dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/sne_MWT.json
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{
"sneaked":{
"to move about in a sly or secret manner":{
"examples":[
"the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurked",
"mooched",
"moused",
"pussyfooted",
"shirked",
"skulked",
"slid",
"slipped",
"slunk",
"slinked",
"snaked",
"stole"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"edged",
"inched",
"wormed",
"ghosted",
"padded",
"tiptoed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{
"examples":[
"sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can"
],
"synonyms":[
"infiltrated",
"insinuated",
"slipped",
"worked in",
"wormed",
"wound",
"winded",
"wriggled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crept",
"edged",
"wiggled",
"inserted",
"interpolated",
"interposed",
"introduced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneers":{
"to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions":{
"examples":[
"they brushed off his sneer and went about their business"
],
"synonyms":[
"laughs",
"smiles",
"snickers",
"sniggers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sniffs",
"snorts",
"catcalls",
"derides",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"hoots",
"insults",
"jeers",
"mocks",
"ridicules",
"decries",
"despises",
"disdains",
"scoffs (at)",
"scorns",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"disparages",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"puts down",
"heckles",
"jives",
"razzes",
"ribs",
"rides",
"taunts",
"teases",
"torments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in smirks , snickers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"smirks",
"snickers",
"sniggers",
"birds",
"boos",
"Bronx cheers",
"catcalls",
"hisses",
"hoots",
"jeers",
"raspberries",
"razzes",
"snorts",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"put-downs",
"taunts",
"whistles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheers",
"applauses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sneer (at)":{
"as in scoff (at) , scorn":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scoff (at)",
"scorn",
"deride",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"laugh (at)",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"skewer",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"decry",
"disparage",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"put down",
"chaff",
"jive",
"josh",
"kid",
"quiz",
"rally",
"razz",
"rib",
"ride",
"tease",
"tweak",
"twit",
"bait",
"barrack",
"bug",
"catcall",
"harass",
"harry",
"hassle",
"heckle",
"needle",
"pester",
"rag",
"target",
"taunt",
"torment",
"ape",
"burlesque",
"caricature",
"imitate",
"lampoon",
"mimic",
"parody",
"parrot",
"pillory",
"satirize",
"take off (on)",
"travesty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applaud",
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneaker":{
"someone who acts in a sly and secret manner":{
"examples":[
"she's such a sneaker I wouldn't trust her any farther than I could throw her"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurker",
"skulk",
"skulker",
"slyboots",
"sneak"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skunk",
"snake",
"weasel",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"slicker",
"swindler",
"snoop",
"snooper",
"spy",
"stalker"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sneak up":{
"as in creep up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"creep up",
"arrive",
"attain",
"come",
"gain",
"hit",
"land",
"make",
"reach",
"show up",
"turn up",
"waltz (up)",
"adjoin",
"border",
"touch",
"verge",
"approach",
"belly up",
"close",
"close in",
"come up",
"draw on",
"near",
"nigh"
],
"near antonyms":[
"back (up or away)",
"recede",
"retire",
"retreat",
"withdraw",
"clear out",
"depart",
"exit",
"go",
"leave",
"light out",
"pull out",
"quit",
"remove",
"run away",
"shove (off)",
"take off",
"walk out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneak thiefs":{
"as in thieves , housebreakers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"burglars",
"cat burglars",
"cracksmen",
"housebreakers",
"picklocks",
"safecrackers",
"larcenists",
"pinchers",
"purloiners",
"robbers",
"stealers",
"thieves",
"despoilers",
"looters",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"ransackers",
"ravishers",
"cutpurses",
"dips",
"pickpockets",
"pilferers",
"shoplifters",
"abductors",
"carjackers",
"hijackers",
"kidnappers",
"kidnapers",
"skyjackers",
"bandits",
"footpads",
"highwaymen",
"pirates",
"poachers",
"rustlers",
"smugglers",
"embezzlers",
"grafters",
"kleptomaniacs",
"kleptos"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sneezes at":{
"as in walks over , thumbs one's nose (at)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"looks down one's nose (at)",
"thumbs one's nose (at)",
"walks over",
"contemns",
"disdains",
"disrespects",
"disses",
"high-hats",
"looks down (on or upon)",
"scorns",
"slights",
"sniffs (at)",
"snoots",
"snubs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"honors",
"respects",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"admires",
"esteems",
"lionizes",
"hallows",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"accepts",
"appreciates",
"approves (of)",
"cares (for)",
"countenances",
"favors",
"OKs",
"okays",
"subscribes (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneaky":{
"given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions":{
"examples":[
"his opponent's sneaky campaign manager was clearly up to something"
],
"synonyms":[
"furtive",
"shady",
"shifty",
"slippery",
"sly",
"sneaking",
"stealthy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"artful",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"devious",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"slick",
"wily",
"close",
"closemouthed",
"reticent",
"secretive",
"clandestine",
"covert",
"dark",
"deceitful",
"deceiving",
"deceptive",
"devious",
"duplicitous",
"trickish",
"tricky",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"cheating",
"crooked",
"defrauding",
"dishonest",
"dissembling",
"double-dealing",
"knavish",
"two-faced",
"lying",
"mendacious",
"untrustworthy",
"untruthful",
"insidious",
"perfidious",
"serpentine",
"treacherous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"forthright",
"plainspoken",
"straightforward",
"candid",
"direct",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"open",
"plain",
"honest",
"trustworthy",
"truthful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others":{
"examples":[
"a sneaky plan to replace the priceless painting with a copy"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstairs",
"behind-the-scenes",
"clandestine",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hole-and-corner",
"hugger-mugger",
"hush-hush",
"private",
"privy",
"secret",
"sneak",
"sneaking",
"stealth",
"stealthy",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underground",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back-channel",
"closed-door",
"off-the-books",
"off-the-record",
"classified",
"confidential",
"restricted",
"top secret",
"undisclosed",
"concealed",
"hidden",
"secreted",
"subterranean",
"unadvertised",
"unexposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"avowed",
"aboveboard",
"straightforward",
"unconcealed",
"undisguised",
"unclassified",
"unrestricted",
"clear",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"patent",
"plain"
],
"antonyms":[
"open",
"overt",
"public"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"sneaking":{
"given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions":{
"examples":[
"never let one of those sneaking salespeople into your house"
],
"synonyms":[
"furtive",
"shady",
"shifty",
"slippery",
"sly",
"sneaky",
"stealthy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"artful",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"devious",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"slick",
"wily",
"close",
"closemouthed",
"reticent",
"secretive",
"clandestine",
"covert",
"dark",
"deceitful",
"deceiving",
"deceptive",
"devious",
"duplicitous",
"trickish",
"tricky",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"cheating",
"crooked",
"defrauding",
"dishonest",
"dissembling",
"double-dealing",
"knavish",
"two-faced",
"lying",
"mendacious",
"untrustworthy",
"untruthful",
"insidious",
"perfidious",
"serpentine",
"treacherous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"forthright",
"plainspoken",
"straightforward",
"candid",
"direct",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"open",
"plain",
"honest",
"trustworthy",
"truthful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others":{
"examples":[
"harbored a sneaking admiration for his chief business rival"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstairs",
"behind-the-scenes",
"clandestine",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hole-and-corner",
"hugger-mugger",
"hush-hush",
"private",
"privy",
"secret",
"sneak",
"sneaky",
"stealth",
"stealthy",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underground",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back-channel",
"closed-door",
"off-the-books",
"off-the-record",
"classified",
"confidential",
"restricted",
"top secret",
"undisclosed",
"concealed",
"hidden",
"secreted",
"subterranean",
"unadvertised",
"unexposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"avowed",
"aboveboard",
"straightforward",
"unconcealed",
"undisguised",
"unclassified",
"unrestricted",
"clear",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"patent",
"plain"
],
"antonyms":[
"open",
"overt",
"public"
]
},
"arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{
"examples":[
"a sneaking two-timer who has completely lost his wife's trust"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"contemptible",
"cruddy",
"deplorable",
"despicable",
"dirty",
"grubby",
"lame",
"lousy",
"mean",
"nasty",
"paltry",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"ratty",
"scabby",
"scummy",
"scurvy",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"condemnable",
"detestable",
"execrable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"disgusting",
"reptilian",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"revulsive",
"discreditable",
"disgraceful",
"dishonorable",
"disreputable",
"ignominious",
"shameful",
"base",
"ignoble",
"low",
"shabby",
"sordid",
"squalid",
"vile",
"blamable",
"censurable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"high-minded",
"honest",
"honorable",
"noble",
"principled",
"redoubtable",
"reputable",
"right-minded",
"scrupulous",
"upright",
"ethical",
"good",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"admirable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy"
]
},
"to move about in a sly or secret manner":{
"examples":[
"the little kids sneak around upstairs when they're supposed to be in bed"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurking",
"mooching",
"mousing",
"pussyfooting",
"shirking",
"skulking",
"sliding",
"slinking",
"slipping",
"snaking",
"stealing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"edging",
"inching",
"worming",
"ghosting",
"padding",
"tiptoeing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way":{
"examples":[
"sneak the topic into the conversation any way you can"
],
"synonyms":[
"infiltrating",
"insinuating",
"slipping",
"winding",
"working in",
"worming",
"wriggling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"creeping",
"edging",
"wiggling",
"inserting",
"interpolating",
"interposing",
"introducing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"sneers (at)":{
"as in scoffs (at) , scorns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffs (at)",
"scorns",
"derides",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"jeers",
"laughs (at)",
"mocks",
"ridicules",
"scouts",
"shoots down",
"skewers",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"decries",
"disparages",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"puts down",
"chaffs",
"jives",
"joshes",
"kids",
"quizzes",
"rallies",
"razzes",
"ribs",
"rides",
"teases",
"tweaks",
"twits",
"baits",
"barracks",
"bugs",
"catcalls",
"harasses",
"harries",
"hassles",
"heckles",
"needles",
"pesters",
"rags",
"targets",
"taunts",
"torments",
"apes",
"burlesques",
"caricatures",
"imitates",
"lampoons",
"mimics",
"parodies",
"parrots",
"pillories",
"satirizes",
"takes off (on)",
"travesties"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauds",
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneering":{
"to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions":{
"examples":[
"they brushed off his sneer and went about their business"
],
"synonyms":[
"laughing",
"smiling",
"snickering",
"sniggering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sniffing",
"snorting",
"catcalling",
"deriding",
"gibing",
"jibing",
"hooting",
"insulting",
"jeering",
"mocking",
"ridiculing",
"decrying",
"despising",
"disdaining",
"scoffing (at)",
"scorning",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"disparaging",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"putting down",
"heckling",
"jiving",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"riding",
"taunting",
"teasing",
"tormenting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneaks up":{
"as in creeps up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"creeps up",
"arrives",
"attains",
"comes",
"gains",
"hits",
"lands",
"makes",
"reaches",
"shows up",
"turns up",
"waltzes (up)",
"adjoins",
"borders",
"touches",
"verges",
"approaches",
"bellies up",
"closes",
"closes in",
"comes up",
"draws on",
"nears",
"nighs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backs (up or away)",
"recedes",
"retires",
"retreats",
"withdraws",
"clears out",
"departs",
"exits",
"goes",
"leaves",
"lights out",
"pulls out",
"quits",
"removes",
"runs away",
"shoves (off)",
"takes off",
"walks out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneered (at)":{
"as in scoffed (at) , scorned":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffed (at)",
"scorned",
"derided",
"gibed",
"jibed",
"jeered",
"laughed (at)",
"mocked",
"ridiculed",
"scouted",
"shot down",
"skewered",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"decried",
"disparaged",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"put down",
"chaffed",
"jived",
"joshed",
"kidded",
"quizzed",
"rallied",
"razzed",
"ribbed",
"rode",
"rid",
"teased",
"tweaked",
"twitted",
"baited",
"barracked",
"bugged",
"catcalled",
"harassed",
"harried",
"hassled",
"heckled",
"needled",
"pestered",
"ragged",
"targeted",
"taunted",
"tormented",
"aped",
"burlesqued",
"caricatured",
"imitated",
"lampooned",
"mimicked",
"parodied",
"parroted",
"pilloried",
"satirized",
"took off (on)",
"travestied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauded",
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneezing at":{
"as in walking over , thumbing one's nose (at)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"looking down one's nose (at)",
"thumbing one's nose (at)",
"walking over",
"contemning",
"disdaining",
"disrespecting",
"dissing",
"high-hatting",
"looking down (on or upon)",
"scorning",
"slighting",
"sniffing (at)",
"snooting",
"snubbing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"honoring",
"respecting",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"admiring",
"esteeming",
"lionizing",
"hallowing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"accepting",
"appreciating",
"approving (of)",
"caring (for)",
"countenancing",
"favoring",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"subscribing (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneering (at)":{
"as in scoffing (at) , scorning":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffing (at)",
"scorning",
"deriding",
"gibing",
"jibing",
"jeering",
"laughing (at)",
"mocking",
"ridiculing",
"scouting",
"shooting down",
"skewering",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"decrying",
"disparaging",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"putting down",
"chaffing",
"jiving",
"joshing",
"kidding",
"quizzing",
"rallying",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"riding",
"teasing",
"tweaking",
"twitting",
"baiting",
"barracking",
"bugging",
"catcalling",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"hassling",
"heckling",
"needling",
"pestering",
"ragging",
"targeting",
"taunting",
"tormenting",
"aping",
"burlesquing",
"caricaturing",
"imitating",
"lampooning",
"mimicking",
"parodying",
"parroting",
"pillorying",
"satirizing",
"taking off (on)",
"travestying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauding",
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"sneakers":{
"someone who acts in a sly and secret manner":{
"examples":[
"she's such a sneaker I wouldn't trust her any farther than I could throw her"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurkers",
"skulkers",
"skulks",
"slyboots",
"sneaks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"weasels",
"sharpers",
"sharpies",
"slickers",
"swindlers",
"snoopers",
"snoops",
"spies",
"stalkers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sneakiness":{
"skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{
"examples":[
"she was impressed by the sneakiness with which they had planned the surprise party"
],
"synonyms":[
"artfulness",
"artifice",
"caginess",
"cageyness",
"canniness",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"cunning",
"cunningness",
"deviousness",
"foxiness",
"guile",
"guilefulness",
"slickness",
"slyness",
"subtleness",
"subtlety",
"wiliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculation",
"care",
"design",
"savvy",
"sharpness",
"shrewdness",
"cleverness",
"ingeniousness",
"ingenuity",
"inventiveness",
"ease",
"facility",
"finesse",
"deceitfulness",
"duplicity",
"shiftiness",
"underhandedness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sneer":{
"to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions":{
"examples":[
"they brushed off his sneer and went about their business"
],
"synonyms":[
"laugh",
"smile",
"snicker",
"snigger"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sniff",
"snort",
"catcall",
"deride",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"hoot",
"insult",
"jeer",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"decry",
"despise",
"disdain",
"scoff (at)",
"scorn",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"disparage",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"put down",
"heckle",
"jive",
"razz",
"rib",
"ride",
"taunt",
"tease",
"torment"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in smirk , snicker":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"smirk",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"bird",
"boo",
"Bronx cheer",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"put-down",
"taunt",
"whistle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheer",
"applause",
"clapping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sneakily":{
"as in surreptitiously , stealthily":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"furtively",
"secretively",
"stealthily",
"surreptitiously",
"undercover",
"underground",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"underhandedly",
"clandestinely",
"collusively",
"conspiratorially",
"covertly",
"offscreen",
"offstage",
"inwardly",
"sotto voce",
"\u00e0 deux",
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate",
"backstage",
"confidentially",
"in camera",
"intimately",
"privately",
"secretly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"openly",
"publicly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"sneak thief":{
"as in thief , housebreaker":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"burglar",
"cat burglar",
"cracksman",
"housebreaker",
"picklock",
"safecracker",
"larcenist",
"pincher",
"purloiner",
"robber",
"stealer",
"thief",
"despoiler",
"looter",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"ransacker",
"ravisher",
"cutpurse",
"dip",
"pickpocket",
"pilferer",
"shoplifter",
"abductor",
"carjacker",
"hijacker",
"kidnapper",
"kidnaper",
"skyjacker",
"bandit",
"footpad",
"highwayman",
"pirate",
"poacher",
"rustler",
"smuggler",
"embezzler",
"grafter",
"klepto",
"kleptomaniac"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sneaking up":{
"as in creeping up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"creeping up",
"arriving",
"attaining",
"coming",
"gaining",
"hitting",
"landing",
"making",
"reaching",
"showing up",
"turning up",
"waltzing (up)",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"touching",
"verging",
"approaching",
"bellying up",
"closing",
"closing in",
"coming up",
"drawing on",
"nearing",
"nighing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backing (up or away)",
"receding",
"retiring",
"retreating",
"withdrawing",
"clearing out",
"departing",
"exiting",
"going",
"leaving",
"lighting out",
"pulling out",
"quitting",
"removing",
"running away",
"shoving (off)",
"taking off",
"walking out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}