dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/wel_MWT.json
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{
"welcome mat":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"welds":{
"as in combines , fuses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cements",
"coalesces",
"combines",
"fuses",
"unites",
"cords",
"strings",
"wires",
"articulates",
"dovetails",
"integrates",
"interlocks",
"intermeshes",
"catenates",
"chains",
"compounds",
"concatenates",
"conjugates",
"connects",
"couples",
"hitches",
"hooks",
"interconnects",
"interlinks",
"joins",
"links",
"yokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"disunites",
"separates",
"unchains",
"uncouples",
"unhitches",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"detaches",
"disengages",
"divides",
"parts",
"splits",
"cleaves",
"ruptures",
"severs",
"sunders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"welfare":{
"the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success":{
"examples":[
"the social worker was pleased at the improvement in the child's welfare"
],
"synonyms":[
"good",
"interest",
"weal",
"well-being"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fortune",
"prosperity",
"prosperousness",
"success",
"successfulness",
"fitness",
"health",
"healthiness",
"robustness",
"soundness",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"happiness",
"joy",
"advantage",
"benefit",
"gain",
"sake",
"content",
"contentedness",
"gratification",
"satisfaction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness",
"misery",
"sadness",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ill-being"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"welfare state":{
"as in country , state":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commonwealth",
"country",
"land",
"nation",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"state",
"client state",
"colony",
"condominium",
"dependency",
"mandate",
"province",
"settlement",
"soil",
"trust territory",
"democracy",
"dictatorship",
"monarchy",
"monocracy",
"oligarchy",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"theocracy",
"domain",
"dominion",
"empire",
"kingdom",
"realm",
"republic",
"great power",
"power",
"sea power",
"superpower",
"world power",
"duchy",
"dukedom",
"emirate",
"principality",
"seigniory",
"seignory",
"sultanate",
"city-state",
"microstate",
"ministate",
"nation-state",
"fatherland",
"homeland",
"motherland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"well-advised":{
"as in prudent , judicious":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise",
"brainy",
"bright",
"clever",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"fatuous",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"foolish",
"half-baked",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"inept",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"lunkheaded",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"silly",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"zany",
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"boobish",
"brain-dead",
"chowderheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"clueless",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"feebleminded",
"gormless",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"mindless",
"moronic",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"thoughtless",
"unintelligent",
"vacuous",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"surd",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound",
"weak"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-done":{
"as in perfect , flawless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"faultless",
"finished",
"flawless",
"meticulous",
"perfect",
"perfected",
"polished",
"refined",
"adept",
"adroit",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"expert",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"neat",
"practiced",
"practised",
"skillful",
"workmanlike",
"artful",
"artistic",
"sophisticated",
"exact",
"precise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artless",
"clumsy",
"crude",
"jerry-built",
"jerry-rigged",
"jury-rigged",
"rough",
"rough-and-ready",
"rough-and-tumble",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"unrefined",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"imprecise",
"inexact"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in fried , roasted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baked",
"boiled",
"braised",
"broiled",
"fried",
"grilled",
"heated",
"roasted",
"saut\u00e9ed",
"sauteed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"charred",
"scorched",
"cooked",
"overdone"
],
"near antonyms":[
"raw",
"uncooked",
"unheated",
"rare"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-fixed":{
"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
"examples":[
"she was always hitting up her well-fixed relatives for \"loans\""
],
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-endowed",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better-off",
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-groomed":{
"being clean and in good order":{
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"examples":[
"the famously well-groomed farms of the Amish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"slipshod",
"sloppy",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"nasty",
"sordid",
"squalid",
"dowdy",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"rumpled",
"tousled",
"tumbled",
"disorganized",
"unsystematic"
],
"related":[
"dapper",
"natty",
"saucy",
"smart",
"spiffy",
"spruce",
"immaculate",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"rakish",
"sleek",
"streamlined",
"taut",
"organized",
"straight",
"systematic"
],
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trig",
"trim",
"uncluttered"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-grounded":{
"according to the rules of logic":{
"antonyms":[
"illegitimate",
"illogical",
"incoherent",
"inconsequent",
"inconsequential",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"unsound",
"weak"
],
"examples":[
"counsel for the defense presented a well-grounded case for acquittal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casuistic",
"casuistical",
"eristic",
"eristical",
"fallacious",
"misleading",
"sophistic",
"sophistical",
"specious",
"unarticulated",
"unscientific",
"absurd",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"daffy",
"fatuous",
"half-baked",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"loony",
"looney",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"senseless",
"thoughtless",
"uncompelling",
"unconvincing"
],
"related":[
"a posteriori",
"a priori",
"syllogistic",
"cognitive",
"empirical",
"empiric",
"defendable",
"defensible",
"justifiable",
"maintainable",
"supportable",
"sustainable",
"tenable"
],
"synonyms":[
"analytic",
"analytical",
"coherent",
"consequent",
"good",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"sound",
"valid",
"well-founded"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-known":{
"widely known":{
"examples":[
"an anchorwoman so well-known that she passes for a local celebrity"
],
"synonyms":[
"big-name",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"noted",
"notorious",
"prominent",
"renowned",
"star",
"visible"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fabled",
"fabulous",
"legendary",
"infamous",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"exceptional",
"great",
"illustrious",
"leading",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"preeminent",
"prestigious",
"remarkable",
"supereminent",
"superior",
"important",
"significant",
"acknowledged",
"recognized",
"respected",
"favorite",
"popular",
"preferred",
"estimable",
"honorable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"formidable",
"redoubtable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"insignificant",
"unimportant",
"inconspicuous",
"undistinguished",
"unexceptional",
"unpopular"
],
"antonyms":[
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unfamous",
"unknown",
"unsung"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-read":{
"having or displaying advanced knowledge or education":{
"examples":[
"any well-read person would recognize the quotation"
],
"synonyms":[
"educated",
"erudite",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"lettered",
"literate",
"scholarly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"civilized",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"cerebral",
"highbrow",
"highbrowed",
"intellectual",
"polished",
"refined",
"well-bred",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"didactic",
"didactical",
"inkhorn",
"pedantic",
"professorial",
"informed",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"homeschooled",
"self-educated",
"self-instructed",
"self-taught",
"briefed",
"enlightened",
"informed",
"versed",
"overeducated",
"polyhistoric",
"polymath",
"polymathic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncivilized",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"lowbrow",
"semiliterate",
"unintellectual",
"ill-bred",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable",
"uninstructed",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored",
"semiliterate",
"undereducated"
],
"antonyms":[
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"uneducated",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unscholarly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-rounded":{
"having many different skills, abilities, or areas of knowledge":{
"examples":[
"She was a well-rounded student having studied everything from physics to fine art."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"multiskilled",
"multitalented",
"adaptable",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"protean",
"universal",
"versatile",
"general-purpose",
"mixed-use",
"multipurpose",
"adroit",
"clever",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"slick",
"sure-handed",
"able",
"ace",
"adept",
"experienced",
"expert",
"masterful",
"proficient",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"accomplished",
"compleat",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crack",
"crackerjack",
"good",
"great",
"master",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"professed",
"versed",
"veteran",
"virtuoso",
"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"schooled",
"taught",
"trained",
"tutored",
"adjustable",
"alterable",
"changeable",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"fluid",
"malleable",
"modifiable",
"plastic",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"supple",
"variable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limited",
"amateur",
"inexperienced",
"amateurish",
"inexpert",
"jackleg",
"unprofessional",
"unseasoned",
"unskilled",
"unskillful",
"talentless",
"ungifted",
"untalented",
"incapable",
"incompetent",
"inept",
"unable",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified",
"weak"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"wellspring":{
"a point or place at which something is invented or provided":{
"examples":[
"the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest"
],
"synonyms":[
"cradle",
"font",
"fountain",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
"root",
"seedbed",
"source",
"spring",
"well"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginning",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"day one",
"genesis",
"get-go",
"git-go",
"inception",
"incipience",
"incipiency",
"kickoff",
"launch",
"morning",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"onset",
"outset",
"start",
"threshold",
"baseline",
"first base",
"ground zero",
"square one"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an abundant source":{
"examples":[
"a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town"
],
"synonyms":[
"argosy",
"cornucopia",
"gold mine",
"mine",
"mother lode",
"treasure trove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"armory",
"repository",
"stockpot",
"store",
"storehouse",
"treasure-house",
"cache",
"hoard",
"stash",
"bonanza",
"Golconda",
"gravy train",
"honeypot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"black hole",
"sinkhole"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"welts":{
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'll hand ye a few welts with me stick and then we'll see how ye feel!"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"counterblows",
"counter-blows",
"counterpunches",
"counters",
"counterstrokes",
"counter-strokes",
"body blows",
"hands",
"kicks",
"knees",
"lefts",
"one-twos",
"rabbit punches",
"right-handers",
"rights",
"roundhouses",
"shivers",
"sidewinders",
"sucker punches",
"swings",
"uppercuts",
"crunchers",
"kayos",
"knockdowns",
"knockouts",
"KOs",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batterings",
"beatings",
"drubbings",
"lickings",
"pastings",
"thrashings",
"wallopings",
"whippings",
"whips"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"beats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"blows",
"bops",
"boxes",
"buffets",
"busts",
"chops",
"claps",
"clips",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"dabs",
"douses",
"fillips",
"hacks",
"haymakers",
"hits",
"hooks",
"knocks",
"larrups",
"lashes",
"licks",
"pelts",
"picks",
"plumps",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"stingers",
"stripes",
"strokes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"switches",
"thuds",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whops",
"whaps"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"welling (up)":{
"as in running over , boiling over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boiling over",
"running over",
"spilling",
"overfilling",
"overflowing",
"flowing",
"flushing",
"gushing",
"pouring",
"sluicing",
"spouting",
"spurting",
"streaming",
"deluging",
"drowning",
"engulfing",
"flooding",
"inundating",
"overwhelming",
"submerging",
"submersing",
"swamping",
"washing (over)",
"brimming",
"cascading",
"slopping",
"sloshing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"receding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"well-informed":{
"having information especially as a result of study or experience":{
"examples":[
"patients considering LASIK surgery should be well-informed about the risks and possible complications"
],
"synonyms":[
"abreast",
"acquainted",
"au courant",
"conversant",
"familiar",
"informed",
"knowledgeable",
"up",
"up-to-date",
"versed"
],
"related":[
"alive",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"heedful",
"mindful",
"sensible",
"sentient"
],
"near antonyms":[
"insensible",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unmindful",
"blind",
"oblivious",
"unknowing",
"unwitting",
"inattentive",
"unheeding"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignorant",
"unacquainted",
"unfamiliar",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-adjusted":{
"able to deal with one's own life and with other people in a normal or healthy way":{
"examples":[
"He is now a happy, well-adjusted adult."
],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"welcome mats":{
"as in open doors":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"well-beings":{
"the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success":{
"examples":[
"we're only doing this for your own well-being"
],
"synonyms":[
"good",
"interest",
"weal",
"welfare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fortune",
"prosperity",
"prosperousness",
"success",
"successfulness",
"fitness",
"health",
"healthiness",
"robustness",
"soundness",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"happiness",
"joy",
"advantage",
"benefit",
"gain",
"sake",
"content",
"contentedness",
"gratification",
"satisfaction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness",
"misery",
"sadness",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ill-being"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"welcome":{
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
"examples":[
"the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented"
],
"synonyms":[
"drink (in)",
"eat (up)",
"embrace",
"lap (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adopt",
"espouse",
"take up",
"greet",
"hail",
"enjoy",
"like",
"prefer",
"cherry-pick",
"choose",
"cull",
"decide (on)",
"elect",
"handpick",
"name",
"opt (for)",
"pick",
"select",
"single (out)",
"take"
],
"near antonyms":[
"balk (at)",
"decline",
"pass up",
"refuse",
"reject",
"spurn",
"throw over",
"turn down",
"demur (to)",
"object (to)"
],
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},
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"examples":[
"a welcome chance to rest after a long journey"
],
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"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
"grateful",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"pretty",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"attractive",
"desirable",
"enviable",
"inviting",
"relishable",
"tempting",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"calming",
"comforting",
"soothing",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"recreative",
"affable",
"amiable",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"comfortable",
"gem\u00fctlich",
"genial",
"goodly",
"good-natured",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"kindly",
"personable",
"blissful",
"felicific",
"glad",
"happy",
"joyous",
"elating",
"exhilarating",
"intoxicating",
"ecstatic",
"euphoric",
"nirvanic",
"rapturous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominable",
"ghastly",
"god-awful",
"hellish",
"horrid",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"bilious",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"obnoxious",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revulsive",
"unsavory",
"vile",
"yucky",
"yukky",
"abhorrent",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"odious",
"boring",
"commonplace",
"dull",
"flat",
"insipid",
"irksome",
"stale",
"tedious",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"depressing",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"joyless",
"lachrymose",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"deplorable",
"doleful",
"dolorous",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"regrettable",
"sorrowful",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"exasperating",
"irritating",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"vexing",
"forbidding",
"hostile",
"intimidating",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"pleasureless",
"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unwelcome"
]
},
"an expression of goodwill upon meeting":{
"examples":[
"offered a warm welcome to the stranger"
],
"synonyms":[
"greeting",
"hello",
"salutation",
"salute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ave",
"hail",
"amenities",
"civilities",
"pleasantries",
"regards",
"respects",
"wishes"
],
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"antonyms":[
"adieu",
"bon voyage",
"cong\u00e9",
"congee",
"farewell",
"Godspeed",
"good-bye",
"good-by"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"well-meaning":{
"as in generous , benevolent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"generous",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"altruistic",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"unenvious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covetous",
"envious",
"green-eyed",
"invidious",
"jaundiced",
"jealous",
"resentful",
"begrudging",
"grudging",
"avaricious",
"grasping",
"greedy",
"rapacious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"welterweights":{
"as in heavyweights , featherweights":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bantamweights",
"cruiserweights",
"featherweights",
"flyweights",
"heavyweights",
"light heavyweights",
"lightweights",
"middleweights",
"superheavyweights",
"palookas",
"sluggers",
"stumblebums",
"boxers",
"fighters",
"gladiators",
"prizefighters",
"pugilists",
"pugs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wells (up)":{
"as in runs over , boils over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boils over",
"runs over",
"spills",
"overfills",
"overflows",
"flows",
"flushes",
"gushes",
"pours",
"sluices",
"spouts",
"spurts",
"streams",
"deluges",
"drowns",
"engulfs",
"floods",
"inundates",
"overwhelms",
"submerges",
"submerses",
"swamps",
"washes (over)",
"brims",
"cascades",
"slops",
"sloshes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"recedes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"welcomed":{
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
"examples":[
"the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented"
],
"synonyms":[
"ate (up)",
"drank (in)",
"embraced",
"lapped (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adopted",
"espoused",
"took up",
"greeted",
"hailed",
"enjoyed",
"liked",
"preferred",
"cherry-picked",
"chose",
"culled",
"decided (on)",
"elected",
"handpicked",
"named",
"opted (for)",
"picked",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"took"
],
"near antonyms":[
"balked (at)",
"declined",
"passed up",
"refused",
"rejected",
"spurned",
"threw over",
"turned down",
"demurred (to)",
"objected (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wells":{
"a point or place at which something is invented or provided":{
"examples":[
"his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist"
],
"synonyms":[
"cradles",
"fonts",
"fountainheads",
"fountains",
"origins",
"roots",
"seedbeds",
"sources",
"springs",
"wellsprings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginnings",
"commencements",
"dawns",
"day ones",
"geneses",
"get-goes",
"git-goes",
"inceptions",
"incipiences",
"incipiencies",
"kickoffs",
"launches",
"mornings",
"nascences",
"nascencies",
"onsets",
"outsets",
"starts",
"thresholds",
"baselines",
"first bases",
"ground zeros",
"square ones"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small often deep body of water":{
"examples":[
"the spot where the spring bubbles up to the surface and forms a deep well"
],
"synonyms":[
"billabongs",
"meres",
"pools",
"puddles",
"stanks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basins",
"holes",
"sinkholes",
"swimming pools",
"lakes",
"ponds",
"water holes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wellsprings":{
"a point or place at which something is invented or provided":{
"examples":[
"the nation's colleges and universities were a wellspring for political activism and unrest"
],
"synonyms":[
"cradles",
"fonts",
"fountainheads",
"fountains",
"origins",
"roots",
"seedbeds",
"sources",
"springs",
"wells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginnings",
"commencements",
"dawns",
"day ones",
"geneses",
"get-goes",
"git-goes",
"inceptions",
"incipiences",
"incipiencies",
"kickoffs",
"launches",
"mornings",
"nascences",
"nascencies",
"onsets",
"outsets",
"starts",
"thresholds",
"baselines",
"first bases",
"ground zeros",
"square ones"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an abundant source":{
"examples":[
"a gossip who is a wellspring of juicy information about the latest goings-on around town"
],
"synonyms":[
"argosies",
"cornucopias",
"gold mines",
"mines",
"mother lodes",
"treasure troves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"armories",
"repositories",
"stockpots",
"storehouses",
"stores",
"treasure-houses",
"caches",
"hoards",
"stashes",
"bonanzas",
"Golcondas",
"gravy trains",
"honeypots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"black holes",
"sinkholes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"well-spoken":{
"able to express oneself clearly and well":{
"examples":[
"a well-spoken advocate for the legal rights of the underprivileged"
],
"synonyms":[
"articulate",
"eloquent",
"fluent",
"silver-tongued"
],
"near synonyms":[
"facile",
"glib",
"smooth-tongued",
"voluble",
"expressive",
"outspoken",
"verbal",
"vocal",
"blabby",
"chatty",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"verbose",
"unfaltering",
"unhesitating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"faltering",
"halting",
"hesitant",
"maundering",
"mumbling",
"muttering",
"sputtering",
"stammering",
"stumbling",
"stuttering",
"mute",
"speechless",
"tongueless",
"tongue-tied",
"voiceless"
],
"antonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"ineloquent",
"unvocal"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-handled":{
"as in shopworn , beat-up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aged",
"beat-up",
"old",
"shabby",
"shopworn",
"worn",
"dirty",
"soiled",
"spoiled",
"stale",
"hand-me-down",
"secondhand",
"used"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"new",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"unused",
"clean",
"fresh",
"mint",
"pristine",
"unspoiled",
"untouched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-turned":{
"as in shapely , curvaceous":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bosomy",
"built",
"busty",
"buxom",
"chesty",
"stacked",
"well-endowed",
"plump",
"round",
"Rubenesque",
"voluptuous",
"zaftig",
"zoftig",
"curvaceous",
"curvacious",
"curvy",
"pneumatic",
"shapely",
"Junoesque",
"statuesque",
"callipygian",
"callipygous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shapeless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in terse , epigrammatic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aphoristic",
"apothegmatic",
"brief",
"capsule",
"compact",
"compendious",
"concise",
"crisp",
"curt",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"epigrammatic",
"laconic",
"monosyllabic",
"pithy",
"sententious",
"succinct",
"summary",
"telegraphic",
"terse",
"thumbnail",
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"short",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"meaty",
"substantial",
"meaningful",
"significant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"circuitous",
"circumlocutory",
"diffuse",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy",
"pleonastic",
"redundant",
"repetitious",
"tautological",
"tautologous",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"supplemented",
"embellished",
"embroidered",
"exaggerated",
"inflated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"welkins":{
"the expanse of air surrounding the earth":{
"examples":[
"the movie has been so overhyped that one half expects its opening to be accompanied by the proverbial ringing of the welkin"
],
"synonyms":[
"blues",
"firmaments",
"heavens",
"highs",
"skies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"midairs",
"horizons",
"skylines"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"welcomes":{
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
"examples":[
"the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented"
],
"synonyms":[
"drinks (in)",
"eats (up)",
"embraces",
"laps (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adopts",
"espouses",
"takes up",
"greets",
"hails",
"enjoys",
"likes",
"prefers",
"cherry-picks",
"chooses",
"culls",
"decides (on)",
"elects",
"handpicks",
"names",
"opts (for)",
"picks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"takes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"balks (at)",
"declines",
"passes up",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"spurns",
"throws over",
"turns down",
"demurs (to)",
"objects (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an expression of goodwill upon meeting":{
"examples":[
"offered a warm welcome to the stranger"
],
"synonyms":[
"greetings",
"hellos",
"salutations",
"salutes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aves",
"hails",
"amenities",
"civilities",
"pleasantries",
"regards",
"respects",
"wishes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"adieus",
"adieux",
"bon voyages",
"cong\u00e9s",
"congees",
"farewells",
"Godspeeds",
"good-byes",
"good-bys"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"weltschmerz":{
"as in boredom , weariness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boredom",
"doldrums",
"ennui",
"listlessness",
"restlessness",
"tedium",
"tiredness",
"weariness",
"apathy",
"disinterest",
"incuriosity",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"cheerlessness",
"dispiritedness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admiration",
"amazement",
"astonishment",
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment",
"dread",
"fear"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"well-off":{
"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
"examples":[
"a well-off couple adopted the baby"
],
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-endowed",
"well-fixed",
"well-heeled",
"well-to-do"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better-off",
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"welcoming":{
"as in pleasing , pleasurable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"animating",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"invigorating",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"thrilling",
"kind",
"kindly",
"loving",
"warm",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"edifying",
"elevating",
"uplifting",
"affecting",
"inspiring",
"inspiriting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"encouraging",
"fulfilling",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"heartening",
"heartwarming",
"rewarding",
"satisfying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralizing",
"depressing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"cheerless",
"disappointing",
"disgruntling",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"saddening",
"discomforting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting",
"cold",
"unfeeling",
"unfriendly",
"unkind",
"unloving",
"unpleasant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
"examples":[
"the eager recruits welcomed every new project with which they were presented"
],
"synonyms":[
"drinking (in)",
"eating (up)",
"embracing",
"lapping (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adopting",
"espousing",
"taking up",
"greeting",
"hailing",
"enjoying",
"liking",
"preferring",
"cherry-picking",
"choosing",
"culling",
"deciding (on)",
"electing",
"handpicking",
"naming",
"opting (for)",
"picking",
"selecting",
"singling (out)",
"taking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"balking (at)",
"declining",
"passing up",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"spurning",
"throwing over",
"turning down",
"demurring (to)",
"objecting (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"welcomely":{
"in a pleasing way":{
"examples":[
"the commencement speaker's welcomely brief speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"well",
"winningly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"welterweight":{
"as in heavyweight , featherweight":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bantamweight",
"cruiserweight",
"featherweight",
"flyweight",
"heavyweight",
"light heavyweight",
"lightweight",
"middleweight",
"superheavyweight",
"palooka",
"slugger",
"stumblebum",
"boxer",
"fighter",
"gladiator",
"prizefighter",
"pug",
"pugilist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weltering":{
"as in wallowing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wallowing",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"faltering",
"lurching",
"reeling",
"staggering",
"swaying",
"teetering",
"tottering",
"fumbling",
"muddling",
"blundering",
"bumbling",
"flogging",
"limping",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"struggling",
"stumbling",
"trudging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coasting",
"flying",
"gliding",
"kilting",
"sailing",
"zipping",
"zooming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"well-defined":{
"easy to see or understand":{
"examples":[
"a well-defined boundary",
"well-defined policies"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"unfathomable",
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"gray",
"grey",
"hazy",
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"indeterminate",
"misty",
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"illegible",
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"ambiguous",
"clouded",
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"dark",
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"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
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"unclear"
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"overfill",
"overflow",
"flow",
"flush",
"gush",
"pour",
"sluice",
"spout",
"spurt",
"stream",
"deluge",
"drown",
"engulf",
"flood",
"inundate",
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"submerge",
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"swamp",
"wash (over)",
"brim",
"cascade",
"slop",
"slosh"
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"recede"
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],
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"interest",
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"prosperity",
"prosperousness",
"success",
"successfulness",
"fitness",
"health",
"healthiness",
"robustness",
"soundness",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"happiness",
"joy",
"advantage",
"benefit",
"gain",
"sake",
"content",
"contentedness",
"gratification",
"satisfaction"
],
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"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness",
"misery",
"sadness",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
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]
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"noun"
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"the wellborn men among the colonists had no experience with physical labor"
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"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"noble",
"patrician",
"silk-stocking",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust"
],
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"high",
"lofty",
"superior",
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"exalted",
"gentlemanly",
"kingly",
"knightly",
"ladylike",
"lordly",
"princely",
"queenly",
"regal",
"royal",
"high-level",
"senior"
],
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"knavish",
"bastard",
"illegitimate",
"ordinary",
"plain",
"abased",
"degraded",
"junior",
"subordinate"
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"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"low",
"lower-class",
"lowly",
"mean",
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"plebeian",
"ungenteel"
]
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"adjective"
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"there was a welter of pushing and shoving as people rushed to grab the best seats for the outdoor concert"
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"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"moil",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
],
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"clamor",
"din",
"howl",
"hue and cry",
"noise",
"outcry",
"racket",
"roar",
"disorder",
"unrest",
"upheaval",
"eruption",
"flare-up",
"flurry",
"flutter",
"outbreak",
"outburst",
"brawl",
"fracas",
"fray",
"hassle",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"scuffle",
"dither",
"fever",
"fret",
"lather",
"tizzy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"hush",
"peace",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"rest",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"order",
"orderliness"
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"a welter of junk in the closet, most of which needed to be thrown out"
],
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"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",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety"
],
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"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"
],
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"examples":[
"the claim that a troop withdrawal would plunge the country into a welter of anarchy and endless civil war"
],
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"chance-medley",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"dishevelment",
"disorder",
"disorderedness",
"disorderliness",
"disorganization",
"free-for-all",
"havoc",
"heck",
"hell",
"jumble",
"mare's nest",
"mess",
"messiness",
"misorder",
"muddle",
"muss",
"shambles",
"snake pit",
"tumble"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anarchy",
"lawlessness",
"misrule",
"riot",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"labyrinth",
"maze",
"web",
"maelstrom",
"storm",
"bollix",
"clutter",
"litter",
"mishmash",
"shuffle",
"hodgepodge",
"medley",
"miscellany",
"morass",
"motley"
],
"near antonyms":[
"method",
"pattern",
"plan",
"system"
],
"antonyms":[
"order",
"orderliness"
]
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"as in wallow":{
"examples":[],
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"wallow",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"falter",
"lurch",
"reel",
"stagger",
"sway",
"teeter",
"totter",
"fumble",
"muddle",
"blunder",
"bumble",
"flog",
"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"struggle",
"stumble",
"trudge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coast",
"fly",
"glide",
"kilt",
"sail",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"well-wishing":{
"as in praise , blessing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commendation",
"compliment",
"congratulations",
"felicitations",
"greetings",
"regards",
"respects",
"approval",
"benediction",
"blessing",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"adulation",
"flattery",
"praise",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"citation",
"commendation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dig",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"insult",
"put-down",
"taunt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"well-to-do":{
"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
"examples":[
"a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice"
],
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-endowed",
"well-fixed",
"well-heeled",
"well-off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better-off",
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"welters":{
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
"examples":[
"there was a welter of pushing and shoving as people rushed to grab the best seats for the outdoor concert"
],
"synonyms":[
"ados",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoos",
"blathers",
"bluster",
"bobberies",
"bothers",
"bustles",
"clatters",
"clutters",
"coils",
"commotions",
"corroborees",
"disturbances",
"dos",
"do's",
"foofaraws",
"fun",
"furores",
"furors",
"fusses",
"helter-skelters",
"hoo-has",
"hoo-hahs",
"hooplas",
"hubble-bubbles",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurlies",
"hurly-burlies",
"hurricanes",
"hurry-scurries",
"hurry-skurries",
"kerfuffles",
"moils",
"pandemoniums",
"pothers",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"rumpuses",
"shindys",
"shindies",
"splores",
"squalls",
"stews",
"stirs",
"storms",
"to-dos",
"tumults",
"turmoils",
"uproars",
"whirls",
"williwaws",
"zoos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cacophonies",
"clamors",
"dins",
"howls",
"hue and cries",
"noises",
"outcries",
"rackets",
"roars",
"disorders",
"upheavals",
"eruptions",
"flare-ups",
"flurries",
"flutters",
"outbreaks",
"outbursts",
"brawls",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"scuffles",
"dithers",
"fevers",
"frets",
"lathers",
"tizzies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"hushes",
"peaces",
"quiets",
"quietudes",
"rests",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities",
"orders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"a welter of junk in the closet, most of which needed to be thrown out"
],
"synonyms":[
"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",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties"
],
"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":[],
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"a state in which everything is out of order":{
"examples":[
"the claim that a troop withdrawal would plunge the country into a welter of anarchy and endless civil war"
],
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"chance-medleys",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"dishevelments",
"disorders",
"disorganizations",
"free-for-alls",
"havoc",
"hecks",
"hells",
"jumbles",
"mare's nests",
"mares' nests",
"messes",
"misorders",
"muddles",
"musses",
"shambles",
"snake pits",
"tumbles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anarchies",
"misrules",
"riots",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"labyrinths",
"mazes",
"webs",
"maelstroms",
"storms",
"bollixes",
"clutters",
"litters",
"mishmashes",
"shuffles",
"hodgepodges",
"medleys",
"miscellanies",
"morasses",
"motleys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"methods",
"patterns",
"plans",
"systems"
],
"antonyms":[
"orders"
]
},
"as in wallows":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wallows",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"falters",
"lurches",
"reels",
"staggers",
"sways",
"teeters",
"totters",
"fumbles",
"muddles",
"blunders",
"bumbles",
"flogs",
"limps",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"struggles",
"stumbles",
"trudges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coasts",
"flies",
"glides",
"kilts",
"sails",
"zips",
"zooms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"welled (up)":{
"as in ran over , boiled over":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boiled over",
"ran over",
"spilled",
"spilt",
"overfilled",
"overflowed",
"flowed",
"flushed",
"gushed",
"poured",
"sluiced",
"spouted",
"spurted",
"streamed",
"deluged",
"drowned",
"engulfed",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"overwhelmed",
"submerged",
"submersed",
"swamped",
"washed (over)",
"brimmed",
"cascaded",
"slopped",
"sloshed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"receded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"well-endowed":{
"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
"examples":[
"that independent company is not so well-endowed that it could afford to fight a protracted lawsuit"
],
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-fixed",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better-off",
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-wishers":{
"someone who wants another person to be happy, successful, etc.":{
"examples":[
"Dozens of well-wishers gathered to say goodbye to him."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boosters",
"rooters",
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers",
"groupies",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"authorities",
"experts",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors",
"nonfans"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"well":{
"in a satisfactory way":{
"examples":[
"our current system for dividing household chores works well , so let's keep it"
],
"synonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"alright",
"creditably",
"decently",
"fine",
"good",
"middlingly",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"passably",
"respectably",
"satisfactorily",
"serviceably",
"so-so",
"sufficiently",
"tolerably"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appropriately",
"aptly",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"happily",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly",
"effectively",
"effectually",
"efficiently",
"neatly",
"tidily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbearably",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"unsuitably",
"awfully",
"deplorably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"miserably",
"terribly"
],
"antonyms":[
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"ill",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"intolerably",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily"
]
},
"in a generous manner":{
"examples":[
"a warm and gracious host who always treats guests well"
],
"synonyms":[
"amply",
"bounteously",
"bountifully",
"freehandedly",
"freeheartedly",
"generously",
"handsomely",
"lavishly",
"liberally",
"munificently",
"openhandedly",
"unstintingly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considerately",
"courteously",
"hospitably",
"kindly",
"nicely",
"reasonably",
"sweetly",
"thoughtfully",
"affably",
"amiably",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"congenially",
"cordially",
"friendlily",
"genially",
"good-heartedly",
"good-naturedly",
"graciously",
"selflessly",
"ungrudgingly",
"unselfishly",
"altruistically",
"beneficently",
"benevolently",
"bigheartedly",
"charitably",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"magnanimously",
"philanthropically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"obnoxiously",
"provocatively",
"coldly",
"coolly",
"cooly",
"frigidly",
"hostilely",
"angrily",
"belligerently",
"begrudgingly",
"grudgingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"parsimoniously",
"stingily",
"ungenerously"
]
},
"in a skillful or expert manner":{
"examples":[
"she plays the piano very well"
],
"synonyms":[
"ably",
"adeptly",
"adroitly",
"artfully",
"capably",
"competently",
"consummately",
"deftly",
"expertly",
"masterfully",
"masterly",
"proficiently",
"skillfully"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aptly",
"fluently",
"cleanly",
"cleverly",
"dexterously",
"neatly",
"nimbly",
"easily",
"facilely",
"handily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inaptly",
"awkwardly",
"clumsily",
"crudely"
],
"antonyms":[
"amateurishly",
"artlessly",
"incapably",
"incompetently",
"inefficiently",
"ineptly",
"inexpertly",
"poorly",
"unskillfully"
]
},
"with good reason or courtesy":{
"examples":[
"we cannot well get out of going to your cousin's wedding"
],
"synonyms":[
"considerately",
"courteously",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"nicely",
"reasonably",
"thoughtfully"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pleasantly",
"excusably",
"fairly",
"justifiably",
"validly",
"discreetly",
"judiciously",
"prudently",
"sensibly",
"wisely",
"chivalrously",
"decorously",
"deferentially",
"gallantly",
"politely",
"respectfully",
"solicitously",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"sweetly",
"sympathetically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"disrespectfully",
"impolitely",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"snootily",
"cruelly",
"heartlessly",
"nastily",
"viciously",
"shabbily",
"unfairly"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourteously",
"inconsiderately",
"thoughtlessly"
]
},
"in a pleasing way":{
"examples":[
"the day went well , despite the rough beginning"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"winningly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
]
},
"to a full extent or degree":{
"examples":[
"we are well aware that this home renovation is going to be costly"
],
"synonyms":[
"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"dead",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"full",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
"perfectly",
"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"wholly",
"wide"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absolutely",
"categorically",
"cold",
"downright",
"hands down",
"plain",
"stone",
"stone-cold",
"unqualifiedly",
"basically",
"by and large",
"chiefly",
"generally",
"largely",
"mainly",
"more or less",
"mostly",
"overall",
"predominantly",
"predominately",
"primarily",
"principally",
"substantially",
"abundantly",
"copiously",
"generously",
"greatly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"kind of",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely",
"slightly",
"superficially",
"approximately",
"roughly",
"somewhat"
],
"antonyms":[
"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partly"
]
},
"without difficulty":{
"examples":[
"he can well afford to spare the time"
],
"synonyms":[
"easily",
"easy",
"effortlessly",
"facilely",
"fluently",
"freely",
"handily",
"hands down",
"lightly",
"painlessly",
"readily",
"smoothly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ably",
"adeptly",
"adroitly",
"competently",
"deftly",
"dexterously",
"efficiently",
"expertly",
"masterfully",
"proficiently",
"skillfully",
"instinctively",
"intuitively",
"naturally",
"spontaneously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awkwardly",
"clumsily",
"gracelessly",
"ham-handedly",
"ineptly",
"maladroitly",
"unskillfully",
"meticulously",
"painfully",
"painstakingly",
"thoroughly",
"assiduously",
"diligently",
"indefatigably",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intently",
"mightily",
"sedulously",
"tirelessly"
],
"antonyms":[
"arduously",
"hardly",
"laboriously",
"strenuously"
]
},
"how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{
"examples":[
"well , that is odd!"
],
"synonyms":[
"ah",
"aha",
"come on",
"fie",
"indeed",
"my word",
"no",
"pshaw",
"what",
"why"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gee",
"gee whiz",
"ha",
"hello",
"hey",
"lo",
"oh",
"fiddlesticks",
"phooey",
"pooh",
"there",
"oops",
"whoops",
"woops",
"ugh",
"egad",
"gad",
"gadzooks",
"(the) deuce",
"the devil",
"the dickens",
"zounds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a point or place at which something is invented or provided":{
"examples":[
"his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist"
],
"synonyms":[
"cradle",
"font",
"fountain",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
"root",
"seedbed",
"source",
"spring",
"wellspring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginning",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"day one",
"genesis",
"get-go",
"git-go",
"inception",
"incipience",
"incipiency",
"kickoff",
"launch",
"morning",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"onset",
"outset",
"start",
"threshold",
"baseline",
"first base",
"ground zero",
"square one"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small often deep body of water":{
"examples":[
"the spot where the spring bubbles up to the surface and forms a deep well"
],
"synonyms":[
"billabong",
"mere",
"pool",
"puddle",
"stank"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basin",
"hole",
"sinkhole",
"swimming pool",
"lake",
"pond",
"water hole"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"enjoying health and vigor":{
"examples":[
"my mother is quite well , thank you"
],
"synonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"bouncing",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hard",
"hardy",
"iron",
"lusty",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"ambulatory",
"nondisabled",
"uncrippled",
"active",
"agile",
"chipper",
"lively",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"spry",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"blooming",
"clean-cut",
"flourishing",
"flush",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"all right",
"good",
"right"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrepit",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"infirm",
"run-down",
"sickened",
"sickly",
"weak",
"weakened",
"weakly",
"worn-out",
"challenged",
"crippled",
"debilitated",
"differently abled",
"disabled",
"halt",
"incapacitated",
"lame",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"emaciated",
"gaunt",
"haggard",
"malnourished",
"undernourished",
"afflicted",
"troubled",
"bad",
"poorly"
],
"antonyms":[
"ailing",
"diseased",
"ill",
"sick",
"unfit",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"interjection",
"noun"
]
},
"well-ordered":{
"as in orderly , tidy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"kempt",
"neat",
"neatened",
"ordered",
"orderly",
"organized",
"shipshape",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"antiseptic",
"clean",
"cleaned",
"cleanly",
"hygienic",
"immaculate",
"sparkling",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"unsoiled",
"unsullied",
"methodical",
"methodic",
"regular",
"systematic",
"systematized",
"careful",
"fastidious",
"finicky",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"combed",
"groomed",
"manicured",
"well-groomed",
"taintless",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"untainted",
"wholesome"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"higgledy-piggledy",
"hugger-mugger",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"pell-mell",
"rumpled",
"sloppy",
"topsy-turvy",
"tousled",
"tumbled",
"unkempt",
"untidy",
"upside-down",
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"blackened",
"cruddy",
"dingy",
"dirty",
"draggled",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grotty",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"mucky",
"nasty",
"smudged",
"soiled",
"spotted",
"squalid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly",
"dowdy",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"shaggy",
"slatternly",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"uncombed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-behaved":{
"as in docile , obedient":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"docile",
"obedient",
"controllable",
"governable",
"manageable",
"tractable",
"compliant",
"placable",
"pliable",
"submissive",
"yielding",
"accepting",
"persuadable",
"receptive",
"responsive",
"willing",
"reasonable",
"temperate",
"trainable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"froward",
"headstrong",
"incontrollable",
"intractable",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"uncontrollable",
"ungovernable",
"unmanageable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful",
"bullheaded",
"contrary",
"difficult",
"hardheaded",
"incorrigible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"opinionated",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-willed",
"stiff",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"undisciplined",
"unpunished"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"well-being":{
"the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success":{
"examples":[
"we're only doing this for your own well-being"
],
"synonyms":[
"good",
"interest",
"weal",
"welfare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fortune",
"prosperity",
"prosperousness",
"success",
"successfulness",
"fitness",
"health",
"healthiness",
"robustness",
"soundness",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"happiness",
"joy",
"advantage",
"benefit",
"gain",
"sake",
"content",
"contentedness",
"gratification",
"satisfaction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness",
"misery",
"sadness",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ill-being"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}