dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/pau_MWT.json
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{
"pauperize":{
"as in impoverish , beggar":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beggar",
"impoverish",
"bankrupt",
"break",
"bust",
"ruin",
"reduce",
"straiten",
"clean (out)",
"wipe out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enrich",
"richen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pausing":{
"to come to a temporary halt in one's activity":{
"examples":[
"he paused for a moment to regain his composure"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitating",
"breaking in",
"interrupting",
"ceasing",
"discontinuing",
"ending",
"finishing",
"stopping",
"terminating",
"knocking off",
"laying off",
"quitting",
"lapsing",
"letting up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuing",
"persisting",
"advancing",
"progressing",
"extending",
"prolonging",
"stretching"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"paucity":{
"a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{
"examples":[
"a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunch",
"dearth",
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"drought",
"drouth",
"failure",
"famine",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"lack",
"lacuna",
"pinch",
"poverty",
"scantiness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"undersupply",
"want"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absence",
"omission",
"meagerness",
"poorness",
"skimpiness",
"necessity",
"need",
"privation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bountifulness",
"copiousness",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"oversupply",
"surfeit",
"surplus"
],
"antonyms":[
"abundance",
"adequacy",
"amplitude",
"opulence",
"plenitude",
"plenty",
"sufficiency",
"wealth"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pauperism":{
"the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions":{
"examples":[
"the banquet honored a philanthropist couple who spent their lives working to reduce pauperism in cities throughout the nation"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggary",
"destituteness",
"destitution",
"impecuniosity",
"impecuniousness",
"impoverishment",
"indigence",
"necessity",
"need",
"neediness",
"penuriousness",
"penury",
"poorness",
"poverty",
"want"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gutter",
"misery",
"woe",
"wretchedness",
"exigency",
"emergency",
"rainy day",
"austerity",
"deprivation",
"privation",
"bankruptcy",
"insolvency",
"belt-tightening",
"pinching",
"straitening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"luxury",
"prosperity"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluence",
"opulence",
"richness",
"wealth",
"wealthiness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paupers":{
"a very poor person who has no money to pay for food, clothing, etc.":{
"examples":[
"a story about a rich man and a pauper who switch places"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"down-and-outs",
"down-and-outers",
"have-nots",
"indigents",
"ne'er-do-wells",
"hoboes",
"hobos",
"tramps",
"vagabonds",
"drifters",
"roamers",
"transients",
"almsmen",
"beggars",
"mendicants",
"panhandlers",
"gamines",
"ragamuffins",
"urchins",
"waifs",
"bankrupts",
"insolvents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affluents",
"deep pockets",
"fat cats",
"haves",
"moneybags",
"plutocrats",
"billionaires",
"billionairesses",
"gazillionaires",
"millionaires",
"millionairesses",
"magnates",
"moneymakers",
"nabobs",
"successes",
"tycoons"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pauperized":{
"lacking money or material possessions":{
"examples":[
"out of the job and newly pauperized , the single father had no idea what to do next",
"a pauperized family taken in by a neighbor"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"dispossessed",
"unaffluent",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"bust",
"busted",
"insolvent",
"possessionless",
"ruined",
"depressed",
"distressed",
"hand-to-mouth",
"hardscrabble",
"pinched",
"poorish",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"cash-strapped",
"low",
"short",
"tapped out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comfortable",
"prosperous"
],
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
]
},
"as in impoverished , beggared":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beggared",
"impoverished",
"bankrupted",
"broke",
"busted",
"bust",
"ruined",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"cleaned (out)",
"wiped out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriched",
"richened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"paunches":{
"an enlarged or bulging abdomen":{
"examples":[
"Santa is depicted as a white-bearded man with a big paunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"bay windows",
"beer bellies",
"bellies",
"corporations",
"guts",
"potbellies",
"pots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breadbaskets",
"stomachs",
"tummies",
"corpulences",
"fat",
"obesities",
"overweights"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paused":{
"to come to a temporary halt in one's activity":{
"examples":[
"he paused for a moment to regain his composure"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitated",
"broke in",
"interrupted",
"ceased",
"discontinued",
"ended",
"finished",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"knocked off",
"laid off",
"quit",
"quitted",
"lapsed",
"let up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continued",
"persisted",
"advanced",
"progressed",
"extended",
"prolonged",
"stretched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"paunch":{
"an enlarged or bulging abdomen":{
"examples":[
"Santa is depicted as a white-bearded man with a big paunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"bay window",
"beer belly",
"belly",
"corporation",
"gut",
"pot",
"potbelly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breadbasket",
"stomach",
"tummy",
"chubbiness",
"corpulence",
"fat",
"fatness",
"fleshiness",
"obesity",
"overweight",
"paunchiness",
"plumpness",
"portliness",
"pudginess",
"chunkiness",
"heaviness",
"stoutness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pauperizing":{
"as in impoverishing , beggaring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beggaring",
"impoverishing",
"bankrupting",
"breaking",
"busting",
"ruining",
"reducing",
"straitening",
"cleaning (out)",
"wiping out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriching",
"richening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"paucities":{
"a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{
"examples":[
"a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunches",
"dearths",
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"droughts",
"drouths",
"failures",
"famines",
"inadequacies",
"insufficiencies",
"lacks",
"lacunae",
"lacunas",
"pinches",
"poverties",
"scarcities",
"shortages",
"undersupplies",
"wants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absences",
"omissions",
"necessities",
"needs",
"privations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"oversupplies",
"surfeits",
"surpluses"
],
"antonyms":[
"abundances",
"adequacies",
"amplitudes",
"opulences",
"plenitudes",
"plenties",
"sufficiencies",
"wealths"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pauperizes":{
"as in impoverishes , beggars":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beggars",
"impoverishes",
"bankrupts",
"breaks",
"busts",
"ruins",
"reduces",
"straitens",
"cleans (out)",
"wipes out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriches",
"richens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pauses":{
"to come to a temporary halt in one's activity":{
"examples":[
"he paused for a moment to regain his composure"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitates",
"breaks in",
"interrupts",
"ceases",
"discontinues",
"ends",
"finishes",
"stops",
"terminates",
"knocks off",
"lays off",
"quits",
"lapses",
"lets up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continues",
"persists",
"advances",
"progresses",
"extends",
"prolongs",
"stretches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a momentary halt in an activity":{
"examples":[
"there was a brief pause for applause in her speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"breathers",
"breaths",
"interruptions",
"lulls",
"recesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"time-outs",
"interims",
"interludes",
"intermissions",
"intervals",
"respites",
"rests",
"cessations",
"discontinuances",
"downtimes",
"endings",
"expirations",
"hitches",
"lapses",
"stoppages",
"terminations",
"abeyances",
"moratoriums",
"moratoria",
"surceases",
"suspensions",
"discontinuities",
"gaps",
"hiatuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuations",
"endurances",
"persistences",
"progresses",
"progressions",
"extensions",
"prolongations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}