"repression",
"suppression",
"ban",
"embargo",
"exclusion"
],
"related":[
"imprimatur",
"seal",
"signature",
"stamp",
"accreditation",
"certification",
"liberty",
"pass",
"concession",
"patent",
"permit",
"tolerance",
"toleration",
"acceptance",
"acquiescence",
"agreement",
"assent",
"OK",
"okay",
"accord",
"grant"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"granting",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sanction",
"sufferance",
"warrant"
]
},
"to give permission for or to approve of":{
"antonyms":[
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"veto"
],
"examples":[
"as soon as the project is green-lighted , we'll schedule a planning meeting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hinder",
"impede",
"obstruct",
"censure",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"interdict",
"refuse",
"reject",
"revoke",
"suppress",
"withhold",
"deplore",
"discountenance",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"frown (at or on)",
"grudge",
"check",
"curb",
"keep",
"repress",
"restrain"
],
"related":[
"authorize",
"commission",
"license",
"licence",
"accede (to)",
"acquiesce",
"agree (to)",
"assent (to)",
"consent (to)",
"OK",
"okay",
"warrant",
"accord",
"concede",
"grant",
"sanction",
"vouchsafe",
"admit",
"brook",
"condone",
"countenance",
"endure",
"support",
"tolerate"
],
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"have",
"permit",
"suffer"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"greenishness":{
"as in greenness , sallowness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"greenness",
"sallowness",
"paleness",
"pallidness",
"pallor",
"pastiness",
"wanness",
"whiteness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloom",
"blush",
"color",
"flush",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"glow",
"pinkness",
"reddishness",
"redness",
"rosiness",
"ruddiness",
"sanguineness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greet":{
"to acknowledge (someone) by means of spoken words":{
"examples":[
"The host cheerfully greeted the party guests at the door."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"address",
"board",
"hail",
"herald",
"salute",
"chat (with)",
"converse (with)",
"speak (to or with)",
"talk (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grewsome":{
"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"enticing",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"soothing"
],
"related":[
"alarming",
"bloodcurdling",
"dire",
"direful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"gut-wrenching",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"terrifying",
"abhorrent",
"deplorable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"abominable",
"evil",
"foul",
"heinous",
"noxious",
"odious",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"grotesque",
"ugly",
"unsightly"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"nightmarish",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"great power":{
"as in power , sea power":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grease the hand of":{
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"examples":[
"He tried to grease the hands of the officials with promises of free service."
],
"synonyms":[
"bribe",
"buy",
"corrupt",
"have",
"pay off",
"square"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fix",
"tamper (with)",
"abase",
"debase",
"debauch",
"defile",
"degrade",
"demean",
"deprave",
"dishonor",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"taint",
"warp",
"allure",
"bait",
"beguile",
"entice",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"motivate",
"provoke",
"spur",
"stimulate",
"goad",
"induce",
"flatter",
"persuade",
"snare",
"trap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"green with envy":{
"having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages":{
"examples":[
"She was green with envy when her rival took home the gold."
],
"synonyms":[
"covetous",
"envious",
"green-eyed",
"invidious",
"jaundiced",
"jealous",
"resentful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"begrudging",
"grudging",
"avaricious",
"grasping",
"greedy",
"rapacious",
"distrustful",
"suspicious",
"malicious",
"petty",
"spiteful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"generous",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"altruistic",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"well-meaning"
],
"antonyms":[
"unenvious"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"greasy":{
"having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction":{
"examples":[
"that wet tarmac road is greasy enough to send the car into a skid"
],
"synonyms":[
"greased",
"lubricated",
"oiled",
"slick",
"slicked",
"slippery",
"slippy",
"slithery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brushed",
"buffed",
"burnished",
"glossed",
"ground",
"polished",
"rubbed",
"shined",
"coated",
"glazed",
"waxed",
"soapy",
"waxy",
"rasped",
"sandblasted",
"sanded",
"sandpapered",
"scoured",
"scraped",
"scrubbed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsened",
"rough",
"roughened",
"scuffed",
"uneven"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grease":{
"to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{
"examples":[
"make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in"
],
"synonyms":[
"lubricate",
"oil",
"slick",
"wax"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bathe",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"soak",
"souse",
"wash",
"water",
"wet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsen",
"rough",
"roughen",
"dehydrate",
"dry",
"parch",
"sear"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
"examples":[
"your help might grease the complicated adoption proceedings"
],
"synonyms":[
"ease",
"facilitate",
"loosen (up)",
"smooth",
"unclog"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"expedite",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"quicken",
"rush",
"speed",
"advance",
"forward",
"further",
"promote",
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"help",
"improve",
"disentangle",
"straighten (out)",
"untangle",
"simplify",
"streamline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hinder",
"impede",
"retard",
"aggravate",
"worsen",
"perplex",
"sophisticate"
],
"antonyms":[
"complicate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grew":{
"to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{
"examples":[
"a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"cropped",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"dressed",
"promoted",
"raised",
"reared",
"tended"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bred",
"produced",
"propagated",
"planted",
"sowed",
"gathered",
"gleaned",
"harvested",
"reaped",
"germinated",
"quickened",
"ripened",
"rooted",
"sprouted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"killed",
"dug",
"extirpated",
"picked",
"plucked",
"pulled (up)",
"uprooted",
"cut",
"hayed",
"mowed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"you've grown so much since we last saw each other"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"developed",
"grew up",
"matured",
"progressed",
"ripened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellowed",
"softened",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"flourished",
"flowered",
"opened",
"unfolded",
"advanced",
"evolved",
"got along",
"got on",
"grayed",
"greyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened",
"dried",
"drooped",
"faded",
"flagged",
"sagged",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"waned",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted",
"backslid",
"lapsed",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
"examples":[
"he will grow angry if we don't answer his question"
],
"synonyms":[
"became",
"came",
"got",
"ran",
"run",
"turned",
"waxed",
"went"
],
"near synonyms":[
"altered",
"changed",
"metamorphosed",
"modified",
"mutated",
"transfigured",
"transformed",
"transmuted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"continued",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"was"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"greenness":{
"the quality or state of being simple and sincere":{
"examples":[
"was charmed by her genteel greenness and childlike innocence"
],
"synonyms":[
"artlessness",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"innocence",
"naiveness",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"naivety",
"na\u00efvety",
"naturalness",
"simplemindedness",
"simpleness",
"simplicity",
"unsophistication",
"unworldliness",
"viridity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"candor",
"frankness",
"genuineness",
"honesty",
"openness",
"sincerity",
"straightforwardness",
"unaffectedness",
"unpretentiousness",
"callowness",
"childishness",
"coltishness",
"inexperience",
"rawness",
"insularity",
"parochialism",
"provincialism",
"carelessness",
"heedlessness",
"thoughtlessness",
"ignorance",
"obliviousness",
"unawareness",
"credulity",
"credulousness",
"gullibility",
"impressionability",
"idealism",
"impracticality",
"optimism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affectedness",
"artificiality",
"pretentiousness",
"deviousness",
"dishonesty",
"insincerity",
"disbelief",
"doubtfulness",
"incredulity",
"suspiciousness",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"street smarts",
"wariness",
"pessimism",
"skepticism",
"maturity"
],
"antonyms":[
"artfulness",
"cynicism",
"knowingness",
"sophistication",
"worldliness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greatly":{
"in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals":{
"examples":[
"as commander of the Union army's first black regiment, Robert Gould Shaw died as greatly as he had lived"
],
"synonyms":[
"gallantly",
"grandly",
"greatheartedly",
"heroically",
"high-mindedly",
"honorably",
"magnanimously",
"nobly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loftily",
"venerably",
"magnificently",
"majestically",
"bravely",
"chivalrously",
"courageously",
"valiantly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"contemptibly",
"despicably",
"detestably",
"hatefully",
"nastily",
"pitiably",
"sorrily",
"wretchedly",
"degenerately"
],
"antonyms":[
"basely",
"currishly",
"dishonorably",
"ignobly"
]
},
"to a large extent or degree":{
"examples":[
"authorities have greatly increased the scope of their investigation of corruption in the mayor's office"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomically",
"big-time",
"broadly",
"colossally",
"considerably",
"enormously",
"extensively",
"highly",
"hugely",
"largely",
"massively",
"monstrously",
"monumentally",
"much",
"sizably",
"staggeringly",
"stupendously",
"tremendously",
"utterly",
"vastly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciably",
"noticeably",
"significantly",
"abundantly",
"amply",
"copiously",
"healthily",
"plentifully"
],
"near antonyms":[
"modestly",
"fractionally",
"imperceptibly",
"infinitesimally",
"insignificantly",
"invisibly",
"microscopically",
"minutely",
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"minimally",
"scarcely"
],
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly"
]
},
"to a great degree":{
"examples":[
"I'm not greatly bothered by this setback"
],
"synonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absolutely",
"altogether",
"completely",
"downright",
"entirely",
"flat-out",
"fully",
"positively",
"purely",
"radically",
"thoroughly",
"totally",
"utterly",
"wholly",
"deeply",
"profoundly",
"exceptionally",
"notably",
"remarkably",
"considerably",
"extensively",
"significantly",
"substantially",
"appreciably",
"discernibly",
"markedly",
"noticeably",
"obviously",
"palpably",
"plainly",
"visibly",
"abundantly",
"plentifully",
"astronomically",
"grandly",
"monstrously",
"monumentally",
"excessively",
"obscenely",
"overmuch",
"amazingly",
"astonishingly",
"staggeringly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meagerly",
"scantily",
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely"
],
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"gremlins":{
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
"examples":[
"during the World Wars, fighter pilots adopted the fanciful notion that gremlins were responsible for mechanical failures on their planes"
],
"synonyms":[
"brownies",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"elves",
"faeries",
"fairies",
"fays",
"gnomes",
"goblins",
"hobgoblins",
"kobolds",
"leprechauns",
"pixies",
"pucks",
"sprites",
"trolls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little people",
"kelpies",
"nixies",
"changelings",
"imps",
"banshees",
"ghouls",
"hags",
"ogres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greasing the palm of":{
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"bribing",
"buying",
"corrupting",
"having",
"paying off",
"squaring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixing",
"tampering (with)",
"abasing",
"debasing",
"debauching",
"defiling",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"depraving",
"dishonoring",
"perverting",
"poisoning",
"profaning",
"prostituting",
"subverting",
"tainting",
"warping",
"alluring",
"baiting",
"beguiling",
"enticing",
"leading on",
"luring",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"motivating",
"provoking",
"spurring",
"stimulating",
"goading",
"inducing",
"flattering",
"persuading",
"snaring",
"trapping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"green-eyed monster":{
"a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too":{
"examples":[
"the green-eyed monster dogged her whenever she visited her wealthy sister"
],
"synonyms":[
"covetousness",
"enviousness",
"envy",
"invidiousness",
"jealousy",
"resentment"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animosity",
"enmity",
"hatred",
"ill will",
"malice",
"maliciousness",
"spitefulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benevolence",
"goodwill",
"kindness",
"sympathy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greased":{
"having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction":{
"examples":[
"the floor was greased with condensation, and so we slid everywhere we went"
],
"synonyms":[
"greasy",
"lubricated",
"oiled",
"slick",
"slicked",
"slippery",
"slippy",
"slithery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brushed",
"buffed",
"burnished",
"glossed",
"ground",
"polished",
"rubbed",
"shined",
"coated",
"glazed",
"waxed",
"soapy",
"waxy",
"rasped",
"sandblasted",
"sanded",
"sandpapered",
"scoured",
"scraped",
"scrubbed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsened",
"rough",
"roughened",
"scuffed",
"uneven"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{
"examples":[
"make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in"
],
"synonyms":[
"lubricated",
"oiled",
"slicked",
"waxed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bathed",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"soaked",
"soused",
"washed",
"watered",
"wet",
"wetted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsened",
"roughed",
"roughened",
"dehydrated",
"dried",
"parched",
"seared"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
"examples":[
"your help might grease the complicated adoption proceedings"
],
"synonyms":[
"eased",
"facilitated",
"loosened (up)",
"smoothed",
"unclogged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accelerated",
"expedited",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"sped",
"speeded",
"advanced",
"forwarded",
"furthered",
"promoted",
"abetted",
"aided",
"assisted",
"helped",
"improved",
"disentangled",
"straightened (out)",
"untangled",
"simplified",
"streamlined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindered",
"impeded",
"retarded",
"aggravated",
"worsened",
"perplexed",
"sophisticated"
],
"antonyms":[
"complicated"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"greatheartedly":{
"in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals":{
"examples":[
"greatheartedly refusing to profit from his pharmacological discoveries, he never applied for any patents"
],
"synonyms":[
"gallantly",
"grandly",
"greatly",
"heroically",
"high-mindedly",
"honorably",
"magnanimously",
"nobly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loftily",
"venerably",
"magnificently",
"majestically",
"bravely",
"chivalrously",
"courageously",
"valiantly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"contemptibly",
"despicably",
"detestably",
"hatefully",
"nastily",
"pitiably",
"sorrily",
"wretchedly",
"degenerately"
],
"antonyms":[
"basely",
"currishly",
"dishonorably",
"ignobly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"grey":{
"of the color gray":{
"examples":[
"the gray elephant and the gaudily dressed circus performer created a striking contrast"
],
"synonyms":[
"argentine",
"grayish",
"leaden",
"pewter",
"silver",
"silvery",
"slate",
"slaty",
"slatey",
"steely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"neutral",
"dirty",
"dull",
"faded",
"sad",
"washed-out",
"ashen",
"ashy",
"chalky",
"livid",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"pale",
"palish",
"white",
"whitish",
"chocolate",
"dun",
"sandy",
"sepia",
"brindled",
"brindle",
"grizzled",
"hoar",
"hoary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"bright",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"varicolored",
"variegated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
"examples":[
"a gray rainy day"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blue",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"down",
"droopy",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"dim",
"discomfiting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"upsetting",
"desperate",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic",
"lamentable",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dull",
"dour",
"grim",
"lowering",
"louring",
"lowery",
"loury",
"menacing",
"negative",
"oppressive",
"threatening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"gay",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
]
},
"as in get along , get on":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"get along",
"get on",
"advance",
"evolve",
"open",
"unfold",
"bloom",
"blossom",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"flourish",
"flower",
"mellow",
"soften",
"age",
"develop",
"grow",
"grow up",
"mature",
"progress",
"ripen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"deteriorate",
"sink",
"worsen",
"droop",
"dry",
"fade",
"flag",
"sag",
"shrivel",
"wane",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt",
"wither",
"regress",
"retrogress",
"revert",
"backslide",
"lapse",
"return"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"greenhouse":{
"a glass-enclosed building for growing plants":{
"examples":[
"needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them"
],
"synonyms":[
"conservatory",
"glasshouse",
"hothouse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cold frame",
"hotbed",
"nursery",
"botanical garden",
"botanic garden"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greathearted":{
"feeling or displaying no fear by temperament":{
"examples":[
"those greathearted but otherwise ordinary individuals who answered their country's call for military service"
],
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determined",
"firm",
"game",
"gamy",
"gamey",
"gritty",
"plucky",
"resolute",
"Spartan",
"undeterred",
"undismayed",
"unflinching",
"unswerving",
"mettlesome",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"daring",
"dashing",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"crazy",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"brash",
"brazen",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"heedless",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"madcap",
"overbold",
"overconfident",
"rash",
"reckless",
"thoughtless",
"wild",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate",
"comforted",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"reassured",
"unafraid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"nervous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"afraid",
"agitated",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"unnerved",
"upset",
"appalled",
"concerned",
"dismayed",
"worried",
"unmanly",
"weak",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
]
},
"having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{
"examples":[
"a greathearted program to provide basic necessities to millions of children in war-torn countries"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"chivalrous",
"elevated",
"gallant",
"great",
"high",
"high-minded",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"magnanimous",
"natural",
"noble",
"sublime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ennobled",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"honorable",
"valiant",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"knightly",
"princely",
"regal",
"inspiring",
"moving",
"numinous",
"uplifting",
"august",
"magnificent",
"majestic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sordid",
"squalid",
"vile",
"wretched",
"abominable",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"offensive",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"vicious",
"dastardly",
"dirty",
"lousy",
"sorry",
"little",
"mean",
"narrow",
"small-minded",
"degrading",
"discreditable",
"humiliating",
"ignominious",
"coarse",
"crude",
"vulgar"
],
"antonyms":[
"base",
"debased",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"ignoble",
"low"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gregarious":{
"likely to seek or enjoy the company of others":{
"examples":[
"a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend"
],
"synonyms":[
"boon",
"clubbable",
"clubable",
"clubby",
"companionable",
"convivial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"outgoing",
"sociable",
"social"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cordial",
"folksy",
"forthcoming",
"friendly",
"hospitable",
"affable",
"genial",
"gracious",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"congenial",
"kindly",
"neighborly",
"animated",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"vivacious",
"communicative",
"expansive",
"garrulous",
"talkative",
"bright",
"buoyant",
"cheerful",
"chipper",
"effervescent",
"upbeat",
"bubbly",
"exuberant",
"high-spirited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misanthropic",
"aloof",
"cold",
"cool",
"detached",
"distant",
"frosty",
"remote",
"reserved",
"standoffish",
"mum",
"mute",
"reticent",
"silent",
"taciturn"
],
"antonyms":[
"antisocial",
"insociable",
"introverted",
"nongregarious",
"reclusive",
"unsociable",
"unsocial"
]
},
"tending to group with others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"walruses are highly gregarious"
],
"synonyms":[
"colonial",
"sociable",
"social"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associational",
"consociational",
"subsocial",
"dependent",
"parasitic",
"parasitical",
"precocial",
"symbiotic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"autonomous",
"independent",
"self-contained",
"semiautonomous",
"semi-independent",
"altricial",
"self-subsistent",
"self-sufficient",
"self-supporting",
"self-sustaining",
"lone",
"recluse",
"reclusive",
"unsociable"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonsocial",
"solitary"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"green light":{
"to give permission for or to approve of":{
"examples":[
"as soon as the project is green-lighted , we'll schedule a planning meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"have",
"permit",
"suffer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorize",
"commission",
"license",
"licence",
"accede (to)",
"acquiesce",
"agree (to)",
"assent (to)",
"consent (to)",
"OK",
"okay",
"warrant",
"accord",
"concede",
"grant",
"sanction",
"vouchsafe",
"admit",
"brook",
"condone",
"countenance",
"endure",
"support",
"tolerate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hinder",
"impede",
"obstruct",
"censure",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"interdict",
"refuse",
"reject",
"revoke",
"suppress",
"withhold",
"deplore",
"discountenance",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"frown (at or on)",
"grudge",
"check",
"curb",
"keep",
"repress",
"restrain"
],
"antonyms":[
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"veto"
]
},
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
"examples":[
"we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"granting",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sanction",
"sufferance",
"warrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imprimatur",
"seal",
"signature",
"stamp",
"accreditation",
"certification",
"liberty",
"pass",
"concession",
"patent",
"permit",
"tolerance",
"toleration",
"acceptance",
"acquiescence",
"agreement",
"assent",
"OK",
"okay",
"accord",
"grant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denial",
"refusal",
"rejection",
"revocation",
"taboo",
"tabu",
"injunction",
"veto",
"deterrence",
"discouragement",
"repression",
"suppression",
"ban",
"embargo",
"exclusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"interdiction",
"prohibition",
"proscription"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"green snakes":{
"as in garter snakes , diamondback rattlesnakes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adders",
"anacondas",
"asps",
"black racers",
"blacksnakes",
"blue racers",
"boas",
"bull snakes",
"bushmasters",
"chicken snakes",
"cobras",
"constrictors",
"copperheads",
"coral snakes",
"cottonmouth moccasins",
"diamondback rattlesnakes",
"fer-de-lance",
"garter snakes",
"gopher snakes",
"hognose snakes",
"horned vipers",
"indigo snakes",
"king cobras",
"king snakes",
"kraits",
"mambas",
"milk snakes",
"moccasins",
"pine snakes",
"pit vipers",
"puff adders",
"pythons",
"racers",
"rat snakes",
"rattlesnakes",
"sea serpents",
"sea snakes",
"sidewinders",
"taipans",
"water moccasins",
"water snakes",
"worm snakes",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"vipers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greenhorns":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"go easy on him\u2014he's just a greenhorn and doesn't have all the experience you do"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarians",
"apprentices",
"babes",
"beginners",
"colts",
"cubs",
"fledglings",
"freshmen",
"neophytes",
"newbies",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"novitiates",
"punks",
"recruits",
"rookies",
"rooks",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros",
"virgins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boots",
"amateurs",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"learners",
"students",
"trainees",
"candidates",
"entrants",
"probationers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"experts",
"masters",
"professionals",
"pros"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
]
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"noun"
]
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"we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser"
],
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"authorizations",
"clearances",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"leaves",
"licenses",
"licences",
"permissions",
"sanctions",
"sufferances",
"warrants"
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"seals",
"signatures",
"stamps",
"accreditations",
"certifications",
"liberties",
"passes",
"concessions",
"patents",
"permits",
"tolerances",
"tolerations",
"acceptances",
"acquiescences",
"agreements",
"assents",
"OKs",
"okays",
"accords",
"grants"
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"denials",
"refusals",
"rejections",
"revocations",
"taboos",
"tabus",
"injunctions",
"vetoes",
"deterrences",
"discouragements",
"repressions",
"suppressions",
"bans",
"embargoes",
"exclusions"
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"interdictions",
"prohibitions",
"proscriptions"
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"as soon as the project is green-lighted , we'll schedule a planning meeting"
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"allows",
"has",
"permits",
"suffers"
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"licenses",
"licences",
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"hinders",
"impedes",
"obstructs",
"censures",
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"rejects",
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"deplores",
"discountenances",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"frowns (at or on)",
"grudges",
"checks",
"curbs",
"keeps",
"represses",
"restrains"
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"enjoins",
"forbids",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"vetoes"
]
},
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"greatcoat":{
"a warm outdoor coat":{
"examples":[
"the men donned their greatcoats for the ride in the open carriage"
],
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"overcoat",
"surcoat",
"topcoat"
],
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"chesterfield",
"frock coat",
"mackinaw",
"ulster",
"jacket",
"parka",
"surtout",
"oilskin",
"raincoat",
"sou'wester",
"wrap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undercoat"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gremlin":{
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
"examples":[
"during the World Wars, fighter pilots adopted the fanciful notion that gremlins were responsible for mechanical failures on their planes"
],
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"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little people",
"kelpie",
"nixie",
"changeling",
"imp",
"banshee",
"ghoul",
"hag",
"ogre"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greasepaints":{
"as in makeups , lipsticks":{
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"cold creams",
"creams",
"eye shadows",
"kohls",
"lipsticks",
"lotions",
"mascaras",
"oils",
"powders",
"rouges",
"vanishing creams",
"cosmetics",
"makeups",
"maquillages",
"paints",
"war paints",
"camos",
"camouflages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greying":{
"as in getting along , getting on":{
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"getting along",
"getting on",
"advancing",
"evolving",
"opening",
"unfolding",
"blooming",
"blossoming",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"mellowing",
"softening",
"aging",
"ageing",
"developing",
"growing",
"growing up",
"maturing",
"progressing",
"ripening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decaying",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"deteriorating",
"sinking",
"worsening",
"drooping",
"drying",
"fading",
"flagging",
"sagging",
"shriveling",
"shrivelling",
"waning",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting",
"withering",
"regressing",
"retrogressing",
"reverting",
"backsliding",
"lapsing",
"returning"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gregariousness":{
"the quality or state of being social":{
"examples":[
"his natural gregariousness serves him well as a salesman"
],
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"conviviality",
"sociability"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amiability",
"cordiality",
"folksiness",
"friendliness",
"neighborliness",
"camaraderie",
"companionship",
"fellowship",
"boldness",
"brashness",
"extroversion",
"extraversion",
"forwardness",
"immodesty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"coyness",
"diffidence",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"introversion",
"reclusion",
"modesty",
"retiringness"
],
"antonyms":[
"unsociability",
"unsociableness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"great houses":{
"as in houses , manor houses":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"castles",
"ch\u00e2teaus",
"ch\u00e2teaux",
"estates",
"haciendas",
"halls",
"manor houses",
"manors",
"manses",
"mansions",
"palaces",
"villas",
"abodes",
"domiciles",
"dwellings",
"habitations",
"hearths",
"homes",
"houses",
"lodgings",
"pads",
"places",
"housings",
"nests",
"quarters",
"residencies",
"roofs",
"salons",
"suites",
"town houses",
"country houses",
"countryseats",
"aeries",
"penthouses",
"showplaces"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greenback":{
"a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States":{
"examples":[
"she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks"
],
"synonyms":[
"banknote",
"bill",
"note"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dead presidents",
"paper money",
"scrip",
"buck",
"dollar",
"simoleon",
"smacker",
"C-note",
"fifty",
"fin",
"five",
"fiver",
"hundred",
"one",
"sawbuck",
"ten",
"tenner",
"twenty",
"two",
"cash",
"chips",
"currency",
"dough",
"legal tender",
"lucre",
"money",
"pelf",
"check",
"draft",
"money order"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greensward":{
"as in grass , lawn":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grass",
"green",
"lawn",
"clearing",
"field",
"ground",
"lot",
"parcel",
"plat",
"plot",
"tract",
"common(s)",
"croft",
"glade",
"grassland",
"heath",
"heathland",
"lea",
"ley",
"meadow",
"moor",
"pasture",
"pastureland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greenwoods":{
"as in wildwoods":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wildwoods",
"brakes",
"brushwoods",
"chaparrals",
"coppices",
"copses",
"coverts",
"groves",
"scrublands",
"stands",
"thickets",
"woodlots",
"forestlands",
"forests",
"timberlands",
"timbers",
"woodlands",
"woods",
"arboretums",
"arboreta",
"plantations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"green snake":{
"as in garter snake , diamondback rattlesnake":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adder",
"anaconda",
"asp",
"black racer",
"blacksnake",
"blue racer",
"boa",
"bull snake",
"bushmaster",
"chicken snake",
"cobra",
"constrictor",
"copperhead",
"coral snake",
"cottonmouth moccasin",
"diamondback rattlesnake",
"fer-de-lance",
"garter snake",
"gopher snake",
"hognose snake",
"horned viper",
"indigo snake",
"king cobra",
"king snake",
"krait",
"mamba",
"milk snake",
"moccasin",
"pine snake",
"pit viper",
"puff adder",
"python",
"racer",
"rat snake",
"rattlesnake",
"sea serpent",
"sea snake",
"sidewinder",
"taipan",
"water moccasin",
"water snake",
"worm snake",
"serpent",
"snake",
"viper"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greasy spoons":{
"as in hash houses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hash houses",
"cafeterias",
"lunch counters",
"luncheonettes",
"lunchrooms",
"snack bars",
"chophouses",
"steak houses",
"beaneries",
"caf\u00e9s",
"cafes",
"caffs",
"diners",
"eateries",
"grills",
"restaurants",
"pizzerias",
"coffeehouses",
"coffee shops",
"estaminets",
"teahouses",
"tearooms",
"tea shops",
"barrooms",
"bars",
"inns",
"taverns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"green-lights":{
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
"examples":[
"we were given the green light to use the town commons for our fund-raiser"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowances",
"authorizations",
"clearances",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"leaves",
"licenses",
"licences",
"permissions",
"sanctions",
"sufferances",
"warrants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imprimaturs",
"seals",
"signatures",
"stamps",
"accreditations",
"certifications",
"liberties",
"passes",
"concessions",
"patents",
"permits",
"tolerances",
"tolerations",
"acceptances",
"acquiescences",
"agreements",
"assents",
"OKs",
"okays",
"accords",
"grants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denials",
"refusals",
"rejections",
"revocations",
"taboos",
"tabus",
"injunctions",
"vetoes",
"deterrences",
"discouragements",
"repressions",
"suppressions",
"bans",
"embargoes",
"exclusions"
],
"antonyms":[
"interdictions",
"prohibitions",
"proscriptions"
]
},
"to give permission for or to approve of":{
"examples":[
"as soon as the project is green-lighted , we'll schedule a planning meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"allows",
"has",
"permits",
"suffers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorizes",
"commissions",
"licenses",
"licences",
"accedes (to)",
"acquiesces",
"agrees (to)",
"assents (to)",
"consents (to)",
"OKs",
"okays",
"warrants",
"accords",
"concedes",
"grants",
"sanctions",
"vouchsafes",
"admits",
"brooks",
"condones",
"countenances",
"endures",
"supports",
"tolerates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hinders",
"impedes",
"obstructs",
"censures",
"denies",
"disallows",
"disapproves",
"interdicts",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"revokes",
"suppresses",
"withholds",
"deplores",
"discountenances",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"frowns (at or on)",
"grudges",
"checks",
"curbs",
"keeps",
"represses",
"restrains"
],
"antonyms":[
"bans",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"vetoes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"greetings":{
"best wishes":{
"examples":[
"when you see him, give him my sincerest greetings"
],
"synonyms":[
"commendations",
"compliment",
"congratulations",
"felicitations",
"regards",
"respects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approval",
"benediction",
"blessing",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"citation",
"commendation",
"adulation",
"flattery",
"praise",
"well-wishing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dig",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"insult",
"put-down",
"taunt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greyed":{
"as in got along , got on":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"got along",
"got on",
"advanced",
"evolved",
"opened",
"unfolded",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"flourished",
"flowered",
"mellowed",
"softened",
"aged",
"developed",
"grew",
"grew up",
"matured",
"progressed",
"ripened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened",
"dried",
"drooped",
"faded",
"flagged",
"sagged",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"waned",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted",
"backslid",
"lapsed",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"greeted":{
"to acknowledge (someone) by means of spoken words":{
"examples":[
"The host cheerfully greeted the party guests at the door."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"addressed",
"boarded",
"hailed",
"heralded",
"saluted",
"chatted (with)",
"conversed (with)",
"spoke (to or with)",
"talked (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"great":{
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{
"examples":[
"one of the great anthropologists"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplished",
"ace",
"adept",
"compleat",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crack",
"crackerjack",
"educated",
"experienced",
"expert",
"good",
"master",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"professed",
"proficient",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"versed",
"veteran",
"virtuoso"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adroit",
"clever",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"slick",
"sure-handed",
"gifted",
"talented",
"polished",
"refined",
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficient",
"workmanlike",
"able",
"capable",
"competent",
"employable",
"fit",
"fitted",
"habile",
"qualified",
"knowledgeable",
"schooled",
"taught",
"trained",
"tutored",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"well-rounded",
"long-term",
"old",
"multiskilled",
"multitalented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incapable",
"incompetent",
"inept",
"unable",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified",
"weak",
"artless",
"crude",
"rude",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"talentless",
"ungifted",
"untalented",
"ignorant",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untrained",
"untutored",
"beginning",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"new",
"raw",
"unseasoned",
"untested",
"untried",
"would-be",
"primitive",
"rough",
"unpolished",
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"heavy-handed"
],
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"inexperienced",
"inexpert",
"jackleg",
"unprofessional",
"unseasoned",
"unskilled",
"unskillful"
]
},
"having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{
"examples":[
"a great humanitarian",
"great acts of charity"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"chivalrous",
"elevated",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"high",
"high-minded",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"magnanimous",
"natural",
"noble",
"sublime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ennobled",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"honorable",
"valiant",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"knightly",
"princely",
"regal",
"inspiring",
"moving",
"numinous",
"uplifting",
"august",
"magnificent",
"majestic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sordid",
"squalid",
"vile",
"wretched",
"abominable",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"offensive",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"vicious",
"dastardly",
"dirty",
"lousy",
"sorry",
"little",
"mean",
"narrow",
"small-minded",
"degrading",
"discreditable",
"humiliating",
"ignominious",
"coarse",
"crude",
"vulgar"
],
"antonyms":[
"base",
"debased",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"ignoble",
"low"
]
},
"lasting for a considerable time":{
"examples":[
"haven't seen them in a great while"
],
"synonyms":[
"extended",
"far",
"lengthy",
"long",
"long-drawn-out",
"long-drawn",
"long-lived",
"long-term",
"marathon"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aeonian",
"aeonic",
"endless",
"everlasting",
"interminable",
"persistent",
"longish",
"overlong",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"permanent",
"all-day",
"all-night",
"multiday",
"multiyear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abrupt",
"sudden",
"abbreviated",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"momentary",
"transient",
"transitory",
"impermanent",
"short-range"
],
"antonyms":[
"brief",
"little",
"mini",
"short",
"shortish",
"short-lived",
"short-term"
]
},
"of a size greater than average of its kind":{
"examples":[
"saw a great moose calmly walking through our backyard"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"boxcar",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"Bunyanesque",
"cavernous",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"gigantic",
"gross",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"major",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monolithic",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"excessive",
"exorbitant",
"extravagant",
"extreme",
"immoderate",
"inordinate",
"abundant",
"ample",
"appreciable",
"copious",
"plentiful",
"fat",
"thick",
"capacious",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diminutive",
"half-pint",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"mini",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"petite",
"slender",
"slight",
"slim",
"thin"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"dinky",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"puny",
"shrimpy",
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"this cake is great !"
],
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"A-OK",
"A1",
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"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
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"fabulous",
"famous",
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"No. 1",
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"peachy",
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"phat",
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"prizewinning",
"quality",
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"righteous",
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"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
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"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
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"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
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"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
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"examples":[
"she's great on any type of sport that requires endurance"
],
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"agog",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"ardent",
"athirst",
"avid",
"crazy",
"desirous",
"eager",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"geeked",
"greedy",
"gung ho",
"hepped up",
"hopped-up",
"hot",
"hungry",
"impatient",
"juiced",
"keen",
"nuts",
"pumped",
"raring",
"solicitous",
"stoked",
"thirsty",
"voracious",
"wild"
],
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"engaged",
"interested",
"happy",
"hung up",
"obsessed",
"ambitious",
"appetent",
"covetous",
"craving",
"hankering",
"longing",
"pining",
"breathless",
"restive",
"restless",
"amenable",
"disposed",
"game",
"glad",
"inclined",
"ready",
"unreluctant",
"willing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casual",
"incurious",
"insouciant",
"nonchalant",
"unconcerned",
"uninterested",
"aloof",
"detached",
"disinterested",
"impassive",
"stolid",
"halfhearted",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"languorous",
"lukewarm",
"spiritless",
"averse",
"disinclined",
"hesitant",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant",
"unwilling"
],
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"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic"
]
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"examples":[
"regards global warming as the great issue of the day"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
],
"near synonyms":[
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"noble",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"prestigious",
"signal",
"star",
"stellar",
"superior",
"high-level",
"senior",
"top",
"important",
"influential",
"major",
"mighty",
"momentous",
"significant",
"incomparable",
"matchless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unparalleled",
"unsurpassed",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"renowned"
],
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"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant",
"collateral",
"inferior",
"secondary",
"subordinate",
"subsidiary"
],
"antonyms":[
"last",
"least"
]
},
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"examples":[
"a descendant of one of the great families of Philadelphia"
],
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"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"noble",
"patrician",
"silk-stocking",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"high",
"lofty",
"superior",
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"exalted",
"gentlemanly",
"kingly",
"knightly",
"ladylike",
"lordly",
"princely",
"queenly",
"regal",
"royal",
"high-level",
"senior"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inferior",
"knavish",
"bastard",
"illegitimate",
"ordinary",
"plain",
"abased",
"degraded",
"junior",
"subordinate"
],
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"baseborn",
"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"low",
"lower-class",
"lowly",
"mean",
"nonaristocratic",
"plebeian",
"ungenteel"
]
},
"in a pleasing way":{
"examples":[
"the game was going great for the home team"
],
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"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"examples":[
"He tried to grease the hands of the officials with promises of free service."
],
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"bought",
"bribed",
"corrupted",
"had",
"paid off",
"squared"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixed",
"tampered (with)",
"abased",
"debased",
"debauched",
"defiled",
"degraded",
"demeaned",
"depraved",
"dishonored",
"perverted",
"poisoned",
"profaned",
"prostituted",
"subverted",
"tainted",
"warped",
"allured",
"baited",
"beguiled",
"enticed",
"led on",
"lured",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"motivated",
"provoked",
"spurred",
"stimulated",
"goaded",
"induced",
"flattered",
"persuaded",
"snared",
"trapped"
],
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"antonyms":[]
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"as in hash house":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hash house",
"cafeteria",
"lunch counter",
"luncheonette",
"lunchroom",
"snack bar",
"chophouse",
"steak house",
"beanery",
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"caff",
"diner",
"eatery",
"grill",
"restaurant",
"pizzeria",
"coffeehouse",
"coffee shop",
"estaminet",
"teahouse",
"tearoom",
"tea shop",
"bar",
"barroom",
"inn",
"tavern"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greenhouses":{
"a glass-enclosed building for growing plants":{
"examples":[
"needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them"
],
"synonyms":[
"conservatories",
"glasshouses",
"hothouses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cold frames",
"hotbeds",
"nurseries",
"botanical gardens",
"botanic gardens"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"to influence someone with a bribe":{
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"bribing",
"buying",
"corrupting",
"having",
"paying off",
"squaring"
],
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"fixing",
"tampering (with)",
"abasing",
"debasing",
"debauching",
"defiling",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"depraving",
"dishonoring",
"perverting",
"poisoning",
"profaning",
"prostituting",
"subverting",
"tainting",
"warping",
"alluring",
"baiting",
"beguiling",
"enticing",
"leading on",
"luring",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"motivating",
"provoking",
"spurring",
"stimulating",
"goading",
"inducing",
"flattering",
"persuading",
"snaring",
"trapping"
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"antonyms":[]
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"type":[]
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"greatest":{
"coming before all others in importance":{
"examples":[
"the greatest achievement in the history of cinema"
],
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"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"grand",
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"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
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"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
],
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"distinguished",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"noble",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"prestigious",
"signal",
"star",
"stellar",
"superior",
"high-level",
"senior",
"top",
"important",
"influential",
"major",
"mighty",
"momentous",
"significant",
"incomparable",
"matchless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unparalleled",
"unsurpassed",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"renowned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant",
"collateral",
"inferior",
"secondary",
"subordinate",
"subsidiary"
],
"antonyms":[
"last",
"least"
]
},
"of the highest degree":{
"examples":[
"I have the greatest respect for the selfless medical missionaries working around the world"
],
"synonyms":[
"full",
"maximum",
"top",
"topmost",
"utmost",
"utter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heightened",
"high"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lessened",
"low"
],
"antonyms":[
"least",
"littlest",
"lowest",
"minimal",
"minimum",
"slightest"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"green-eyed":{
"having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages":{
"examples":[
"an anonymous online review of the restaurant that looks like it may have been written by a green-eyed competitor"
],
"synonyms":[
"covetous",
"envious",
"invidious",
"jaundiced",
"jealous",
"resentful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"begrudging",
"grudging",
"avaricious",
"grasping",
"greedy",
"rapacious",
"distrustful",
"suspicious",
"malicious",
"petty",
"spiteful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"generous",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"altruistic",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"well-meaning"
],
"antonyms":[
"unenvious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"greedy":{
"having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{
"examples":[
"a young rocker who was greedy for fame and riches",
"the greedy exploitation of the land by developers"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquisitive",
"avaricious",
"avid",
"coveting",
"covetous",
"grabby",
"grasping",
"mercenary",
"moneygrubbing",
"rapacious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialistic",
"materialistic",
"philistine",
"desirous",
"eager",
"itchy",
"lickerish",
"miserly",
"hoggish",
"piggish",
"piggy",
"swinish",
"devouring",
"gluttonous",
"gobbling",
"insatiable",
"ravenous",
"unquenchable",
"voracious",
"egocentric",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"self-centered",
"self-seeking",
"discontent",
"discontented",
"malcontent",
"unsatisfied",
"begrudging",
"grudging",
"resentful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonmaterialistic",
"altruistic",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"handsome",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"openhearted",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"controlled",
"moderate",
"restrained",
"temperate",
"content",
"sated",
"satisfied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having a huge appetite":{
"examples":[
"he's so greedy you have to carefully watch your plate during dinner, lest he snatch food off it"
],
"synonyms":[
"edacious",
"esurient",
"gluttonous",
"hoggish",
"piggish",
"rapacious",
"ravenous",
"swinish",
"voracious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hearty",
"wolfish",
"devouring",
"gobbling",
"gorging",
"gormandizing",
"gulping",
"insatiable",
"unquenchable",
"unslakable",
"empty",
"famished",
"hungry",
"peckish",
"starved",
"starving",
"malnourished",
"underfed",
"undernourished"
],
"near antonyms":[
"content",
"full",
"glutted",
"sated",
"satiated",
"satisfied",
"stuffed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"showing urgent desire or interest":{
"examples":[
"he's greedy for new assignments that will really challenge him"
],
"synonyms":[
"agog",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"ardent",
"athirst",
"avid",
"crazy",
"desirous",
"eager",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"geeked",
"great",
"gung ho",
"hepped up",
"hopped-up",
"hot",
"hungry",
"impatient",
"juiced",
"keen",
"nuts",
"pumped",
"raring",
"solicitous",
"stoked",
"thirsty",
"voracious",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engaged",
"interested",
"happy",
"hung up",
"obsessed",
"ambitious",
"appetent",
"covetous",
"craving",
"hankering",
"longing",
"pining",
"breathless",
"restive",
"restless",
"amenable",
"disposed",
"game",
"glad",
"inclined",
"ready",
"unreluctant",
"willing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casual",
"incurious",
"insouciant",
"nonchalant",
"unconcerned",
"uninterested",
"aloof",
"detached",
"disinterested",
"impassive",
"stolid",
"halfhearted",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"languorous",
"lukewarm",
"spiritless",
"averse",
"disinclined",
"hesitant",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant",
"unwilling"
],
"antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"greenhorn":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"go easy on him\u2014he's just a greenhorn and doesn't have all the experience you do"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boot",
"amateur",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"learner",
"student",
"trainee",
"candidate",
"entrant",
"probationer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expert",
"master",
"pro",
"professional"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greenbacks":{
"a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States":{
"examples":[
"she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks"
],
"synonyms":[
"banknotes",
"bills",
"notes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dead presidents",
"paper money",
"scrips",
"bucks",
"dollars",
"simoleons",
"smackers",
"C-notes",
"fifties",
"fins",
"fivers",
"fives",
"hundreds",
"hundred",
"ones",
"sawbucks",
"tenners",
"tens",
"twenties",
"twos",
"cash",
"chips",
"currencies",
"dough",
"legal tender",
"lucre",
"money",
"checks",
"drafts",
"money orders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greediness":{
"an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions":{
"examples":[
"her all-consuming greediness blinded her to the pain she caused others in her drive to get rich"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquisitiveness",
"avarice",
"avariciousness",
"avidity",
"avidness",
"covetousness",
"cupidity",
"graspingness",
"greed",
"mercenariness",
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialism",
"materialism",
"possessiveness",
"gluttonousness",
"gluttony",
"piggishness",
"appetite",
"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
"hankering",
"hunger",
"itch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"ravenousness",
"thirst",
"voracity",
"yearning",
"yen",
"egoism",
"egotism",
"self-centeredness",
"self-interest",
"selfishness",
"self-regard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contentment",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment",
"gratification",
"satisfaction",
"bounteousness",
"bountifulness",
"bounty",
"charity",
"generosity",
"generousness",
"largesse",
"largess",
"liberality",
"magnanimity",
"openhandedness",
"openheartedness",
"unselfishness",
"altruism",
"selflessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greek":{
"as in hocus-pocus , double-talk":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"double-talk",
"hocus-pocus",
"gas",
"hot air",
"rigmarole",
"rigamarole",
"hoity-toity",
"monkey business",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"madness",
"witlessness",
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"fatuity",
"foolery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"kookiness",
"lunacy",
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"levelheadedness",
"rationality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibleness",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"sense",
"discernment",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"wisdom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"green-lighting":{
"to give permission for or to approve of":{
"examples":[
"as soon as the project is green-lighted , we'll schedule a planning meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowing",
"having",
"permitting",
"suffering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorizing",
"commissioning",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"acceding (to)",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing (to)",
"assenting (to)",
"consenting (to)",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"warranting",
"according",
"conceding",
"granting",
"sanctioning",
"vouchsafing",
"admitting",
"brooking",
"condoning",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"supporting",
"tolerating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindering",
"impeding",
"obstructing",
"censuring",
"denying",
"disallowing",
"disapproving",
"interdicting",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"revoking",
"suppressing",
"withholding",
"deploring",
"discountenancing",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"frowning (at or on)",
"grudging",
"checking",
"curbing",
"keeping",
"repressing",
"restraining"
],
"antonyms":[
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"vetoing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"great house":{
"as in house , manor house":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"estate",
"hacienda",
"hall",
"manor",
"manor house",
"manse",
"mansion",
"palace",
"villa",
"abode",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"home",
"house",
"lodging(s)",
"pad",
"place",
"housing",
"nest",
"quarter(s)",
"residency",
"roof",
"salon",
"suite",
"town house",
"country house",
"countryseat",
"aerie",
"penthouse",
"showplace"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greasing":{
"to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction":{
"examples":[
"make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in"
],
"synonyms":[
"lubricating",
"oiling",
"slicking",
"waxing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bathing",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"drenching",
"soaking",
"sousing",
"washing",
"watering",
"wetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsening",
"roughening",
"roughing",
"dehydrating",
"drying",
"parching",
"searing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
"examples":[
"your help might grease the complicated adoption proceedings"
],
"synonyms":[
"easing",
"facilitating",
"loosening (up)",
"smoothing",
"unclogging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accelerating",
"expediting",
"hastening",
"hurrying",
"quickening",
"rushing",
"speeding",
"advancing",
"forwarding",
"furthering",
"promoting",
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"helping",
"improving",
"disentangling",
"straightening (out)",
"untangling",
"simplifying",
"streamlining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindering",
"impeding",
"retarding",
"aggravating",
"worsening",
"perplexing",
"sophisticating"
],
"antonyms":[
"complicating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"greenery":{
"green leaves or plants":{
"examples":[
"Scottish highlands covered with lush greenery"
],
"synonyms":[
"flora",
"foliage",
"green",
"herbage",
"leafage",
"vegetation",
"verdure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grassland",
"prairie",
"underbrush",
"undergrowth"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"greys":{
"as in gets along , gets on":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gets along",
"gets on",
"advances",
"evolves",
"opens",
"unfolds",
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"flourishes",
"flowers",
"mellows",
"softens",
"ages",
"develops",
"grows",
"grows up",
"matures",
"progresses",
"ripens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decays",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"deteriorates",
"sinks",
"worsens",
"dries",
"droops",
"fades",
"flags",
"sags",
"shrivels",
"wanes",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts",
"withers",
"regresses",
"retrogresses",
"reverts",
"backslides",
"lapses",
"returns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"greases the hand of":{
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"examples":[
"He tried to grease the hands of the officials with promises of free service."
],
"synonyms":[
"bribes",
"buys",
"corrupts",
"has",
"pays off",
"squares"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixes",
"tampers (with)",
"abases",
"debases",
"debauches",
"defiles",
"degrades",
"demeans",
"depraves",
"dishonors",
"perverts",
"poisons",
"profanes",
"prostitutes",
"subverts",
"taints",
"warps",
"allures",
"baits",
"beguiles",
"entices",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"tempts",
"motivates",
"provokes",
"spurs",
"stimulates",
"goads",
"induces",
"flatters",
"persuades",
"snares",
"traps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"greased the palm of":{
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"examples":[
"He tried to grease the hands of the officials with promises of free service."
],
"synonyms":[
"bought",
"bribed",
"corrupted",
"had",
"paid off",
"squared"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixed",
"tampered (with)",
"abased",
"debased",
"debauched",
"defiled",
"degraded",
"demeaned",
"depraved",
"dishonored",
"perverted",
"poisoned",
"profaned",
"prostituted",
"subverted",
"tainted",
"warped",
"allured",
"baited",
"beguiled",
"enticed",
"led on",
"lured",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"motivated",
"provoked",
"spurred",
"stimulated",
"goaded",
"induced",
"flattered",
"persuaded",
"snared",
"trapped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
}
}