dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/pat_MWT.json
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{
"pat":{
"sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{
"antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"relenting",
"yielding"
],
"examples":[
"on the issue of raising taxes the governor stands pat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"docile",
"obedient",
"placable",
"submissive",
"tractable",
"accepting",
"persuadable",
"receptive",
"responsive",
"willing",
"governable",
"manageable",
"reasonable",
"temperate",
"slavish",
"subservient"
],
"related":[
"anal-retentive",
"obsessive",
"wayward",
"wrongheaded",
"determined",
"hell-bent",
"inexorable",
"persistent",
"relentless",
"resolved",
"set",
"single-minded",
"steadfast",
"stouthearted",
"tenacious",
"unflinching",
"firm",
"hard-line",
"hard-shell",
"hard-shelled",
"iron",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict",
"hidebound",
"narrow-minded",
"rigid",
"bloody-minded",
"cantankerous",
"contrary",
"cussed",
"contumacious",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"uncooperative",
"ungovernable",
"unmanageable",
"unruly",
"defiant",
"insurgent",
"mutinous",
"indomitable",
"invincible",
"unconquerable",
"confirmed",
"inveterate",
"unregenerate",
"demanding",
"exacting"
],
"synonyms":[
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"bullheaded",
"dogged",
"hard",
"hard-nosed",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inconvincible",
"inflexible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"opinionated",
"ossified",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-opinionated",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
]
},
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"affectionately patted the baby on the head"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bill",
"canoodle",
"cuddle",
"neck",
"nestle",
"nose",
"nuzzle",
"snuggle",
"spoon",
"feel up",
"paw",
"cradle",
"embrace",
"enfold",
"hug",
"bounce",
"dandle",
"knead",
"massage",
"baby",
"coddle",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
"synonyms":[
"caress",
"fondle",
"gentle",
"love",
"pet",
"stroke"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"verb"
],
"without any flaws or errors":{
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"badly",
"defectively",
"faultily",
"imperfectly"
],
"examples":[
"after months of practicing for the competition, the cheerleaders have their moves down pat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"incompletely",
"insufficiently",
"fallibly",
"atrociously",
"execrably",
"wretchedly"
],
"related":[
"excellently",
"fabulously",
"finely",
"grandly",
"greatly",
"marvelously",
"superbly",
"superiorly",
"superlatively",
"terrifically",
"exceptionally",
"fancily",
"specially"
],
"synonyms":[
"faultlessly",
"flawlessly",
"ideally",
"immaculately",
"impeccably",
"perfectly"
]
}
},
"patchiness":{
"as in narrowness , sketchiness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"limitedness",
"narrowness",
"sketchiness",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"imperfection",
"imperfectness",
"incompleteness",
"unsoundness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absoluteness",
"completeness",
"entireness",
"entirety",
"fullness",
"perfectness",
"wholeness",
"faultlessness",
"flawlessness",
"indefectibility",
"perfection",
"all-inclusiveness",
"comprehensiveness",
"exhaustiveness",
"extensiveness",
"inclusiveness",
"soundness",
"thoroughness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patent":{
"as in copyright":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"copyright",
"brand",
"trademark",
"brand name",
"trade name",
"collective mark",
"emblem",
"hallmark",
"imprint",
"label",
"logo",
"mark",
"service mark",
"stamp"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in grant , charter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charter",
"grant",
"perquisite",
"prerogative",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"waiver",
"birthright",
"claim",
"entitlement",
"right",
"courtesy",
"appanage",
"apanage",
"boon",
"concession",
"honor",
"privilege"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burden",
"duty",
"obligation",
"responsibility"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the patent stupidity of the proposal did not deter the city council from putting it up for a vote"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"barefaced",
"bright-line",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cognizable",
"cognoscible",
"comprehendible",
"comprehensible",
"digestible",
"fathomable",
"graspable",
"intelligible",
"knowable",
"understandable",
"self-evident",
"self-explanatory",
"clean-cut",
"simple",
"tidy",
"uncomplicated",
"overt",
"undisguised",
"appreciable",
"perceptible",
"recognizable",
"sensible",
"tangible",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"observable",
"visible",
"black-and-white",
"explicit",
"trenchant",
"well-defined",
"clean",
"decipherable",
"fair",
"legible",
"readable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"unfathomable",
"unintelligible",
"unknowable",
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indiscernible",
"insensible",
"cloudy",
"gauzy",
"gray",
"grey",
"hazy",
"imprecise",
"indefinite",
"indeterminate",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"noncommittal",
"sketchy",
"slippery",
"subtle",
"vague",
"illegible",
"undecipherable",
"unreadable"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
"unclear"
]
},
"very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad":{
"examples":[
"a patent error that should have been caught before the book was published"
],
"synonyms":[
"blatant",
"conspicuous",
"egregious",
"flagrant",
"glaring",
"gross",
"obvious",
"pronounced",
"rank",
"striking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"clear",
"distinct",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"evident",
"eye-catching",
"marked",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"plain",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"salient",
"showy",
"splashy",
"absolute",
"arrant",
"downright",
"out-and-out",
"outright",
"sheer",
"stark",
"utter",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"observable",
"perceptible",
"visible",
"abominable",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"deplorable",
"execrable",
"heinous",
"lousy",
"monstrous",
"outrageous",
"preposterous",
"shameful",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"wretched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"imperceptible",
"inconspicuous",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"slight",
"small",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"concealed",
"hidden",
"invisible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"path":{
"the direction along which something or someone moves":{
"examples":[
"try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing",
"I tripped over a rock directly in my path"
],
"synonyms":[
"course",
"line",
"pathway",
"route",
"routeway",
"steps",
"track",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circle",
"circuit",
"loop",
"orbit",
"arc",
"flight path",
"trajectory",
"ascent",
"descent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{
"examples":[
"a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it"
],
"synonyms":[
"footpath",
"pathway",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bridle path",
"towpath",
"alley",
"alleyway",
"bypath",
"byroad",
"bystreet",
"byway",
"passageway",
"walkway",
"cutoff",
"shortcut",
"lane",
"pass",
"passage",
"road",
"roadway",
"route",
"row",
"run",
"runway",
"street",
"thoroughfare"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an established course for traveling from one place to another":{
"examples":[
"the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road"
],
"synonyms":[
"approach",
"avenue",
"passage",
"route",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bypath",
"byway",
"lane",
"laneway",
"artery",
"boulevard",
"bypass",
"drive",
"expressway",
"freeway",
"high road",
"highway",
"pass",
"passageway",
"pike",
"road",
"roadway",
"routeway",
"row",
"street",
"thoroughfare",
"turnpike",
"walk",
"walkway",
"trace",
"track",
"trail",
"airway",
"bikeway",
"cycleway",
"channel",
"gat",
"watercourse",
"waterway",
"door",
"doorway",
"gate",
"gateway",
"hatch",
"portal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pathbreaking":{
"as in pioneering , trailblazing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pioneering",
"trailblazing",
"nontraditional",
"unconventional",
"untried",
"unused",
"unworn",
"innovative",
"unique",
"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"unfamiliar",
"unheard-of",
"unknown",
"unprecedented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"familiar",
"hackneyed",
"old",
"time-honored",
"tired",
"warmed-over",
"conventional",
"established",
"traditional",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"derivative",
"imitative"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"paths":{
"the direction along which something or someone moves":{
"examples":[
"try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing",
"I tripped over a rock directly in my path"
],
"synonyms":[
"courses",
"lines",
"pathways",
"routes",
"routeways",
"steps",
"tracks",
"ways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circles",
"circuits",
"loops",
"orbits",
"arcs",
"flight paths",
"trajectories",
"ascents",
"descents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{
"examples":[
"a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it"
],
"synonyms":[
"footpaths",
"pathways",
"traces",
"tracks",
"trails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bridle paths",
"towpaths",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"bypaths",
"byroads",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"passageways",
"walkways",
"cutoffs",
"shortcuts",
"lanes",
"passages",
"passes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"runs",
"runways",
"streets",
"thoroughfares"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an established course for traveling from one place to another":{
"examples":[
"the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road"
],
"synonyms":[
"approaches",
"avenues",
"passages",
"routes",
"ways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bypaths",
"byways",
"lanes",
"laneways",
"arteries",
"boulevards",
"bypasses",
"drives",
"expressways",
"freeways",
"high roads",
"highways",
"passageways",
"passes",
"pike",
"pikes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routeways",
"rows",
"streets",
"thoroughfares",
"turnpikes",
"walks",
"walkways",
"traces",
"tracks",
"trails",
"airways",
"bikeways",
"cycleways",
"channels",
"gats",
"watercourses",
"waterways",
"doors",
"doorways",
"gates",
"gateways",
"hatches",
"portals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patience":{
"the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining":{
"examples":[
"the teacher's patience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's education"
],
"synonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"sufferance",
"tolerance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiescence",
"resignation",
"passiveness",
"passivity",
"amenability",
"compliance",
"conformism",
"docility",
"obedience",
"subordination",
"tractability",
"willingness",
"discipline",
"self-control",
"submission",
"submissiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defiance",
"contrariness",
"disobedience",
"insubordination",
"intractability",
"recalcitrance",
"resistance",
"willfulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"impatience"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patriarch":{
"a man who is the head of a family":{
"examples":[
"Investors worried that the aging patriarch was soon to be replaced atop the family business by his less reliable oldest son."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"paterfamilias",
"dad",
"daddy",
"father",
"old man",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire",
"ancestor",
"forebear",
"forbear",
"forebearer",
"forefather",
"grandfather",
"primogenitor",
"progenitor",
"dean",
"elder",
"elder statesman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patriarchal":{
"as in priestly , evangelical":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apostolic",
"canonical",
"clerical",
"episcopal",
"evangelical",
"evangelic",
"ministerial",
"papal",
"pastoral",
"pontifical",
"priestly",
"rabbinic",
"rabbinical",
"sacerdotal",
"blessed",
"blest",
"consecrated",
"divine",
"hallowed",
"holy",
"religious",
"sacramental",
"sacred",
"sacrosanct",
"sanctified",
"churchly",
"ecclesial",
"ecclesiastic",
"ecclesiastical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonchurch",
"nonecclesiastical",
"lay",
"profane",
"secular",
"temporal",
"nonclerical",
"nondenominational",
"nonsectarian"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in venerable , senior":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aged",
"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"old",
"older",
"over-the-hill",
"senescent",
"senior",
"unyoung",
"pensioned",
"retired",
"superannuated",
"matriarchal",
"venerable",
"centenarian",
"nonagenarian",
"octogenarian",
"septuagenarian",
"sexagenarian",
"overage",
"overaged",
"oldish",
"anile",
"decrepit",
"doddering",
"senile",
"spavined",
"tottery",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"mature",
"middle-aged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"young",
"youthful",
"adolescent",
"immature",
"juvenile",
"preteen",
"puerile",
"minor",
"underage",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"youngish",
"babyish",
"childish",
"childlike",
"infantile",
"infantine",
"kiddish",
"ageless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"patronage":{
"the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking":{
"examples":[
"a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard"
],
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"auspice",
"backing",
"sponsorship"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bankrolling",
"endowment",
"financing",
"funding",
"subsidy",
"encouragement",
"fosterage",
"aid",
"assistance",
"help"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"transactions or economic support provided by customers":{
"examples":[
"he refuses to give his patronage to any corporation that is not socially conscious"
],
"synonyms":[
"business",
"custom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"marketplace",
"trade",
"traffic",
"free trade",
"affairs",
"dealings",
"horse-trading",
"merchandising",
"retailing",
"wholesaling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patronize":{
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cold-shoulder",
"cut",
"high-hat",
"slight",
"snub",
"queen (it over)"
],
"synonyms":[
"condescend",
"lord (it over)",
"talk down (to)"
]
},
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a company that loyally patronizes the arts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baffle",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"interfere",
"oppose",
"sabotage",
"thwart",
"desert",
"disappoint",
"fail",
"let down"
],
"related":[
"adopt",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"help",
"prop (up)",
"second",
"side (with)",
"backstop",
"bolster",
"boost",
"buttress",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"advance",
"forward",
"further",
"plug",
"preach",
"talk up",
"bail out",
"deliver",
"rescue",
"save"
],
"synonyms":[
"advocate",
"back",
"champion",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"plump (for)",
"plunk (for)",
"plonk (for)",
"support"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pattering":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbling",
"blabbing",
"cackling",
"chaffering",
"chattering",
"chatting",
"chinning",
"conversing",
"gabbing",
"gabbling",
"gassing",
"jabbering",
"jawing",
"kibitzing",
"kibbitzing",
"nattering",
"palavering",
"prating",
"prattling",
"rapping",
"rattling",
"running on",
"schmoozing",
"shmoozing",
"talking",
"twittering",
"visiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossiping",
"tattling",
"descanting",
"discussing",
"expatiating",
"yakking",
"yacking",
"yammering",
"yapping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pattern":{
"a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric)":{
"examples":[
"a coverlet with a nosegay of tiny pink roses as the pattern"
],
"synonyms":[
"design",
"figure",
"motif",
"motive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scheme",
"device",
"adornment",
"caparison",
"decoration",
"embellishment",
"frill",
"garnish",
"ornament",
"trim"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a usual manner of behaving or doing":{
"examples":[
"her daily pattern begins with coffee and a bagel every morning for breakfast"
],
"synonyms":[
"custom",
"fashion",
"habit",
"habitude",
"practice",
"practise",
"ritual",
"second nature",
"trick",
"way",
"wont"
],
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"addiction",
"disposition",
"bent",
"inclination",
"proclivity",
"set",
"tendency",
"tenor",
"turn",
"bag",
"convention",
"form",
"mode",
"style",
"usage",
"use",
"deportment",
"manners",
"mores",
"drill",
"groove",
"jog trot",
"regime",
"r\u00e9gime",
"regimen",
"rote",
"routine",
"rut",
"affectation",
"airs",
"pose",
"attribute",
"characteristic",
"mark",
"trait",
"eccentricity",
"kink",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quirk",
"singularity",
"tic"
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{
"examples":[
"with her, everything must be done strictly according to pattern"
],
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"drill",
"grind",
"groove",
"lockstep",
"rote",
"routine",
"rut",
"treadmill"
],
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"daily dozen",
"regimen",
"housekeeping",
"custom",
"fashion",
"habit",
"practice",
"practise",
"trick",
"wont",
"approach",
"manner",
"method",
"procedure",
"strategy",
"style",
"tack",
"technique",
"way",
"design",
"plan",
"program",
"scheme",
"convention",
"policy",
"tradition"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
"examples":[
"many of the artist's paintings use the same pattern of a lone figure surrounded by a vast landscape"
],
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"arrangement",
"composition",
"configuration",
"constellation",
"design",
"form",
"format",
"getup",
"layout",
"makeup",
"ordonnance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"motif",
"theme"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in match , model":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"customize",
"gear",
"match",
"model",
"acclimate",
"acclimatize",
"accommodate",
"adapt",
"adjust",
"condition",
"conform",
"doctor",
"edit",
"fashion",
"fit",
"put",
"shape",
"suit",
"tailor",
"readapt",
"readjust",
"attune",
"correct",
"harmonize",
"square",
"tune",
"establish",
"root",
"settle",
"acquaint",
"familiarize",
"orient",
"orientate",
"equip",
"prepare",
"prime",
"rehearse",
"harden",
"inure",
"season",
"toughen",
"alter",
"convert",
"make over",
"modify",
"recast",
"reclaim",
"recycle",
"redesign",
"redevelop",
"redo",
"reengineer",
"refashion",
"refigure",
"refit",
"refocus",
"reinvent",
"rejigger",
"remake",
"remodel",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"transform"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misadjust"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in stripe , speckle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"checker",
"dapple",
"daub",
"fleck",
"marble",
"mottle",
"polychrome",
"speck",
"speckle",
"streak",
"striate",
"stripe",
"variegate",
"darken",
"embrown",
"tone (down)",
"brighten",
"lighten",
"bepaint",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tinge",
"tint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decolorize",
"blanch",
"bleach",
"whiten"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"paters":{
"a male human parent":{
"examples":[
"Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form"
],
"synonyms":[
"daddies",
"dads",
"fathers",
"old men",
"papas",
"poppas",
"pas",
"pops",
"sires"
],
"related":[
"patresfamilias",
"patriarchs",
"father figures",
"father images",
"stepfathers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patricides":{
"as in fratricides , regicides":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"filicides",
"fratricides",
"matricides",
"parricides",
"regicides",
"uxoricides",
"blood",
"foul play",
"homicides",
"murders",
"rubouts",
"slayings",
"chance-medleys",
"killings",
"manslaughters",
"bloodsheds",
"butcheries",
"carnages",
"decimations",
"destructions",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"hits",
"assisted suicides",
"euthanasias",
"mercy killings",
"physician-assisted suicides"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patissiers":{
"as in bakers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bakers",
"chefs",
"cookers",
"cooks",
"culinarians",
"barbecuers",
"grillers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pathogenic":{
"as in infectious , contagious":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"contagious",
"infectious",
"infective",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"envenomed",
"poison",
"poisoned",
"poisonous",
"toxic",
"venomous",
"baneful",
"deleterious",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"injurious",
"malignant",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"virulent",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome",
"calamitous",
"deadly",
"fatal",
"fell",
"lethal",
"murderous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonpoisonous",
"nontoxic",
"nonvenomous",
"beneficial",
"curative",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"helpful",
"palliative",
"remedial",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome",
"benign",
"harmless",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"nonfatal",
"nonlethal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"patents":{
"as in copyrights":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"copyrights",
"brands",
"trademarks",
"brand names",
"trade names",
"collective marks",
"emblems",
"hallmarks",
"imprints",
"labels",
"logos",
"marks",
"service marks",
"stamps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in grants , charters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charters",
"grants",
"perquisites",
"prerogatives",
"exemptions",
"immunities",
"waivers",
"birthrights",
"claims",
"entitlements",
"rights",
"courtesies",
"appanages",
"apanages",
"boons",
"concessions",
"honors",
"privileges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burdens",
"duties",
"obligations",
"responsibilities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patchwork quilt":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patting":{
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
"examples":[
"affectionately patted the baby on the head"
],
"synonyms":[
"caressing",
"fondling",
"gentling",
"loving",
"petting",
"stroking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"billing",
"canoodling",
"cuddling",
"necking",
"nestling",
"nosing",
"nuzzling",
"snuggling",
"spooning",
"feeling up",
"pawing",
"cradling",
"embracing",
"enfolding",
"hugging",
"bouncing",
"dandling",
"kneading",
"massaging",
"babying",
"coddling",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pats":{
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
"examples":[
"affectionately patted the baby on the head"
],
"synonyms":[
"caresses",
"fondles",
"gentles",
"loves",
"pets",
"strokes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bills",
"canoodles",
"cuddles",
"necks",
"nestles",
"noses",
"nuzzles",
"snuggles",
"spoons",
"feels up",
"paws",
"cradles",
"embraces",
"enfolds",
"hugs",
"bounces",
"dandles",
"kneads",
"massages",
"babies",
"coddles",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pates":{
"the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth":{
"examples":[
"plopped a cap on his bald pate"
],
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"blocks",
"domes",
"heads",
"mazards",
"mazzards",
"nobs",
"noddles",
"noggins",
"noodles",
"nuts",
"polls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"craniums",
"crania",
"crowns",
"scalps",
"skulls",
"occiputs",
"occipita"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patrimony":{
"something that is or may be inherited":{
"examples":[
"her patrimony was the family's newspaper business"
],
"synonyms":[
"bequest",
"birthright",
"heritage",
"inheritance",
"legacy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heirloom",
"bestowal",
"gift",
"offering",
"present"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patter":{
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
"examples":[
"their patter could be heard down the hall"
],
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"cackle",
"causerie",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin music",
"chin-wag",
"chitchat",
"confab",
"confabulation",
"gab",
"gabfest",
"gossip",
"jangle",
"jaw",
"natter",
"palaver",
"rap",
"schmooze",
"small talk",
"table talk",
"talk",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colloquy",
"conference",
"discourse",
"parley",
"symposium",
"debate",
"dialogue",
"dialog",
"exchange",
"give-and-take",
"crosstalk",
"happy talk",
"yak",
"yack",
"yammer",
"yap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{
"examples":[
"the patter of highbrow criticism that one hears in fashionable art galleries"
],
"synonyms":[
"argot",
"cant",
"dialect",
"jargon",
"jive",
"language",
"lingo",
"patois",
"shop",
"shoptalk",
"slang",
"terminology",
"vocabulary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colloquial",
"colloquialism",
"idiom",
"localism",
"parlance",
"pidgin",
"provincialism",
"regionalism",
"speech",
"vernacular",
"vernacularism",
"slanguage",
"bureaucratese",
"computerese",
"cyberspeak",
"educationese",
"governmentese",
"journalese",
"technobabble"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"blab",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"gas",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossip",
"tattle",
"descant",
"discuss",
"expatiate",
"yak",
"yack",
"yammer",
"yap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patroness":{
"as in benefactress":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"benefactress",
"angel",
"benefactor",
"donator",
"donor",
"fairy godmother",
"Maecenas",
"patron",
"sugar daddy",
"almoner",
"almsgiver",
"philanthropist",
"altruist",
"bestower",
"contributor",
"giver",
"helper",
"subscriber",
"supporter",
"guardian angel",
"protector",
"savior",
"saviour"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficiary",
"donee",
"giftee",
"recipient"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patent medicine":{
"as in prescription , prescription drug":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"botanical",
"prescription",
"prescription drug",
"cure-all",
"nostrum",
"panacea",
"cordial",
"potion",
"tonic",
"cure",
"drug",
"medicament",
"medication",
"medicinal",
"medicine",
"pharmaceutical",
"physic",
"remedy",
"specific",
"miracle drug",
"wonder drug",
"cap",
"capsule",
"pill",
"tablet",
"injection",
"shot",
"embrocation",
"liniment",
"lotion",
"ointment",
"poultice",
"salve",
"syrup",
"sirup",
"tincture",
"antibiotic",
"antiseptic",
"serum"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pats on the back":{
"an acceptance of something as satisfactory":{
"examples":[
"Her boss gave her a pat on the back for a job well done."
],
"synonyms":[
"approbations",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"favors",
"imprimaturs",
"OKs",
"okays"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backings",
"cachets",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"finalizations",
"formalizations",
"homologations",
"nods",
"ratifications",
"rubber stamps",
"sanctions",
"supports",
"thumbs-ups",
"votes",
"benedictions",
"goodwills",
"acceptations",
"accessions",
"agreements",
"assents",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"countenances",
"likings",
"satisfactions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"refusals",
"rejections",
"repudiations",
"dislikes",
"dissatisfactions",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"opprobriums",
"reprehensions",
"reproaches",
"reprobations"
],
"antonyms":[
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"pat down":{
"as in shake down , frisk":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"frisk",
"shake down",
"comb",
"dig (through)",
"dredge",
"hunt (through)",
"rake",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"rummage",
"scour",
"search",
"sort (through)",
"troll",
"audit",
"check (out)",
"examine",
"inspect",
"investigate",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutinize",
"survey",
"ascertain",
"descry",
"detect",
"determine",
"discover",
"ferret (out)",
"find",
"find out",
"get",
"hit (on or upon)",
"learn",
"locate",
"run down",
"scare up",
"track (down)",
"grub (about)",
"poke (around)",
"explore",
"probe",
"prospect",
"skirmish",
"snoop",
"browse",
"glance (over)",
"look over",
"peruse",
"study"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hide",
"abandon",
"lose",
"ignore",
"neglect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pathetic":{
"deserving of one's pity":{
"examples":[
"the plight of the homeless family was quite pathetic"
],
"synonyms":[
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"miserable",
"piteous",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"poor",
"rueful",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplorable",
"lamentable",
"regrettable",
"emotional",
"impressive",
"inspiring",
"affecting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching",
"awful",
"horrible",
"terrible",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting",
"grievous",
"mournful",
"sad",
"sorrowful",
"woeful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unimpressive",
"uninspiring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing unhappiness":{
"examples":[
"a pathetic story that made her cry"
],
"synonyms":[
"depressing",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"melancholy",
"mournful",
"sad",
"saddening",
"sorry",
"tearful",
"teary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplorable",
"distressful",
"grievous",
"lamentable",
"unfortunate",
"woeful",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"affecting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heartening",
"heartwarming",
"inspiring",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"uplifting",
"agreeable",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"exhilarating",
"thrilling"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheering",
"cheery",
"glad",
"happy"
]
},
"deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)":{
"examples":[
"the crowd mercilessly booed the boxer's pathetic performance"
],
"synonyms":[
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"miserable",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"sad",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplorable",
"discreditable",
"disgraceful",
"disreputable",
"ignominious",
"infamous",
"misbegotten",
"notorious",
"shameful",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"beastly",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"lousy",
"odious",
"stinking",
"bad",
"inferior",
"lame",
"poor",
"disgusting",
"dishonorable",
"shameful",
"meritless",
"unworthy",
"worthless",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sordid",
"unsavory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admirable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy",
"redoubtable",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"reputable",
"worthy",
"excellent",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"honorable",
"noble",
"honest",
"straight"
],
"antonyms":[
"decent",
"presentable",
"respectable"
]
},
"so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{
"examples":[
"the pundit's latest book is another pathetic jumble of factual errors, half-baked political views, and baseless accusations"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"cockamamy",
"cockamamie",
"comical",
"derisive",
"derisory",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"risible",
"silly"
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"brainless",
"dumb",
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"half-witted",
"harebrained",
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"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"inane",
"jerky",
"moronic",
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"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"unwise",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dotty",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"far-fetched",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unreal",
"unrealistic",
"unreasonable",
"illogical",
"irrational"
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"serious",
"solemn",
"believable",
"conceivable",
"credible",
"logical",
"rational",
"realistic",
"reasonable",
"sensible"
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"adjective"
]
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"examples":[
"there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex"
],
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"courts",
"courtyards",
"enclosures",
"inclosures",
"quadrangles",
"quads",
"yards"
],
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"atria",
"atriums",
"gallerias",
"parvises",
"peristyles",
"forecourts",
"places",
"plazas",
"squares",
"decks",
"terraces",
"curtilages"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death":{
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"coroner",
"medical examiner",
"croaker",
"doc",
"doctor",
"medic",
"medico",
"physician",
"sawbones",
"anesthesiologist",
"dermatologist",
"gynecologist",
"internist",
"neurologist",
"ob-gyn",
"obstetrician",
"ophthalmologist",
"optometrist",
"orthopedist",
"pediatrician",
"pediatrist",
"physiatrist",
"podiatrist",
"radiologist",
"urologist",
"family doctor",
"family physician",
"family practitioner",
"general practitioner",
"attending",
"clinician",
"hospitalist",
"specialist",
"plastic surgeon",
"surgeon",
"intern",
"interne",
"resident",
"aidman",
"nurse",
"nurse-practitioner",
"EMT",
"paramedic",
"paramedical",
"physical therapist",
"physiotherapist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"patting down":{
"as in shaking down , frisking":{
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"frisking",
"shaking down",
"combing",
"digging (through)",
"dredging",
"hunting (through)",
"raking",
"ransacking",
"rifling",
"rummaging",
"scouring",
"searching",
"sorting (through)",
"trolling",
"auditing",
"checking (out)",
"examining",
"inspecting",
"investigating",
"reviewing",
"scanning",
"scrutinizing",
"surveying",
"ascertaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"determining",
"discovering",
"ferreting (out)",
"finding",
"finding out",
"getting",
"hitting (on or upon)",
"learning",
"locating",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"tracking (down)",
"grubbing (about)",
"poking (around)",
"exploring",
"probing",
"prospecting",
"skirmishing",
"snooping",
"browsing",
"glancing (over)",
"looking over",
"perusing",
"studying"
],
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"hiding",
"abandoning",
"losing",
"ignoring",
"neglecting"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"not having been traveled over or through":{
"examples":[
"the team of scientists will use dogsleds to travel across the pathless Antarctic wilderness"
],
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"trackless",
"untraveled",
"untraversed",
"untrodden",
"untrod"
],
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"pristine",
"virgin",
"undiscovered",
"unexplored"
],
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"bustling",
"busy",
"crowded",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thronging"
],
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"traveled",
"travelled",
"trod",
"trodden"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"as in patriarchs":{
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"patriarchs",
"daddies",
"dads",
"fathers",
"old men",
"papas",
"poppas",
"pas",
"paters",
"pops",
"sires",
"father figures",
"father images",
"stepfathers"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paternity":{
"as in fatherhood , fathering":{
"examples":[],
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"fatherhood",
"fathering",
"raising",
"rearing",
"upbringing",
"maternity",
"motherhood",
"mothering",
"parenthood",
"parenting",
"caregiving",
"caretaking"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patois":{
"the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{
"examples":[
"the medical patois that the hospital staffers used among themselves was incomprehensible to me"
],
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"argot",
"cant",
"dialect",
"jargon",
"jive",
"language",
"lingo",
"patter",
"shop",
"shoptalk",
"slang",
"terminology",
"vocabulary"
],
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"colloquial",
"colloquialism",
"idiom",
"localism",
"parlance",
"pidgin",
"provincialism",
"regionalism",
"speech",
"vernacular",
"vernacularism",
"slanguage",
"bureaucratese",
"computerese",
"cyberspeak",
"educationese",
"governmentese",
"journalese",
"technobabble"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patches":{
"a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{
"examples":[
"a black cat with a small patch of white next to her nose"
],
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"blotches",
"dapples",
"dots",
"eyespots",
"flecks",
"mottles",
"pips",
"points",
"speckles",
"specks",
"splotches",
"spots"
],
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"birthmarks",
"freckles",
"moles",
"blobs",
"blots",
"marks",
"smears",
"smudges",
"smutches",
"stains",
"spatters",
"splashes",
"polka dots"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden"
],
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"atoms",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dribbles",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"nuggets",
"particles",
"scraps",
"scruples",
"snippets",
"snips",
"specks",
"tittles"
],
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"aces",
"dabs",
"dashes",
"driblets",
"drops",
"fractions",
"haets",
"halfpence",
"halfpennies",
"ha'pennies",
"iotas",
"jots",
"kennings",
"licks",
"minims",
"mites",
"modicums",
"nutshells",
"ounces",
"pinches",
"shreds",
"smatters",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"spots",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces",
"whispers",
"whits",
"bites",
"mouthfuls",
"nibbles",
"tidbits",
"titbits",
"fragments",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"chips",
"flakes",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"splinters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunks",
"gobs",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs",
"abundances",
"barrels",
"buckets",
"bushels",
"deals",
"heaps",
"loads",
"masses",
"mountains",
"pecks",
"piles",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"scads",
"stacks",
"volumes",
"wads",
"wealths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
"examples":[
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
],
"synonyms":[
"doctors",
"fixes",
"mends",
"reconditions",
"renovates",
"repairs",
"revamps"
],
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"fixes up",
"furbishes",
"overhauls",
"rebuilds",
"reconstructs",
"refurbishes",
"aids",
"cures",
"heals",
"helps",
"conditions",
"prepares",
"readies",
"cares (for)",
"maintains",
"services",
"freshens",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"rejuvenates",
"renews",
"restores",
"revitalizes",
"revives",
"adjusts",
"corrects",
"modifies",
"rectifies",
"redresses",
"reforms",
"rights",
"ameliorates",
"betters",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"improves",
"meliorates"
],
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"blemishes",
"breaks",
"damages",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"flaws",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mars",
"ruins",
"spoils",
"vandalizes",
"wrecks",
"cripples",
"disables",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patching (together)":{
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{
"examples":[
"the stranded hikers patched together a shelter that afforded some protection from the wind"
],
"synonyms":[
"cobbling (together or up)",
"jury-rigging",
"throwing up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dashing (off)",
"jerry-building"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crafting",
"handcrafting",
"fashioning",
"forging",
"hammering out",
"pounding (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"patterns":{
"a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric)":{
"examples":[
"a coverlet with a nosegay of tiny pink roses as the pattern"
],
"synonyms":[
"designs",
"figures",
"motifs",
"motives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"schemes",
"devices",
"adornments",
"caparisons",
"decorations",
"embellishments",
"frills",
"garnishes",
"ornaments",
"trims"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a usual manner of behaving or doing":{
"examples":[
"her daily pattern begins with coffee and a bagel every morning for breakfast"
],
"synonyms":[
"customs",
"fashions",
"habits",
"habitudes",
"practices",
"practises",
"rituals",
"tricks",
"ways",
"wonts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"addictions",
"dispositions",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"proclivities",
"sets",
"tendencies",
"tenors",
"turns",
"bags",
"conventions",
"forms",
"modes",
"styles",
"usages",
"uses",
"deportments",
"manners",
"mores",
"drills",
"grooves",
"jog trots",
"regimens",
"regimes",
"r\u00e9gimes",
"rotes",
"routines",
"ruts",
"affectations",
"airs",
"poses",
"attributes",
"characteristics",
"marks",
"traits",
"eccentricities",
"kinks",
"oddities",
"peculiarities",
"quirks",
"singularities",
"tics"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{
"examples":[
"with her, everything must be done strictly according to pattern"
],
"synonyms":[
"drills",
"grinds",
"grooves",
"locksteps",
"rotes",
"routines",
"ruts",
"treadmills"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daily dozens",
"regimens",
"housekeepings",
"customs",
"fashions",
"habits",
"practices",
"practises",
"tricks",
"wonts",
"approaches",
"manners",
"methods",
"procedures",
"strategies",
"styles",
"tacks",
"techniques",
"ways",
"designs",
"plans",
"programs",
"schemes",
"conventions",
"policies",
"traditions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
"examples":[
"many of the artist's paintings use the same pattern of a lone figure surrounded by a vast landscape"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrangements",
"compositions",
"configurations",
"constellations",
"designs",
"formats",
"forms",
"getups",
"layouts",
"makeups",
"ordonnances"
],
"near synonyms":[
"motifs",
"themes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in matches , models":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"customizes",
"gears",
"matches",
"models",
"acclimates",
"acclimatizes",
"accommodates",
"adapts",
"adjusts",
"conditions",
"conforms",
"doctors",
"edits",
"fashions",
"fits",
"puts",
"shapes",
"suits",
"tailors",
"readapts",
"readjusts",
"attunes",
"corrects",
"harmonizes",
"squares",
"tunes",
"establishes",
"roots",
"settles",
"acquaints",
"familiarizes",
"orientates",
"orients",
"equips",
"prepares",
"primes",
"rehearses",
"hardens",
"inures",
"seasons",
"toughens",
"alters",
"converts",
"makes over",
"modifies",
"recasts",
"reclaims",
"recycles",
"redesigns",
"redevelops",
"redoes",
"reengineers",
"refashions",
"refigures",
"refits",
"refocuses",
"reinvents",
"rejiggers",
"remakes",
"remodels",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"transforms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misadjusts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in stripes , speckles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"checkers",
"dapples",
"daubs",
"flecks",
"marbles",
"mottles",
"polychromes",
"speckles",
"specks",
"streaks",
"striates",
"stripes",
"variegates",
"darkens",
"embrowns",
"tones (down)",
"brightens",
"lightens",
"bepaints",
"colors",
"dyes",
"paints",
"pigments",
"stains",
"tinctures",
"tinges",
"tints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decolorizes",
"blanches",
"bleaches",
"whitens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patchy":{
"as in holey":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"holey",
"lacerate",
"lacerated",
"shredded",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"moth-eaten",
"run-down",
"scuzzy",
"tacky",
"dingy",
"faded",
"dowdy",
"scruffy",
"tatterdemalion",
"frayed",
"ragged",
"raggedy",
"ratty",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"tattered",
"threadbare",
"worn-out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"new",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"unused"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"patriot":{
"a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies":{
"examples":[
"the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country"
],
"synonyms":[
"loyalist"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chauvinist",
"flag-waver",
"jingoist",
"nationalist",
"superpatriot",
"compatriot",
"countryman"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collaborator",
"quisling",
"spy",
"traitor",
"betrayer",
"deserter",
"recreant",
"renegade"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patsy":{
"one who is easily deceived or cheated":{
"examples":[
"an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam"
],
"synonyms":[
"chump",
"dupe",
"gull",
"mug",
"pigeon",
"pushover",
"sap",
"soft touch",
"sucker",
"tool"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cat's-paw",
"mark",
"target",
"victim",
"schlemiel",
"shlemiel",
"butt",
"derision",
"laughingstock",
"mock",
"mockery",
"booby",
"dodo",
"fool",
"goose",
"half-wit",
"jackass",
"lunatic",
"monkey",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"nitwit",
"simp",
"simpleton",
"turkey",
"yo-yo",
"loser",
"blockhead",
"dolt",
"dope",
"dumbbell",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"idiot",
"imbecile",
"moron",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schlump",
"schnook"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheat",
"cheater",
"confidence man",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"hoaxer",
"shark",
"sharper",
"slicker",
"swindler",
"trickster"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patent leathers":{
"as in suedes , nubucks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nubucks",
"suedes",
"alligators",
"antelope",
"antelopes",
"buckskins",
"cabrettas",
"calfskins",
"capeskins",
"chamois",
"chamoix",
"cordovans",
"cowhides",
"crocodiles",
"deerskins",
"doeskins",
"goatskins",
"horsehides",
"kids",
"kidskins",
"lambskins",
"moroccos",
"ostriches",
"pigskins",
"seals",
"sharkskins",
"sheepskins",
"snakeskins",
"coats",
"fleeces",
"furs",
"pelts",
"hides",
"leathers",
"skins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patrolmen":{
"as in policewomen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"policewomen",
"bobbies",
"bulls",
"constables",
"coppers",
"cops",
"flatfeet",
"fuzzes",
"gendarmes",
"lawmen",
"officers",
"policemen",
"police officers",
"shamuses",
"detectives",
"dicks",
"gumshoes",
"hawkshaws",
"inspectors",
"investigators",
"plainclothesmen",
"sherlocks",
"sleuthhounds",
"sleuths",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"sheriffs",
"troopers",
"peace officers",
"captains",
"lieutenants",
"sergeants",
"constabularies",
"heat",
"men",
"police",
"police forces",
"operatives",
"private detectives",
"private eyes",
"private investigators"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patissier":{
"as in baker":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baker",
"chef",
"cook",
"cooker",
"culinarian",
"barbecuer",
"griller"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patronymics":{
"as in matronymics":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"matronymics",
"family names",
"maiden names",
"middle names",
"surnames",
"bynames",
"diminutives",
"epithets",
"hypocorisms",
"nicknames",
"sobriquets",
"soubriquets",
"baptismal names",
"Christian names",
"first names",
"forenames",
"given names",
"banners",
"rubrics",
"tags",
"appellations",
"appellatives",
"cognomens",
"cognomina",
"compellations",
"denominations",
"denotations",
"designations",
"handles",
"monikers",
"monickers",
"names",
"nomenclatures",
"titles",
"aliases",
"cryptonyms",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
"pen names",
"pseudonyms",
"binomials",
"monomials",
"trivial names",
"vernaculars",
"misnomers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patriotic":{
"having or showing love and support for one's country":{
"examples":[
"hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture"
],
"synonyms":[
"nationalist",
"nationalistic"
],
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"chauvinist",
"jingoist",
"jingoistic",
"superpatriotic",
"constant",
"devoted",
"faithful",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"ardent",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"impassioned",
"passionate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"traitorous",
"treasonous",
"disaffected",
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful"
],
"antonyms":[
"unpatriotic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"patient":{
"an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment":{
"examples":[
"the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown"
],
"synonyms":[
"case"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inpatient",
"outpatient",
"rehabilitant",
"sufferer",
"victim",
"convalescent",
"nursling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint":{
"examples":[
"you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long"
],
"synonyms":[
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"tolerant",
"uncomplaining"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lenient",
"acquiescent",
"passive",
"resigned",
"unresistant",
"yielding",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"conformist",
"docile",
"law-abiding",
"obedient",
"placable",
"submissive",
"subordinate",
"tractable",
"willing",
"slavish",
"subservient",
"amiable",
"obliging",
"collected",
"composed",
"constrained",
"contained",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"disciplined",
"self-contained",
"self-controlled",
"apathetic",
"uncaring",
"unresponsive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bored",
"tired",
"weary",
"defiant",
"resistant",
"contrary",
"disobedient",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"rebellious",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"ungovernable",
"unmanageable",
"unruly"
],
"antonyms":[
"complaining",
"fed up",
"impatient",
"kvetching",
"kvetchy",
"protesting"
]
},
"continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement":{
"examples":[
"a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogged",
"insistent",
"persevering",
"persistent",
"pertinacious",
"tenacious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assured",
"certain",
"dedicated",
"determined",
"firm",
"hell-bent",
"intent",
"positive",
"resolute",
"resolved",
"single-minded",
"sure",
"adamant",
"bullheaded",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"implacable",
"indurate",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"opinionated",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unregenerate",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful",
"unfaltering",
"unhesitating",
"unwavering",
"resistant",
"wayward",
"wrongheaded",
"constant",
"devoted",
"faithful",
"good",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"indomitable",
"unconquerable",
"hard",
"inflexible",
"relentless",
"stern",
"unbending",
"unflinching",
"unrelenting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"quitting",
"surrendering",
"yielding",
"faltering",
"hesitant",
"hesitating",
"irresolute",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"traitorous",
"treacherous"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"patternless":{
"as in haphazard , irregular":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disorganized",
"haphazard",
"hit-or-miss",
"immethodical",
"irregular",
"nonsystematic",
"planless",
"systemless",
"unsystematic",
"chaotic",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"shambolic",
"unordered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"methodical",
"methodic",
"neat",
"orderly",
"organized",
"regular",
"systematic",
"systematized",
"ordered",
"regularized",
"standardized",
"structured",
"accurate",
"clocklike",
"correct",
"exact",
"precise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"patterning":{
"as in matching , modeling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"customizing",
"gearing",
"matching",
"modeling",
"modelling",
"acclimating",
"acclimatizing",
"accommodating",
"adapting",
"adjusting",
"conditioning",
"conforming",
"doctoring",
"editing",
"fashioning",
"fitting",
"putting",
"shaping",
"suiting",
"tailoring",
"readapting",
"readjusting",
"attuning",
"correcting",
"harmonizing",
"squaring",
"tuning",
"establishing",
"rooting",
"settling",
"acquainting",
"familiarizing",
"orientating",
"orienting",
"equipping",
"preparing",
"priming",
"rehearsing",
"hardening",
"inuring",
"seasoning",
"toughening",
"altering",
"converting",
"making over",
"modifying",
"recasting",
"reclaiming",
"recycling",
"redesigning",
"redeveloping",
"redoing",
"reengineering",
"refashioning",
"refiguring",
"refitting",
"refocusing",
"reinventing",
"rejiggering",
"remaking",
"remodeling",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"transforming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misadjusting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in striping , speckling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"checkering",
"dappling",
"daubing",
"flecking",
"marbling",
"mottling",
"polychroming",
"specking",
"speckling",
"streaking",
"striating",
"striping",
"variegating",
"darkening",
"embrowning",
"toning (down)",
"brightening",
"lightening",
"bepainting",
"coloring",
"dyeing",
"painting",
"pigmenting",
"staining",
"tincturing",
"tingeing",
"tinging",
"tinting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decolorizing",
"blanching",
"bleaching",
"whitening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"patients":{
"an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment":{
"examples":[
"the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown"
],
"synonyms":[
"cases"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inpatients",
"outpatients",
"rehabilitants",
"sufferers",
"victims",
"convalescents",
"nurslings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patrols":{
"as in outposts , commandos":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commandos",
"commandoes",
"firing squads",
"outposts",
"paratroops",
"pickets",
"rear guards",
"sentries",
"watches",
"detachments",
"details",
"battalions",
"commands",
"companies",
"corps",
"divisions",
"platoons",
"regiments",
"squadrons",
"squads",
"troops",
"wings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe":{
"examples":[
"The squad had orders to patrol the area.",
"The border is patrolled by the army."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"guards",
"protects",
"safeguards",
"shields",
"attends",
"cares (for)",
"minds",
"oversees",
"superintends",
"supervises",
"tends",
"watches",
"polices",
"administrates",
"conducts",
"controls",
"directs",
"governs",
"guides",
"manages",
"operates",
"presides (over)",
"regulates",
"runs",
"stewards",
"babies",
"babysits",
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"mothers",
"shepherds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"disregards",
"forgets",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"passes over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patching":{
"as in repair , renovation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fixing",
"mending",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstruction",
"renovation",
"repair",
"revamping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"wear",
"wear and tear",
"abrasion",
"corrosion",
"erosion",
"decomposition",
"deterioration",
"disintegration"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
"examples":[
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
],
"synonyms":[
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"reconditioning",
"renovating",
"repairing",
"revamping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixing up",
"furbishing",
"overhauling",
"rebuilding",
"reconstructing",
"refurbishing",
"aiding",
"curing",
"healing",
"helping",
"conditioning",
"preparing",
"readying",
"caring (for)",
"maintaining",
"servicing",
"freshening",
"refreshening",
"refreshing",
"regenerating",
"rejuvenating",
"renewing",
"restoring",
"revitalizing",
"reviving",
"adjusting",
"correcting",
"modifying",
"rectifying",
"redressing",
"reforming",
"righting",
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemishing",
"breaking",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"flawing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"marring",
"ruining",
"spoiling",
"vandalizing",
"wrecking",
"crippling",
"disabling",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patriots":{
"a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies":{
"examples":[
"the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country"
],
"synonyms":[
"loyalists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chauvinists",
"flag-wavers",
"jingoists",
"nationalists",
"superpatriots",
"compatriots",
"countrymen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collaborators",
"quislings",
"spies",
"traitors",
"betrayers",
"deserters",
"recreants",
"renegades"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patched (together)":{
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{
"examples":[
"the stranded hikers patched together a shelter that afforded some protection from the wind"
],
"synonyms":[
"cobbled (together or up)",
"jury-rigged",
"threw up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dashed (off)",
"jerry-built"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crafted",
"handcrafted",
"fashioned",
"forged",
"hammered out",
"pounded (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"patted down":{
"as in shook down , frisked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"frisked",
"shook down",
"combed",
"dredged",
"dug (through)",
"hunted (through)",
"raked",
"ransacked",
"rifled",
"rummaged",
"scoured",
"searched",
"sorted (through)",
"trolled",
"audited",
"checked (out)",
"examined",
"inspected",
"investigated",
"reviewed",
"scanned",
"scrutinized",
"surveyed",
"ascertained",
"descried",
"detected",
"determined",
"discovered",
"ferreted (out)",
"found",
"found out",
"got",
"hit (on or upon)",
"learned",
"located",
"ran down",
"scared up",
"tracked (down)",
"grubbed (about)",
"poked (around)",
"explored",
"probed",
"prospected",
"skirmished",
"snooped",
"browsed",
"glanced (over)",
"looked over",
"perused",
"studied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hid",
"abandoned",
"lost",
"ignored",
"neglected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"patriciate":{
"the highest class in a society":{
"examples":[
"the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentility",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"gentry",
"nobility",
"quality",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
],
"near synonyms":[
"A-list",
"beau monde",
"beautiful people",
"caf\u00e9 society",
"Four Hundred",
"400",
"glitterati",
"haut monde",
"haute monde",
"jet set",
"society",
"carriage trade",
"plutocracy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commoners",
"(the) crowd",
"(the) masses",
"peasantry",
"peonage",
"(the) people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"(the) populace",
"(the) public",
"rank and file",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class",
"dregs",
"(the) herd",
"(the) mob",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"scum",
"trash"
],
"antonyms":[
"proletarians",
"proletariat"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patters":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbles",
"blabs",
"cackles",
"chaffers",
"chats",
"chatters",
"chins",
"converses",
"gabbles",
"gabs",
"gases",
"gasses",
"jabbers",
"jaws",
"kibitzes",
"kibbitzes",
"natters",
"palavers",
"prates",
"prattles",
"raps",
"rattles",
"runs on",
"schmoozes",
"shmoozes",
"talks",
"twitters",
"visits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossips",
"tattles",
"descants",
"discusses",
"expatiates",
"yaks",
"yacks",
"yammers",
"yaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"patronymic":{
"as in matronymic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"matronymic",
"family name",
"maiden name",
"middle name",
"surname",
"byname",
"diminutive",
"epithet",
"hypocorism",
"nickname",
"sobriquet",
"soubriquet",
"baptismal name",
"Christian name",
"first name",
"forename",
"given name",
"banner",
"rubric",
"tag",
"appellation",
"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
"denomination",
"denotation",
"designation",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"name",
"nomenclature",
"title",
"alias",
"cryptonym",
"nom de guerre",
"nom de plume",
"pen name",
"pseudonym",
"binomial",
"monomial",
"trivial name",
"vernacular",
"misnomer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patrolled":{
"to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe":{
"examples":[
"The squad had orders to patrol the area.",
"The border is patrolled by the army."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"guarded",
"protected",
"safeguarded",
"shielded",
"attended",
"cared (for)",
"minded",
"oversaw",
"superintended",
"supervised",
"tended",
"watched",
"policed",
"administrated",
"conducted",
"controlled",
"directed",
"governed",
"guided",
"managed",
"operated",
"presided (over)",
"ran",
"run",
"regulated",
"stewarded",
"babied",
"babysat",
"chaperoned",
"mothered",
"shepherded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"disregarded",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"passed over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"patinas":{
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
"examples":[
"although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness"
],
"synonyms":[
"airs",
"ambiences",
"ambiances",
"aromas",
"atmospheres",
"auras",
"climates",
"flavors",
"halos",
"haloes",
"karmas",
"moods",
"nimbi",
"nimbuses",
"notes",
"odors",
"smells",
"tempers",
"vibrations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aureoles",
"aureolae",
"mystiques",
"romances",
"genius locis",
"feelings",
"feels",
"sensations",
"senses",
"spirits",
"attributes",
"characteristics",
"characters",
"images",
"marks",
"notions",
"peculiarities",
"pictures",
"properties",
"traits",
"colors",
"illusions",
"overtones",
"semblances",
"suggestions",
"tones"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patent medicines":{
"as in prescriptions , prescription drugs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"botanicals",
"prescription drugs",
"prescriptions",
"cure-alls",
"nostrums",
"panaceas",
"cordials",
"potions",
"tonics",
"cures",
"drugs",
"medicaments",
"medications",
"medicinals",
"medicines",
"pharmaceuticals",
"physics",
"remedies",
"specifics",
"miracle drugs",
"wonder drugs",
"caps",
"capsules",
"pills",
"tablets",
"injections",
"shots",
"embrocations",
"liniments",
"lotions",
"ointments",
"poultices",
"salves",
"syrups",
"sirups",
"tinctures",
"antibiotics",
"antiseptics",
"sera",
"serums"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patsies":{
"one who is easily deceived or cheated":{
"examples":[
"an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam"
],
"synonyms":[
"chumps",
"dupes",
"gulls",
"mugs",
"pigeons",
"pushovers",
"saps",
"soft touches",
"suckers",
"tools"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cat's-paws",
"marks",
"targets",
"victims",
"schlemiels",
"shlemiels",
"butts",
"derisions",
"laughingstocks",
"mockeries",
"mocks",
"boobies",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"fools",
"geese",
"half-wits",
"jackasses",
"lunatics",
"monkeys",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"nitwits",
"simpletons",
"simps",
"turkeys",
"yo-yos",
"losers",
"blockheads",
"dolts",
"dopes",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"idiots",
"imbeciles",
"morons",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schlumps",
"schnooks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheaters",
"cheats",
"confidence men",
"cozeners",
"defrauders",
"dodgers",
"hoaxers",
"sharks",
"sharpers",
"slickers",
"swindlers",
"tricksters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patrician":{
"of high birth, rank, or station":{
"examples":[
"came from a patrician family"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"noble",
"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"
],
"antonyms":[
"baseborn",
"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"low",
"lower-class",
"lowly",
"mean",
"nonaristocratic",
"plebeian",
"ungenteel"
]
},
"a man or woman of high birth or social position":{
"examples":[
"the Southern patricians who once resided in these stately plantation homes"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocrat",
"blue blood",
"gentle",
"gentleperson",
"noble"
],
"near synonyms":[
"socialite",
"swell",
"magnate",
"magnifico",
"mogul",
"nabob",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"canaille",
"commoner",
"pleb",
"plebeian",
"proletarian",
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"boor",
"fellah",
"peasant",
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"frontiersman",
"homesteader",
"pioneer",
"settler",
"bushranger",
"mountain man",
"woodsman"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in explorers , trailblazers":{
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"colonials",
"colonists",
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"frontiersmen",
"homesteaders",
"pioneers",
"settlers",
"bushrangers",
"mountain men",
"woodsmen"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death":{
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"medical examiners",
"croakers",
"docs",
"doctors",
"medicos",
"medics",
"physicians",
"sawbones",
"sawboneses",
"anesthesiologists",
"dermatologists",
"gynecologists",
"internists",
"neurologists",
"ob-gyns",
"obstetricians",
"ophthalmologists",
"optometrists",
"orthopedists",
"pediatricians",
"pediatrists",
"physiatrists",
"podiatrists",
"radiologists",
"urologists",
"family doctors",
"family physicians",
"family practitioners",
"general practitioners",
"attendings",
"clinicians",
"hospitalists",
"specialists",
"plastic surgeons",
"surgeons",
"interns",
"internes",
"residents",
"aidmen",
"nurse-practitioners",
"nurses",
"EMTs",
"paramedics",
"paramedicals",
"physical therapists",
"physiotherapists"
],
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"nondoctors",
"nonphysicians"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"pater":{
"a male human parent":{
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"Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form"
],
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"dad",
"daddy",
"father",
"old man",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pop",
"sire"
],
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"patriarch",
"father figure",
"father image",
"stepfather"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking":{
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"a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard"
],
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"aegises",
"egises",
"auspices",
"backings",
"sponsorships"
],
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"endowments",
"financings",
"subsidies",
"encouragements",
"fosterages",
"aids",
"assistances",
"help"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business":{
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"a restaurant patron"
],
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"accounts",
"clients",
"customers",
"guests",
"punters"
],
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"consumers",
"end users",
"users",
"buyers",
"correspondents",
"purchasers",
"vendees",
"browsers",
"prospects",
"shoppers",
"window-shoppers",
"bargainers",
"hagglers",
"regulars"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brokers",
"merchants",
"sellers",
"vendors",
"venders",
"shopkeepers",
"tradesmen",
"black marketers",
"black marketeers",
"fences"
],
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},
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"examples":[
"the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra"
],
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"backers",
"guarantors",
"sponsors",
"sureties"
],
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"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"advocates",
"champions",
"supporters",
"angels",
"benefactors",
"underwriters",
"coaches",
"mentors",
"teachers",
"cosponsors",
"co-sponsors",
"cosignatories",
"cosigners"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one that helps another with gifts or money":{
"examples":[
"the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution"
],
"synonyms":[
"angels",
"benefactors",
"donators",
"donors",
"fairy godmothers",
"Maecenases",
"sugar daddies"
],
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"benefactresses",
"patronesses",
"almoners",
"almsgivers",
"philanthropists",
"altruists",
"bestowers",
"contributors",
"givers",
"helpers",
"subscribers",
"supporters",
"guardian angels",
"protectors",
"saviors",
"saviours"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficiaries",
"donees",
"giftees",
"recipients"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pathways":{
"a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{
"examples":[
"we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond"
],
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"footpaths",
"paths",
"traces",
"tracks",
"trails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bridle paths",
"towpaths",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"bypaths",
"byroads",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"passageways",
"walkways",
"cutoffs",
"shortcuts",
"lanes",
"passages",
"passes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"runs",
"runways",
"streets",
"thoroughfares"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the direction along which something or someone moves":{
"examples":[
"the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea"
],
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"courses",
"lines",
"paths",
"routes",
"routeways",
"steps",
"tracks",
"ways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circles",
"circuits",
"loops",
"orbits",
"arcs",
"flight paths",
"trajectories",
"ascents",
"descents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patina":{
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
"examples":[
"although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness"
],
"synonyms":[
"air",
"ambience",
"ambiance",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"halo",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"smell",
"temper",
"vibration(s)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aureole",
"aureola",
"mystique",
"romance",
"genius loci",
"feel",
"feeling",
"sensation",
"sense",
"spirit",
"attribute",
"character",
"characteristic",
"image",
"mark",
"notion",
"peculiarity",
"picture",
"property",
"trait",
"color",
"illusion",
"overtone",
"semblance",
"suggestion",
"tone"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings"
],
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"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patronesses":{
"as in benefactresses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"benefactresses",
"angels",
"benefactors",
"donators",
"donors",
"fairy godmothers",
"Maecenases",
"patrons",
"sugar daddies",
"almoners",
"almsgivers",
"philanthropists",
"altruists",
"bestowers",
"contributors",
"givers",
"helpers",
"subscribers",
"supporters",
"guardian angels",
"protectors",
"saviors",
"saviours"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficiaries",
"donees",
"giftees",
"recipients"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patchwork":{
"consisting of many things of different sorts":{
"examples":[
"a patchwork collection of antiques from different periods"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"eclectic",
"heterogeneous",
"indiscriminate",
"kitchen-sink",
"magpie",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"motley",
"piebald",
"promiscuous",
"raggle-taggle",
"ragtag",
"varied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifold",
"multifarious",
"multiple",
"multiplex",
"myriad",
"disparate",
"divergent",
"diverse",
"sundry",
"various",
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"farraginous",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"amalgamated",
"blended",
"combined",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"conglomerated",
"fused",
"incorporated",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"merged",
"mingled",
"composite",
"conglomerate",
"hybrid",
"unclassified",
"unsorted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"monolithic",
"uniform",
"alike",
"identical",
"like",
"same",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"individual",
"separate"
],
"antonyms":[
"homogeneous"
]
},
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the state's patchwork of outdated laws regulating commercial activity on Sundays"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"patched":{
"as in repaired , fixed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"repaired",
"unbroken",
"infrangible",
"unbreakable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broken",
"busted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed",
"blasted",
"detonated",
"exploded",
"cracked",
"slivered",
"splintered",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
"examples":[
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
],
"synonyms":[
"doctored",
"fixed",
"mended",
"reconditioned",
"renovated",
"repaired",
"revamped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixed up",
"furbished",
"overhauled",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"refurbished",
"aided",
"cured",
"healed",
"helped",
"conditioned",
"prepared",
"readied",
"cared (for)",
"maintained",
"serviced",
"freshened",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"rejuvenated",
"renewed",
"restored",
"revitalized",
"revived",
"adjusted",
"corrected",
"modified",
"rectified",
"redressed",
"reformed",
"righted",
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"improved",
"meliorated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemished",
"broke",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"ruined",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"vandalized",
"wrecked",
"crippled",
"disabled",
"maimed",
"mangled",
"mutilated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"patriciates":{
"the highest class in a society":{
"examples":[
"the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentility",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"gentry",
"nobility",
"quality",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
],
"near synonyms":[
"A-list",
"beau monde",
"beautiful people",
"caf\u00e9 society",
"Four Hundred",
"400",
"glitterati",
"haut monde",
"haute monde",
"jet set",
"society",
"carriage trade",
"plutocracy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commoners",
"(the) crowd",
"(the) masses",
"peasantry",
"peonage",
"(the) people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"(the) populace",
"(the) public",
"rank and file",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class",
"dregs",
"(the) herd",
"(the) mob",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"scum",
"trash"
],
"antonyms":[
"proletarians",
"proletariat"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patrol":{
"as in outpost , commando":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commando",
"firing squad",
"outpost",
"paratroops",
"picket",
"rear guard",
"sentry",
"watch",
"detachment",
"detail",
"battalion",
"command",
"company",
"corps",
"division",
"platoon",
"regiment",
"squad",
"squadron",
"troop",
"wing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe":{
"examples":[
"The squad had orders to patrol the area.",
"The border is patrolled by the army."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"guard",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"shield",
"attend",
"care (for)",
"mind",
"oversee",
"superintend",
"supervise",
"tend",
"watch",
"police",
"administrate",
"conduct",
"control",
"direct",
"govern",
"guide",
"manage",
"operate",
"preside (over)",
"regulate",
"run",
"steward",
"baby",
"babysit",
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"mother",
"shepherd"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"pass over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patent leather":{
"as in suede , nubuck":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nubuck",
"suede",
"alligator",
"antelope",
"buckskin",
"cabretta",
"calfskin",
"capeskin",
"chamois",
"cordovan",
"cowhide",
"crocodile",
"deerskin",
"doeskin",
"goatskin",
"horsehide",
"kid",
"kidskin",
"lambskin",
"morocco",
"ostrich",
"pigskin",
"seal",
"sharkskin",
"sheepskin",
"snakeskin",
"coat",
"fleece",
"fur",
"pelt",
"hide",
"leather",
"skin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pathography":{
"as in tell-all":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tell-all",
"psychobiography",
"chronicle",
"history",
"past",
"story",
"hagiography",
"obituary",
"autobiography",
"character sketch",
"profile",
"bio",
"biography",
"life",
"memoir"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patterned":{
"as in striped , checkered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"checkered",
"dotted",
"plaid",
"plaided",
"striped",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"showy",
"splashy",
"dappled",
"dapple",
"marbled",
"mottled",
"parti-color",
"parti-colored",
"piebald",
"pied",
"pinto",
"brave",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"gay",
"vibrant",
"flecked",
"specked",
"speckled",
"spotted",
"iridescent",
"opalescent",
"banded",
"barred",
"brindled",
"brindle",
"streaked",
"striated",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"kaleidoscopic",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"multihued",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"varied",
"variegated",
"various",
"bichrome",
"bicolored",
"bicolor",
"dichromatic",
"trichromatic",
"tricolor",
"tricolored",
"two-tone",
"two-toned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"colorless",
"monochromatic",
"monochromic",
"monotone",
"self-colored",
"solid",
"achromatic",
"bleached",
"decolorized",
"faded",
"washed-out",
"dull",
"faint",
"gray",
"grey",
"neutral",
"pale",
"pallid",
"unbrilliant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in matched , modeled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"customized",
"geared",
"matched",
"modeled",
"modelled",
"acclimated",
"acclimatized",
"accommodated",
"adapted",
"adjusted",
"conditioned",
"conformed",
"doctored",
"edited",
"fashioned",
"fitted",
"fit",
"put",
"shaped",
"suited",
"tailored",
"readapted",
"readjusted",
"attuned",
"corrected",
"harmonized",
"squared",
"tuned",
"established",
"rooted",
"settled",
"acquainted",
"familiarized",
"orientated",
"oriented",
"equipped",
"prepared",
"primed",
"rehearsed",
"hardened",
"inured",
"seasoned",
"toughened",
"altered",
"converted",
"made over",
"modified",
"recast",
"reclaimed",
"recycled",
"redesigned",
"redeveloped",
"redid",
"reengineered",
"refashioned",
"refigured",
"refitted",
"refocused",
"reinvented",
"rejiggered",
"remade",
"remodeled",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"transformed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misadjusted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in striped , speckled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"checkered",
"dappled",
"daubed",
"flecked",
"marbled",
"mottled",
"polychromed",
"specked",
"speckled",
"streaked",
"striated",
"striped",
"variegated",
"darkened",
"embrowned",
"toned (down)",
"brightened",
"lightened",
"bepainted",
"colored",
"dyed",
"painted",
"pigmented",
"stained",
"tinctured",
"tinged",
"tinted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decolorized",
"blanched",
"bleached",
"whitened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"patch":{
"a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{
"examples":[
"a black cat with a small patch of white next to her nose"
],
"synonyms":[
"blotch",
"dapple",
"dot",
"eyespot",
"fleck",
"mottle",
"pip",
"point",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"birthmark",
"freckle",
"mole",
"blob",
"blot",
"mark",
"smear",
"smudge",
"smutch",
"stain",
"spatter",
"splash",
"polka dot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden"
],
"synonyms":[
"atom",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dribble",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"nugget",
"particle",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck",
"tittle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ace",
"dab",
"dash",
"driblet",
"drop",
"fraction",
"haet",
"halfpenny",
"ha'penny",
"iota",
"jot",
"kenning",
"lick",
"minim",
"mite",
"modicum",
"nutshell",
"ounce",
"pinch",
"shred",
"smatter",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"spot",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace",
"whisper",
"whit",
"bite",
"mouthful",
"nibble",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"fragment",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"chip",
"flake",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunk",
"gob",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab",
"abundance",
"barrel",
"bucket",
"bushel",
"deal",
"heaps",
"loads",
"mass",
"mountain",
"peck",
"pile",
"pot",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"scads",
"stack",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
"examples":[
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
],
"synonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"recondition",
"renovate",
"repair",
"revamp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fix up",
"furbish",
"overhaul",
"rebuild",
"reconstruct",
"refurbish",
"aid",
"cure",
"heal",
"help",
"condition",
"prepare",
"ready",
"care (for)",
"maintain",
"service",
"freshen",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"restore",
"revitalize",
"revive",
"adjust",
"correct",
"modify",
"rectify",
"redress",
"reform",
"right",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemish",
"break",
"damage",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"ruin",
"spoil",
"vandalize",
"wreck",
"cripple",
"disable",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"patricide":{
"as in fratricide , regicide":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"filicide",
"fratricide",
"matricide",
"parricide",
"regicide",
"uxoricide",
"blood",
"foul play",
"homicide",
"murder",
"rubout",
"slaying",
"chance-medley",
"killing",
"manslaughter",
"bloodshed",
"butchery",
"carnage",
"decimation",
"destruction",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"assassination",
"execution",
"hit",
"assisted suicide",
"euthanasia",
"mercy killing",
"physician-assisted suicide"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patio":{
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
"examples":[
"there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"court",
"courtyard",
"enclosure",
"inclosure",
"quad",
"quadrangle",
"yard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atrium",
"galleria",
"parvis",
"parvise",
"peristyle",
"forecourt",
"place",
"plaza",
"square",
"deck",
"terrace",
"curtilage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"patronized":{
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
"examples":[
"a director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors"
],
"synonyms":[
"condescended",
"lorded (it over)",
"talked down (to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cold-shouldered",
"cut",
"high-hatted",
"slighted",
"snubbed",
"queened (it over)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
"examples":[
"a company that loyally patronizes the arts"
],
"synonyms":[
"advocated",
"backed",
"championed",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"plumped (for)",
"plunked (for)",
"plonked (for)",
"supported"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adopted",
"embraced",
"espoused",
"abetted",
"aided",
"assisted",
"helped",
"propped (up)",
"seconded",
"sided (with)",
"backstopped",
"bolstered",
"boosted",
"buttressed",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"advanced",
"forwarded",
"furthered",
"plugged",
"preached",
"talked up",
"bailed out",
"delivered",
"rescued",
"saved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baffled",
"foiled",
"frustrated",
"interfered",
"opposed",
"sabotaged",
"thwarted",
"deserted",
"disappointed",
"failed",
"let down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}