dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/veh_MWT.json
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{
"vehement":{
"extreme in degree, power, or effect":{
"antonyms":[
"light",
"moderate",
"soft"
],
"examples":[
"despite the vehement opposition of the club's treasurer, the motion was passed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"feeble",
"weak",
"shallow",
"superficial",
"moderated",
"qualified",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"toned (down)",
"abated",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"subdued"
],
"related":[
"accentuated",
"aggravated",
"concentrated",
"deepened",
"emphasized",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"stressed",
"exhaustive",
"thorough",
"harsh",
"rigorous",
"severe"
],
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"almighty",
"blistering",
"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"exquisite",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"hard",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vicious",
"violent"
]
},
"having or expressing great depth of feeling":{
"antonyms":[
"cold",
"cool",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"unemotional"
],
"examples":[
"a vehement defender of the rights of minorities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detached",
"dry",
"impersonal",
"objective",
"reserved",
"undemonstrative"
],
"related":[
"gushing",
"gushy",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"sugary",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"enthusiastic",
"gung ho",
"keen",
"zealous",
"enamored",
"infatuated",
"obsessed",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained",
"frenzied",
"orgiastic",
"overemotional",
"overexcited",
"overheated"
],
"synonyms":[
"ardent",
"blazing",
"burning",
"charged",
"demonstrative",
"emotional",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"feverish",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"glowing",
"hot-blooded",
"impassioned",
"incandescent",
"intense",
"passional",
"passionate",
"perfervid",
"red-hot",
"religious",
"superheated",
"torrid",
"warm",
"warm-blooded"
]
},
"marked by or uttered with forcefulness":{
"antonyms":[
"nonassertive",
"nonemphatic",
"unemphatic"
],
"examples":[
"vehement complaints about the restaurant's poor service"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guarded",
"mild",
"uncompelling",
"weak",
"wishy-washy",
"ambiguous",
"equivocal",
"halting",
"hesitant",
"understated"
],
"related":[
"decided",
"insistent",
"marked",
"pointed",
"absolute",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clear",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"arresting",
"compelling",
"conspicuous",
"impelling",
"noticeable",
"striking"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"dynamic",
"emphatic",
"energetic",
"forceful",
"full-blooded",
"muscular",
"resounding",
"strenuous",
"vigorous",
"violent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"vehicle":{
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"used organized protests as a vehicle for change"
],
"synonyms":[
"agency",
"agent",
"instrument",
"instrumentality",
"machinery",
"means",
"medium",
"ministry",
"organ"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinant",
"expedient",
"factor",
"influence",
"ingredient",
"mechanism",
"tool",
"weapon",
"activator",
"animator",
"catalyst",
"driver",
"energizer",
"executor",
"generator",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"instigator",
"launcher",
"mover",
"power",
"stimulus",
"trigger",
"antecedent",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason",
"subagency",
"subagent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something used to carry goods or passengers":{
"examples":[
"bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby"
],
"synonyms":[
"conveyance",
"transport",
"transportation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carrier",
"hauler",
"mover",
"transit"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}