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{
"Brussels lace":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brabbled":{
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"examples":[
"bored children brabbling in the back seat"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercated",
"argued",
"argufied",
"bickered",
"brawled",
"controverted",
"disputed",
"fell out",
"fought",
"hassled",
"jarred",
"quarreled",
"quarrelled",
"quibbled",
"rowed",
"scrapped",
"spatted",
"squabbled",
"tiffed",
"wrangled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenged",
"dared",
"defied",
"clashed",
"contended",
"contested",
"tangled",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"fussed",
"nitpicked",
"considered",
"debated",
"discussed",
"kicked",
"objected",
"protested"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexisted",
"got along",
"accepted",
"agreed",
"assented",
"concurred",
"consented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brace":{
"a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else":{
"examples":[
"wore a brace for the injured knee"
],
"synonyms":[
"buttress",
"mount",
"mounting",
"prop",
"reinforcement",
"shore",
"spur",
"stay",
"support",
"underpinning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shoring",
"column",
"pedestal",
"pilaster",
"pillar",
"arch",
"bolster",
"bracket",
"cantilever",
"girder",
"bearing",
"crutch",
"peg",
"post",
"stake",
"stanchion",
"stand",
"stilt",
"strut",
"truss",
"base",
"foundation",
"frame"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together":{
"examples":[
"bagged a brace of pheasants"
],
"synonyms":[
"couple",
"couplet",
"duo",
"dyad",
"pair",
"twain",
"twosome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"span",
"yoke",
"partnership",
"team",
"companion",
"complement",
"doublet",
"fellow",
"half",
"match",
"mate",
"twin",
"coordinate",
"counterpart",
"equal",
"equivalent",
"like",
"parallel",
"peer",
"rival"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"the pep talk braced the team up for the second half"
],
"synonyms":[
"amp (up)",
"animate",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"raise",
"rouse",
"stir",
"wake (up)",
"activate",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"motivate",
"motive",
"move",
"propel",
"charge",
"electrify",
"galvanize",
"enkindle",
"excite",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"instigate",
"kindle",
"provoke",
"set off",
"spark",
"trigger",
"turn on",
"whip (up)",
"abet",
"boost",
"buoy",
"cheer",
"embolden",
"fortify",
"hearten",
"infuse",
"inspire",
"lift",
"rally",
"steel",
"strengthen",
"reactivate",
"reanimate",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"recharge",
"recreate",
"reenergize",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"reinvigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"rekindle",
"renew",
"restimulate",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burn out",
"debilitate",
"do in",
"drain",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"harass",
"kayo",
"knock out",
"sap",
"tucker (out)",
"undermine",
"wash out",
"weaken",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"check",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"jade",
"quell",
"quench",
"repress",
"restrain",
"slow",
"still",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"kill"
]
},
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
"examples":[
"several boards braced the wall"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"bolster",
"buttress",
"carry",
"prop (up)",
"shore (up)",
"stay",
"support",
"sustain",
"undergird",
"underpin",
"uphold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"steady",
"truss",
"underlie"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally":{
"examples":[
"she braced herself for the job interview"
],
"synonyms":[
"forearm",
"fortify",
"nerve",
"poise",
"psych (up)",
"ready",
"steel",
"strengthen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arm",
"harden",
"inure",
"season",
"toughen",
"bolster",
"boost",
"buoy (up)",
"buttress",
"enforce",
"prop (up)",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"support",
"sustain",
"cheer (up)",
"comfort",
"embolden",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"inspire",
"rally",
"rouse",
"stir"
],
"near antonyms":[
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit",
"psych (out)",
"shake",
"unnerve",
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"prostrate",
"sap",
"soften",
"tire",
"undercut",
"undermine",
"weaken"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bracketed":{
"to describe as similar":{
"examples":[
"I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci"
],
"synonyms":[
"analogized",
"assimilated",
"compared",
"equated",
"likened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associated",
"connected",
"coupled",
"linked",
"alluded",
"referred",
"related",
"equaled",
"equalled",
"matched",
"paralleled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contrasted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"braggadocio":{
"boastful speech or writing":{
"examples":[
"his braggadocio hid the fact that he felt personally inadequate"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oratory",
"rhapsody",
"rhetoric",
"pomposity",
"turgidity",
"wind",
"bloviation",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"babble",
"blab",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"jawing",
"patter",
"prating",
"yammering",
"egotism",
"self-conceit",
"self-importance",
"swagger",
"vaunt"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"the swaggering braggadocio is a stock figure of American folklore, with Davy Crockett and Mike Fink being prime examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"blower",
"blowhard",
"boaster",
"brag",
"braggart",
"bragger",
"cockalorum",
"cracker",
"gascon",
"gasconader",
"swaggerer",
"vaunter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterer",
"cock",
"self-advertiser",
"self-dramatizer",
"self-promoter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braggart":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made"
],
"synonyms":[
"blower",
"blowhard",
"boaster",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bragger",
"cockalorum",
"cracker",
"gascon",
"gasconader",
"swaggerer",
"vaunter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterer",
"cock",
"self-advertiser",
"self-dramatizer",
"self-promoter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in boastful , cocky":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterous",
"blustery",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"bragging",
"braggy",
"cocky",
"swaggering",
"assured",
"biggety",
"biggity",
"bigheaded",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"consequential",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"important",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-opinionated",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swellheaded",
"vain",
"vainglorious",
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"pontifical",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"domineering",
"high-handed",
"imperious",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"holier-than-thou",
"pretentious",
"overconfident",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-adulatory",
"self-congratulatory",
"self-contented",
"self-gratulatory",
"self-applauding",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"self-affected",
"self-centered",
"self-engrossed",
"selfish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"egoless",
"humble",
"modest",
"uncomplacent",
"diffident",
"self-critical",
"self-distrustful",
"self-doubting",
"self-reproachful",
"self-reproving",
"meek",
"timid",
"unassertive",
"down-to-earth",
"unarrogant",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"bashful",
"demure",
"introverted",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"retiring",
"sheepish",
"shrinking",
"shy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"braid":{
"a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together":{
"examples":[
"until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees"
],
"synonyms":[
"lace",
"lacing",
"plait",
"plat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rickrack",
"ricrac",
"stripe",
"cornrow",
"dreadlock",
"pigtail",
"queue",
"braiding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form into a braid":{
"examples":[
"they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets"
],
"synonyms":[
"plait",
"plat",
"pleat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"interlace",
"interweave",
"weave"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brain-dead":{
"not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{
"antonyms":[
"apt",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
],
"examples":[
"it seems like she's always doing some brain-dead thing or another"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ingenious",
"resourceful",
"acute",
"astute",
"discerning",
"insightful",
"keen",
"knowing",
"perceptive",
"percipient",
"perspicacious",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sapient",
"savvy",
"wise",
"cerebral",
"erudite",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"thinking",
"well-read",
"educated",
"informed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"foxy",
"shrewd",
"wily",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sound",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid"
],
"related":[
"cretinous",
"feebleminded",
"simpleminded",
"boobish",
"foolish",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"lowbrow",
"uneducated",
"uninformed",
"unintellectual",
"untaught",
"unthinking",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"half-baked",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"silly",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"zany",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"bonehead",
"boneheaded",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brainchild":{
"something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{
"examples":[
"the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist"
],
"synonyms":[
"coinage",
"concoction",
"contrivance",
"creation",
"innovation",
"invention",
"wrinkle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contraption",
"device",
"gadget",
"gizmo",
"gismo",
"novelty",
"design",
"product",
"work",
"dream",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"picture",
"vision",
"conception",
"imagining",
"origination"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"copy",
"dupe",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"facsimile",
"imitation",
"reduplication",
"replica",
"replication",
"reproduction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brained":{
"as in beaned , skulled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beaned",
"conked",
"skulled",
"caned",
"clubbed",
"cudgeled",
"cudgelled",
"flailed",
"flogged",
"lashed",
"sapped",
"slashed",
"sledged",
"sledgehammered",
"speared",
"stabbed",
"switched",
"thrashed",
"whipped",
"rabbit-punched",
"sucker punched",
"bowled (down or over)",
"creamed",
"decked",
"dumped",
"felled",
"floored",
"knocked down",
"leveled",
"levelled",
"bumped",
"butted",
"jabbed",
"jostled",
"kicked",
"kneed",
"poked",
"prodded",
"pushed",
"shoved",
"stamped",
"bunted",
"flicked",
"stroked",
"tapped",
"scuffed",
"battered",
"beat",
"buffeted",
"bunged",
"chopped",
"cuffed",
"drubbed",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"licked",
"mangled",
"mauled",
"pelted",
"peppered",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"roughed",
"banged",
"bashed",
"batted",
"belted",
"biffed",
"bludgeoned",
"bobbed",
"bonked",
"bopped",
"boxed",
"busted",
"bust",
"clapped",
"clapt",
"clipped",
"clobbered",
"clocked",
"clouted",
"cracked",
"hammered",
"hit",
"knocked",
"nailed",
"pasted",
"pounded",
"punched",
"rapped",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"slogged",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"struck",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"tagged",
"thumped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"whaled",
"zapped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"braininess":{
"as in sense , reason":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"intellect",
"intelligence",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"reason",
"sense",
"smartness",
"wit",
"discernment",
"perception",
"perceptiveness",
"perceptivity",
"percipience",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"sense",
"sensibility",
"wisdom",
"acuity",
"acuteness",
"keenness",
"penetration",
"perspicacity",
"sensitivity",
"sharpness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"profundity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shallowness",
"superficiality",
"brainlessness",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"mindlessness",
"simpleness",
"stupidity",
"witlessness",
"illogic",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"unsoundness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brainstorm":{
"to engage in an exchange of information or ideas":{
"examples":[
"they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"communicate",
"intercommunicate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correspond",
"converse",
"talk",
"message",
"bond",
"commune",
"relate",
"accost",
"approach",
"board",
"contact"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in inspiration , brainstorming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brainstorming",
"inspiration",
"contrivance",
"creativity",
"fancy",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"ideation",
"imagination",
"imaginativeness",
"invention",
"inventiveness",
"originality",
"fecundity",
"fertility",
"ingenuity",
"resourcefulness",
"versatility",
"chimera",
"daydream",
"delusion",
"dream",
"figment",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"mind's eye",
"mirage",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"pipe dream",
"envisaging",
"visualization"
],
"near antonyms":[
"literality",
"literalness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in spasm , convulsion":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"convulsion",
"eclampsia",
"pang",
"paroxysm",
"spasm",
"throe",
"recurrence",
"relapse",
"agitation",
"frenzy",
"access",
"attack",
"bout",
"case",
"fit",
"seizure",
"siege",
"spell",
"turn",
"breakdown",
"collapse",
"prostration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrest",
"relief",
"remission"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brainwashes":{
"to cause (someone) to think or believe something by using methods that make a person unable to think normally":{
"examples":[
"Terrorists brainwashed the prisoners.",
"Does advertising brainwash children?"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"overpersuades",
"argues",
"brings",
"brings around",
"converts",
"convinces",
"gains",
"gets",
"induces",
"moves",
"persuades",
"prevails (on or upon)",
"satisfies",
"talks (into)",
"wins (over)",
"inclines",
"influences",
"moves",
"prompts",
"sells",
"sways",
"enroots",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"instills",
"blandishes",
"blarneys",
"cajoles",
"coaxes",
"entreats",
"exhorts",
"fast-talks",
"urges",
"wheedles",
"allures",
"beguiles",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"snows",
"tempts",
"attracts",
"draws",
"entices",
"interests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deters",
"discourages",
"dissuades",
"unsells"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"braise":{
"as in smother , steam":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fricassee",
"pressure-cook",
"smother",
"steam",
"scald",
"reboil",
"boil",
"coddle",
"parboil",
"poach",
"simmer",
"stew"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brake":{
"a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush":{
"examples":[
"built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer"
],
"synonyms":[
"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosk",
"bosque",
"bosquet",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canebrake",
"brush",
"bush",
"scrub",
"scrubland",
"bramble",
"jungle",
"tangle",
"grove",
"hedge",
"stand",
"woodlot",
"forest",
"greenwood",
"wildwood",
"wood",
"woodland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace":{
"examples":[
"braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us"
],
"synonyms":[
"decelerate",
"retard",
"slacken",
"slow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"halt",
"stop",
"encumber",
"hamper",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"obstruct",
"set back",
"tie up",
"bottleneck",
"arrest",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"rein",
"restrain",
"baffle",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"sabotage",
"thwart"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drive",
"encourage",
"goad",
"propel",
"push",
"spur",
"stir",
"urge",
"advance",
"aid",
"dispatch",
"ease",
"expedite",
"facilitate",
"forward",
"further",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[
"accelerate",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"quicken",
"rush",
"speed (up)",
"step up"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"branching (out)":{
"to go or move in different directions from a central point":{
"examples":[
"the vine branched out as it climbed the trellis"
],
"synonyms":[
"diverging",
"dividing",
"forking",
"parting",
"separating",
"spreading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestrewing",
"breaking up",
"broadcasting",
"clearing out",
"disbanding",
"dispelling",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"distributing",
"scattering",
"sowing",
"distancing",
"receding",
"retreating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembling",
"gathering",
"meeting"
],
"antonyms":[
"converging",
"joining"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"branded":{
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
"examples":[
"the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraved",
"etched",
"impressed",
"imprinted",
"infixed",
"ingrained",
"engrained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enrooted",
"imbued",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"infused",
"instilled",
"fixed",
"set",
"stamped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blotted out",
"erased",
"expunged",
"obliterated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"branding":{
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
"examples":[
"the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraving",
"etching",
"impressing",
"imprinting",
"infixing",
"ingraining",
"engraining"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enrooting",
"imbuing",
"implanting",
"inculcating",
"infusing",
"instilling",
"fixing",
"setting",
"stamping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blotting out",
"erasing",
"expunging",
"obliterating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brashness":{
"shameless boldness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"for sheer brashness it would be hard to beat the customer who wanted a refund on merchandise bought elsewhere"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"hesitancy",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"timorousness",
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"mannerliness",
"manners"
],
"related":[
"arrogance",
"assurance",
"cockiness",
"confidence",
"hardihood",
"overconfidence",
"sanguinity",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"discourteousness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impoliteness",
"impudence",
"incivility",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"back talk",
"sass",
"swagger",
"swash"
],
"synonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"brass",
"brassiness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"crust",
"effrontery",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
"nerviness",
"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
"sauce",
"sauciness",
"temerity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brass":{
"shameless boldness":{
"examples":[
"had the brass to demand a refund for something they had broken themselves!"
],
"synonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"crust",
"effrontery",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
"nerviness",
"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
"sauce",
"sauciness",
"temerity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrogance",
"assurance",
"cockiness",
"confidence",
"hardihood",
"overconfidence",
"sanguinity",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"discourteousness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impoliteness",
"impudence",
"incivility",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"back talk",
"sass",
"swagger",
"swash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"hesitancy",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"timorousness",
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"mannerliness",
"manners"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brass band":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braved":{
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"antonyms":[
"dodged",
"ducked",
"funked",
"shirked",
"sidestepped"
],
"examples":[
"a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"shook"
],
"related":[
"faced up (to)",
"fronted",
"affronted",
"challenged",
"encountered",
"met",
"accosted",
"approached",
"cornered",
"repelled",
"resisted",
"stood",
"withstood",
"battled",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contended (with)",
"fought",
"opposed",
"squared (off)"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearded",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved",
"outfaced"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bravos":{
"as in hit men , torpedoes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hit men",
"torpedoes",
"triggermen",
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"homicides",
"killers",
"manslayers",
"murderers",
"butchers",
"executioners",
"massacrers",
"slaughterers",
"slayers",
"murderesses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in hails , hurrahs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hails",
"hallelujahs",
"hosannas",
"hurrahs",
"hoorays",
"hoorahs",
"huzzahs",
"huzzas",
"acclamations",
"applauses",
"cheers",
"ovations",
"plaudits",
"raves",
"r\u00e9clames",
"acclaim",
"accolades",
"citations",
"commendations",
"compliments",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"homages",
"kudos",
"paeans",
"panegyrics",
"salutations",
"tributes",
"kudos",
"praises"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boos",
"hisses",
"hoots",
"jeers",
"raspberries",
"smirks",
"sneers",
"snickers",
"sniggers",
"snorts",
"whistles",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"put-downs",
"taunts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brawl":{
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{
"examples":[
"they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl"
],
"synonyms":[
"affray",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle",
"clash",
"combat",
"conflict",
"contest",
"fisticuffs",
"handgrips",
"hassle",
"scrap",
"scrimmage",
"scuffle",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tussle",
"horseplay",
"roughhousing",
"altercation",
"argument",
"dispute",
"kickup",
"quarrel",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
"examples":[
"the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"battle royal",
"bicker",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
"disagreement",
"dispute",
"donnybrook",
"falling-out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"imbroglio",
"kickup",
"misunderstanding",
"quarrel",
"rhubarb",
"row",
"scrap",
"set-to",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clash",
"run-in",
"skirmish",
"tangle",
"tussle",
"logomachy",
"feud",
"vendetta",
"attack",
"contention",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"debate",
"difference",
"disputation",
"fuss",
"objection",
"protest",
"protestation",
"affray",
"fisticuffs",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"catfight"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{
"examples":[
"we could hear the brawl of the river rapids ahead of us before we could actually see them"
],
"synonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discord",
"dissonance",
"commotion",
"furor",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"rumpus",
"tumult",
"uproar",
"clatter",
"jangle",
"bang",
"blast",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"hush",
"lull",
"quietude",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
]
},
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"examples":[
"the Wilsons were always loudly brawling , and the neighbors were always shutting their windows"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brabble",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenge",
"dare",
"defy",
"clash",
"contend",
"contest",
"tangle",
"cavil",
"fuss",
"nitpick",
"consider",
"debate",
"discuss",
"kick",
"object",
"protest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexist",
"get along",
"accept",
"agree",
"assent",
"concur",
"consent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brawly":{
"feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{
"antonyms":[
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
],
"examples":[
"a bar that was once a favorite haunt of brawly servicemen from the nearby military base"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anti-imperialist",
"antimilitarist",
"unwarlike",
"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"complaisant",
"conciliatory",
"cordial",
"easygoing",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"ingratiating",
"kindhearted",
"obliging",
"pleasant",
"sociable",
"calm",
"quiet",
"relaxed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"benign",
"gentle",
"kindly",
"mild"
],
"related":[
"antagonistic",
"fierce",
"hostile",
"hot-tempered",
"acidic",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"bristly",
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"fractious",
"fretful",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"huffy",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"ornery",
"peevish",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"querulous",
"rude",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"stroppy",
"surly",
"testy",
"touchy",
"ugly",
"waspish",
"savage",
"vicious",
"battling",
"fighting",
"warring"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brawny":{
"having muscles capable of exerting great physical force":{
"examples":[
"the store manager always asked the brawniest person there to do the heavy lifting"
],
"synonyms":[
"muscular",
"rugged",
"sinewy",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forceful",
"forcible",
"mighty",
"potent",
"powerful",
"puissant",
"able-bodied",
"athletic",
"fit",
"trim",
"beefy",
"burly",
"husky",
"strapping",
"masculine",
"virile",
"hard",
"inured",
"strengthened",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"toughened",
"energetic",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"vigorous",
"vitalized",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"sound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenged",
"disabled",
"incapacitated",
"paralyzed",
"impotent",
"powerless",
"puny",
"slight",
"small",
"unathletic",
"unfit",
"unhealthy"
],
"antonyms":[
"delicate",
"feeble",
"frail",
"weak",
"weakling",
"wimpy"
]
},
"marked by a well-developed musculature":{
"examples":[
"brawny arms that weren't developed in the gym but by years of work in the construction business"
],
"synonyms":[
"muscular",
"sinewy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"wiry",
"powerful",
"strong",
"beefy",
"burly",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"able-bodied",
"athletic",
"herculean",
"mighty",
"robust",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strapping",
"sturdy",
"muscle-bound",
"sculpted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonathletic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"fragile",
"frail",
"weak",
"weakened",
"weakly",
"wimpy",
"light",
"lightweight",
"slight",
"lean",
"slender",
"slim",
"svelte",
"sylphlike",
"thin",
"willowy",
"emaciated",
"gaunt",
"lank",
"rawboned",
"scraggy",
"spare"
],
"antonyms":[
"scrawny",
"skinny"
]
},
"strongly and heavily built":{
"examples":[
"a tough little boy who's going to be a brawny man someday"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefy",
"burly",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"mesomorphic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"athletic",
"herculean",
"mighty",
"muscle-bound",
"muscular",
"powerful",
"robust",
"rugged",
"sinewy",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strapping",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"chunky",
"compact",
"heavy",
"heavyset",
"solid",
"squat",
"squatty",
"stocky",
"thickset",
"chubby",
"dumpy",
"lumpish",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"roly-poly",
"tubby"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lean",
"light",
"lightweight",
"slender",
"slight",
"slim",
"svelte",
"sylphlike",
"thin",
"willowy",
"bony",
"boney",
"gangling",
"gangly",
"gaunt",
"gawky",
"lanky",
"reedy",
"scraggy",
"scrawny",
"skinny",
"spare",
"stringy",
"twiggy",
"waspish",
"weedy",
"spidery",
"wiry",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"effete",
"emaciated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"fragile",
"frail",
"infirm",
"puny",
"unathletic",
"weak",
"weakly",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"braying":{
"to reduce to fine particles":{
"examples":[
"bray the seeds using a mortar and pestle"
],
"synonyms":[
"atomizing",
"beating",
"comminuting",
"crushing",
"disintegrating",
"grinding",
"milling",
"mulling",
"pounding",
"powdering",
"pulverizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grating",
"kibbling",
"crumbling",
"crunching",
"breaking",
"busting",
"dashing",
"fracturing",
"fragmenting",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"splintering",
"micronizing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breach":{
"a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation":{
"examples":[
"the president's deliberate misstatements were widely seen as a breach of the public trust"
],
"synonyms":[
"contravention",
"infraction",
"infringement",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconduct",
"misdemeanor",
"misfeasance",
"misprision",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"wrong",
"disregard",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"nonobservance",
"overlooking",
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"neglect",
"encroachment",
"intrusion",
"invasion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"respecting",
"upholding"
],
"antonyms":[
"noninfringement",
"observance"
]
},
"a breaking of a moral or legal code":{
"examples":[
"cheating on the exam was a serious breach of the military academy's honor code"
],
"synonyms":[
"crime",
"debt",
"error",
"lawbreaking",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdoing",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"wrongdoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bias crime",
"hate crime",
"felony",
"misconduct",
"misdemeanor",
"misfeasance",
"fault",
"foible",
"peccadillo",
"break",
"infringement",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"sinfulness",
"vice",
"wickedness",
"corruption",
"debauchery",
"depravity",
"licentiousness",
"abuse",
"criminality",
"illegality",
"lawlessness",
"unlawfulness",
"descent",
"downfall",
"fall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blamelessness",
"faultlessness",
"guiltlessness",
"impeccability",
"innocence",
"irreproachability",
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue",
"virtuousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncrime"
]
},
"an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{
"examples":[
"the cat got out of the yard through a breach in the hedge"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"discontinuity",
"gap",
"gulf",
"hiatus",
"hole",
"interstice",
"interval",
"opening",
"rent",
"rift",
"separation",
"void"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chink",
"cleft",
"crack",
"cranny",
"crevice",
"fissure",
"notch",
"slit",
"slot",
"split",
"interspace",
"pore",
"abyss",
"aperture",
"cavity",
"chasm",
"gape",
"orifice",
"fracture",
"rupture",
"severance",
"sundering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to keep":{
"examples":[
"a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"contravene",
"fracture",
"infringe (on or upon)",
"offend",
"traduce",
"transgress",
"violate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disobey",
"rebel",
"blow off",
"brush (off)",
"disregard",
"flout",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"tune out",
"wink (at)",
"dismiss",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"scorn",
"shrug off",
"defy",
"resist",
"withstand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defer (to)",
"serve",
"submit (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"attend",
"hear",
"heed",
"listen (to)",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"regard",
"watch"
],
"antonyms":[
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"mind",
"obey",
"observe"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bread":{
"something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'll buy that tomorrow, when I get some bread"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"coinage",
"specie",
"dead presidents",
"folding money",
"paper money",
"scrip",
"banknote",
"cashier's check",
"check",
"draft",
"money order",
"note",
"promissory note",
"bill",
"dollar",
"greenback",
"bankroll",
"capital",
"finances",
"funds",
"roll",
"wad",
"wallet",
"chump change",
"dibs",
"dime",
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pittance",
"shoestring",
"big bucks",
"bomb",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"earth",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabucks",
"mint",
"packet",
"pile",
"pot",
"abundance",
"means",
"opulence",
"riches",
"treasure",
"wealth",
"resources",
"wherewithal",
"mad money",
"petty cash",
"pin money",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
]
},
"substances intended to be eaten":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"supplied his charges with bread and a place to stay"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"related":[
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"mess",
"pap",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"board",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving",
"finger food",
"natural food"
],
"synonyms":[
"chow",
"chuck",
"comestibles",
"eatables",
"eats",
"edibles",
"fare",
"food",
"foodstuffs",
"grub",
"meat",
"provender",
"provisions",
"table",
"tucker",
"viands",
"victuals",
"vittles"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breadth":{
"a wide space or area":{
"examples":[
"a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it"
],
"synonyms":[
"distance",
"expanse",
"expansion",
"extent",
"field",
"length",
"plain",
"reach",
"sheet",
"spread",
"stretch",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domain",
"sphere",
"territory",
"compass",
"range",
"scope",
"sweep",
"gamut",
"scale",
"spectrum",
"depth",
"emptiness",
"void",
"extension",
"latitude",
"span",
"amplitude",
"immensity",
"magnitude"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"the breadth of his knowledge on the subject is awesome"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamut",
"spectrum",
"spread",
"bailiwick",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"province",
"region",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"frontier",
"horizon",
"panorama"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"break down":{
"a mental or nervous collapse":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplomb",
"calmness",
"composure",
"coolness",
"imperturbability",
"placidity",
"self-possession",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
"related":[
"frazzle",
"freak-out",
"meltdown",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"apprehension",
"disquiet",
"excitability",
"nervousness",
"disturbance",
"agitation",
"discomposure",
"perturbation",
"basket case"
],
"synonyms":[
"crack-up",
"nervous breakdown",
"tailspin"
]
},
"the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the breakdown of the body was arrested by the embalming process"
],
"near antonyms":[
"growth",
"maturation",
"ripening"
],
"related":[
"crumbling",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"curdling",
"fermentation",
"moldering",
"souring"
],
"synonyms":[
"corruption",
"decay",
"decomposition",
"festering",
"putrefaction",
"putrescence",
"rot",
"spoilage"
]
},
"the separation and identification of the parts of a whole":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agglomeration",
"aggregation",
"amalgamation",
"assimilation",
"coalescence",
"conglomeration",
"consolidation",
"integration",
"synthesis",
"unification"
],
"related":[
"assessment",
"diagnosis",
"evaluation",
"examination",
"inspection",
"investigation",
"muster",
"scrutiny",
"arrangement",
"assortment",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"categorization",
"classification",
"codification",
"indexing",
"enumeration",
"inventory",
"itemization",
"tabulation",
"division",
"reduction",
"segmentation",
"separation",
"subdivision"
],
"synonyms":[
"analysis",
"anatomizing",
"anatomy",
"assay",
"deconstruction",
"dissection"
]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"jumble",
"lump",
"mix (up)",
"scramble",
"misclassify",
"missort",
"mistype"
],
"related":[
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"alphabetize",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"file",
"index",
"list",
"refer",
"pigeonhole",
"shelve",
"identify",
"recognize",
"cull",
"screen",
"set",
"sieve",
"sift",
"winnow",
"clump",
"cluster",
"colligate",
"recategorize",
"reclassify",
"regroup",
"subcategorize"
],
"synonyms":[
"assort",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"grade",
"group",
"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type"
]
},
"to cause to break with violence and much noise":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bust",
"fracture",
"fragment",
"annihilate",
"bash",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"nuke",
"pulverize",
"ruin",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck",
"shiver",
"splinter",
"split",
"crack",
"crunch",
"crush",
"snap"
],
"synonyms":[
"crash",
"shatter",
"smash"
]
},
"to go through decomposition":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long"
],
"near antonyms":[
"age",
"develop",
"grow",
"mature",
"ripen",
"refresh",
"renew",
"restore",
"cleanse",
"purify",
"assemble",
"compose",
"integrate",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"improve",
"meliorate"
],
"related":[
"sour",
"turn",
"turn off",
"contaminate",
"defile",
"pollute",
"taint",
"addle",
"curdle",
"ferment",
"mortify",
"rust",
"crumble",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"dilapidate",
"sink",
"wither"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"decay",
"decompose",
"disintegrate",
"fester",
"foul",
"mold",
"molder",
"perish",
"putrefy",
"rot",
"spoil"
]
},
"to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"aggregate",
"amalgamate",
"assimilate",
"coalesce",
"conglomerate",
"consolidate",
"integrate",
"synthesize",
"unify"
],
"related":[
"assess",
"diagnose",
"evaluate",
"examine",
"inspect",
"investigate",
"scrutinize",
"arrange",
"assort",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"categorize",
"classify",
"codify",
"diagram",
"enumerate",
"index",
"order",
"schematize",
"sort",
"tabulate",
"divide",
"reduce",
"segment",
"separate",
"subdivide"
],
"synonyms":[
"analyze",
"anatomize",
"assay",
"cut",
"deconstruct",
"dissect"
]
},
"to stop functioning":{
"antonyms":[
"start (up)"
],
"examples":[
"the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"fizzle",
"sputter",
"wheeze",
"act up",
"malfunction",
"jam"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"cut out",
"die",
"fail",
"give out",
"stall"
]
},
"to take apart":{
"antonyms":[
"assemble",
"construct"
],
"examples":[
"the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived"
],
"near antonyms":[
"build",
"erect",
"pitch",
"combine",
"unite"
],
"related":[
"detach",
"disengage",
"break up",
"disaggregate",
"disarticulate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"disunite",
"divide",
"separate"
],
"synonyms":[
"demount",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"dismember",
"dismount",
"knock down",
"strike",
"take down"
]
},
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"choke"
],
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"crack",
"flip (out)",
"freak (out)",
"melt down",
"wig (out)"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"break off (with)":{
"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hook up (with)",
"take",
"befriend",
"latch (on or onto)"
],
"related":[
"brush (aside or off)",
"cold-shoulder",
"cut",
"high-hat",
"slight",
"snub",
"abandon",
"desert",
"forsake",
"maroon",
"quit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow off",
"ditch",
"dump",
"jilt",
"kiss off",
"leave"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"break out":{
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
"examples":[
"in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out , and there was a mad rush for flu shots"
],
"synonyms":[
"blaze (up)",
"burst (forth)",
"erupt",
"explode",
"flame",
"flare (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rocket",
"skyrocket",
"balloon",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"snowball",
"swell",
"wax",
"blow up",
"detonate",
"touch off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{
"examples":[
"the captives had been planning to stage a breakout at the next change in shift for the guards"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"bunk",
"escape",
"flight",
"getaway",
"lam",
"rout",
"slip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jailbreak",
"deliverance",
"liberation",
"redemption",
"release",
"rescue",
"salvation",
"close call",
"close shave",
"near miss"
],
"near antonyms":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration",
"internment",
"custody",
"detention",
"hold",
"holding",
"retention",
"endangerment",
"hazard",
"imperilment",
"jeopardy",
"peril",
"risk",
"trouble"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"break up":{
"to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{
"examples":[
"the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful"
],
"synonyms":[
"disband",
"disperse",
"dissolve"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demobilize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorporate",
"consolidate",
"hang together"
],
"antonyms":[
"band",
"join",
"unite"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed"
],
"synonyms":[
"break off",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"dead-end",
"determine",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"halt",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desist (from)",
"lay off (of)",
"refrain (from)",
"give over",
"knock off",
"pack (up or in)",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"cut out",
"stall",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abate",
"peter (out)",
"wind down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draw out",
"extend",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
]
},
"to set or force apart":{
"examples":[
"he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break down",
"decompose",
"disassemble",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"bifurcate",
"bisect",
"cleave",
"dichotomize",
"dissect",
"fractionalize",
"fractionate",
"halve",
"partition",
"quarter",
"segment",
"subdivide",
"trisect",
"fragment",
"fragmentate",
"fragmentize",
"break",
"fracture",
"pull",
"rend",
"rift",
"rip",
"rive",
"rupture",
"tear",
"cut off",
"insulate",
"isolate",
"seclude",
"segregate",
"sequester",
"detach",
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"unravel",
"untie"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assemble",
"associate",
"blend",
"combine",
"mingle",
"mix",
"connect",
"couple",
"accumulate",
"agglutinate",
"attach",
"bind",
"cement",
"close",
"fasten",
"fuse",
"knit",
"stick",
"weld"
],
"antonyms":[
"join",
"link",
"unify",
"unite"
]
},
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"examples":[
"the sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp"
],
"synonyms":[
"break down",
"crack",
"flip (out)",
"freak (out)",
"melt down",
"wig (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choke"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up or in)",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complete",
"conclude",
"finish",
"close (down)",
"deactivate",
"block",
"blockade",
"dam",
"delay",
"detain",
"hinder",
"hold",
"hold back",
"impede",
"kibosh",
"obstruct",
"stem",
"call",
"suspend",
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"clamp down",
"rein (in)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stamp",
"stanch",
"staunch",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"turn back",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abolish",
"abort",
"annul",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"dissolve",
"kill",
"ruin",
"scuttle",
"snuff"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry on",
"continue",
"follow through (with)",
"keep up",
"run on",
"advance",
"proceed",
"progress",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"propel",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"bust",
"disintegrate",
"dismember",
"disrupt",
"fracture",
"fragment",
"rive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atomize",
"crush",
"grind",
"powder",
"pulverize",
"reduce",
"blast",
"blow up",
"burst",
"detonate",
"explode",
"crack",
"pop",
"shatter",
"shiver",
"smash",
"chip",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"split",
"implode",
"destroy",
"ruin",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"heal",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renovate",
"repair"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{
"examples":[
"if you break up during the skit, the audience will know that you're in on the joke"
],
"synonyms":[
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"crack up",
"giggle",
"hee-haw",
"laugh",
"roar",
"scream",
"snicker",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grin",
"smile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bawl",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"weep",
"howl",
"squall",
"wail",
"yowl",
"bleat",
"pule",
"whimper",
"whine",
"sniffle",
"snivel",
"groan",
"moan",
"sigh"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{
"examples":[
"the breakup of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism pretty much signaled the end of the Cold War"
],
"synonyms":[
"bifurcation",
"cleavage",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"fractionalization",
"fractionation",
"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"separation",
"split",
"sundering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breach",
"rupture",
"divorce",
"severance",
"decomposition",
"disassembly",
"dismemberment",
"segmentation",
"subdivision",
"atomization",
"dichotomization",
"polarization",
"diffusion",
"dispersal",
"dispersion",
"scattering",
"administration",
"apportionment",
"distribution",
"isolation",
"seclusion",
"segregation",
"sequestration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assemblage",
"association",
"attachment",
"conjunction",
"connection",
"link",
"linkage",
"linkup",
"aggregation",
"combination",
"consolidation",
"fusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"unification",
"union"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"break-in":{
"to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent":{
"examples":[
"the burglars broke in by smashing a window"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarize",
"burgle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invade",
"trespass",
"hold up",
"loot",
"plunder",
"rip off",
"rob",
"stick up",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"despoil",
"devastate",
"maraud",
"pillage",
"ravage",
"sack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{
"examples":[
"he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met"
],
"synonyms":[
"chime in",
"chip in",
"cut in",
"interpose",
"interrupt",
"intrude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barge (in)",
"bother",
"horn in",
"add",
"contribute",
"put in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in burglary , holdup":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"burglary",
"holdup",
"mugging",
"stickup",
"grab",
"heist",
"pinch",
"rip-off",
"snatching",
"swiping",
"theft"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breakfast":{
"the first meal of the day":{
"examples":[
"a big/good/hearty breakfast"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"buffet",
"collation",
"dinner",
"lunch",
"luncheon",
"refreshments",
"smorgasbord",
"snack",
"supper",
"tea",
"chow",
"feed",
"menu",
"mess",
"refection",
"repast",
"table",
"board",
"bite",
"gulp",
"morsel",
"serving",
"taste",
"banquet",
"feast",
"regale",
"spread",
"bake",
"barbecue",
"barbeque",
"clambake",
"cookout",
"fry",
"fry-up",
"luau",
"picnic",
"potluck",
"roast"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in lunch , sup":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lunch",
"sup",
"board",
"dine out",
"mess",
"picnic",
"graze",
"nibble",
"nosh",
"pick",
"snack",
"glut",
"gorge",
"gormandize",
"overeat",
"overfeed",
"pig out",
"chow (down)",
"dig in",
"banquet",
"feast",
"repast",
"dine",
"eat",
"fare",
"feed",
"partake",
"refresh",
"victual"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diet",
"fast"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breaking free":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt."
],
"synonyms":[
"absconding",
"breaking out (of)",
"clearing out",
"escaping",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"getting out",
"lamming",
"running away",
"running off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eluding",
"evading",
"losing",
"shunning",
"decamping",
"departing",
"eloping",
"exiting",
"going",
"leaving",
"moving",
"pulling out",
"quitting",
"sallying (forth)",
"shoving (off)",
"taking off",
"walking out",
"disentangling",
"extricating",
"bringing off",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"manumitting",
"redeeming",
"releasing",
"rescuing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"hanging around",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying",
"sticking around",
"tarrying",
"coming back",
"returning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"breakneck":{
"moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{
"antonyms":[
"slow"
],
"examples":[
"the breakneck production of naval vessels during World War II"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"languid",
"lingering",
"plodding",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slowish",
"sluggish",
"unhurried",
"deliberate",
"leisurely",
"measured",
"dilatory",
"late",
"tardy",
"ultraslow"
],
"related":[
"expeditious",
"prompt",
"ready",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"breathtaking",
"energetic",
"strenuous",
"strong",
"vigorous",
"high-speed",
"rush",
"ultrafast",
"ultrarapid"
],
"synonyms":[
"blistering",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"galloping",
"hasty",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"breakout":{
"the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the captives had been planning to stage a breakout at the next change in shift for the guards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration",
"internment",
"custody",
"detention",
"hold",
"holding",
"retention",
"endangerment",
"hazard",
"imperilment",
"jeopardy",
"peril",
"risk",
"trouble"
],
"related":[
"jailbreak",
"deliverance",
"liberation",
"redemption",
"release",
"rescue",
"salvation",
"close call",
"close shave",
"near miss"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"bunk",
"escape",
"flight",
"getaway",
"lam",
"rout",
"slip"
]
},
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out , and there was a mad rush for flu shots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"rocket",
"skyrocket",
"balloon",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"snowball",
"swell",
"wax",
"blow up",
"detonate",
"touch off"
],
"synonyms":[
"blaze (up)",
"burst (forth)",
"erupt",
"explode",
"flame",
"flare (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breaks out (with)":{
"as in gets , goes down (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catches",
"comes down (with)",
"contracts",
"gets",
"goes down (with)",
"sickens (with)",
"takes",
"fails",
"languishes",
"sinks",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts",
"withers",
"worsens",
"dies (from)",
"succumbs (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comes back",
"gains",
"heals",
"mends",
"recoups",
"recovers",
"recuperates",
"snaps back",
"rallies",
"rebounds",
"recovers (from)",
"shakes (off)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breakup":{
"to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{
"examples":[
"the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful"
],
"synonyms":[
"disband",
"disperse",
"dissolve"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demobilize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorporate",
"consolidate",
"hang together"
],
"antonyms":[
"band",
"join",
"unite"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed"
],
"synonyms":[
"break off",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"dead-end",
"determine",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"halt",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desist (from)",
"lay off (of)",
"refrain (from)",
"give over",
"knock off",
"pack (up or in)",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"cut out",
"stall",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abate",
"peter (out)",
"wind down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draw out",
"extend",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
]
},
"to set or force apart":{
"examples":[
"he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break down",
"decompose",
"disassemble",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"bifurcate",
"bisect",
"cleave",
"dichotomize",
"dissect",
"fractionalize",
"fractionate",
"halve",
"partition",
"quarter",
"segment",
"subdivide",
"trisect",
"fragment",
"fragmentate",
"fragmentize",
"break",
"fracture",
"pull",
"rend",
"rift",
"rip",
"rive",
"rupture",
"tear",
"cut off",
"insulate",
"isolate",
"seclude",
"segregate",
"sequester",
"detach",
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"unravel",
"untie"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assemble",
"associate",
"blend",
"combine",
"mingle",
"mix",
"connect",
"couple",
"accumulate",
"agglutinate",
"attach",
"bind",
"cement",
"close",
"fasten",
"fuse",
"knit",
"stick",
"weld"
],
"antonyms":[
"join",
"link",
"unify",
"unite"
]
},
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"examples":[
"the sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp"
],
"synonyms":[
"break down",
"crack",
"flip (out)",
"freak (out)",
"melt down",
"wig (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choke"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up or in)",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complete",
"conclude",
"finish",
"close (down)",
"deactivate",
"block",
"blockade",
"dam",
"delay",
"detain",
"hinder",
"hold",
"hold back",
"impede",
"kibosh",
"obstruct",
"stem",
"call",
"suspend",
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"clamp down",
"rein (in)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stamp",
"stanch",
"staunch",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"turn back",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abolish",
"abort",
"annul",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"dissolve",
"kill",
"ruin",
"scuttle",
"snuff"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry on",
"continue",
"follow through (with)",
"keep up",
"run on",
"advance",
"proceed",
"progress",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"propel",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"bust",
"disintegrate",
"dismember",
"disrupt",
"fracture",
"fragment",
"rive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atomize",
"crush",
"grind",
"powder",
"pulverize",
"reduce",
"blast",
"blow up",
"burst",
"detonate",
"explode",
"crack",
"pop",
"shatter",
"shiver",
"smash",
"chip",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"split",
"implode",
"destroy",
"ruin",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"heal",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renovate",
"repair"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{
"examples":[
"if you break up during the skit, the audience will know that you're in on the joke"
],
"synonyms":[
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"crack up",
"giggle",
"hee-haw",
"laugh",
"roar",
"scream",
"snicker",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grin",
"smile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bawl",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"weep",
"howl",
"squall",
"wail",
"yowl",
"bleat",
"pule",
"whimper",
"whine",
"sniffle",
"snivel",
"groan",
"moan",
"sigh"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{
"examples":[
"the breakup of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism pretty much signaled the end of the Cold War"
],
"synonyms":[
"bifurcation",
"cleavage",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"fractionalization",
"fractionation",
"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"separation",
"split",
"sundering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breach",
"rupture",
"divorce",
"severance",
"decomposition",
"disassembly",
"dismemberment",
"segmentation",
"subdivision",
"atomization",
"dichotomization",
"polarization",
"diffusion",
"dispersal",
"dispersion",
"scattering",
"administration",
"apportionment",
"distribution",
"isolation",
"seclusion",
"segregation",
"sequestration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assemblage",
"association",
"attachment",
"conjunction",
"connection",
"link",
"linkage",
"linkup",
"aggregation",
"combination",
"consolidation",
"fusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"unification",
"union"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breathe":{
"to inhale and exhale air":{
"examples":[
"sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe"
],
"synonyms":[
"respire"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow (out)",
"draw",
"expire",
"inbreathe",
"inspire",
"gasp",
"huff",
"pant",
"puff",
"suspire",
"wheeze",
"sniff",
"snore",
"snort",
"snuff",
"snuffle",
"whiff",
"yawn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asphyxiate",
"choke",
"gag",
"smother",
"suffocate",
"garrote",
"garotte",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"throttle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have life":{
"examples":[
"as long as I breathe , you will have a place to stay"
],
"synonyms":[
"be",
"exist",
"live",
"subsist"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abide",
"continue",
"endure",
"hold on",
"hold up",
"keep (on)",
"kick",
"last",
"lead",
"persist",
"rule",
"run on",
"survive",
"move",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappear",
"evaporate",
"vanish",
"cease",
"desist",
"discontinue",
"end",
"quit",
"stop",
"abate",
"die (down)",
"ebb",
"let up",
"moderate",
"subside",
"wane"
],
"antonyms":[
"depart",
"die",
"expire",
"pass away",
"perish",
"succumb"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breathing":{
"having or showing life":{
"examples":[
"realized that he didn't need a comic-book superhero, since he had a real, breathing hero in his father"
],
"synonyms":[
"alive",
"animate",
"live",
"living",
"quick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"active",
"animated",
"dynamic",
"lively",
"thriving",
"vibrant",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"current",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"going",
"prevailing",
"surviving",
"resurrected"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dying",
"fading",
"moribund",
"stillborn",
"reposing",
"resting",
"ghostlike",
"ghostly",
"ghosty",
"zombielike",
"absent",
"extinct",
"fallen",
"finished",
"gone",
"lapsed",
"lost",
"nonexistent",
"perished",
"terminated",
"vanished",
"wiped out",
"barren",
"desert"
],
"antonyms":[
"asleep",
"breathless",
"cold",
"dead",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"departed",
"expired",
"inanimate",
"lifeless",
"nonliving"
]
},
"to inhale and exhale air":{
"examples":[
"sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe"
],
"synonyms":[
"respiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing (out)",
"drawing",
"expiring",
"inbreathing",
"inspiring",
"gasping",
"huffing",
"panting",
"puffing",
"suspiring",
"wheezing",
"sniffing",
"snoring",
"snorting",
"snuffing",
"snuffling",
"whiffing",
"yawning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asphyxiating",
"choking",
"gagging",
"smothering",
"suffocating",
"garroting",
"garotting",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"throttling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have life":{
"examples":[
"as long as I breathe , you will have a place to stay"
],
"synonyms":[
"being",
"existing",
"living",
"subsisting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abiding",
"continuing",
"enduring",
"holding on",
"holding up",
"keeping (on)",
"kicking",
"lasting",
"leading",
"persisting",
"ruling",
"running on",
"surviving",
"moving",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappearing",
"evaporating",
"vanishing",
"ceasing",
"desisting",
"discontinuing",
"ending",
"quitting",
"stopping",
"abating",
"dying (down)",
"ebbing",
"letting up",
"moderating",
"subsiding",
"waning"
],
"antonyms":[
"departing",
"dying",
"expiring",
"passing away",
"perishing",
"succumbing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"breathless":{
"lacking fresh air":{
"examples":[
"the room was hot and breathless"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"stifling",
"stuffy",
"suffocating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"airless",
"unventilated",
"fuggy",
"heavy",
"oppressive",
"thick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bracing",
"brisk",
"invigorating",
"refreshed",
"refreshing",
"restorative",
"reviving",
"sweet",
"ventilated"
],
"antonyms":[
"airy",
"breezy",
"unstuffy"
]
},
"moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{
"examples":[
"ran at a breathless pace to get help"
],
"synonyms":[
"blistering",
"breakneck",
"brisk",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"galloping",
"hasty",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expeditious",
"prompt",
"ready",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"breathtaking",
"energetic",
"strenuous",
"strong",
"vigorous",
"high-speed",
"rush",
"ultrafast",
"ultrarapid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"languid",
"lingering",
"plodding",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slowish",
"sluggish",
"unhurried",
"deliberate",
"leisurely",
"measured",
"dilatory",
"late",
"tardy",
"ultraslow"
],
"antonyms":[
"slow"
]
},
"no longer living":{
"examples":[
"carried the breathless body of his beloved dog back home"
],
"synonyms":[
"asleep",
"cold",
"dead",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"late",
"lifeless",
"low"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extinct",
"dying",
"fading",
"moribund",
"stillborn",
"finished",
"lapsed",
"terminated",
"inanimate",
"insensate",
"nonliving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"dynamic",
"lively",
"thriving",
"vibrant",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"active",
"functioning",
"operative",
"running"
],
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"going",
"live",
"living",
"quick"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bred-in-the-bone":{
"being such by habit and not likely to change":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a bred-in-the-bone Democrat who always votes a straight ticket"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaccustomed",
"unused",
"intermittent",
"occasional"
],
"related":[
"incorrigible",
"unreconstructed",
"unregenerate",
"born",
"natural",
"persistent",
"regular",
"repeat",
"serial",
"steady",
"unchanging",
"unfailing",
"addicted",
"accustomed",
"habituated",
"used",
"wonted",
"deep-rooted",
"deep-seated",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"inbred",
"inherent",
"innate",
"intrinsic",
"apt",
"inclined",
"prone",
"mulish",
"obstinate",
"set",
"stubborn"
],
"synonyms":[
"chronic",
"confirmed",
"dyed-in-the-wool",
"habitual",
"inveterate"
]
},
"firmly established over time":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"bred-in-the-bone honesty earned him the nickname of \"Honest Abe\""
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"impermanent",
"interim",
"momentary",
"provisional",
"short-lived",
"short-term",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"related":[
"firm",
"fixed",
"frozen",
"hard",
"hard-and-fast",
"immutable",
"irradicable",
"set",
"unalterable",
"unchangeable",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"instilled",
"inborn",
"inbred",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"inherent",
"innate",
"integral",
"intrinsic",
"natural",
"accustomed",
"chronic",
"customary",
"habitual",
"regular",
"typical",
"usual",
"abiding",
"enduring",
"lifelong",
"persistent",
"persisting"
],
"synonyms":[
"confirmed",
"deep",
"deep-rooted",
"deep-seated",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"hard-core",
"inveterate",
"rooted",
"settled"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"breezily":{
"as in blithely , laughingly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blithely",
"blithesomely",
"gladly",
"gladsomely",
"laughingly",
"lightheartedly",
"sunnily",
"amusedly",
"exuberantly",
"giddily",
"gigglingly",
"joyfully",
"joyously",
"amicably",
"friendlily",
"friendly",
"good-humoredly",
"good-naturedly",
"jocularly",
"brightly",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"gaily",
"gayly",
"happily",
"heartily",
"jocosely",
"jovially",
"merrily",
"mirthfully",
"smilingly",
"hopefully",
"optimistically",
"sanguinely",
"blissfully",
"elatedly",
"euphorically",
"rapturously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bleakly",
"cheerlessly",
"darkly",
"heavily",
"miserably",
"morosely",
"unhappily",
"abjectly",
"dejectedly",
"despondently",
"disconsolately",
"dispiritedly",
"wretchedly",
"dolefully",
"dolorously",
"forlornly",
"mournfully",
"plaintively",
"sorrowfully",
"dourly",
"glumly",
"mirthlessly",
"sourly",
"sternly",
"sulkily",
"sullenly",
"blackly",
"dismally",
"drearily",
"gloomily",
"pessimistically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"breezy":{
"having a relaxed, casual manner":{
"examples":[
"a breezy tour guide who remains completely unfazed no matter what the mishap"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"mellow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carefree",
"casual",
"d\u00e9gag\u00e9",
"lackadaisical",
"nonchalant",
"unaffected",
"unconcerned",
"unfussy",
"unperturbed",
"untroubled",
"unworried",
"familiar",
"homey",
"homy",
"informal",
"flexible",
"lax",
"lenient",
"permissive",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"soft",
"accessible",
"approachable",
"imperturbable",
"nerveless",
"unflappable",
"unshakable",
"amicable",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"genial",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"neighborly",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ceremonious",
"decorous",
"formal",
"rigid",
"strict",
"anxious",
"bothered",
"distressed",
"worried",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittish",
"tense"
],
"antonyms":[
"high-strung",
"uptight"
]
},
"marked by strong wind or more wind than usual":{
"examples":[
"a breezy day usually finds the waters of the bay studded with sail"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowy",
"blustery",
"gusty",
"squally",
"windy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drafty",
"stormy",
"tempestuous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathless",
"calm",
"motionless",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"open to the free circulation of air":{
"examples":[
"let's sit on the front porch; it's breezier there"
],
"synonyms":[
"airy",
"ventilated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atmosphered",
"vented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"close",
"stifling",
"suffocating"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathless",
"stuffy",
"unventilated"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brewed":{
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
"examples":[
"they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file"
],
"synonyms":[
"abetted",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"instigated",
"picked",
"provoked",
"raised",
"stirred (up)",
"whipped (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted",
"sowed",
"stimulated",
"detonated",
"set",
"set off",
"triggered",
"excited",
"galvanized",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"inspired",
"motivated",
"roused",
"activated",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"fired",
"invigorated",
"jazzed (up)",
"livened (up)",
"pepped (up)",
"quickened",
"stimulated",
"vitalized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"discouraged",
"held",
"inhibited",
"regulated",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"tamed",
"allayed",
"calmed",
"quieted",
"settled",
"soothed",
"stilled",
"subdued",
"tranquilized",
"tranquillized"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be about to happen":{
"examples":[
"there's trouble brewing in the department"
],
"synonyms":[
"impended",
"loomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advanced",
"approached",
"closed in",
"drew on",
"gathered",
"neared",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"lowered",
"loured",
"menaced",
"overhung",
"threatened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abated",
"declined",
"de-escalated",
"died down",
"diminished",
"disappeared",
"dwindled",
"ebbed",
"faded",
"fell",
"lessened",
"let up",
"lowered",
"moderated",
"receded",
"relented",
"remitted",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"subsided",
"tapered",
"tapered off",
"vanished",
"waned",
"fell back",
"passed",
"receded",
"retreated",
"withdrew"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brewpubs":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brewski":{
"as in beer , microbrew":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ale",
"beer",
"brew",
"brewage",
"home brew",
"malt liquor",
"microbrew",
"mum",
"nappy",
"cocktail",
"mixed drink",
"mead",
"sake",
"saki",
"wine",
"belt",
"load",
"nip",
"peg",
"pop",
"shooter",
"shot",
"slug",
"snifter",
"snort",
"tot",
"whet",
"barley-bree",
"barley-broo",
"brandy",
"gin",
"liqueur",
"mao-tai",
"mescal",
"schnapps",
"tequila",
"vodka",
"whiskey",
"whisky",
"aperitif",
"bracer",
"chaser",
"digestif",
"nightcap",
"Dutch courage",
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bric-a-brac":{
"small objects that are used for decoration and are not usually valuable":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"shelves full of bric-a-brac"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bridewells":{
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the citadel was later converted into a bridewell to house the city's growing criminal population"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outsides"
],
"related":[
"bull pens",
"cages",
"cells",
"holes",
"tanks",
"blocks",
"wards",
"glasshouses",
"guardhouses",
"hulks",
"concentration camps",
"gulags",
"labor camps",
"prison camps",
"stalags",
"work camps",
"dungeons",
"keeps",
"oubliettes",
"reformatories",
"reform schools",
"training schools"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastilles",
"big houses",
"brigs",
"calabooses",
"cans",
"clinks",
"coolers",
"coops",
"guardrooms",
"hocks",
"holds",
"hoosegows",
"jailhouses",
"jails",
"joints",
"jugs",
"lockups",
"nicks",
"penitentiaries",
"pens",
"pokeys",
"prisons",
"quods",
"slammers",
"slams",
"stirs",
"stockades",
"tolbooths"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bridled":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
"antonyms":[
"lost"
],
"examples":[
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"unleashed",
"aired",
"expressed",
"took out",
"vented"
],
"related":[
"bottled (up)",
"choked (back)",
"held back",
"minced",
"muffled",
"pocketed",
"repressed",
"sank",
"sunk",
"smothered",
"squelched",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"suppressed",
"swallowed",
"arrested",
"interrupted",
"stopped",
"blocked",
"hampered",
"handcuffed",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"obstructed",
"gagged",
"muzzled",
"silenced"
],
"synonyms":[
"checked",
"constrained",
"contained",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"governed",
"held",
"inhibited",
"kept",
"measured",
"pulled in",
"regulated",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"ruled",
"tamed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bridling":{
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
"antonyms":[
"losing"
],
"examples":[
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"unleashing",
"airing",
"expressing",
"taking out",
"venting"
],
"related":[
"bottling (up)",
"choking (back)",
"holding back",
"mincing",
"muffling",
"pocketing",
"repressing",
"sinking",
"smothering",
"squelching",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"suppressing",
"swallowing",
"arresting",
"interrupting",
"stopping",
"blocking",
"hampering",
"handcuffing",
"hindering",
"impeding",
"obstructing",
"gagging",
"muzzling",
"silencing"
],
"synonyms":[
"checking",
"constraining",
"containing",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"governing",
"holding",
"inhibiting",
"keeping",
"measuring",
"pulling in",
"regulating",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"ruling",
"taming"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brigand":{
"a person who commits robbery usually as part of a group":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assassin",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"criminal",
"crook",
"desperado",
"felon",
"gunman",
"highwayman",
"lawbreaker",
"mafioso",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"outlaw",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"pirate",
"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
"rowdy",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"tough",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"yob",
"yobbo",
"cutthroat",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"pickpocket",
"racketeer",
"robber",
"swindler",
"thief",
"vandal",
"juvenile delinquent",
"tearaway"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bright-line":{
"not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{
"examples":[
"there is no bright-line rule governing the issue"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"bald",
"bald-faced",
"barefaced",
"broad",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
"decided",
"distinct",
"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"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"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brims":{
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the brim of the teacup was banded with gold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"centers",
"cores",
"hearts",
"inners",
"insides",
"interiors",
"middles",
"withins"
],
"related":[
"ambits",
"brinks",
"crests",
"curbs",
"cusps",
"lips",
"ceilings",
"maxima",
"maximums",
"demarcations",
"extents",
"limitations",
"measures",
"meres",
"restrictions",
"terminations",
"borderlands",
"frontiers",
"marches",
"outskirts",
"pales",
"selvages",
"laps",
"shores"
],
"synonyms":[
"borderlines",
"borders",
"boundaries",
"bounds",
"circumferences",
"compasses",
"confines",
"edges",
"edgings",
"ends",
"frames",
"fringes",
"hems",
"margins",
"perimeters",
"peripheries",
"rims",
"skirtings",
"skirts",
"verges"
]
},
"the projecting front part of a hat or cap":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"touched the brim of his cap by way of salute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"shades"
],
"synonyms":[
"bills",
"peaks",
"visors",
"vizors"
]
},
"to be copiously supplied":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a secondhand bookstore that was brimming with bargains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lacks",
"needs",
"wants"
],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[
"abounds",
"bristles",
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"limit",
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"kill",
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"abolish",
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"determine",
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"found",
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"exercise",
"exploit",
"harness",
"operate",
"use",
"utilize"
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"manipulate",
"wield",
"direct",
"run",
"work",
"cannibalize",
"recycle",
"reuse"
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"making",
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"prompting",
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"talking (into)",
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"blarneying",
"cajoling",
"coaxing",
"entreating",
"exhorting",
"fast-talking",
"urging",
"wheedling",
"alluring",
"beguiling",
"leading on",
"luring",
"seducing",
"snowing",
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"brainwashing",
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"prompting",
"selling",
"swaying",
"attracting",
"drawing",
"enticing",
"interesting",
"chewing over",
"conversing",
"debating",
"discussing",
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"hashing (over)",
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"discouraging",
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"unselling"
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"objurgating",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving"
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"chastising",
"castigating",
"punishing",
"bawling out",
"berating",
"chewing out",
"cutting up",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"gibbeting",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"ragging",
"railing (at or against)",
"rating",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"telling off",
"upbraiding",
"belittling",
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"deprecating",
"depreciating",
"disparaging"
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"applauding",
"hailing",
"honoring",
"eulogizing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"approving",
"blessing",
"sanctioning"
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"commending",
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"effects",
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"occasions",
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"translates (into)",
"works",
"yields"
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"determines",
"begins",
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"founds",
"inaugurates",
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"fosters",
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"limits",
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"uses",
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"misuses"
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"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{
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"drop",
"drown",
"founder",
"plunge",
"sink",
"submerge",
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"introduce",
"moot",
"place",
"raise"
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"cite",
"mention",
"name",
"refer (to)",
"offer",
"propose",
"suggest",
"air",
"express",
"speak (of)",
"talk (about)",
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"interrupt",
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"discuss",
"thrash (out or over)"
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"hush (up)",
"quiet",
"silence",
"suppress"
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"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{
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"the immense whales broaching was a magnificent sight"
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"dropping",
"drowning",
"foundering",
"plunging",
"sinking",
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"quieting",
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"placing",
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"verb"
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"having a greater than usual measure across":{
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"hairline",
"narrow",
"paper-thin",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin"
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"hairlike",
"reedlike",
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"elongated",
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"bottleneck",
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"constricted",
"contracted",
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"tight",
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"small",
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"undersized",
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"extensive",
"sweeping",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
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"synonyms":[
"fat",
"thick",
"wide"
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"antonyms":[
"narrow"
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"examples":[
"her broad knowledge of American politics makes her a much-sought-after guest on talk shows"
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"circumscribed",
"limited",
"restricted"
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"general",
"global",
"inclusive",
"boundless",
"endless",
"infinite",
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"roomy",
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"synonyms":[
"deep",
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"extended",
"extensive",
"far-flung",
"far-reaching",
"rangy",
"sweeping",
"wide",
"wide-ranging",
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"ambiguous",
"clouded",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
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"unclear"
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"examples":[
"gave them a broad hint that it was time to leave"
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"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"unfathomable",
"unintelligible",
"unknowable",
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indiscernible",
"insensible",
"cloudy",
"gauzy",
"gray",
"grey",
"hazy",
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"indefinite",
"indeterminate",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
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"subtle",
"vague",
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"undecipherable",
"unreadable"
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"understandable",
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"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"
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"apparent",
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"bright-line",
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"clear-cut",
"crystal clear",
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"evident",
"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"pellucid",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unambivalent",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
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"relating to the main elements and not to specific details":{
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"close-up",
"delineated",
"detailed",
"molecular",
"particularized",
"specific"
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"restricted",
"specified",
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"sharp",
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"elaborate",
"full",
"mapped (out)",
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"inclusive",
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"wide",
"indeterminate",
"nebulous",
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"vague",
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"unrestricted",
"unspecified"
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"bird's-eye",
"general",
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"overall"
]
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"as in announcer , newscaster":{
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"announcer",
"newscaster",
"newspaperman",
"newspaperwoman",
"newswoman",
"correspondent",
"intelligencer",
"journalist",
"newshound",
"newsman",
"newsperson",
"pressman",
"reporter",
"anchor",
"anchorman",
"anchorperson",
"anchorwoman",
"byliner",
"columnist",
"commentator",
"copyreader",
"editor",
"muckraker",
"photojournalist",
"police reporter",
"sportswriter",
"staffer",
"stringer"
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"near antonyms":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in distribution , dissemination":{
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"distribution",
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"propagation",
"spread",
"transmission",
"manufacture",
"printing",
"production",
"advertising",
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"annunciation",
"communication",
"declaration",
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"notification",
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"release",
"advent",
"appearance",
"arrival",
"debut",
"d\u00e9but",
"emergence"
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"near antonyms":[
"censorship",
"suppression"
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"examples":[
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"disseminating",
"propagating",
"spreading"
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"radiating",
"sprawling",
"diffusing",
"dispensing",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"scattering",
"sowing",
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"imparting",
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"cloaking",
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"enshrouding",
"hiding",
"holding (in)",
"masking",
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"shrouding",
"veiling",
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"placarding",
"posting",
"proclaiming",
"promulgating",
"publicizing",
"publishing",
"releasing",
"sounding",
"trumpeting"
],
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"barking",
"calling (off or out)",
"crying",
"billboarding",
"billing",
"bulletining",
"gazetting",
"knelling",
"ringing",
"tolling",
"blurbing",
"featuring",
"pitching",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"puffing",
"disseminating",
"spreading",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"introducing",
"kithing",
"kything",
"manifesting",
"reporting",
"revealing",
"showing",
"advising",
"apprising",
"handing down",
"informing",
"notifying",
"communicating",
"imparting",
"intimating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concealing",
"hushing (up)",
"silencing",
"suppressing",
"withholding",
"recalling",
"recanting",
"retracting",
"revoking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broadcasts":{
"as in telecasts , newscasts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"cablecasts",
"newscasts",
"telecasts",
"ads",
"advertisements",
"adverts",
"announcements",
"bulletins",
"communiqu\u00e9s",
"notices",
"notifications",
"postings",
"releases",
"broadsides",
"brochures",
"circulars",
"flyers",
"fliers",
"fly sheets",
"gazettes",
"handbills",
"handouts",
"billboards",
"bills",
"placards",
"playbills",
"posters",
"show bills",
"signs",
"advertisings",
"billings",
"blurbs",
"come-ons",
"commercials",
"messages",
"pitches",
"plugolas",
"spots",
"words",
"communications",
"dispatches",
"reports",
"annunciations",
"declarations",
"edicts",
"proclamations",
"promulgations",
"pronouncements",
"pronunciamentos",
"pronunciamentoes",
"rescripts",
"significations",
"ballyhoos",
"boosts",
"buildups",
"campaigns",
"plugs",
"promos",
"promotions",
"propagandas",
"publicities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{
"examples":[
"broadcast the information only to people who needed to know"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulates",
"disseminates",
"propagates",
"spreads"
],
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"radiates",
"sprawls",
"diffuses",
"dispenses",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters",
"sows",
"communicates",
"conveys",
"imparts",
"passes (on)",
"transmits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloaks",
"conceals",
"enshrouds",
"hides",
"holds (in)",
"masks",
"obscures",
"secretes",
"shrouds",
"veils",
"contains",
"limits",
"restricts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make known openly or publicly":{
"examples":[
"please don't broadcast this news, as it's not being publicly announced yet"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertises",
"announces",
"annunciates",
"blares",
"blazes",
"blazons",
"declares",
"enunciates",
"flashes",
"gives out",
"heralds",
"placards",
"posts",
"proclaims",
"promulgates",
"publicizes",
"publishes",
"releases",
"sounds",
"trumpets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barks",
"calls (off or out)",
"cries",
"billboards",
"bills",
"bulletins",
"gazettes",
"knells",
"rings",
"tolls",
"blurbs",
"features",
"pitches",
"plugs",
"promotes",
"puffs",
"disseminates",
"spreads",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"introduces",
"kithes",
"manifests",
"reports",
"reveals",
"shows",
"advises",
"apprises",
"hands down",
"informs",
"notifies",
"communicates",
"imparts",
"intimates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conceals",
"hushes (up)",
"silences",
"suppresses",
"withholds",
"recalls",
"recants",
"retracts",
"revokes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broadside":{
"with one side faced forward":{
"examples":[
"one car hit the other broadside and crushed the passenger door"
],
"synonyms":[
"crabwise",
"edgeways",
"edgewise",
"sideways",
"sidewise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aslant",
"indirectly",
"obliquely",
"laterally",
"sideward",
"sidewards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dead",
"direct",
"right",
"straight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in barrage , salvo":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barrage",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"fusillade",
"salvo",
"volley",
"hail",
"rain",
"shower",
"storm",
"flood",
"gush",
"rush",
"spate",
"torrent",
"eruption",
"outbreak",
"outburst"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in attack , invective":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"invective",
"lambasting",
"lashing",
"tongue-lashing",
"vituperation",
"diatribe",
"harangue",
"jeremiad",
"philippic",
"rant",
"tirade",
"berating",
"chewing out",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reproof",
"abuse",
"castigation",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denunciation",
"belittlement",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"disparagement",
"dissing",
"excoriation",
"execration",
"revilement",
"admonishment",
"admonition",
"lecture",
"sermon"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"panegyric",
"rhapsody",
"tribute",
"acclaim",
"acclamation",
"accolade",
"citation",
"homage",
"honor",
"praise",
"approval",
"blessing",
"commendation",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"sanction",
"ovation",
"plaudit",
"rave"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in flyer , handbill":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brochure",
"circular",
"flyer",
"flier",
"fly sheet",
"gazette",
"handbill",
"handout",
"ad",
"advert",
"advertisement",
"announcement",
"bulletin",
"communiqu\u00e9",
"notice",
"notification",
"posting",
"release",
"bill",
"billboard",
"placard",
"playbill",
"poster",
"show bill",
"sign",
"broadcast",
"cablecast",
"newscast",
"telecast",
"advertising",
"billing",
"blurb",
"come-on",
"commercial",
"message",
"pitch",
"plugola",
"spot",
"word",
"communication",
"dispatch",
"report",
"annunciation",
"declaration",
"edict",
"proclamation",
"promulgation",
"pronouncement",
"pronunciamento",
"rescript",
"signification",
"ballyhoo",
"boost",
"buildup",
"campaign",
"plug",
"promo",
"promotion",
"propaganda",
"publicity"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"broil":{
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a noisy broil broke out at the bar"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"battle",
"clash",
"combat",
"conflict",
"contest",
"fisticuffs",
"handgrips",
"hassle",
"scrap",
"scrimmage",
"scuffle",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tussle",
"horseplay",
"roughhousing",
"altercation",
"argument",
"dispute",
"kickup",
"quarrel",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"synonyms":[
"affray",
"brawl",
"donnybrook",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"rough-and-tumble",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction"
]
},
"to place in conflict or difficulties":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipate",
"free",
"liberate",
"release"
],
"related":[
"enmesh",
"immesh",
"ensnare",
"ensnarl",
"entangle",
"entrap",
"snare",
"tangle",
"trap"
],
"synonyms":[
"bog (down)",
"embrangle",
"embroil",
"mire"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broke off":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"broke up",
"canned",
"ceased",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desisted (from)",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"ended",
"gave over",
"halted",
"knocked off",
"laid off",
"left off",
"packed (up or in)",
"quit",
"quitted",
"shut off",
"stopped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completed",
"concluded",
"finished",
"closed (down)",
"deactivated",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"dammed",
"delayed",
"detained",
"held",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"kiboshed",
"obstructed",
"stemmed",
"called",
"suspended",
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"clamped down",
"reined (in)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stamped",
"stanched",
"staunched",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"turned back",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abolished",
"aborted",
"annulled",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dissolved",
"killed",
"ruined",
"scuttled",
"snuffed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"followed through (with)",
"kept up",
"ran on",
"advanced",
"proceeded",
"progressed",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"propelled",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke up",
"ceased",
"closed",
"concluded",
"dead-ended",
"determined",
"died",
"discontinued",
"elapsed",
"ended",
"expired",
"finished",
"halted",
"lapsed",
"left off",
"let up",
"passed",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"went",
"winked (out)",
"wound up",
"winded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisted (from)",
"laid off (of)",
"refrained (from)",
"gave over",
"knocked off",
"packed (up or in)",
"broke down",
"conked (out)",
"cut out",
"stalled",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abated",
"petered (out)",
"wound down",
"winded down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drew out",
"extended",
"prolonged",
"protracted"
],
"antonyms":[
"continued",
"hung on",
"persisted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broke up":{
"to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{
"examples":[
"the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful"
],
"synonyms":[
"disbanded",
"dispersed",
"dissolved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demobilized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorporated",
"consolidated",
"hung together"
],
"antonyms":[
"banded",
"joined",
"united"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke off",
"ceased",
"closed",
"concluded",
"dead-ended",
"determined",
"died",
"discontinued",
"elapsed",
"ended",
"expired",
"finished",
"halted",
"lapsed",
"left off",
"let up",
"passed",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"went",
"winked (out)",
"wound up",
"winded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisted (from)",
"laid off (of)",
"refrained (from)",
"gave over",
"knocked off",
"packed (up or in)",
"broke down",
"conked (out)",
"cut out",
"stalled",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abated",
"petered (out)",
"wound down",
"winded down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drew out",
"extended",
"prolonged",
"protracted"
],
"antonyms":[
"continued",
"hung on",
"persisted"
]
},
"to set or force apart":{
"examples":[
"he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"decoupled",
"disassociated",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"separated",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broke down",
"decomposed",
"disassembled",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"bifurcated",
"bisected",
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"dichotomized",
"dissected",
"fractionalized",
"fractionated",
"halved",
"partitioned",
"quartered",
"segmented",
"subdivided",
"trisected",
"fragmentated",
"fragmented",
"fragmentized",
"broke",
"fractured",
"pulled",
"rent",
"rended",
"rifted",
"ripped",
"rived",
"ruptured",
"tore",
"cut off",
"insulated",
"isolated",
"secluded",
"segregated",
"sequestered",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"unraveled",
"untied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembled",
"associated",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"connected",
"coupled",
"accumulated",
"agglutinated",
"attached",
"bound",
"cemented",
"closed",
"fastened",
"fused",
"knit",
"knitted",
"stuck",
"welded"
],
"antonyms":[
"joined",
"linked",
"unified",
"united"
]
},
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"examples":[
"the sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke down",
"cracked",
"flipped (out)",
"freaked (out)",
"melted down",
"wigged (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"broke off",
"canned",
"ceased",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desisted (from)",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"ended",
"gave over",
"halted",
"knocked off",
"laid off",
"left off",
"packed (up or in)",
"quit",
"quitted",
"shut off",
"stopped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completed",
"concluded",
"finished",
"closed (down)",
"deactivated",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"dammed",
"delayed",
"detained",
"held",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"kiboshed",
"obstructed",
"stemmed",
"called",
"suspended",
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"clamped down",
"reined (in)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stamped",
"stanched",
"staunched",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"turned back",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abolished",
"aborted",
"annulled",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dissolved",
"killed",
"ruined",
"scuttled",
"snuffed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"followed through (with)",
"kept up",
"ran on",
"advanced",
"proceeded",
"progressed",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"propelled",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"busted",
"bust",
"disintegrated",
"dismembered",
"disrupted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"rived"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atomized",
"crushed",
"ground",
"powdered",
"pulverized",
"reduced",
"blasted",
"blew up",
"burst",
"bursted",
"detonated",
"exploded",
"cracked",
"popped",
"shattered",
"shivered",
"smashed",
"chipped",
"slivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"imploded",
"destroyed",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctored",
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconditioned",
"reconstructed",
"renovated",
"repaired"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{
"examples":[
"if you break up during the skit, the audience will know that you're in on the joke"
],
"synonyms":[
"cackled",
"chortled",
"chuckled",
"cracked up",
"giggled",
"hee-hawed",
"laughed",
"roared",
"screamed",
"snickered",
"tittered",
"twittered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grinned",
"smiled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bawled",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"wept",
"howled",
"squalled",
"wailed",
"yowled",
"bleated",
"puled",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"sniffled",
"sniveled",
"snivelled",
"groaned",
"moaned",
"sighed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broken down":{
"in a bad or weak condition because of being old, not well cared for, etc.":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"A broken-down car was blocking one of the lanes of the road.",
"His body was now broken-down after many years of hard living."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled",
"misclassified",
"missorted",
"mis-sorted",
"mistyped"
],
"related":[
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drawn up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred",
"pigeonholed",
"shelved",
"identified",
"recognized",
"culled",
"screened",
"set",
"sieved",
"sifted",
"winnowed",
"clumped",
"clustered",
"colligated",
"recategorized",
"reclassified",
"regrouped",
"subcategorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"graded",
"grouped",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed"
]
},
"to cause to break with violence and much noise":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"busted",
"bust",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"annihilated",
"bashed",
"decimated",
"demolished",
"desolated",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"nuked",
"pulverized",
"ruined",
"torn down",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"vaporized",
"wasted",
"wracked",
"wrecked",
"shivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"cracked",
"crunched",
"crushed",
"snapped"
],
"synonyms":[
"crashed",
"shattered",
"smashed"
]
},
"to go through decomposition":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aged",
"developed",
"grown",
"matured",
"ripened",
"refreshed",
"renewed",
"restored",
"cleansed",
"purified",
"assembled",
"composed",
"integrated",
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"improved",
"meliorated"
],
"related":[
"soured",
"turned",
"turned off",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"addled",
"curdled",
"fermented",
"mortified",
"rusted",
"crumbled",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"descended",
"deteriorated",
"dilapidated",
"sunk",
"withered"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupted",
"decayed",
"decomposed",
"disintegrated",
"festered",
"fouled",
"molded",
"moldered",
"perished",
"putrefied",
"rotted",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
]
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"if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it"
],
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"aggregated",
"amalgamated",
"assimilated",
"coalesced",
"conglomerated",
"consolidated",
"integrated",
"synthesized",
"unified"
],
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"diagnosed",
"evaluated",
"examined",
"inspected",
"investigated",
"scrutinized",
"arranged",
"assorted",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"categorized",
"classified",
"codified",
"diagrammed",
"diagramed",
"enumerated",
"indexed",
"ordered",
"schematized",
"sorted",
"tabulated",
"divided",
"reduced",
"segmented",
"separated",
"subdivided"
],
"synonyms":[
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"anatomized",
"assayed",
"cut",
"deconstructed",
"dissected"
]
},
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"started (up)"
],
"examples":[
"the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced"
],
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"related":[
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"sputtered",
"wheezed",
"acted up",
"malfunctioned",
"jammed"
],
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"broken",
"conked (out)",
"crashed",
"cut out",
"died",
"failed",
"given out",
"stalled"
]
},
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"assembled",
"constructed"
],
"examples":[
"the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived"
],
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"built",
"erected",
"pitched",
"combined",
"united"
],
"related":[
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"disengaged",
"broken up",
"disaggregated",
"disarticulated",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"disunited",
"divided",
"separated"
],
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"disassembled",
"dismantled",
"dismembered",
"dismounted",
"knocked down",
"struck",
"stricken",
"taken down"
]
},
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"examples":[
"began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy"
],
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"related":[
"choked"
],
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"broken up",
"cracked",
"flipped (out)",
"freaked (out)",
"melted down",
"wigged (out)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"broods":{
"to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{
"examples":[
"don't disturb the hen while she's brooding"
],
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"hatches",
"incubates",
"sets",
"sits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lays",
"spawns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
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"bevies",
"arrays",
"assemblages",
"bands",
"banks",
"batches",
"batteries",
"blocks",
"bunches",
"clots",
"clumps",
"clusters",
"clutches",
"collections",
"constellations",
"groupings",
"groups",
"huddles",
"knots",
"lots",
"musters",
"packages",
"parcels",
"passels",
"sets",
"suites",
"colonies",
"gaggles",
"packs",
"plumps",
"pods",
"swarms",
"agglomerations",
"assortments",
"hodgepodges",
"jumbles",
"miscellanies",
"mixtures",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"varieties",
"droves",
"flocks",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"assemblages",
"conglomerations",
"assemblies",
"collectives",
"congregations",
"gatherings",
"musters",
"organizations",
"absorptions",
"coalescences",
"coalitions",
"commixtures",
"concretions",
"homogenizations",
"immixtures",
"incorporations",
"integrations",
"interfusions",
"mergences",
"mergers",
"assortments",
"hashes",
"hotchpotches",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"mishmashes",
"motleys",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgamations",
"amalgams",
"cocktails",
"combinations",
"composites",
"compounds",
"conflations",
"emulsions",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"melds",
"mixes",
"syntheses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients",
"entities",
"items",
"singles",
"units",
"individuals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in houses , kins":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blood",
"folks",
"kindreds",
"kinfolks",
"kins",
"kinsfolk",
"kiths",
"extended families",
"homes",
"households",
"houses",
"m\u00e9nages",
"clans",
"communities",
"nuclear families"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"broods (about or over)":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"broody":{
"given to or marked by long, quiet thinking":{
"antonyms":[
"unreflective"
],
"examples":[
"he spent a long, broody weekend trying to figure out where his relationship with his girlfriend was headed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"flippant",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"harebrained",
"light-headed",
"scatterbrained",
"brainless",
"mindless",
"silly",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking"
],
"related":[
"introspective",
"retrospective",
"self-reflective",
"earnest",
"grave",
"sedate",
"serious",
"serious-minded",
"severe",
"sober",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"weighty",
"philosophical",
"philosophic",
"analytic",
"analytical",
"logical",
"rational",
"deliberate",
"purposeful",
"absentminded",
"abstracted",
"preoccupied"
],
"synonyms":[
"cogitative",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminant",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brook":{
"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
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"examples":[
"there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"arroyo",
"billabong",
"fresh",
"freshet",
"runoff",
"bayou",
"coulee",
"slough",
"slew",
"slue",
"stream",
"wash",
"canal",
"channel",
"cut",
"cutoff",
"gut",
"kill",
"millrace",
"millstream",
"race",
"watercourse",
"waterway",
"affluent",
"branch",
"confluent",
"distributary",
"influent",
"tributary"
],
"synonyms":[
"beck",
"bourn",
"bourne",
"brooklet",
"burn",
"creek",
"gill",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"runlet",
"runnel",
"streamlet"
]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I will not brook insults from my own employees"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decline",
"dismiss",
"refuse",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"turn down",
"combat",
"contest",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"dodge",
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"miss",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)"
],
"related":[
"allow",
"permit",
"suffer",
"swallow",
"reconcile (to)",
"acquiesce",
"agree (with or to)",
"assent (to)",
"capitulate",
"consent (to)",
"respect",
"submit (to)",
"yield (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"abide",
"absorb",
"accept",
"bear",
"bide",
"countenance",
"endure",
"go",
"hack",
"handle",
"meet",
"pocket",
"stand",
"stick out",
"stomach",
"support",
"sustain",
"sweat out",
"take",
"tolerate",
"wear"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brooked":{
"as in condoned , countenanced":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"condoned",
"countenanced",
"accorded",
"granted",
"sanctioned",
"vouchsafed",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"supported",
"accepted",
"accredited",
"allowed",
"appropriate",
"approved",
"authorized",
"certified",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"licensed",
"OK",
"okay",
"permitted",
"warranted",
"commanded",
"mandatory",
"ordered",
"required",
"acceptable",
"bearable",
"endurable",
"tolerable",
"proper",
"seemly",
"suitable",
"tolerated",
"unobjectionable",
"allowable",
"permissible",
"permissive",
"sufferable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banned",
"barred",
"forbidden",
"impermissible",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"taboo",
"tabu",
"verboten",
"intolerable",
"unacceptable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"unauthorized",
"unlawful",
"unlicensed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"examples":[
"I will not brook insults from my own employees"
],
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"abided",
"abode",
"absorbed",
"accepted",
"bode",
"bided",
"bore",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"hacked",
"handled",
"met",
"pocketed",
"stomached",
"stood",
"stuck out",
"supported",
"sustained",
"sweat out",
"sweated out",
"tolerated",
"took",
"went",
"wore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allowed",
"permitted",
"suffered",
"swallowed",
"reconciled (to)",
"acquiesced",
"agreed (with or to)",
"assented (to)",
"capitulated",
"consented (to)",
"respected",
"submitted (to)",
"yielded (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declined",
"dismissed",
"refused",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"turned down",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contested",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"avoided",
"bypassed",
"circumvented",
"dodged",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"missed",
"abstained (from)",
"forbore",
"refrained (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brotherhood":{
"a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{
"examples":[
"they're a brotherhood of retired war veterans"
],
"synonyms":[
"association",
"board",
"chamber",
"club",
"college",
"congress",
"consortium",
"council",
"fellowship",
"fraternity",
"guild",
"gild",
"institute",
"institution",
"league",
"order",
"organization",
"society",
"sodality"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collective",
"commune",
"community",
"cooperative",
"alliance",
"bloc",
"camp",
"coalition",
"partnership",
"body",
"cadre",
"group",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"coterie",
"junta",
"junto",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"set",
"crew",
"outfit",
"party",
"squad",
"team",
"branch",
"chapter",
"local",
"faithful",
"fold",
"membership",
"sisterhood",
"sorority",
"cabal",
"camarilla",
"camorra",
"confederacy",
"conspiracy",
"band",
"gang",
"ring",
"cartel",
"combine",
"syndicate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the body of people in a profession or field of activity":{
"examples":[
"a family that has been part of the brotherhood of police officers for four generations"
],
"synonyms":[
"community",
"corps",
"fellowship",
"fraternity",
"sodality",
"vocation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calling",
"profession",
"association",
"club",
"federation",
"guild",
"gild",
"organization",
"society"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions":{
"examples":[
"the brotherhood that existed between the medical missionaries and the villagers they served"
],
"synonyms":[
"camaraderie",
"community",
"companionship",
"company",
"comradery",
"comradeship",
"fellowship",
"society"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amity",
"benevolence",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"friendship",
"goodwill",
"kindliness",
"civility",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"rapport",
"charity",
"generosity",
"affinity",
"compassion",
"empathy",
"sympathy",
"chumminess",
"familiarity",
"inseparability",
"intimacy",
"nearness",
"affection",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"love"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forlornness",
"loneliness",
"lonesomeness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"kindly concern, interest, or support":{
"examples":[
"in a display of brotherhood , other writers rushed to the defense of the jailed journalist"
],
"synonyms":[
"amity",
"benevolence",
"charity",
"cordiality",
"cordialness",
"fellowship",
"friendliness",
"friendship",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"good-fellowship",
"goodwill",
"kindliness",
"neighborliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bonhomie",
"camaraderie",
"collegiality",
"community",
"companionship",
"company",
"comradeship",
"civility",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"rapport",
"rapprochement",
"generosity",
"affinity",
"communion",
"empathy",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tolerance",
"altruism",
"philanthropy",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavor",
"intolerance",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"enmity",
"hate",
"hatred",
"hostility",
"incivility",
"malice",
"rancor",
"belligerency",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ill will",
"malevolence",
"venom"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"browbeat":{
"to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"reassure",
"solace",
"soothe",
"embolden",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"steel",
"convince",
"persuade"
],
"related":[
"bluster",
"trash-talk",
"affright",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"frighten",
"horrify",
"scare",
"shock",
"spook",
"startle",
"terrify",
"menace",
"terrorize",
"threaten",
"badger",
"harass",
"hound",
"bludgeon",
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"dragoon",
"force",
"make",
"oblige",
"press",
"pressure",
"push around",
"demoralize",
"psych (out)",
"unman",
"unnerve",
"discompose",
"disconcert",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturb",
"perturb",
"upset"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"bogart",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"bullyrag",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"strong-arm"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"browbeaten":{
"as in intimidated , bullied":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bullied",
"cowed",
"hectored",
"intimidated",
"crushed",
"downtrodden",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"tyrannized",
"abused",
"maltreated",
"mistreated",
"abject",
"despairing",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"downcast",
"hopeless"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{
"examples":[
"they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacked",
"bogarted",
"bulldozed",
"bullied",
"bullyragged",
"ballyragged",
"cowed",
"hectored",
"intimidated",
"strong-armed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blustered",
"trash-talked",
"affrighted",
"alarmed",
"alarumed",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"menaced",
"terrorized",
"threatened",
"badgered",
"harassed",
"hounded",
"bludgeoned",
"coerced",
"compelled",
"constrained",
"dragooned",
"forced",
"made",
"obliged",
"pressed",
"pressured",
"pushed around",
"demoralized",
"psyched (out)",
"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"discomposed",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"upset"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"reassured",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"steeled",
"convinced",
"persuaded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"browbeating":{
"as in bullying":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bullying",
"ascetic",
"ascetical",
"monastic",
"monkish",
"determined",
"firm",
"resolved",
"single-minded",
"steadfast",
"unflinching",
"dour",
"gruff",
"dogged",
"intractable",
"obstinate",
"relentless",
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"callous",
"hardened",
"hard-hearted",
"hard-line",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inflexible",
"merciless",
"ossified",
"pitiless",
"relentless",
"rock-ribbed",
"stiff",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unsparing",
"unyielding",
"uncharitable",
"unforgiving",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"austere",
"authoritarian",
"flinty",
"hard",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"ramrod",
"rigid",
"rigorous",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict",
"tough"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clement",
"forbearing",
"gentle",
"indulgent",
"lax",
"lenient",
"tolerant",
"easy",
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"undemanding",
"charitable",
"kind",
"merciful",
"mild",
"patient",
"soft",
"softhearted",
"accepting",
"compromising",
"yielding",
"responsive",
"willing",
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"complaisant",
"compliant",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in bullying , bulldozing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bulldozing",
"bullying",
"arm-twisting",
"coercion",
"compulsion",
"constraint",
"duress",
"force",
"pressure",
"fear",
"intimidation",
"menace",
"sword",
"terror",
"terrorism",
"threat",
"violence",
"squeeze",
"squeeze play",
"might",
"muscle",
"potency",
"puissance",
"strength",
"hardheadedness",
"self-will",
"willfulness",
"strain",
"stress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreement",
"approval",
"consent",
"permission",
"convincing",
"persuasion",
"reason",
"suasion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{
"examples":[
"they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacking",
"bogarting",
"bulldozing",
"bullying",
"bullyragging",
"ballyragging",
"cowing",
"hectoring",
"intimidating",
"strong-arming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blustering",
"trash-talking",
"affrighting",
"alarming",
"alaruming",
"frightening",
"horrifying",
"scaring",
"shocking",
"spooking",
"startling",
"terrifying",
"menacing",
"terrorizing",
"threatening",
"badgering",
"harassing",
"hounding",
"bludgeoning",
"coercing",
"compelling",
"constraining",
"dragooning",
"forcing",
"making",
"obliging",
"pressing",
"pressuring",
"pushing around",
"demoralizing",
"psyching (out)",
"unmanning",
"unnerving",
"discomposing",
"disconcerting",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing",
"emboldening",
"encouraging",
"heartening",
"steeling",
"convincing",
"persuading"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brownie":{
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
"examples":[
"some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk"
],
"synonyms":[
"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little people",
"kelpie",
"nixie",
"changeling",
"imp",
"banshee",
"ghoul",
"hag",
"ogre"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bruit":{
"loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{
"antonyms":[
"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
],
"examples":[
"a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"hush",
"lull",
"quietude",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"related":[
"discord",
"dissonance",
"commotion",
"furor",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"rumpus",
"tumult",
"uproar",
"clatter",
"jangle",
"bang",
"blast",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bruit (about)":{
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulate",
"noise (about or abroad)",
"rumor",
"whisper"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bandy (about)",
"blab",
"dish",
"gossip",
"tattle",
"bare",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"report",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"hint",
"imply",
"insinuate",
"intimate",
"suggest",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"propagate",
"publicize",
"spread"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brumous":{
"filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"cloudless",
"limpid",
"pellucid",
"unclouded"
],
"examples":[
"the village was slumbering peacefully beneath the brumous morning sky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bright",
"clean",
"clement",
"fair",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"translucent",
"transparent"
],
"related":[
"overcast",
"rainy",
"stormy",
"thick",
"dirty",
"miry",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"slimy",
"slushy",
"turbid",
"miasmal",
"miasmatic",
"miasmic",
"smoky",
"smokey",
"smudgy",
"sooty",
"filmy",
"milky",
"opaque"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouded",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"cloudy",
"foggy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"misty",
"murky",
"smoggy",
"soupy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brush (aside or off)":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"blink (at)",
"condone",
"discount",
"disregard",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"paper over",
"pardon",
"pass over",
"remit",
"shrug off",
"whitewash",
"wink (at)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explain",
"justify",
"rationalize",
"absolve",
"acquit",
"clear",
"exculpate",
"exonerate",
"vindicate",
"waive",
"wave (aside or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heed",
"mark",
"mind",
"note",
"object (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"brushed":{
"as in eggshell , semigloss":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"eggshell",
"semigloss",
"semilustrous",
"buffed",
"burnished",
"glistening",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"polished",
"rubbed",
"satin",
"satiny",
"sleek",
"silken",
"silky",
"slick",
"slippery",
"glassy",
"glazed",
"lacquered",
"shellacked",
"varnished",
"gleaming",
"glittering",
"reflective",
"shining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"flat",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt",
"lackluster",
"unvarnished"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowled",
"breezed",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"flowed",
"glided",
"rolled",
"sailed",
"skimmed",
"slid",
"slipped",
"streamed",
"swept",
"whisked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flew",
"raced",
"rushed",
"sped",
"speeded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limped",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"stumbled",
"trudged",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumped",
"tramped",
"labored",
"toiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled"
]
},
"to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing":{
"examples":[
"spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement"
],
"synonyms":[
"grazed",
"kissed",
"nudged",
"shaved",
"skimmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumped",
"contacted",
"scraped",
"sideswiped",
"struck",
"swept",
"swiped",
"touched",
"bounced",
"caromed",
"glanced",
"rebounded",
"ricocheted",
"ricochetted",
"skipped",
"caressed",
"cuddled",
"fondled",
"loved",
"patted",
"petted",
"stroked",
"missed",
"skirted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banged",
"bashed",
"bumped",
"clashed",
"collided",
"crashed",
"hit",
"impacted",
"impinged",
"knocked",
"punched",
"rammed",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"smacked",
"smashed",
"swiped",
"thudded",
"thwacked",
"whacked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brushing (aside or off)":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"blinking (at)",
"condoning",
"discounting",
"disregarding",
"excusing",
"forgiving",
"glossing (over)",
"glozing (over)",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"papering over",
"pardoning",
"passing over",
"remitting",
"shrugging off",
"whitewashing",
"winking (at)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explaining",
"justifying",
"rationalizing",
"absolving",
"acquitting",
"clearing",
"exculpating",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"waiving",
"waving (aside or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeding",
"marking",
"minding",
"noting",
"objecting (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"brushing (off)":{
"as in rejecting , shrugging off":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brutalizes":{
"to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being":{
"examples":[
"even three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him"
],
"synonyms":[
"animalizes",
"bestializes",
"dehumanizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abases",
"corrupts",
"debauches",
"degrades",
"demeans",
"depraves",
"perverts",
"poisons",
"profanes",
"prostitutes",
"subverts",
"warps",
"contaminates",
"pollutes",
"taints",
"disgraces",
"humbles",
"humiliates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignifies",
"exalts",
"honors",
"amends",
"improves",
"cleanses",
"purifies",
"restores",
"respects",
"elevates",
"ennobles",
"uplifts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"Red Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"bullies",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"kicks around",
"maltreats",
"manhandles",
"messes over",
"mishandles",
"mistreats",
"misuses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molests",
"outrages",
"violates",
"harasses",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injures",
"oppresses",
"persecutes",
"torments",
"tortures",
"burns",
"sandbags",
"victimizes",
"wrongs",
"beats (up)",
"messes (up)",
"roughs (up)",
"works (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"cherishes",
"fosters",
"nurtures",
"babies",
"caters (to)",
"coddles",
"favors",
"gratifies",
"humors",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broad-mindedness":{
"as in tolerance , open-mindedness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"open-mindedness",
"tolerance",
"apathy",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"fence-sitting",
"straddling",
"detachment",
"disinterest",
"disinterestedness",
"equity",
"evenhandedness",
"fair-mindedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"justice",
"neutralism",
"neutrality",
"nonpartisanship",
"objectiveness",
"objectivity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bias",
"favor",
"favoritism",
"nonobjectivity",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"partisanship",
"prejudice",
"chauvinism",
"nepotism",
"subjectiveness",
"subjectivity",
"bent",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"preconception",
"prejudgment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braises":{
"as in smothers , steams":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fricassees",
"pressure-cooks",
"smothers",
"steams",
"scalds",
"reboils",
"boils",
"coddles",
"parboils",
"poaches",
"simmers",
"stews"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"braided":{
"to form into a braid":{
"examples":[
"they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets"
],
"synonyms":[
"plaited",
"platted",
"pleated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"interlaced",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"wove",
"weaved"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breedings":{
"the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended":{
"examples":[
"a family of good breeding that is well respected in the community"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestries",
"births",
"blood",
"bloodlines",
"descents",
"extractions",
"family trees",
"genealogies",
"lineages",
"lines",
"origins",
"parentages",
"pedigrees",
"stocks",
"strains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heredities",
"successions",
"families",
"houses",
"kindreds",
"kins",
"relations",
"relatives",
"races"
],
"near antonyms":[
"offspring",
"offsprings",
"children",
"heirs",
"inheritors",
"sons",
"successors"
],
"antonyms":[
"issues",
"posterities",
"progenies",
"seed",
"seeds"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braced":{
"as in armed , steeled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"armed",
"fortified",
"steeled",
"conditioned",
"primed",
"ripe",
"qualified",
"trained",
"fit",
"go",
"prepared",
"ready",
"set"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flat-footed",
"half-baked",
"half-cocked",
"underprepared",
"unprepared",
"unready",
"unqualified",
"untrained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"the pep talk braced the team up for the second half"
],
"synonyms":[
"amped (up)",
"animated",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"filliped",
"fired",
"gingered (up)",
"invigorated",
"jazzed (up)",
"juiced up",
"jump-started",
"livened (up)",
"pepped (up)",
"quickened",
"spiked",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"vivified",
"zipped (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"raised",
"roused",
"stirred",
"woke (up)",
"waked (up)",
"activated",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"motivated",
"motived",
"moved",
"propelled",
"charged",
"electrified",
"galvanized",
"enkindled",
"excited",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"instigated",
"kindled",
"provoked",
"set off",
"sparked",
"triggered",
"turned on",
"whipped (up)",
"abetted",
"boosted",
"buoyed",
"cheered",
"emboldened",
"fortified",
"heartened",
"infused",
"inspired",
"lifted",
"rallied",
"steeled",
"strengthened",
"reactivated",
"reanimated",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"recharged",
"recreated",
"reenergized",
"re-energized",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"reinvigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"rekindled",
"renewed",
"restimulated",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"debilitated",
"did in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"harassed",
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"sapped",
"tuckered (out)",
"undermined",
"washed out",
"weakened",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out",
"checked",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"jaded",
"quelled",
"quenched",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"slowed",
"stilled",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"antonyms":[
"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled",
"killed"
]
},
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
"examples":[
"several boards braced the wall"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolstered",
"bore",
"buttressed",
"carried",
"propped (up)",
"shored (up)",
"stayed",
"supported",
"sustained",
"undergirded",
"underpinned",
"upheld"
],
"near synonyms":[
"steadied",
"trussed",
"underlay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally":{
"examples":[
"she braced herself for the job interview"
],
"synonyms":[
"forearmed",
"fortified",
"nerved",
"poised",
"psyched (up)",
"readied",
"steeled",
"strengthened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"armed",
"hardened",
"inured",
"seasoned",
"toughened",
"bolstered",
"boosted",
"buoyed (up)",
"buttressed",
"enforced",
"propped (up)",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"supported",
"sustained",
"cheered (up)",
"comforted",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"inspired",
"rallied",
"roused",
"stirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"psyched (out)",
"shook",
"unnerved",
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"softened",
"tired",
"undercut",
"undermined",
"weakened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brought about":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse"
],
"synonyms":[
"begot",
"begat",
"bred",
"brought",
"brought on",
"catalyzed",
"caused",
"created",
"did",
"drew on",
"effected",
"effectuated",
"engendered",
"generated",
"induced",
"invoked",
"made",
"occasioned",
"produced",
"prompted",
"resulted (in)",
"spawned",
"translated (into)",
"worked",
"wrought",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduced (to)",
"contributed (to)",
"decided",
"determined",
"began",
"established",
"fathered",
"founded",
"inaugurated",
"initiated",
"innovated",
"instituted",
"introduced",
"launched",
"pioneered",
"set",
"set up",
"started",
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"developed",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted",
"enacted",
"rendered",
"turned out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeded",
"limited",
"restricted",
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"crushed",
"dampened",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"repressed",
"smothered",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stifled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"arrested",
"checked",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"retarded",
"canned",
"killed",
"snuffed (out)",
"stilled",
"abolished",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"extinguished",
"liquidated",
"quenched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brutal":{
"difficult to endure":{
"examples":[
"brutal hard labor in the hot sun"
],
"synonyms":[
"bitter",
"burdensome",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"grievous",
"grim",
"hard",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy",
"inhuman",
"murderous",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"rough",
"rugged",
"searing",
"severe",
"stiff",
"tough",
"trying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"austere",
"bleak",
"comfortless",
"discomforting",
"forbidding",
"inhospitable",
"spartan",
"uncomfortable",
"biting",
"inclement",
"intemperate",
"wild",
"rigorous",
"strict",
"stringent",
"agonizing",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"painful",
"wretched",
"crushing",
"grinding",
"overwhelming",
"wearing",
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"harrowing",
"tortuous",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"hostile",
"unfriendly",
"unpleasant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comfortable",
"cozy",
"luxurious",
"snug",
"agreeable",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"pleasant",
"peaceful",
"relaxing",
"reposeful",
"restful",
"bearable",
"endurable",
"painless",
"tolerable",
"balmy",
"calm",
"clement",
"gentle",
"mild",
"moderate",
"temperate"
],
"antonyms":[
"easy",
"light",
"soft"
]
},
"having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others":{
"examples":[
"a brutal tyrant who drove his country to revolt"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"brute",
"butcherly",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hard-hearted",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"stonyhearted",
"unfeeling",
"fell",
"ferocious",
"grim",
"bloodthirsty",
"cutthroat",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"catty",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vindictive",
"draconian",
"draconic",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"oppressive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tender",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"charitable",
"clement",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"pitying",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
]
},
"having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal":{
"examples":[
"a coarse, brutal man who has no sense of what it means to be refined or sensitive or cultured"
],
"synonyms":[
"animalistic",
"beastly",
"bestial",
"brute",
"brutish",
"feral",
"ferine",
"subhuman",
"swinish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animal",
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"physical",
"sensual",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"cruel",
"heartless",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"vicious",
"wanton",
"coarse",
"crass",
"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"lowbred",
"rude",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unrefined",
"vulgar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chivalrous",
"elevated",
"gallant",
"great",
"greathearted",
"high",
"high-minded",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"magnanimous",
"noble",
"sublime",
"angelic",
"angelical",
"spiritual",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"softhearted",
"tenderhearted",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"genteel",
"polished",
"refined",
"well-bred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brummagems":{
"as in bastards , duffers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bastards",
"duffers",
"shoddies",
"simulations",
"synthetics",
"frauds",
"gaffs",
"impostures",
"spoofs",
"swindles",
"dummies",
"mock-ups",
"copies",
"facsimiles",
"replicas",
"reproductions",
"copycats",
"knockoffs",
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forgeries",
"hoaxes",
"humbug",
"phonies",
"phoneys",
"shams"
],
"near antonyms":[
"originals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bringing up":{
"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
"examples":[
"it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly"
],
"synonyms":[
"breeding",
"fostering",
"nourishing",
"nursing",
"raising",
"rearing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fathering",
"mothering",
"attending",
"caring (for)",
"cradling",
"cultivating",
"minding",
"ministering (to)",
"nurturing",
"watching",
"disciplining",
"educating",
"instructing",
"mentoring",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"training",
"tutoring",
"edifying",
"enlightening",
"indoctrinating",
"feeding",
"providing (for)",
"supplying",
"advancing",
"forwarding",
"furthering",
"promoting",
"preparing",
"directing",
"guiding",
"leading",
"shepherding",
"showing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abusing",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"maltreating",
"mishandling",
"mistreating",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"harming",
"hurting",
"injuring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present or bring forward for discussion":{
"examples":[
"I hate to bring this up , but we're running short of money"
],
"synonyms":[
"broaching",
"introducing",
"mooting",
"placing",
"raising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluding (to)",
"citing",
"mentioning",
"naming",
"referring (to)",
"offering",
"proposing",
"suggesting",
"airing",
"expressing",
"speaking (of)",
"talking (about)",
"ventilating",
"venting",
"interjecting",
"interrupting",
"debating",
"discussing",
"thrashing (out or over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censoring",
"hushing (up)",
"quieting",
"silencing",
"suppressing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (something) to a standstill":{
"examples":[
"wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly"
],
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"catching",
"checking",
"drawing up",
"fetching up",
"halting",
"holding up",
"pulling up",
"stalling",
"staying",
"stilling",
"stopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baffling",
"balking",
"blockading",
"blocking",
"bottlenecking",
"clogging",
"damming",
"detaining",
"hindering",
"holding",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"obstructing",
"snagging",
"stemming",
"concluding",
"cutting off",
"ending",
"terminating",
"calling",
"discontinuing",
"suspending",
"choking off",
"reining (in)",
"repressing",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stanching",
"staunching",
"stunting",
"suppressing",
"turning back"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carrying on",
"continuing",
"following through (with)",
"keeping (on)",
"keeping up",
"persisting",
"running on",
"advancing",
"faring",
"going along",
"marching",
"moving",
"proceeding",
"progressing",
"wending",
"actuating",
"budging",
"driving",
"goading",
"impelling",
"propelling",
"pushing",
"spurring",
"stirring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bridle paths":{
"as in roads , bypaths":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lanes",
"passages",
"passes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"runs",
"runways",
"streets",
"thoroughfares",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"bypaths",
"byroads",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"passageways",
"walkways",
"footpaths",
"paths",
"pathways",
"traces",
"tracks",
"trails",
"cutoffs",
"shortcuts",
"towpaths"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brushy":{
"covered with or as if with hair":{
"examples":[
"the vogue for brushy cheeks on men reached a whimsical apex in the 19th century when muttonchop whiskers came in fashion"
],
"synonyms":[
"bristly",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearded",
"bewhiskered",
"mustachioed",
"moustachioed",
"whiskered",
"stubbled",
"stubbly",
"downy",
"fluffy",
"fuzzy",
"linty",
"nappy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beardless",
"shaved",
"shaven"
],
"antonyms":[
"bald",
"furless",
"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brass ring":{
"as in gold , prize money":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catch",
"gem",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"prize",
"treasure",
"gold",
"jackpot",
"prize money",
"treasure trove",
"blessing",
"find",
"godsend",
"goody",
"goodie",
"valuable",
"windfall",
"booty",
"loot",
"plunder",
"spoil",
"swag",
"glory",
"pride"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lemon",
"loser"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Brahmins":{
"as in sages , mandarins":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mandarins",
"sages",
"blues",
"bluestockings",
"intellectualizers",
"pseuds",
"double-domes",
"geeks",
"highbrows",
"intellectualists",
"intellectuals",
"longhairs",
"nerds",
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"intellects",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anti-intellectuals",
"lowbrows",
"philistines",
"blockheads",
"dolts",
"dopes",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"fatheads",
"half-wits",
"imbeciles",
"morons",
"nitwits",
"pinheads",
"simpletons"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brassy":{
"displaying or marked by rude boldness":{
"examples":[
"a brassy customer insisted on arriving late and still being taken first"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assertive",
"forward",
"obtrusive",
"defiant",
"disrespectful",
"shameless",
"unabashed",
"unblushing",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"curt",
"cute",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"lippy",
"mouthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demure",
"humble",
"modest",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"proper",
"deferential",
"respectful",
"abashed",
"ashamed",
"blushing",
"embarrassed",
"shamefaced",
"gentle",
"mild",
"inconspicuous",
"unobtrusive"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brass rings":{
"as in golds , prize moneys":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catches",
"gems",
"jewels",
"pearls",
"plums",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"golds",
"jackpots",
"prize moneys",
"treasure troves",
"blessings",
"finds",
"godsends",
"goodies",
"valuables",
"windfalls",
"booties",
"loots",
"plunders",
"spoils",
"swags",
"glories",
"prides"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lemons",
"losers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bracelets":{
"something that physically prevents free movement":{
"examples":[
"putting the handcuffs on the jewel thief, the detective asked him how he liked those bracelets"
],
"synonyms":[
"bands",
"binds",
"bonds",
"chains",
"cuffs",
"fetters",
"handcuffs",
"irons",
"ligatures",
"manacles",
"shackles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"captivities",
"confinements",
"constraints",
"curbs",
"enchainments",
"enslavements",
"hindrances",
"immurements",
"imprisonments",
"incarcerations",
"restraints",
"restrictions",
"entanglements",
"nets",
"trammels",
"traps",
"collars",
"straitjackets",
"straightjackets",
"fasteners",
"hobbles",
"hold-downs",
"holdings",
"holds",
"ties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brought forth":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"His poetry brings forth an emotional response in many readers."
],
"synonyms":[
"begot",
"begat",
"bred",
"brought",
"brought about",
"brought on",
"catalyzed",
"caused",
"created",
"did",
"drew on",
"effected",
"effectuated",
"engendered",
"generated",
"induced",
"invoked",
"made",
"occasioned",
"produced",
"prompted",
"resulted (in)",
"spawned",
"translated (into)",
"worked",
"wrought",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduced (to)",
"contributed (to)",
"decided",
"determined",
"began",
"established",
"fathered",
"founded",
"inaugurated",
"initiated",
"innovated",
"instituted",
"introduced",
"launched",
"pioneered",
"set",
"set up",
"started",
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"developed",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted",
"enacted",
"rendered",
"turned out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeded",
"limited",
"restricted",
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"crushed",
"dampened",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"repressed",
"smothered",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stifled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"arrested",
"checked",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"retarded",
"canned",
"killed",
"snuffed (out)",
"stilled",
"abolished",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"extinguished",
"liquidated",
"quenched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{
"examples":[
"The spring rain brought forth an abundance of lush greenery."
],
"synonyms":[
"carved (out)",
"developed",
"forged",
"ground (out)",
"hammered out",
"thrashed (out)",
"worked out",
"worked up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churned out",
"cranked out",
"turned out",
"cobbled (together or up)",
"threw up",
"composed",
"constructed",
"crafted",
"created",
"engineered",
"fabricated",
"fashioned",
"formed",
"framed",
"generated",
"manufactured",
"minted",
"modeled",
"modelled",
"shaped",
"tailored",
"conceived",
"concocted",
"contrived",
"cooked (up)",
"devised",
"hatched",
"invented",
"originated",
"accomplished",
"achieved",
"brought off",
"carried out",
"effected"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dismantled",
"razed",
"tore down",
"ruined",
"undid",
"unmade",
"wrecked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"braces":{
"a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else":{
"examples":[
"wore a brace for the injured knee"
],
"synonyms":[
"buttresses",
"mountings",
"mounts",
"props",
"reinforcements",
"shores",
"spurs",
"stays",
"supports",
"underpinnings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shorings",
"columns",
"pedestals",
"pilasters",
"pillars",
"arches",
"bolsters",
"brackets",
"cantilevers",
"girders",
"bearings",
"crutches",
"pegs",
"posts",
"stakes",
"stanchions",
"stands",
"stilts",
"struts",
"trusses",
"bases",
"foundations",
"frames"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together":{
"examples":[
"bagged a brace of pheasants"
],
"synonyms":[
"couples",
"couplets",
"duos",
"dyads",
"pairs",
"pair",
"twosomes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spans",
"yokes",
"partnerships",
"teams",
"companions",
"complements",
"doublets",
"fellows",
"halves",
"matches",
"mates",
"twins",
"coordinates",
"counterparts",
"equals",
"equivalents",
"likes",
"parallels",
"peers",
"rivals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"the pep talk braced the team up for the second half"
],
"synonyms":[
"amps (up)",
"animates",
"energizes",
"enlivens",
"fillips",
"fires",
"gingers (up)",
"invigorates",
"jazzes (up)",
"juices up",
"jump-starts",
"livens (up)",
"peps (up)",
"quickens",
"spikes",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"vivifies",
"zips (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouses",
"awakens",
"awakes",
"raises",
"rouses",
"stirs",
"wakes (up)",
"activates",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"motivates",
"motives",
"moves",
"propels",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"galvanizes",
"enkindles",
"excites",
"ferments",
"foments",
"incites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"instigates",
"kindles",
"provokes",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"triggers",
"turns on",
"whips (up)",
"abets",
"boosts",
"buoys",
"cheers",
"emboldens",
"fortifies",
"heartens",
"infuses",
"inspires",
"lifts",
"rallies",
"steels",
"strengthens",
"reactivates",
"reanimates",
"reawakens",
"reawakes",
"recharges",
"recreates",
"reenergizes",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"reinvigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"rekindles",
"renews",
"restimulates",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burns out",
"debilitates",
"does in",
"drains",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"harasses",
"kayoes",
"knocks out",
"saps",
"tuckers (out)",
"undermines",
"washes out",
"weakens",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"checks",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"jades",
"quells",
"quenches",
"represses",
"restrains",
"slows",
"stills",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"antonyms":[
"dampens",
"damps",
"deadens",
"dulls",
"kills"
]
},
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
"examples":[
"several boards braced the wall"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears",
"bolsters",
"buttresses",
"carries",
"props (up)",
"shores (up)",
"stays",
"supports",
"sustains",
"undergirds",
"underpins",
"upholds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"steadies",
"trusses",
"underlies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally":{
"examples":[
"she braced herself for the job interview"
],
"synonyms":[
"forearms",
"fortifies",
"nerves",
"poises",
"psyches (up)",
"readies",
"steels",
"strengthens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arms",
"hardens",
"inures",
"seasons",
"toughens",
"bolsters",
"boosts",
"buoys (up)",
"buttresses",
"enforces",
"props (up)",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"supports",
"sustains",
"cheers (up)",
"comforts",
"emboldens",
"encourages",
"heartens",
"inspires",
"rallies",
"rouses",
"stirs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits",
"psychs (out)",
"shakes",
"unnerves",
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"prostrates",
"saps",
"softens",
"tires",
"undercuts",
"undermines",
"weakens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brawling":{
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"examples":[
"the Wilsons were always loudly brawling , and the neighbors were always shutting their windows"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercating",
"argufying",
"arguing",
"bickering",
"brabbling",
"controverting",
"disputing",
"falling out",
"fighting",
"hassling",
"jarring",
"quarreling",
"quarrelling",
"quibbling",
"rowing",
"scrapping",
"spatting",
"squabbling",
"tiffing",
"wrangling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenging",
"daring",
"defying",
"clashing",
"contending",
"contesting",
"tangling",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"fussing",
"nitpicking",
"considering",
"debating",
"discussing",
"kicking",
"objecting",
"protesting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexisting",
"getting along",
"accepting",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"concurring",
"consenting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brings to light":{
"to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{
"examples":[
"The investigation brought to light several new facts about the case."
],
"synonyms":[
"bares",
"discloses",
"discovers",
"divulges",
"exposes",
"lets on (about)",
"reveals",
"spills",
"tells",
"unbosoms",
"uncloaks",
"uncovers",
"unmasks",
"unveils"
],
"near synonyms":[
"confides",
"shares",
"debunks",
"shows up",
"unclothes",
"undrapes",
"advertises",
"announces",
"blazes",
"brings out",
"broadcasts",
"declares",
"placards",
"posts",
"proclaims",
"promulgates",
"publicizes",
"publishes",
"sounds",
"betrays",
"blabs",
"gives away",
"leaks",
"informs",
"squeals",
"talks",
"communicates",
"imparts",
"relates",
"acknowledges",
"admits",
"avows",
"concedes",
"confesses",
"owns",
"disinters",
"rakes up",
"smokes out",
"unearths"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"gilds",
"glosses (over)",
"varnishes",
"whitewashes",
"beclouds",
"bedims",
"befogs",
"clouds",
"darkens",
"eclipses",
"obscures",
"overcasts",
"overshadows",
"shades"
],
"antonyms":[
"cloaks",
"conceals",
"covers (up)",
"enshrouds",
"hides",
"masks",
"shrouds",
"veils"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brouhaha":{
"great excitement or concern about something":{
"examples":[
"A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bedlam",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clamor",
"clatter",
"commotion",
"disturbance",
"fuss",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"tempest",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"agitation",
"deliriousness",
"delirium",
"distraction",
"fever",
"feverishness",
"flap",
"frenzy",
"furor",
"furore",
"fury",
"hysteria",
"rage",
"rampage",
"uproar",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disorder",
"havoc",
"pandemonium",
"turmoil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bringing":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff"
],
"synonyms":[
"begetting",
"breeding",
"bringing about",
"bringing on",
"catalyzing",
"causing",
"creating",
"doing",
"drawing on",
"effecting",
"effectuating",
"engendering",
"generating",
"inducing",
"invoking",
"making",
"occasioning",
"producing",
"prompting",
"resulting (in)",
"spawning",
"translating (into)",
"working",
"yielding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conducing (to)",
"contributing (to)",
"deciding",
"determining",
"beginning",
"establishing",
"fathering",
"founding",
"inaugurating",
"initiating",
"innovating",
"instituting",
"introducing",
"launching",
"pioneering",
"setting",
"setting up",
"starting",
"advancing",
"cultivating",
"developing",
"encouraging",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"nourishing",
"nurturing",
"promoting",
"enacting",
"rendering",
"turning out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeding",
"limiting",
"restricting",
"clamping down (on)",
"cracking down (on)",
"crushing",
"dampening",
"putting down",
"quashing",
"quelling",
"repressing",
"smothering",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stifling",
"subduing",
"suppressing",
"arresting",
"checking",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"inhibiting",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"retarding",
"canning",
"killing",
"snuffing (out)",
"stilling",
"abolishing",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"extinguishing",
"liquidating",
"quenching"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{
"examples":[
"nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"arguing",
"bringing around",
"converting",
"convincing",
"gaining",
"getting",
"inducing",
"moving",
"persuading",
"prevailing (on or upon)",
"satisfying",
"talking (into)",
"winning (over)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blandishing",
"blarneying",
"cajoling",
"coaxing",
"entreating",
"exhorting",
"fast-talking",
"urging",
"wheedling",
"alluring",
"beguiling",
"leading on",
"luring",
"seducing",
"snowing",
"tempting",
"brainwashing",
"overpersuading",
"inclining",
"influencing",
"prompting",
"selling",
"swaying",
"attracting",
"drawing",
"enticing",
"interesting",
"chewing over",
"conversing",
"debating",
"discussing",
"disputing",
"hashing (over)",
"mooting",
"reasoning (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deterring",
"discouraging",
"dissuading",
"unselling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a price of":{
"examples":[
"the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction"
],
"synonyms":[
"costing",
"fetching",
"going (for)",
"running",
"selling (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"listing (for)",
"amounting (to)",
"coming (to)",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"commanding",
"exacting",
"asking",
"demanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bribable":{
"open to improper influence and especially bribery":{
"examples":[
"corruption in that country is so widespread that there are few public officials who are not bribable"
],
"synonyms":[
"corruptible",
"dirty",
"purchasable",
"venal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"temptable",
"hack",
"mercenary",
"crooked",
"cutthroat",
"dishonest",
"Machiavellian",
"unethical",
"unmoral",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"corrupt",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"debauched",
"defiled",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"perverse",
"perverted",
"reprobate",
"sleazy",
"vitiated",
"warped",
"bad",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"nefarious",
"sinful",
"vicious",
"wicked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ethical",
"honest",
"principled",
"scrupulous",
"good",
"moral",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"incorruptible"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bricks":{
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
"examples":[
"he dropped a brick that had his friends helpless with laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunders",
"bobbles",
"boo-boos",
"boobs",
"clangers",
"clinkers",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"gaffs",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"oversights",
"screwups",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloomers",
"bloopers",
"boners",
"howlers",
"pratfalls",
"foul-ups",
"snafus",
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"miscomprehensions",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misdescriptions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misreadings",
"misstatements",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracies",
"exactitudes",
"precisions",
"inerrancies",
"infallibilities",
"perfections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braking":{
"a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something":{
"examples":[
"there's always a braking in sales after lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"deceleration",
"downshift",
"letup",
"retardation",
"slowdown"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decline",
"drop",
"slump",
"ebb",
"remission",
"retreat",
"wane",
"flagging",
"weakening",
"arrest",
"check",
"halt",
"stoppage",
"collapse",
"crash",
"fall",
"plunge"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"acceleration",
"hastening",
"quickening"
]
},
"to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace":{
"examples":[
"braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us"
],
"synonyms":[
"decelerating",
"retarding",
"slackening",
"slowing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"halting",
"stopping",
"encumbering",
"hampering",
"handicapping",
"hindering",
"hobbling",
"holding back",
"holding up",
"impeding",
"inhibiting",
"obstructing",
"setting back",
"tying up",
"tieing up",
"bottlenecking",
"arresting",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"reining",
"restraining",
"baffling",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"sabotaging",
"thwarting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"driving",
"encouraging",
"goading",
"propelling",
"pushing",
"spurring",
"stirring",
"urging",
"advancing",
"aiding",
"dispatching",
"easing",
"expediting",
"facilitating",
"forwarding",
"furthering",
"helping"
],
"antonyms":[
"accelerating",
"hastening",
"hurrying",
"quickening",
"rushing",
"speeding (up)",
"stepping up"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brokenhearted":{
"feeling unhappiness":{
"examples":[
"she was brokenhearted when the relationship ended"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"down in the mouth",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"sad",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggrieved",
"distressed",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"worried",
"despairing",
"hopeless",
"sunk",
"disappointed",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"suicidal",
"dolorous",
"lachrymose",
"lugubrious",
"plaintive",
"tearful",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"grieving",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"desolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"funereal",
"gray",
"grey",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"saturnine",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"enraptured",
"entranced",
"euphoric",
"exhilarated",
"exuberant",
"exultant",
"overjoyed",
"rapturous",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical",
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"jocose",
"jocular",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"lightsome",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"excited",
"thrilled",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"rosy",
"sanguine",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"jaunty",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"content",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"beaming",
"grinning",
"laughing",
"smiling",
"boon",
"carefree",
"careless",
"cavalier",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"insouciant",
"lighthearted",
"unconcerned"
],
"antonyms":[
"blissful",
"buoyant",
"buoyed",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gladdened",
"gladsome",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"sunny",
"upbeat"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"branch (out)":{
"to go or move in different directions from a central point":{
"examples":[
"the vine branched out as it climbed the trellis"
],
"synonyms":[
"diverge",
"divide",
"fork",
"part",
"separate",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestrew",
"break up",
"broadcast",
"clear out",
"disband",
"dispel",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"distribute",
"scatter",
"sow",
"distance",
"recede",
"retreat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assemble",
"gather",
"meet"
],
"antonyms":[
"converge",
"join"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brought to account":{
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"The treasurer was brought to account in front of the whole town."
],
"synonyms":[
"censured",
"condemned",
"denounced",
"objurgated",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chastised",
"castigated",
"punished",
"bawled out",
"berated",
"chewed out",
"cut up",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"ragged",
"railed (at or against)",
"rated",
"scolded",
"scored",
"told off",
"upbraided",
"belittled",
"criticized",
"deprecated",
"depreciated",
"disparaged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"hailed",
"honored",
"eulogized",
"lauded",
"praised",
"approved",
"blessed",
"blest",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"cited",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brewskis":{
"as in beers , microbrews":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ales",
"beers",
"brewages",
"brews",
"home brews",
"malt liquors",
"microbrews",
"mums",
"nappies",
"cocktails",
"mixed drinks",
"meads",
"sakes",
"sakis",
"wines",
"belts",
"loads",
"nips",
"pegs",
"pops",
"shooters",
"shots",
"slugs",
"snifters",
"snorts",
"tots",
"whets",
"barley-brees",
"barley-broos",
"brandies",
"gins",
"liqueurs",
"mao-tais",
"mescals",
"schnapps",
"tequilas",
"vodkas",
"whiskeys",
"whiskies",
"aperitifs",
"bracers",
"chasers",
"digestifs",
"nightcaps",
"Dutch courages",
"alcohols",
"aqua vitaes",
"ardent spirits",
"boozes",
"bottles",
"drinks",
"firewaters",
"grogs",
"hooches",
"inebriants",
"intoxicants",
"John Barleycorns",
"juices",
"liquors",
"lushes",
"moonshines",
"potables",
"rums",
"sauces",
"spirits",
"stimulants",
"strong drinks",
"tipples"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broken free":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt."
],
"synonyms":[
"absconded",
"broken out (of)",
"cleared out",
"escaped",
"fled",
"flown",
"got out",
"gotten out",
"lammed",
"run away",
"run off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoided",
"eluded",
"evaded",
"lost",
"shunned",
"decamped",
"departed",
"eloped",
"exited",
"gone",
"left",
"moved",
"pulled out",
"quit",
"quitted",
"sallied (forth)",
"shoved (off)",
"taken off",
"walked out",
"disentangled",
"extricated",
"brought off",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"manumitted",
"redeemed",
"released",
"rescued",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried",
"come back",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"broker":{
"one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement":{
"examples":[
"the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffer",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"honest broker",
"interceder",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"interposer",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"troubleshooter",
"moderator",
"bargainer",
"negotiant",
"negotiator",
"appeaser",
"pacificator",
"pacifier",
"reconciler",
"agent",
"attorney",
"deputy",
"factor",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"liaison",
"medium",
"ambassador",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"messenger",
"delegate",
"representative",
"busybody",
"interferer",
"meddler",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"judge",
"referee",
"umpire",
"adviser",
"advisor",
"counselor",
"counsellor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money":{
"examples":[
"all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show"
],
"synonyms":[
"dealer",
"merchandiser",
"seller",
"vendor",
"vender"
],
"near synonyms":[
"merchant",
"trader",
"tradesman",
"auctioneer",
"concessionaire",
"black marketer",
"black marketeer",
"bootlegger",
"fence",
"fencer",
"hustler",
"scalper",
"smuggler",
"trafficker",
"discounter",
"distributor",
"e-tailer",
"exporter",
"jobber",
"reseller",
"retailer",
"wholesaler",
"chapman",
"hawker",
"huckster",
"peddler",
"pedlar",
"salesclerk",
"salesman",
"salesperson",
"saleswoman",
"shopgirl",
"bargainer",
"haggler",
"horse trader",
"palterer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"consumer",
"end user",
"user"
],
"antonyms":[
"buyer",
"purchaser"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broiler":{
"as in oven , stove":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fryer",
"frier",
"microwave",
"microwave oven",
"oven",
"roaster",
"rotisserie",
"stove",
"toaster",
"toaster oven",
"cooker",
"cookstove",
"range"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brainstorms":{
"to engage in an exchange of information or ideas":{
"examples":[
"they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"communicates",
"intercommunicates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corresponds",
"converses",
"talks",
"messages",
"bonds",
"communes",
"relates",
"accosts",
"approaches",
"boards",
"contacts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in spasms , convulsions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"convulsions",
"eclampsias",
"pangs",
"paroxysms",
"spasms",
"throes",
"recurrences",
"relapses",
"agitations",
"frenzies",
"accesses",
"attacks",
"bouts",
"cases",
"fits",
"seizures",
"sieges",
"spells",
"turns",
"breakdowns",
"collapses",
"prostrations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrests",
"reliefs",
"remissions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in inspirations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inspirations",
"conceptions",
"concepts",
"images",
"impressions",
"mind's eyes",
"pictures",
"thoughts",
"conceits",
"fantasies",
"phantasies",
"impetuosities",
"whimsicalities",
"bees",
"caprices",
"cranks",
"fancies",
"freaks",
"humors",
"kinks",
"maggots",
"megrims",
"notions",
"vagaries",
"vagrancies",
"whims",
"whimsies",
"whimseys"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breast-fed":{
"to give milk to from the breast":{
"examples":[
"believes that all women should breast-feed their babies"
],
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"nursed",
"suckled",
"wet-nursed"
],
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"bottle-fed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"weaned"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"briefcases":{
"as in attach\u00e9s , valises":{
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"attach\u00e9 cases",
"attach\u00e9s",
"valises",
"carryalls",
"carry-ons",
"grips",
"handbags",
"holdalls",
"portmanteaus",
"portmanteaux",
"traveling bags",
"wallets",
"overnight bags",
"overnight cases",
"weekend bags",
"weekenders",
"cosmetic cases",
"traveling cases",
"carpetbags",
"duffel bags",
"kit bags",
"kits",
"backpacks",
"haversacks",
"knapsacks",
"packsacks",
"rucksacks",
"baggages",
"bags",
"luggage"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
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"brawniness":{
"as in burliness":{
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"burliness",
"huskiness",
"stoutness",
"endomorphy",
"bulkiness",
"heaviness",
"adiposity",
"chubbiness",
"corpulence",
"corpulency",
"embonpoint",
"fat",
"fatness",
"fattiness",
"fleshiness",
"grossness",
"obesity",
"plumpness",
"portliness",
"pudginess",
"pursiness",
"rotundity",
"weight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"leanness",
"reediness",
"slenderness",
"slimness",
"svelteness",
"thinness",
"fitness",
"trimness",
"gauntness",
"scrawniness",
"skinniness",
"weediness"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broiled":{
"as in fried , roasted":{
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"baked",
"boiled",
"braised",
"fried",
"grilled",
"heated",
"roasted",
"saut\u00e9ed",
"sauteed",
"overdone",
"burned",
"burnt",
"charred",
"scorched",
"well-done",
"cooked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"raw",
"uncooked",
"unheated",
"rare"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place in conflict or difficulties":{
"examples":[
"instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy"
],
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"bogged (down)",
"embrangled",
"embroiled",
"mired"
],
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"enmeshed",
"immeshed",
"ensnared",
"ensnarled",
"entangled",
"entrapped",
"snared",
"tangled",
"trapped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipated",
"freed",
"liberated",
"released"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brackets":{
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"examples":[
"they're in the same income bracket"
],
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"categories",
"classes",
"classifications",
"divisions",
"families",
"genera",
"genuses",
"grades",
"groups",
"kinds",
"leagues",
"orders",
"ranks",
"rubrics",
"sets",
"species",
"tiers",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descriptions",
"feathers",
"ilks",
"kidneys",
"likes",
"manners",
"natures",
"sorts",
"branches",
"sections",
"specialities",
"specialties",
"subclasses",
"subdivisions",
"subgroups",
"subspecieses",
"varieties",
"breeds",
"races",
"generations",
"headings",
"labels",
"titles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to describe as similar":{
"examples":[
"I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci"
],
"synonyms":[
"analogizes",
"assimilates",
"compares",
"equates",
"likens"
],
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"associates",
"connects",
"couples",
"links",
"alludes",
"refers",
"relates",
"equals",
"matches",
"parallels"
],
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"antonyms":[
"contrasts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"braised":{
"as in fried , roasted":{
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"baked",
"boiled",
"broiled",
"fried",
"grilled",
"heated",
"roasted",
"saut\u00e9ed",
"sauteed",
"overdone",
"burned",
"burnt",
"charred",
"scorched",
"well-done",
"cooked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"raw",
"uncooked",
"unheated",
"rare"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in smothered , steamed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fricasseed",
"pressure-cooked",
"smothered",
"steamed",
"scalded",
"reboiled",
"boiled",
"coddled",
"parboiled",
"poached",
"simmered",
"stewed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brass bands":{
"as in chamber orchestras , sinfoniettas":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"chamber orchestras",
"sinfoniettas",
"bands",
"orchestras",
"philharmonics",
"symphonies",
"symphony orchestras",
"brasses",
"strings",
"woodwinds",
"combos",
"ensembles",
"groups",
"companies",
"troupes",
"duos",
"octets",
"quartets",
"quartettes",
"quintets",
"septets",
"sextets",
"trios"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broadness":{
"as in earthiness , saltiness":{
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"near synonyms":[
"earthiness",
"gaminess",
"raciness",
"saltiness",
"suggestiveness",
"bawdiness",
"blueness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"dirt",
"dirtiness",
"filth",
"filthiness",
"foulness",
"grossness",
"impureness",
"impurity",
"indecency",
"lasciviousness",
"lewdness",
"nastiness",
"obscenity",
"profanity",
"raunch",
"raunchiness",
"ribaldry",
"smut",
"smuttiness",
"vulgarity",
"wantonness",
"immodesty",
"indecorousness",
"indelicacy",
"indelicateness",
"lowness",
"unbecomingness",
"lechery",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"kinkiness",
"naughtiness",
"perverseness",
"perversion",
"perversity",
"pervertedness",
"wickedness",
"exceptionability",
"objectionableness",
"unacceptability",
"undesirability",
"reprehensibility",
"reprehensibleness",
"abusiveness",
"scurrilousness",
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"infamy",
"loathsomeness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repugnance",
"repulsiveness",
"distastefulness",
"obnoxiousness",
"unpleasantness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"priggery",
"priggishness",
"primness",
"prudery",
"prudishness",
"puritanism",
"correctness",
"decency",
"decorousness",
"decorum",
"seemliness",
"appropriateness",
"fitness",
"suitability",
"suitableness",
"perfection",
"purity",
"spotlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broadswords":{
"as in sabers , rapiers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cutlasses",
"rapiers",
"sabers",
"sabres",
"scimitars",
"smallswords",
"blades",
"brands",
"steels",
"swords"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bristles":{
"a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair":{
"examples":[
"a hairbrush with plastic bristles"
],
"synonyms":[
"fibers",
"filaments",
"hairs",
"threads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"microfibers",
"cords",
"ropes",
"strings",
"wires",
"yarns",
"fuzzes",
"tufts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be copiously supplied":{
"examples":[
"a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities"
],
"synonyms":[
"abounds",
"brims",
"bulges",
"bursts",
"bustles",
"buzzes",
"crawls",
"hums",
"overflows",
"pullulates",
"swarms",
"teems"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"lacks",
"needs",
"wants"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit"
],
"synonyms":[
"fumes",
"rages",
"storms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows up",
"flares (up)",
"flips (out)",
"blusters",
"carries on",
"fulminates",
"rampages",
"rants",
"raves",
"takes on",
"burns",
"foams",
"seethes",
"smolders",
"smoulders",
"steams",
"chafes",
"frets",
"stews"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allays",
"appeases",
"pacifies",
"soothes",
"checks",
"chokes (back)",
"collects",
"composes",
"contains",
"curbs",
"pockets",
"reins",
"represses",
"restrains",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"swallows",
"moderates",
"tempers",
"tones (down)",
"eases",
"lets up",
"relaxes",
"calms",
"cools",
"hushes",
"quells",
"quiets",
"settles",
"stills"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brutalized":{
"to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being":{
"examples":[
"even three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him"
],
"synonyms":[
"animalized",
"bestialized",
"dehumanized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abased",
"corrupted",
"debauched",
"degraded",
"demeaned",
"depraved",
"perverted",
"poisoned",
"profaned",
"prostituted",
"subverted",
"warped",
"contaminated",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"disgraced",
"humbled",
"humiliated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignified",
"exalted",
"honored",
"amended",
"improved",
"cleansed",
"purified",
"restored",
"respected",
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"uplifted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"Red Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"abused",
"bullied",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"kicked around",
"maltreated",
"manhandled",
"messed over",
"mishandled",
"mistreated",
"misused"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molested",
"outraged",
"violated",
"harassed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"burned",
"burnt",
"sandbagged",
"victimized",
"wronged",
"beat (up)",
"messed (up)",
"roughed (up)",
"worked (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"cherished",
"fostered",
"nurtured",
"babied",
"catered (to)",
"coddled",
"favored",
"gratified",
"humored",
"indulged",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bringing forth":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"His poetry brings forth an emotional response in many readers."
],
"synonyms":[
"begetting",
"breeding",
"bringing",
"bringing about",
"bringing on",
"catalyzing",
"causing",
"creating",
"doing",
"drawing on",
"effecting",
"effectuating",
"engendering",
"generating",
"inducing",
"invoking",
"making",
"occasioning",
"producing",
"prompting",
"resulting (in)",
"spawning",
"translating (into)",
"working",
"yielding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conducing (to)",
"contributing (to)",
"deciding",
"determining",
"beginning",
"establishing",
"fathering",
"founding",
"inaugurating",
"initiating",
"innovating",
"instituting",
"introducing",
"launching",
"pioneering",
"setting",
"setting up",
"starting",
"advancing",
"cultivating",
"developing",
"encouraging",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"nourishing",
"nurturing",
"promoting",
"enacting",
"rendering",
"turning out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeding",
"limiting",
"restricting",
"clamping down (on)",
"cracking down (on)",
"crushing",
"dampening",
"putting down",
"quashing",
"quelling",
"repressing",
"smothering",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stifling",
"subduing",
"suppressing",
"arresting",
"checking",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"inhibiting",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"retarding",
"canning",
"killing",
"snuffing (out)",
"stilling",
"abolishing",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"extinguishing",
"liquidating",
"quenching"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{
"examples":[
"The spring rain brought forth an abundance of lush greenery."
],
"synonyms":[
"carving (out)",
"developing",
"forging",
"grinding (out)",
"hammering out",
"thrashing (out)",
"working out",
"working up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churning out",
"cranking out",
"turning out",
"cobbling (together or up)",
"throwing up",
"composing",
"constructing",
"crafting",
"creating",
"engineering",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forming",
"framing",
"generating",
"manufacturing",
"minting",
"modeling",
"modelling",
"shaping",
"tailoring",
"conceiving",
"concocting",
"contriving",
"cooking (up)",
"devising",
"hatching",
"inventing",
"originating",
"accomplishing",
"achieving",
"bringing off",
"carrying out",
"effecting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"dismantling",
"razing",
"tearing down",
"ruining",
"undoing",
"unmaking",
"wrecking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"breast-feeding":{
"to give milk to from the breast":{
"examples":[
"believes that all women should breast-feed their babies"
],
"synonyms":[
"nursing",
"suckling",
"wet-nursing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bottle-feeding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brainteasers":{
"as in puzzles , riddles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conundrums",
"posers",
"puzzles",
"quizzes",
"riddles",
"sticklers",
"stumpers",
"toughies",
"interrogatives",
"problems",
"questions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"answers",
"responses",
"solutions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breathers":{
"a momentary halt in an activity":{
"examples":[
"took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"breaths",
"interruptions",
"lulls",
"pauses",
"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"
]
},
"brays":{
"to reduce to fine particles":{
"examples":[
"bray the seeds using a mortar and pestle"
],
"synonyms":[
"atomizes",
"beats",
"comminutes",
"crushes",
"disintegrates",
"grinds",
"mills",
"mulls",
"pounds",
"powders",
"pulverizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grates",
"kibbles",
"crumbles",
"crunches",
"breaks",
"busts",
"dashes",
"fractures",
"fragments",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"splinters",
"micronizes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in bleats , howls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barks",
"bays",
"bellows",
"blats",
"bleats",
"cackles",
"callings",
"caterwauls",
"caws",
"cheeps",
"chirps",
"clucks",
"coos",
"crakes",
"croaks",
"crows",
"grunts",
"honks",
"hoots",
"howls",
"lows",
"meows",
"miaows",
"mews",
"moos",
"neighs",
"oinks",
"peeps",
"quacks",
"roars",
"screeches",
"squalls",
"squawks",
"squeaks",
"squeals",
"trumpets",
"tu-whit tu-whoos",
"twitters",
"whinnies",
"yaps",
"yelps",
"yips",
"yowls",
"calls",
"cries",
"notes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brusque":{
"being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner":{
"examples":[
"a brusque and unhelpful reply from the clerk in the hardware store"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gruff",
"rough",
"snappish",
"candid",
"direct",
"forthright",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"free-spoken",
"open",
"outspoken",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"point-blank",
"straightforward",
"straight-out",
"artless",
"discourteous",
"disrespectful",
"impertinent",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"insensitive",
"rude",
"tactless",
"undiplomatic",
"brief",
"closemouthed",
"laconic",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"terse",
"tight-lipped",
"earnest",
"honest",
"sincere",
"coarse",
"crass",
"crude",
"low",
"uncouth",
"vulgar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"diplomatic",
"gracious",
"polite",
"politic",
"smooth",
"suave",
"tactful",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"voluble",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"verbose",
"courtly",
"cultivated",
"gallant",
"genteel",
"polished",
"refined"
],
"antonyms":[
"circuitous",
"mealymouthed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brutishly":{
"as in viciously , savagely":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abusively",
"savagely",
"viciously",
"callously",
"cold-bloodedly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"inhumanly",
"insensately",
"insensitively",
"mercilessly",
"obdurately",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"tyrannically",
"uncharitably",
"unfeelingly",
"unmercifully",
"unsparingly",
"aggressively",
"assertively",
"decidedly",
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"grimly",
"gruffly",
"resolutely",
"strongly",
"toughly",
"brutally",
"hard",
"hardly",
"harshly",
"ill",
"oppressively",
"roughly",
"severely",
"sternly",
"stiffly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemently",
"gently",
"leniently",
"lightly",
"mildly",
"softly",
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"considerately",
"cordially",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"lovingly",
"tenderly",
"charitably",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"mercifully",
"softheartedly",
"sympathetically",
"tolerantly",
"understandingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"bromides":{
"an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{
"examples":[
"a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully"
],
"synonyms":[
"banalities",
"chestnuts",
"clich\u00e9s",
"cliches",
"commonplaces",
"groaners",
"homilies",
"platitudes",
"shibboleths",
"tropes",
"truisms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional wisdoms",
"party lines",
"routines",
"inanities",
"generalities",
"generalizations",
"simplifications",
"adages",
"proverbs",
"saws",
"sayings",
"old wives' tales",
"stereotypes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"profundities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brainteaser":{
"as in puzzle , riddle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conundrum",
"poser",
"puzzle",
"quiz",
"riddle",
"stickler",
"stumper",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"interrogative",
"problem",
"question"
],
"near antonyms":[
"answer",
"response",
"solution"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broken up":{
"as in unyoked , dissevered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disjoined",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unyoked",
"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous",
"away",
"distant",
"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"farthest",
"remote",
"apart",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"discrete",
"free-standing",
"isolate",
"isolated",
"removed",
"separate",
"single",
"unattached",
"unconnected",
"unlinked",
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging",
"approximate",
"close",
"closest",
"immediate",
"near",
"nearby",
"nearest",
"next-door",
"nigh",
"attached",
"communicating",
"connected",
"connecting",
"interconnecting",
"joined",
"linked",
"united"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization":{
"examples":[
"the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful"
],
"synonyms":[
"disbanded",
"dispersed",
"dissolved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demobilized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorporated",
"consolidated",
"hung together"
],
"antonyms":[
"banded",
"joined",
"united"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken off",
"ceased",
"closed",
"concluded",
"dead-ended",
"determined",
"died",
"discontinued",
"elapsed",
"ended",
"expired",
"finished",
"gone",
"halted",
"lapsed",
"left off",
"let up",
"passed",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"winked (out)",
"wound up",
"winded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisted (from)",
"laid off (of)",
"refrained (from)",
"given over",
"knocked off",
"packed (up or in)",
"broken down",
"conked (out)",
"cut out",
"stalled",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abated",
"petered (out)",
"wound down",
"winded down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drawn out",
"extended",
"prolonged",
"protracted"
],
"antonyms":[
"continued",
"hung on",
"persisted"
]
},
"to set or force apart":{
"examples":[
"he broke up the rocks in the old stone wall with a crowbar, sending them tumbling to the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"decoupled",
"disassociated",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"separated",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broken down",
"decomposed",
"disassembled",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"bifurcated",
"bisected",
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"dichotomized",
"dissected",
"fractionalized",
"fractionated",
"halved",
"partitioned",
"quartered",
"segmented",
"subdivided",
"trisected",
"fragmentated",
"fragmented",
"fragmentized",
"broken",
"fractured",
"pulled",
"rent",
"rended",
"rifted",
"ripped",
"riven",
"rived",
"ruptured",
"torn",
"cut off",
"insulated",
"isolated",
"secluded",
"segregated",
"sequestered",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"unraveled",
"untied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembled",
"associated",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"connected",
"coupled",
"accumulated",
"agglutinated",
"attached",
"bound",
"cemented",
"closed",
"fastened",
"fused",
"knit",
"knitted",
"stuck",
"welded"
],
"antonyms":[
"joined",
"linked",
"unified",
"united"
]
},
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"examples":[
"the sort of person who would be among the first to break up in a prisoner of war camp"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken down",
"cracked",
"flipped (out)",
"freaked (out)",
"melted down",
"wigged (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"police arrived at the scene and immediately broke up the fracas"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken",
"broken off",
"canned",
"ceased",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desisted (from)",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"ended",
"given over",
"halted",
"knocked off",
"laid off",
"left off",
"packed (up or in)",
"quit",
"quitted",
"shut off",
"stopped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completed",
"concluded",
"finished",
"closed (down)",
"deactivated",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"dammed",
"delayed",
"detained",
"held",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"kiboshed",
"obstructed",
"stemmed",
"called",
"suspended",
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"clamped down",
"reined (in)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stamped",
"stanched",
"staunched",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"turned back",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abolished",
"aborted",
"annulled",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dissolved",
"killed",
"ruined",
"scuttled",
"snuffed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"followed through (with)",
"kept up",
"run on",
"advanced",
"proceeded",
"progressed",
"actuated",
"driven",
"impelled",
"propelled",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"break up the feta cheese and spread it over the salad"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken",
"busted",
"bust",
"disintegrated",
"dismembered",
"disrupted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"riven",
"rived"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atomized",
"crushed",
"ground",
"powdered",
"pulverized",
"reduced",
"blasted",
"blown up",
"burst",
"bursted",
"detonated",
"exploded",
"cracked",
"popped",
"shattered",
"shivered",
"smashed",
"chipped",
"slivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"imploded",
"destroyed",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctored",
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconditioned",
"reconstructed",
"renovated",
"repaired"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{
"examples":[
"if you break up during the skit, the audience will know that you're in on the joke"
],
"synonyms":[
"cackled",
"chortled",
"chuckled",
"cracked up",
"giggled",
"hee-hawed",
"laughed",
"roared",
"screamed",
"snickered",
"tittered",
"twittered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grinned",
"smiled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bawled",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"wept",
"howled",
"squalled",
"wailed",
"yowled",
"bleated",
"puled",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"sniffled",
"sniveled",
"snivelled",
"groaned",
"moaned",
"sighed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brutally":{
"in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering":{
"examples":[
"the prisoners were treated brutally at the hands of the guards"
],
"synonyms":[
"hard",
"hardly",
"harshly",
"ill",
"oppressively",
"roughly",
"severely",
"sternly",
"stiffly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"callously",
"cold-bloodedly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"inhumanly",
"insensately",
"insensitively",
"mercilessly",
"obdurately",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"tyrannically",
"uncharitably",
"unfeelingly",
"unmercifully",
"unsparingly",
"abusively",
"brutishly",
"savagely",
"viciously",
"aggressively",
"assertively",
"decidedly",
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"grimly",
"gruffly",
"resolutely",
"strongly",
"toughly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"considerately",
"cordially",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"lovingly",
"tenderly",
"charitably",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"mercifully",
"softheartedly",
"sympathetically",
"tolerantly",
"understandingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"clemently",
"gently",
"leniently",
"lightly",
"mildly",
"softly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"breasts":{
"the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{
"examples":[
"deep in his breast , he knew that his father had a great love for him that did not need to be expressed in words"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellies",
"blood",
"bones",
"bosoms",
"cores",
"guts",
"hearts",
"heartstrings",
"inner spaces",
"insides",
"quicks",
"souls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consciences",
"minds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism"
],
"synonyms":[
"beards",
"braves",
"brazens",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"outbraves",
"outfaces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"faces up (to)",
"fronts",
"affronts",
"challenges",
"encounters",
"meets",
"accosts",
"approaches",
"corners",
"repels",
"resists",
"stands",
"withstands",
"battles",
"combats",
"contends (with)",
"fights",
"opposes",
"squares (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"eschews",
"shuns",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"shakes"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodges",
"ducks",
"funks",
"shirks",
"sidesteps"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breakwater":{
"as in jetty":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"jetty",
"arm",
"cape",
"foreland",
"headland",
"ness",
"peninsula",
"point",
"promontory",
"spit"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broached":{
"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{
"examples":[
"the immense whales broaching was a magnificent sight"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"surfaced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emerged",
"rose"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dived",
"dove",
"dropped",
"drowned",
"foundered",
"plunged",
"sank",
"sunk",
"submerged",
"submersed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present or bring forward for discussion":{
"examples":[
"broached the topic of plans for next year's parade"
],
"synonyms":[
"brought up",
"introduced",
"mooted",
"placed",
"raised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluded (to)",
"cited",
"mentioned",
"named",
"referred (to)",
"offered",
"proposed",
"suggested",
"aired",
"expressed",
"spoke (of)",
"talked (about)",
"vented",
"ventilated",
"interjected",
"interrupted",
"debated",
"discussed",
"thrashed (out or over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censored",
"hushed (up)",
"quieted",
"silenced",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bramble":{
"as in jungle , tangle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"jungle",
"tangle",
"brush",
"bush",
"scrub",
"scrubland",
"grove",
"hedge",
"stand",
"woodlot",
"canebrake",
"forest",
"greenwood",
"wildwood",
"wood",
"woodland",
"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosk",
"bosque",
"bosquet",
"brake",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brides":{
"a woman who has just married or is about to be married":{
"examples":[
"a new bride",
"the mother of the bride"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"helpmates",
"helpmeets",
"ladies",
"wives",
"better halves",
"consorts",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"spouses",
"soul mates",
"domestic partners",
"bridegrooms",
"grooms",
"hubbies",
"husbands",
"men",
"misters",
"old men"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exes",
"singles",
"bachelors",
"bachelorettes",
"maidens",
"maids",
"spinsters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brownout":{
"as in blackout , dimout":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blackout",
"dimout",
"midnight",
"shadiness",
"umbrage",
"black",
"blackness",
"candlelight",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dusk",
"gloaming",
"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
"semidarkness",
"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight",
"umbra",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"somberness",
"cloudiness",
"fogginess",
"haziness",
"mistiness",
"murkiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"gloominess",
"grayness",
"paleness",
"half-light"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaze",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"day",
"daylight",
"glare",
"glow",
"light",
"lightness",
"moonlight",
"starlight",
"sunlight",
"effulgence",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"shine",
"sunshine",
"incandescence",
"luminance",
"luminescence",
"luminosity",
"luminousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bragged":{
"to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{
"examples":[
"she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew",
"boasted",
"bulled",
"crowed",
"gasconaded",
"swaggered",
"vapored",
"vaunted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blustered",
"harangued",
"puffed",
"prided",
"gushed",
"exulted",
"gloried",
"rejoiced",
"brandished",
"displayed",
"exhibited",
"exposed",
"flaunted",
"glorified",
"paraded",
"showed off",
"magnified",
"maximized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"diminished",
"discounted",
"laughed off",
"minimized",
"played down",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"shrugged off",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"bemoaned",
"lamented",
"mourned",
"regretted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breaks free":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt."
],
"synonyms":[
"absconds",
"breaks out (of)",
"clears out",
"escapes",
"flees",
"flies",
"gets out",
"lams",
"runs away",
"runs off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoids",
"eludes",
"evades",
"loses",
"shuns",
"decamps",
"departs",
"elopes",
"exits",
"goes",
"leaves",
"moves",
"pulls out",
"quits",
"sallies (forth)",
"shoves (off)",
"takes off",
"walks out",
"disentangles",
"extricates",
"brings off",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"frees",
"liberates",
"loosens",
"looses",
"manumits",
"redeems",
"releases",
"rescues",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abides",
"dwells",
"hangs around",
"lingers",
"remains",
"stays",
"sticks around",
"tarries",
"comes back",
"returns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"briefcase":{
"as in attach\u00e9 , valise":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9",
"attach\u00e9 case",
"valise",
"carryall",
"carry-on",
"grip",
"handbag",
"holdall",
"portmanteau",
"traveling bag",
"wallet",
"overnight bag",
"overnight case",
"weekend bag",
"weekender",
"cosmetic case",
"traveling case",
"carpetbag",
"duffel bag",
"kit",
"kit bag",
"backpack",
"haversack",
"knapsack",
"packsack",
"rucksack",
"baggage",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"break (in)":{
"to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent":{
"examples":[
"the burglars broke in by smashing a window"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarize",
"burgle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invade",
"trespass",
"hold up",
"loot",
"plunder",
"rip off",
"rob",
"stick up",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"despoil",
"devastate",
"maraud",
"pillage",
"ravage",
"sack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{
"examples":[
"he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met"
],
"synonyms":[
"chime in",
"chip in",
"cut in",
"interpose",
"interrupt",
"intrude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barge (in)",
"bother",
"horn in",
"add",
"contribute",
"put in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in burglary , holdup":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"burglary",
"holdup",
"mugging",
"stickup",
"grab",
"heist",
"pinch",
"rip-off",
"snatching",
"swiping",
"theft"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bruiting (about)":{
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulating",
"noising (about or abroad)",
"rumoring",
"whispering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bandying (about)",
"blabbing",
"dishing",
"gossiping",
"tattling",
"baring",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"exposing",
"letting on (about)",
"reporting",
"revealing",
"spilling",
"telling",
"hinting",
"implying",
"insinuating",
"intimating",
"suggesting",
"blazing",
"broadcasting",
"proclaiming",
"promulgating",
"propagating",
"publicizing",
"spreading"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brainsick":{
"having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{
"examples":[
"today he is regarded as a brainsick genius who produced some of the greatest paintings in the history of art"
],
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
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"dotty",
"fey",
"loopy",
"off",
"potty",
"teched",
"tetched",
"touched",
"aberrant",
"delirious",
"delusional",
"delusionary",
"disordered",
"disturbed",
"neurotic",
"obsessive-compulsive",
"paranoiac",
"paranoic",
"paranoid",
"paranoidal",
"schizoid",
"schizophrenic",
"sociopathic",
"eccentric",
"odd",
"oddball",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"queer",
"strange",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"witless",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"amok",
"amuck",
"ape",
"ballistic",
"bananas",
"berserk",
"nuclear",
"depressed",
"distracted",
"distraught",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"raving",
"wigged-out",
"fixated",
"monomaniac",
"monomaniacal",
"obsessed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"lucid",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"judicious",
"sensible",
"wise",
"healthy",
"normal",
"well-adjusted",
"unneurotic"
],
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"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brood (about or over)":{
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"fixate (on or upon)",
"obsess (about or over)",
"cleave (to)",
"cling (to)",
"hug",
"stick (to)",
"carry",
"keep",
"maintain",
"preserve",
"remember",
"retain",
"treasure",
"cultivate",
"foster",
"nurture",
"support",
"sustain",
"bear",
"cherish",
"entertain",
"harbor",
"have",
"hold",
"nurse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"drop",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"abjure",
"decline",
"deny",
"disdain",
"refuse",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"scorn",
"abandon",
"desert",
"discard",
"forsake",
"give up",
"part (with)",
"quit",
"renounce",
"throw out",
"erase",
"expunge"
],
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},
"type":[]
},
"breakers":{
"as in whitecaps":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"whitecaps",
"surfs",
"combers",
"curls",
"seas",
"riffles",
"ripples",
"wavelets",
"billows",
"surges",
"swells",
"waves",
"ground swells",
"rollers",
"tidal waves",
"tsunamis",
"tsunami"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bred":{
"to bring forth offspring":{
"examples":[
"rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated"
],
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"multiplied",
"procreated",
"propagated",
"reproduced"
],
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"begot",
"begat",
"bore",
"engendered",
"gendered",
"generated",
"got",
"had",
"mothered",
"parented",
"produced",
"sired",
"hatched",
"spawned"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
"examples":[
"he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain"
],
"synonyms":[
"brought up",
"fostered",
"nourished",
"nursed",
"raised",
"reared"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fathered",
"mothered",
"attended",
"cared (for)",
"cradled",
"cultivated",
"minded",
"ministered (to)",
"nurtured",
"watched",
"disciplined",
"educated",
"instructed",
"mentored",
"schooled",
"taught",
"trained",
"tutored",
"edified",
"enlightened",
"indoctrinated",
"fed",
"provided (for)",
"supplied",
"advanced",
"forwarded",
"furthered",
"promoted",
"prepared",
"directed",
"guided",
"led",
"shepherded",
"showed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abused",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"maltreated",
"mishandled",
"mistreated",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment"
],
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"begot",
"begat",
"brought",
"brought about",
"brought on",
"catalyzed",
"caused",
"created",
"did",
"drew on",
"effected",
"effectuated",
"engendered",
"generated",
"induced",
"invoked",
"made",
"occasioned",
"produced",
"prompted",
"resulted (in)",
"spawned",
"translated (into)",
"worked",
"wrought",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduced (to)",
"contributed (to)",
"decided",
"determined",
"began",
"established",
"fathered",
"founded",
"inaugurated",
"initiated",
"innovated",
"instituted",
"introduced",
"launched",
"pioneered",
"set",
"set up",
"started",
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"developed",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted",
"enacted",
"rendered",
"turned out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeded",
"limited",
"restricted",
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"crushed",
"dampened",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"repressed",
"smothered",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stifled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"arrested",
"checked",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"retarded",
"canned",
"killed",
"snuffed (out)",
"stilled",
"abolished",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"extinguished",
"liquidated",
"quenched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in sexual intercourse":{
"examples":[
"cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night"
],
"synonyms":[
"copulated",
"mated",
"slept"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fooled around",
"fornicated"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{
"examples":[
"parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes"
],
"synonyms":[
"enrooted",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"infixed",
"inseminated",
"instilled",
"planted",
"sowed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drove",
"hammered",
"pounded",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"fixed",
"lodged",
"rooted",
"imbued",
"infused",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"inoculated",
"invested",
"steeped",
"suffused"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brainchildren":{
"something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{
"examples":[
"the artificial language Esperanto was the brainchild of L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish oculist"
],
"synonyms":[
"coinages",
"concoctions",
"contrivances",
"creations",
"innovations",
"inventions",
"wrinkles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contraptions",
"devices",
"gadgets",
"gizmos",
"gismos",
"novelties",
"designs",
"products",
"works",
"dreams",
"fantasies",
"phantasies",
"pictures",
"visions",
"conceptions",
"originations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carbon copies",
"clones",
"copies",
"dupes",
"duplicates",
"duplications",
"facsimiles",
"imitations",
"reduplications",
"replicas",
"replications",
"reproductions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broomstick":{
"as in grip , hilt":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grip",
"haft",
"handgrip",
"handle",
"helve",
"bail",
"bow",
"loop",
"hilt",
"shaft",
"bar",
"handlebar",
"crop",
"whipstock"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brown dwarfs":{
"as in neutron stars , white dwarfs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binary stars",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"fixed stars",
"gassers",
"giant stars",
"lodestars",
"loadstars",
"neutron stars",
"novas",
"novae",
"pulsars",
"quasars",
"red dwarfs",
"red giants",
"red stars",
"subdwarfs",
"superclusters",
"supergiants",
"supernovas",
"supernovae",
"variables",
"variable stars",
"white dwarfs",
"luminaries",
"spheres",
"suns",
"clusters",
"constellations",
"galaxies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breadbaskets":{
"the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis":{
"examples":[
"got hit right in the breadbasket"
],
"synonyms":[
"abdomens",
"bellies",
"guts",
"solar plexuses",
"stomachs",
"tummies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"middles",
"midriffs",
"waists",
"paunches",
"potbellies",
"thoraxes",
"thoraces"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brooded":{
"to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{
"examples":[
"don't disturb the hen while she's brooding"
],
"synonyms":[
"hatched",
"incubated",
"sat",
"set"
],
"near synonyms":[
"laid",
"spawned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bruited (about)":{
"to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"please don't bruit accusations about without confirming them first"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulated",
"noised (about or abroad)",
"rumored",
"whispered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bandied (about)",
"blabbed",
"dished",
"gossiped",
"tattled",
"bared",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"exposed",
"let on (about)",
"reported",
"revealed",
"spilled",
"spilt",
"told",
"hinted",
"implied",
"insinuated",
"intimated",
"suggested",
"blazed",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"proclaimed",
"promulgated",
"propagated",
"publicized",
"spread"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brassiness":{
"shameless boldness":{
"examples":[
"the brassiness with which he would blame his mistakes on others left me speechless"
],
"synonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"brashness",
"brass",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"crust",
"effrontery",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
"nerviness",
"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
"sauce",
"sauciness",
"temerity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrogance",
"assurance",
"cockiness",
"confidence",
"hardihood",
"overconfidence",
"sanguinity",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"discourteousness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impoliteness",
"impudence",
"incivility",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"back talk",
"sass",
"swagger",
"swash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"hesitancy",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"timorousness",
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"mannerliness",
"manners"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brush":{
"a brief clash between enemies or rivals":{
"examples":[
"the two advance parties had a brush , but no one was wounded"
],
"synonyms":[
"encounter",
"hassle",
"run-in",
"scrape",
"skirmish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argument",
"fight",
"quarrel",
"row",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"battle",
"brawl",
"fray",
"wrangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowl",
"breeze",
"coast",
"cruise",
"drift",
"flow",
"glide",
"roll",
"sail",
"skim",
"slide",
"slip",
"stream",
"sweep",
"whisk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fly",
"race",
"rush",
"speed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"stumble",
"trudge",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stump",
"tramp",
"labor",
"toil"
],
"antonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle"
]
},
"to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing":{
"examples":[
"spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement"
],
"synonyms":[
"graze",
"kiss",
"nudge",
"shave",
"skim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bump",
"contact",
"scrape",
"sideswipe",
"strike",
"sweep",
"swipe",
"touch",
"bounce",
"carom",
"glance",
"rebound",
"ricochet",
"skip",
"caress",
"cuddle",
"fondle",
"love",
"pat",
"pet",
"stroke",
"miss",
"skirt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bump",
"clash",
"collide",
"crash",
"hit",
"impact",
"impinge",
"knock",
"punch",
"ram",
"slam",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"swipe",
"thud",
"thwack",
"whack"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brews":{
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
"examples":[
"they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file"
],
"synonyms":[
"abets",
"ferments",
"foments",
"incites",
"instigates",
"picks",
"provokes",
"raises",
"stirs (up)",
"whips (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advances",
"cultivates",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"promotes",
"sows",
"stimulates",
"detonates",
"sets",
"sets off",
"triggers",
"excites",
"galvanizes",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"inspires",
"motivates",
"rouses",
"activates",
"energizes",
"enlivens",
"fires",
"invigorates",
"jazzes (up)",
"livens (up)",
"peps (up)",
"quickens",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"discourages",
"holds",
"inhibits",
"regulates",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"tames",
"allays",
"calms",
"quiets",
"settles",
"soothes",
"stills",
"subdues",
"tranquilizes",
"tranquillizes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be about to happen":{
"examples":[
"there's trouble brewing in the department"
],
"synonyms":[
"impends",
"looms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advances",
"approaches",
"closes in",
"draws on",
"gathers",
"nears",
"hangs",
"hovers",
"lowers",
"lours",
"menaces",
"overhangs",
"threatens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abates",
"declines",
"de-escalates",
"dies down",
"diminishes",
"disappears",
"dwindles",
"ebbs",
"fades",
"falls",
"lessens",
"lets up",
"lowers",
"moderates",
"recedes",
"relents",
"remits",
"shrinks",
"subsides",
"tapers",
"tapers off",
"vanishes",
"wanes",
"falls back",
"passes",
"recedes",
"retreats",
"withdraws"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in alcohols , liquors":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alcohols",
"intoxicants",
"liquors",
"spirits",
"nectars",
"mixers",
"mixes",
"pops",
"soda pops",
"sodas",
"soft drinks",
"potions",
"beverages",
"drinkables",
"drinks",
"libations",
"potables",
"quenchers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brigantines":{
"as in yachts , schooners":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bugeyes",
"ca\u00efques",
"caravels",
"catamarans",
"catboats",
"cat rigs",
"clippers",
"corvettes",
"cutters",
"frigates",
"galleons",
"galleys",
"junk",
"keelboats",
"ketches",
"knockabouts",
"luggers",
"outriggers",
"pinnaces",
"piraguas",
"sailers",
"schooners",
"shallops",
"sharpies",
"sloops",
"square-riggers",
"xebecs",
"yachts",
"yawls",
"barks",
"dinghies",
"sailboats",
"windjammers",
"bottoms",
"crafts",
"vessels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brooding":{
"as in moping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"moping",
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"testy",
"waspish",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"ornery",
"dour",
"gloomy",
"morose",
"huffy",
"sensitive",
"temperamental",
"tetchy",
"thin-skinned",
"touchy",
"glum",
"mopey",
"pouting",
"pouty",
"sulky",
"sullen",
"surly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sociable",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"gladsome",
"good-humored",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"perky",
"sunny",
"carefree",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"relaxed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in expectant , pregnant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"caught",
"enceinte",
"expectant",
"expecting",
"gone",
"gravid",
"heavy",
"pregnant",
"quick",
"conceiving",
"impregnated",
"childbearing",
"gestational",
"parturient",
"prenatal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonpregnant",
"barren",
"infertile",
"aborting",
"miscarrying",
"delivered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{
"examples":[
"don't disturb the hen while she's brooding"
],
"synonyms":[
"hatching",
"incubating",
"setting",
"sitting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"laying",
"spawning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bristly":{
"covered with or as if with hair":{
"examples":[
"although pigs look hairless, they're actually bristly creatures"
],
"synonyms":[
"brushy",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearded",
"bewhiskered",
"mustachioed",
"moustachioed",
"whiskered",
"stubbled",
"stubbly",
"downy",
"fluffy",
"fuzzy",
"linty",
"nappy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beardless",
"shaved",
"shaven"
],
"antonyms":[
"bald",
"furless",
"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brown dwarf":{
"as in neutron star , white dwarf":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binary star",
"dwarf",
"fixed star",
"gasser",
"giant star",
"lodestar",
"loadstar",
"neutron star",
"nova",
"pulsar",
"quasar",
"red dwarf",
"red giant",
"red star",
"subdwarf",
"supercluster",
"supergiant",
"supernova",
"variable",
"variable star",
"white dwarf",
"luminary",
"sphere",
"sun",
"cluster",
"constellation",
"galaxy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breezed":{
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"we breezed through the line for customs at the airport"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowled",
"brushed",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"flowed",
"glided",
"rolled",
"sailed",
"skimmed",
"slid",
"slipped",
"streamed",
"swept",
"whisked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flew",
"raced",
"rushed",
"sped",
"speeded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limped",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"stumbled",
"trudged",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumped",
"tramped",
"labored",
"toiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled"
]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"the doctor breezed past the people in the waiting room, apparently on his way to an emergency"
],
"synonyms":[
"barreled",
"barrelled",
"belted",
"blasted",
"blazed",
"blew",
"bolted",
"bombed",
"bowled",
"bundled",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"cannonballed",
"careened",
"careered",
"chased",
"coursed",
"cracked (on)",
"dashed",
"drove",
"flew",
"hared",
"hastened",
"hied",
"highballed",
"hotfooted (it)",
"humped",
"hurled",
"hurried",
"hurtled",
"hustled",
"jetted",
"jumped",
"motored",
"nipped",
"pelted",
"raced",
"rammed",
"ran",
"run",
"ripped",
"rocketed",
"rushed",
"rustled",
"scooted",
"scurried",
"scuttled",
"shot",
"sped",
"speeded",
"stepped",
"tore",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trotted",
"whirled",
"whisked",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetled",
"darted",
"flitted",
"scampered",
"scudded",
"scuffled",
"stampeded",
"streaked",
"whizzed",
"galloped",
"jogged",
"sprinted",
"accelerated",
"quickened",
"stepped out",
"caught up",
"fast-forwarded",
"outpaced",
"outran",
"outstripped",
"overtook",
"arrowed",
"beelined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"dragged",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"tarried",
"ambled",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"sauntered",
"shuffled",
"strolled",
"decelerated",
"slowed (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"poked"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broken off":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken",
"broken up",
"canned",
"ceased",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desisted (from)",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"ended",
"given over",
"halted",
"knocked off",
"laid off",
"left off",
"packed (up or in)",
"quit",
"quitted",
"shut off",
"stopped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completed",
"concluded",
"finished",
"closed (down)",
"deactivated",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"dammed",
"delayed",
"detained",
"held",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"kiboshed",
"obstructed",
"stemmed",
"called",
"suspended",
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"clamped down",
"reined (in)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stamped",
"stanched",
"staunched",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"turned back",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abolished",
"aborted",
"annulled",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dissolved",
"killed",
"ruined",
"scuttled",
"snuffed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"followed through (with)",
"kept up",
"run on",
"advanced",
"proceeded",
"progressed",
"actuated",
"driven",
"impelled",
"propelled",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken up",
"ceased",
"closed",
"concluded",
"dead-ended",
"determined",
"died",
"discontinued",
"elapsed",
"ended",
"expired",
"finished",
"gone",
"halted",
"lapsed",
"left off",
"let up",
"passed",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"winked (out)",
"wound up",
"winded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisted (from)",
"laid off (of)",
"refrained (from)",
"given over",
"knocked off",
"packed (up or in)",
"broken down",
"conked (out)",
"cut out",
"stalled",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abated",
"petered (out)",
"wound down",
"winded down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drawn out",
"extended",
"prolonged",
"protracted"
],
"antonyms":[
"continued",
"hung on",
"persisted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breaking bread":{
"to take a meal":{
"examples":[
"They always enjoy breaking bread with friends."
],
"synonyms":[
"dining",
"eating",
"faring",
"feeding",
"partaking",
"refreshing",
"victualing",
"victualling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banqueting",
"feasting",
"repasting",
"chowing (down)",
"digging in",
"glutting",
"gorging",
"gormandizing",
"overeating",
"overfeeding",
"pigging out",
"grazing",
"nibbling",
"noshing",
"picking",
"snacking",
"boarding",
"dining out",
"messing",
"breakfasting",
"lunching",
"supping",
"picnicking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dieting",
"fasting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"breakfasting":{
"as in lunching , supping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lunching",
"supping",
"boarding",
"dining out",
"messing",
"picnicking",
"grazing",
"nibbling",
"noshing",
"picking",
"snacking",
"glutting",
"gorging",
"gormandizing",
"overeating",
"overfeeding",
"pigging out",
"chowing (down)",
"digging in",
"banqueting",
"feasting",
"repasting",
"dining",
"eating",
"faring",
"feeding",
"partaking",
"refreshing",
"victualing",
"victualling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dieting",
"fasting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bring to account":{
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"The treasurer was brought to account in front of the whole town."
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"denounce",
"objurgate",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chastise",
"castigate",
"punish",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"chew out",
"cut up",
"dress down",
"flay",
"gibbet",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at or against)",
"rate",
"scold",
"score",
"tell off",
"upbraid",
"belittle",
"criticize",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"disparage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"hail",
"honor",
"eulogize",
"laud",
"praise",
"approve",
"bless",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"cite",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"braves":{
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade"
],
"synonyms":[
"beards",
"brazens",
"breasts",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"outbraves",
"outfaces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"faces up (to)",
"fronts",
"affronts",
"challenges",
"encounters",
"meets",
"accosts",
"approaches",
"corners",
"repels",
"resists",
"stands",
"withstands",
"battles",
"combats",
"contends (with)",
"fights",
"opposes",
"squares (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"eschews",
"shuns",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"shakes"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodges",
"ducks",
"funks",
"shirks",
"sidesteps"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broiling":{
"having a notably high temperature":{
"examples":[
"the office was broiling because the air conditioning was on the blink"
],
"synonyms":[
"ardent",
"boiling",
"burning",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"fiery",
"hot",
"piping hot",
"red",
"red-hot",
"roasting",
"scalding",
"scorching",
"searing",
"sultry",
"superheated",
"sweltering",
"torrid",
"ultrahot",
"white-hot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blazing",
"glowing",
"igneous",
"molten",
"seething",
"sizzling",
"heated",
"overheated",
"reheated",
"warmed",
"snug",
"toasty",
"warm",
"warmish",
"feverish",
"flushed",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"canicular",
"muggy",
"steamy",
"summerlike",
"summery",
"tropical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chill",
"chilly",
"coldish",
"cool",
"coolish",
"nippy",
"snappy",
"blizzardly",
"frosty",
"snowy",
"subfreezing",
"subzero",
"wintry",
"wintery",
"chilled",
"cooled",
"refrigerated",
"unheated",
"benumbed",
"numb",
"shivering"
],
"antonyms":[
"algid",
"arctic",
"bitter",
"bone-chilling",
"cold",
"freezing",
"frigid",
"frozen",
"glacial",
"ice-cold",
"iced",
"icy"
]
},
"to place in conflict or difficulties":{
"examples":[
"instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bogging (down)",
"embrangling",
"embroiling",
"miring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enmeshing",
"immeshing",
"ensnaring",
"ensnarling",
"entangling",
"entrapping",
"snaring",
"tangling",
"trapping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipating",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"releasing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brushwoods":{
"a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush":{
"examples":[
"cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed"
],
"synonyms":[
"boscages",
"boskages",
"bosks",
"bosques",
"bosquets",
"brakes",
"chaparrals",
"coppices",
"copses",
"coverts",
"thickets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canebrakes",
"brushes",
"bushes",
"scrublands",
"scrubs",
"brambles",
"jungles",
"tangles",
"groves",
"hedges",
"stands",
"woodlots",
"forests",
"greenwoods",
"wildwoods",
"woodlands",
"woods"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breech":{
"the part of the body upon which someone sits":{
"examples":[
"plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say"
],
"synonyms":[
"backside",
"behind",
"booty",
"bootie",
"bottom",
"bum",
"buns",
"butt",
"buttocks",
"caboose",
"can",
"cheeks",
"derriere",
"derri\u00e8re",
"duff",
"fanny",
"fundament",
"hams",
"haunches",
"heinie",
"hunkers",
"keister",
"keester",
"nates",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rear end",
"rump",
"seat",
"tail",
"tail end",
"tush"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beam",
"stern",
"moon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle":{
"examples":[
"the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches"
],
"synonyms":[
"britches",
"pantaloons",
"pants",
"slacks",
"trousers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baggies",
"bell-bottoms",
"blue jeans",
"cargo pants",
"cords",
"corduroys",
"denims",
"jeans",
"hose",
"legging",
"leggin",
"sweatpants",
"pants suit",
"pantsuit",
"bloomers",
"knee breeches",
"knickerbockers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"break in":{
"to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent":{
"examples":[
"the burglars broke in by smashing a window"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarize",
"burgle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invade",
"trespass",
"hold up",
"loot",
"plunder",
"rip off",
"rob",
"stick up",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"despoil",
"devastate",
"maraud",
"pillage",
"ravage",
"sack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{
"examples":[
"he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met"
],
"synonyms":[
"chime in",
"chip in",
"cut in",
"interpose",
"interrupt",
"intrude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barge (in)",
"bother",
"horn in",
"add",
"contribute",
"put in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in burglary , holdup":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"burglary",
"holdup",
"mugging",
"stickup",
"grab",
"heist",
"pinch",
"rip-off",
"snatching",
"swiping",
"theft"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brigaded":{
"as in raised , mustered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"banded",
"mustered",
"raised",
"rallied",
"heaped",
"piled",
"stacked",
"flocked",
"herded",
"hived",
"packed",
"pressed",
"swarmed",
"thronged",
"balled",
"batched",
"bunched",
"clustered",
"huddled",
"combined",
"connected",
"joined",
"linked",
"merged",
"pooled",
"united",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"assembled",
"bulked (up)",
"collected",
"concentrated",
"congregated",
"constellated",
"corralled",
"garnered",
"gathered",
"grouped",
"lumped",
"picked up",
"rounded up",
"archived",
"arranged",
"collated",
"compiled",
"organized",
"systematized",
"scraped (up or together)",
"re-collected",
"regathered",
"regrouped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispelled",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"scattered",
"broke up",
"disbanded",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"separated",
"severed",
"split (up)",
"dismissed",
"sent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brainiacs":{
"a very smart person":{
"examples":[
"a techie who always has to have the latest gadget that the brainiacs in Silicon Valley have cooked up"
],
"synonyms":[
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"intellects",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"wizzes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"polyhistors",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"blues",
"bluestockings",
"highbrows",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"savants",
"geeks",
"longhairs",
"nerds",
"masters",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"aces",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"naturals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"illiterates",
"know-nothings",
"lowbrows",
"anti-intellectuals",
"philistines",
"asses",
"donkeys",
"fools",
"jackasses",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"louses",
"louts",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockheads",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"dopes",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"fatheads",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"idiots",
"imbeciles",
"knuckleheads",
"morons",
"nitwits",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"pinheads"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brightness":{
"the quality or state of having or giving off light":{
"examples":[
"the brightness of the sunshine made me squint after an afternoon spent in a darkened movie theater"
],
"synonyms":[
"brilliance",
"brilliancy",
"candor",
"dazzle",
"effulgence",
"illumination",
"lambency",
"lightness",
"luminance",
"luminosity",
"luminousness",
"luster",
"lustre",
"lustrousness",
"radiance",
"refulgence",
"splendor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blaze",
"flare",
"flash",
"flicker",
"light",
"fluorescence",
"incandescence",
"luminescence",
"burnish",
"gloss",
"polish",
"sheen",
"shine",
"shininess",
"fire",
"flame",
"glare",
"glow",
"flash",
"gleam",
"glimmer",
"glint",
"glisten",
"glitter",
"scintillation",
"shimmer",
"sparkle",
"twinkle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dimness",
"gloominess",
"somberness",
"cloudiness",
"haziness",
"murkiness",
"obscureness",
"obscurity",
"colorlessness",
"grayness",
"lackluster",
"paleness",
"shadiness",
"shadowiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"blackness",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"duskiness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"briefed":{
"as in informed , enlightened":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"enlightened",
"informed",
"versed",
"homeschooled",
"self-educated",
"self-instructed",
"self-taught",
"overeducated",
"polyhistoric",
"polymath",
"polymathic",
"informed",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"didactic",
"didactical",
"inkhorn",
"pedantic",
"professorial",
"polished",
"refined",
"well-bred",
"cerebral",
"highbrow",
"highbrowed",
"intellectual",
"civilized",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"educated",
"erudite",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"lettered",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"well-read"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"uneducated",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unscholarly",
"uncivilized",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"lowbrow",
"semiliterate",
"unintellectual",
"ill-bred",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable",
"uninstructed",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored",
"semiliterate",
"undereducated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give information to":{
"examples":[
"the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquainted",
"advised",
"apprised",
"caught up",
"cleared",
"clued (in)",
"enlightened",
"familiarized",
"filled in",
"hipped",
"informed",
"instructed",
"told",
"versed",
"wised (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertised",
"alerted",
"notified",
"announced (to)",
"disclosed (to)",
"assured",
"certified",
"convinced",
"reassured",
"warranted",
"educated",
"lectured",
"schooled",
"taught",
"tutored",
"disabused",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned",
"undeceived"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misinformed",
"misled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracted",
"boiled down",
"digested",
"encapsulated",
"epitomized",
"outlined",
"recapitulated",
"recapped",
"reprised",
"summarized",
"summed up",
"synopsized",
"wrapped up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridged",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"cut back",
"shortened",
"downsized",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"concentrated",
"consolidated",
"decocted",
"essentialized",
"simplified",
"streamlined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongated",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"amplified",
"elaborated (on or upon)",
"enlarged (on or upon)",
"expanded",
"supplemented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"breathed":{
"as in whispered , muttered":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chirped",
"drawled",
"gasped",
"intoned",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"purred",
"shouted",
"spluttered",
"sputtered",
"squeaked",
"whispered",
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced",
"sonant",
"oral",
"spoken",
"uttered",
"vocal",
"voiced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonvocal",
"inarticulate",
"mute",
"quiet",
"silent",
"unexpressed",
"unsaid",
"unspoken",
"unuttered",
"unvoiced",
"surd",
"voiceless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inhale and exhale air":{
"examples":[
"sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe"
],
"synonyms":[
"respired"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew (out)",
"drew",
"expired",
"inbreathed",
"inspired",
"gasped",
"huffed",
"panted",
"puffed",
"suspired",
"wheezed",
"sniffed",
"snored",
"snorted",
"snuffed",
"snuffled",
"whiffed",
"yawned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asphyxiated",
"choked",
"gagged",
"smothered",
"suffocated",
"garroted",
"garotted",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"throttled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have life":{
"examples":[
"as long as I breathe , you will have a place to stay"
],
"synonyms":[
"existed",
"lived",
"subsisted",
"was"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"continued",
"endured",
"held on",
"held up",
"kept (on)",
"kicked",
"lasted",
"led",
"persisted",
"ran on",
"ruled",
"survived",
"moved",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappeared",
"evaporated",
"vanished",
"ceased",
"desisted",
"discontinued",
"ended",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"abated",
"died (down)",
"ebbed",
"let up",
"moderated",
"subsided",
"waned"
],
"antonyms":[
"departed",
"died",
"expired",
"passed away",
"perished",
"succumbed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brought out":{
"to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
"examples":[
"he ever so casually brings out the names of celebrities with whom he's supposedly buddy-buddy"
],
"synonyms":[
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"passed",
"said",
"spoke",
"stated",
"talked",
"told",
"uttered",
"verbalized",
"vocalized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aired",
"discussed",
"gave",
"looked",
"shared",
"sounded",
"vented",
"ventilated",
"voiced",
"blabbered",
"blurted",
"bolted",
"got off",
"shot",
"advertised",
"announced",
"blazed",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"declared",
"posted",
"proclaimed",
"promulgated",
"publicized",
"published",
"affirmed",
"alleged",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avouched",
"avowed",
"breathed",
"chirped",
"drawled",
"gasped",
"lipped",
"mouthed",
"murmured",
"purred",
"shouted",
"spluttered",
"spouted",
"whispered",
"clothed",
"clad",
"couched",
"formulated",
"formulized",
"phrased",
"put",
"worded",
"commented",
"piped up (with)",
"remarked",
"ripped (out)",
"snarled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stifled",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make more apparent":{
"examples":[
"a blue scarf would bring out the color of your eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuated",
"emphasized",
"italicized",
"stressed",
"underlined",
"underscored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amplified",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"augmented",
"deepened",
"enhanced",
"enlarged",
"heightened",
"magnified",
"maximized",
"supplemented",
"enlivened",
"jazzed (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"minimized",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
"understated",
"weakened"
],
"antonyms":[
"de-emphasized"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brutalize":{
"to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being":{
"examples":[
"even three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him"
],
"synonyms":[
"animalize",
"bestialize",
"dehumanize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abase",
"corrupt",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demean",
"deprave",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"warp",
"contaminate",
"pollute",
"taint",
"disgrace",
"humble",
"humiliate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignify",
"exalt",
"honor",
"amend",
"improve",
"cleanse",
"purify",
"restore",
"respect",
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"uplift"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"Red Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"bully",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"kick around",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mess over",
"mishandle",
"mistreat",
"misuse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molest",
"outrage",
"violate",
"harass",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injure",
"oppress",
"persecute",
"torment",
"torture",
"burn",
"sandbag",
"victimize",
"wrong",
"beat (up)",
"mess (up)",
"rough (up)",
"work (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"care (for)",
"cherish",
"foster",
"nurture",
"baby",
"cater (to)",
"coddle",
"favor",
"gratify",
"humor",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brought":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff"
],
"synonyms":[
"begot",
"begat",
"bred",
"brought about",
"brought on",
"catalyzed",
"caused",
"created",
"did",
"drew on",
"effected",
"effectuated",
"engendered",
"generated",
"induced",
"invoked",
"made",
"occasioned",
"produced",
"prompted",
"resulted (in)",
"spawned",
"translated (into)",
"worked",
"wrought",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduced (to)",
"contributed (to)",
"decided",
"determined",
"began",
"established",
"fathered",
"founded",
"inaugurated",
"initiated",
"innovated",
"instituted",
"introduced",
"launched",
"pioneered",
"set",
"set up",
"started",
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"developed",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted",
"enacted",
"rendered",
"turned out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeded",
"limited",
"restricted",
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"crushed",
"dampened",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"repressed",
"smothered",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stifled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"arrested",
"checked",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"retarded",
"canned",
"killed",
"snuffed (out)",
"stilled",
"abolished",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"extinguished",
"liquidated",
"quenched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{
"examples":[
"nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"argued",
"brought around",
"converted",
"convinced",
"gained",
"got",
"induced",
"moved",
"persuaded",
"prevailed (on or upon)",
"satisfied",
"talked (into)",
"won (over)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blandished",
"blarneyed",
"cajoled",
"coaxed",
"entreated",
"exhorted",
"fast-talked",
"urged",
"wheedled",
"allured",
"beguiled",
"led on",
"lured",
"seduced",
"snowed",
"tempted",
"brainwashed",
"overpersuaded",
"inclined",
"influenced",
"prompted",
"sold",
"swayed",
"attracted",
"drew",
"enticed",
"interested",
"chewed over",
"conversed",
"debated",
"discussed",
"disputed",
"hashed (over)",
"mooted",
"reasoned (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deterred",
"discouraged",
"dissuaded",
"unsold"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a price of":{
"examples":[
"the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction"
],
"synonyms":[
"cost",
"fetched",
"ran",
"run",
"sold (for)",
"went (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"listed (for)",
"amounted (to)",
"came (to)",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"commanded",
"exacted",
"asked",
"demanded"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"branch":{
"a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant":{
"examples":[
"I loved climbing among the branches of that old tree"
],
"synonyms":[
"bough",
"limb"
],
"near synonyms":[
"branchlet",
"offshoot",
"outgrowth",
"shoot",
"spur",
"spray",
"sprig",
"twig"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a local unit of an organization":{
"examples":[
"a bank with many neighborhood branches"
],
"synonyms":[
"affiliate",
"cell",
"chapter",
"council",
"local"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arm",
"division",
"wing",
"offshoot",
"subchapter",
"lodge",
"post"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a stream that flows into a larger body of water":{
"examples":[
"the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile are the three primary branches of the Nile River"
],
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"bayou",
"confluent",
"feeder",
"influent",
"tributary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backwater",
"brook",
"brooklet",
"creek",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"streamlet",
"fountainhead",
"head",
"headstream",
"headwater",
"source"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"distributary",
"effluent"
]
},
"a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization":{
"examples":[
"the two branches of the U.S. Congress"
],
"synonyms":[
"agency",
"arm",
"bureau",
"department",
"desk",
"division",
"office",
"service"
],
"near synonyms":[
"subdepartment",
"subdivision"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"threads branched from the center of the spider web"
],
"synonyms":[
"fan (out)",
"radiate",
"ray"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffuse",
"dispel",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"fork",
"stem",
"diverge",
"divide",
"part",
"ramify",
"separate",
"split",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke",
"scatter",
"splay",
"spread",
"arise",
"derive",
"emanate",
"flow",
"issue",
"proceed",
"spring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approach",
"close in (on)",
"near",
"center (on)",
"centralize",
"connect",
"couple",
"join",
"link",
"unite"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrate",
"converge",
"focus",
"funnel",
"meet"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broadsword":{
"as in saber , rapier":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cutlass",
"rapier",
"saber",
"sabre",
"scimitar",
"smallsword",
"blade",
"brand",
"steel",
"sword"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"browbeats":{
"to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{
"examples":[
"they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacks",
"bogarts",
"bulldozes",
"bullies",
"bullyrags",
"ballyrags",
"cows",
"hectors",
"intimidates",
"strong-arms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusters",
"trash-talks",
"affrights",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"frightens",
"horrifies",
"scares",
"shocks",
"spooks",
"startles",
"terrifies",
"menaces",
"terrorizes",
"threatens",
"badgers",
"harasses",
"hounds",
"bludgeons",
"coerces",
"compels",
"constrains",
"dragoons",
"forces",
"makes",
"obliges",
"presses",
"pressures",
"pushes around",
"demoralizes",
"psychs (out)",
"unmans",
"unnerves",
"discomposes",
"disconcerts",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"upsets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes",
"emboldens",
"encourages",
"heartens",
"steels",
"convinces",
"persuades"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"briskness":{
"the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity":{
"examples":[
"the briskness of the shopping scene at the mall makes it a good candidate for our next store"
],
"synonyms":[
"animation",
"exuberance",
"jazziness",
"liveliness",
"lustiness",
"peppiness",
"robustness",
"sprightliness",
"vibrance",
"vibrancy",
"vigorousness",
"vitality"
],
"near synonyms":[
"buoyancy",
"jauntiness",
"springiness",
"brightness",
"cheer",
"cheerfulness",
"chirpiness",
"effervescence",
"friskiness",
"pizzazz",
"pizazz",
"sparkle",
"spirit",
"verve",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"eagerness",
"ebullience",
"ebulliency",
"enthusiasm",
"keenness",
"spiritedness",
"impishness",
"pertness",
"playfulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indolence",
"laziness",
"anemia",
"bloodlessness",
"languidness",
"languor",
"lethargy",
"limpness",
"listlessness",
"sleepiness",
"sluggishness",
"spiritlessness",
"torpidity",
"torpor",
"weariness",
"apathy",
"impassivity",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"pallidness",
"tediousness",
"tedium",
"vapidity",
"vapidness"
],
"antonyms":[
"inactivity",
"lifelessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brick walls":{
"as in barriers , stone walls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barriers",
"blockades",
"blockages",
"stone walls",
"catches",
"hitches",
"rubs",
"snags",
"arrests",
"bits",
"brakes",
"checks",
"constraints",
"curbs",
"hobbles",
"reins",
"restraints",
"balks",
"bars",
"blocks",
"chains",
"clogs",
"cramps",
"crimps",
"deterrents",
"drags",
"embarrassments",
"encumbrances",
"fetters",
"handicaps",
"hindrances",
"holdbacks",
"hurdles",
"impediments",
"inhibitions",
"interferences",
"lets",
"manacles",
"obstacles",
"obstructions",
"shackles",
"stops",
"stumbling blocks",
"trammels",
"embargoes",
"stoppages",
"delays",
"holdups",
"stalls",
"burdens",
"cumbers",
"loads",
"dangers",
"hazards",
"perils",
"reefs",
"adversities",
"difficulties",
"disadvantages",
"drawbacks",
"hardships"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catalysts",
"goads",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"spurs",
"stimulants",
"stimuli",
"advantages",
"breaks",
"edges",
"aids",
"assistances",
"benefits",
"boosts",
"handmaidens",
"handmaids",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breaking point":{
"a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{
"examples":[
"tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point"
],
"synonyms":[
"boiling point",
"clutch",
"conjuncture",
"crisis",
"crossroad(s)",
"crunch",
"crunch time",
"Dunkirk",
"emergency",
"exigency",
"extremity",
"flash point",
"head",
"juncture",
"tinderbox",
"zero hour"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contingency",
"possibility",
"climax",
"turning point",
"happening",
"landmark",
"milestone",
"condition",
"pass",
"situation",
"strait",
"deadlock",
"impasse",
"stalemate",
"corner",
"fix",
"hole",
"hot water",
"jam",
"last ditch",
"pinch",
"predicament",
"scrape",
"spot",
"eleventh hour",
"last minute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broke out (of)":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"absconded",
"cleared out",
"escaped",
"fled",
"flew",
"got out",
"lammed",
"ran away",
"ran off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoided",
"eluded",
"evaded",
"lost",
"shunned",
"decamped",
"departed",
"eloped",
"exited",
"left",
"moved",
"pulled out",
"quit",
"quitted",
"sallied (forth)",
"shoved (off)",
"took off",
"walked out",
"went",
"disentangled",
"extricated",
"brought off",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"manumitted",
"redeemed",
"released",
"rescued",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried",
"came back",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brickbats":{
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{
"examples":[
"the brickbats were flying the night that those two bitchy divas were seated at the same table"
],
"synonyms":[
"affronts",
"barbs",
"cuts",
"darts",
"digs",
"dises",
"disses",
"epithets",
"girds",
"indignities",
"insults",
"names",
"offenses",
"offences",
"outrages",
"personalities",
"pokes",
"put-downs",
"sarcasms",
"slaps",
"slights",
"slurs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catcalls",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"jeers",
"mocks",
"quips",
"sneers",
"taunts",
"abuses",
"invectives",
"vituperations",
"disapprovals",
"opprobriums",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"shames",
"attacks",
"criticisms",
"knocks",
"slams",
"swipes",
"torments",
"tortures"
],
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"accolades",
"commendations",
"compliments",
"acclaim",
"applauses",
"praises",
"adulations",
"flatteries"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brashly":{
"as in brazenly , wildly":{
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"brazenly",
"foolhardily",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"impetuously",
"imprudently",
"impulsively",
"incautiously",
"overconfidently",
"rashly",
"recklessly",
"thoughtlessly",
"wildly",
"crazily",
"foolishly",
"insanely",
"hastily",
"precipitately",
"self-confidently",
"adventurously",
"audaciously",
"daringly",
"hardily",
"venturesomely",
"venturously",
"spiritedly",
"spunkily",
"stoutly",
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"gamely",
"grittily",
"pluckily",
"resolutely",
"boldly",
"bravely",
"courageously",
"dauntlessly",
"doughtily",
"fearlessly",
"gallantly",
"gutsily",
"heroically",
"intrepidly",
"manfully",
"stalwartly",
"stoutheartedly",
"valiantly",
"valorously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cowardly",
"cravenly",
"fearfully",
"pusillanimously",
"spinelessly",
"spiritlessly",
"timorously",
"diffidently",
"mousily",
"shyly",
"skittishly",
"timidly",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"nervously",
"carefully",
"cautiously",
"heedfully",
"prudently"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"broad-gauged":{
"covering everything or all important points":{
"examples":[
"a broad-gauge book about roses that covers just about everything you could want to know about roses"
],
"synonyms":[
"all-embracing",
"all-in",
"all-inclusive",
"compendious",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"cover-all",
"cyclopedic",
"embracive",
"encyclopedic",
"exhaustive",
"full",
"global",
"in-depth",
"inclusive",
"omnibus",
"panoramic",
"thorough",
"universal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broad",
"catholic",
"encyclical",
"general",
"inclusionary",
"overall",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"extensive",
"far",
"far-reaching",
"grand",
"large",
"panoptic",
"sweeping",
"vast",
"wide",
"wide-ranging",
"blanket",
"indiscriminate",
"unrestricted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"limited",
"narrow",
"restricted",
"specialized",
"exact",
"precise",
"individual",
"singular",
"specific",
"incomplete",
"patchy",
"sketchy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"braids":{
"a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together":{
"examples":[
"until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees"
],
"synonyms":[
"laces",
"lacings",
"plaits",
"plats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rickracks",
"ricracs",
"stripes",
"cornrows",
"dreadlocks",
"pigtails",
"queues",
"braidings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form into a braid":{
"examples":[
"they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets"
],
"synonyms":[
"plaits",
"plats",
"pleats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"interlaces",
"interweaves",
"weaves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broken out":{
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
"examples":[
"in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out , and there was a mad rush for flu shots"
],
"synonyms":[
"blazed (up)",
"burst (forth)",
"bursted (forth)",
"erupted",
"exploded",
"flamed",
"flared (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rocketed",
"skyrocketed",
"ballooned",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"mounted",
"multiplied",
"mushroomed",
"proliferated",
"snowballed",
"swelled",
"swollen",
"waxed",
"blown up",
"detonated",
"touched off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bringing to bear":{
"to put into action or service":{
"examples":[
"The group brought all their strength to bear in trying to remove the car from the mud."
],
"synonyms":[
"applying",
"employing",
"exercising",
"exploiting",
"harnessing",
"operating",
"using",
"utilizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"handling",
"manipulating",
"wielding",
"directing",
"running",
"working",
"cannibalizing",
"recycling",
"reusing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"misapplying",
"misusing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"breakdown":{
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region"
],
"synonyms":[
"assort",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"grade",
"group",
"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type"
],
"near synonyms":[
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"alphabetize",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"file",
"index",
"list",
"refer",
"pigeonhole",
"shelve",
"identify",
"recognize",
"cull",
"screen",
"set",
"sieve",
"sift",
"winnow",
"clump",
"cluster",
"colligate",
"recategorize",
"reclassify",
"regroup",
"subcategorize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"jumble",
"lump",
"mix (up)",
"scramble",
"misclassify",
"missort",
"mistype"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go through decomposition":{
"examples":[
"the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"decay",
"decompose",
"disintegrate",
"fester",
"foul",
"mold",
"molder",
"perish",
"putrefy",
"rot",
"spoil"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sour",
"turn",
"turn off",
"contaminate",
"defile",
"pollute",
"taint",
"addle",
"curdle",
"ferment",
"mortify",
"rust",
"crumble",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"deteriorate",
"dilapidate",
"sink",
"wither"
],
"near antonyms":[
"age",
"develop",
"grow",
"mature",
"ripen",
"refresh",
"renew",
"restore",
"cleanse",
"purify",
"assemble",
"compose",
"integrate",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"improve",
"meliorate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{
"examples":[
"if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it"
],
"synonyms":[
"analyze",
"anatomize",
"assay",
"cut",
"deconstruct",
"dissect"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assess",
"diagnose",
"evaluate",
"examine",
"inspect",
"investigate",
"scrutinize",
"arrange",
"assort",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"categorize",
"classify",
"codify",
"diagram",
"enumerate",
"index",
"order",
"schematize",
"sort",
"tabulate",
"divide",
"reduce",
"segment",
"separate",
"subdivide"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"aggregate",
"amalgamate",
"assimilate",
"coalesce",
"conglomerate",
"consolidate",
"integrate",
"synthesize",
"unify"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"cut out",
"die",
"fail",
"give out",
"stall"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fizzle",
"sputter",
"wheeze",
"act up",
"malfunction",
"jam"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"start (up)"
]
},
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"examples":[
"began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy"
],
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"crack",
"flip (out)",
"freak (out)",
"melt down",
"wig (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choke"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take apart":{
"examples":[
"the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived"
],
"synonyms":[
"demount",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"dismember",
"dismount",
"knock down",
"strike",
"take down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detach",
"disengage",
"break up",
"disaggregate",
"disarticulate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"disunite",
"divide",
"separate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"build",
"erect",
"pitch",
"combine",
"unite"
],
"antonyms":[
"assemble",
"construct"
]
},
"to cause to break with violence and much noise":{
"examples":[
"firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten"
],
"synonyms":[
"crash",
"shatter",
"smash"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bust",
"fracture",
"fragment",
"annihilate",
"bash",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"nuke",
"pulverize",
"ruin",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck",
"shiver",
"splinter",
"split",
"crack",
"crunch",
"crush",
"snap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a mental or nervous collapse":{
"examples":[
"if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown"
],
"synonyms":[
"crack-up",
"nervous breakdown",
"tailspin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frazzle",
"freak-out",
"meltdown",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"apprehension",
"disquiet",
"excitability",
"nervousness",
"disturbance",
"agitation",
"discomposure",
"perturbation",
"basket case"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplomb",
"calmness",
"composure",
"coolness",
"imperturbability",
"placidity",
"self-possession",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances":{
"examples":[
"the breakdown of the body was arrested by the embalming process"
],
"synonyms":[
"corruption",
"decay",
"decomposition",
"festering",
"putrefaction",
"putrescence",
"rot",
"spoilage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crumbling",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"curdling",
"fermentation",
"moldering",
"souring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"growth",
"maturation",
"ripening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the separation and identification of the parts of a whole":{
"examples":[
"the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures"
],
"synonyms":[
"analysis",
"anatomizing",
"anatomy",
"assay",
"deconstruction",
"dissection"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assessment",
"diagnosis",
"evaluation",
"examination",
"inspection",
"investigation",
"muster",
"scrutiny",
"arrangement",
"assortment",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"categorization",
"classification",
"codification",
"indexing",
"enumeration",
"inventory",
"itemization",
"tabulation",
"division",
"reduction",
"segmentation",
"separation",
"subdivision"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agglomeration",
"aggregation",
"amalgamation",
"assimilation",
"coalescence",
"conglomeration",
"consolidation",
"integration",
"synthesis",
"unification"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Brussels laces":{
"as in laces , tulles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bobbinets",
"filigrees",
"fishnets",
"laces",
"marquisettes",
"tulles",
"grilles",
"grills",
"lattices",
"screenings",
"screens",
"wireworks",
"webbings",
"webs",
"meshes",
"nets",
"nettings",
"networks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brawlers":{
"a person who takes part in a dispute":{
"examples":[
"every couple has marital problems, but those two are heavyweight brawlers in a seriously dysfunctional relationship"
],
"synonyms":[
"arguers",
"argufiers",
"bickerers",
"debaters",
"disputants",
"disputers",
"fighters",
"quarrelers",
"quarrellers",
"scrappers",
"squabblers",
"wranglers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocates",
"codefendants",
"co-defendants",
"defendants",
"plaintiffs",
"pleaders",
"challengers",
"contenders",
"contestants",
"skirmishers",
"fussers",
"nitpickers",
"pettifoggers",
"quibblers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brings about":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse"
],
"synonyms":[
"begets",
"breeds",
"brings",
"brings on",
"catalyzes",
"causes",
"creates",
"does",
"draws on",
"effects",
"effectuates",
"engenders",
"generates",
"induces",
"invokes",
"makes",
"occasions",
"produces",
"prompts",
"results (in)",
"spawns",
"translates (into)",
"works",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduces (to)",
"contributes (to)",
"decides",
"determines",
"begins",
"establishes",
"fathers",
"founds",
"inaugurates",
"initiates",
"innovates",
"institutes",
"introduces",
"launches",
"pioneers",
"sets",
"sets up",
"starts",
"advances",
"cultivates",
"develops",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"promotes",
"enacts",
"renders",
"turns out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impedes",
"limits",
"restricts",
"clamps down (on)",
"cracks down (on)",
"crushes",
"dampens",
"puts down",
"quashes",
"quells",
"represses",
"smothers",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stifles",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"arrests",
"checks",
"controls",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"retards",
"cans",
"kills",
"snuffs (out)",
"stills",
"abolishes",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"extinguishes",
"liquidates",
"quenches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brickle":{
"having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure":{
"examples":[
"that stuff's so brickle that it breaks into pieces as soon as you touch it"
],
"synonyms":[
"brittle",
"crisp",
"crispy",
"crumbly",
"embrittled",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"friable",
"short"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crackly",
"crisped",
"crispened",
"crunchy",
"crusty",
"breakable",
"delicate",
"fragile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elastic",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"resilient",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brilliant":{
"giving off or reflecting much light":{
"examples":[
"a brilliant chandelier graces the hotel lobby"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"bedazzling",
"bright",
"candescent",
"clear",
"dazzling",
"effulgent",
"fulgent",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous",
"lustrous",
"radiant",
"refulgent",
"sheeny",
"shining",
"shiny",
"splendid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ablaze",
"ardent",
"blazing",
"burning",
"combusting",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"red-hot",
"agleam",
"aglitter",
"blinding",
"coruscant",
"flaring",
"flashing",
"flickering",
"gemmy",
"glancing",
"glaring",
"gleaming",
"glimmering",
"glinting",
"glistening",
"glistering",
"glittering",
"scintillant",
"scintillating",
"shimmering",
"shimmery",
"sparkling",
"sunny",
"twinkling",
"winking",
"burnished",
"polished",
"shined",
"superbright",
"ultrabright"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"darksome",
"dimmed",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sunless",
"tenebrous",
"unlit",
"cloudy",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"palish"
],
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"lackluster",
"unbright",
"unbrilliant"
]
},
"having or showing quickness of mind":{
"examples":[
"a brilliant boy who left for college at the age of 16"
],
"synonyms":[
"alert",
"brainy",
"bright",
"clever",
"exceptional",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apt",
"ingenious",
"resourceful",
"acute",
"astute",
"discerning",
"heady",
"insightful",
"knowing",
"perceptive",
"percipient",
"perspicacious",
"sagacious",
"sapient",
"savvy",
"wise",
"cerebral",
"erudite",
"genial",
"highbrow",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"well-read",
"educated",
"informed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"creative",
"inventive",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"foxy",
"shrewd",
"wily",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"feebleminded",
"simpleminded",
"boobish",
"foolish",
"half-baked",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"silly",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"lowbrow",
"nonintellectual",
"unacademic",
"uneducated",
"uninformed",
"unintellectual",
"untaught",
"unthinking",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"half-baked",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"zany"
],
"antonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"thick-witted",
"unbrilliant",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
]
},
"likely to attract attention":{
"examples":[
"a brilliant example of government waste"
],
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"grabby",
"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
"prominent",
"pronounced",
"remarkable",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"observable",
"perceptible",
"recognizable",
"visible",
"outstanding",
"salient",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"impressive",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"flagrant",
"glaring",
"howling",
"screaming",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"jazzy",
"loud",
"meretricious",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"ostentatious",
"pretentious",
"extravagant",
"fancy",
"florid",
"glittery",
"spectacular",
"opulent",
"ornate",
"overdone",
"overwrought",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"interesting",
"riveting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"subtle",
"concealed",
"hidden",
"shrouded",
"dim",
"faint",
"obscure",
"insignificant",
"undistinguished",
"unimportant",
"modest",
"unaffected",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"conservative",
"plain",
"quiet",
"simple",
"understated",
"muted",
"restrained",
"subdued",
"subtle",
"toned-down",
"unflashy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
]
},
"a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament":{
"examples":[
"the diamond cutter set out an array of brilliants to show the various ways the diamond could be cut"
],
"synonyms":[
"gem",
"gemstone",
"jewel",
"rock"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bauble",
"bijou",
"trinket",
"birthstone",
"baguette",
"cabochon",
"cameo",
"scarab",
"solitaire",
"teardrop",
"paste",
"rhinestone",
"zircon",
"crown jewels",
"jewelry"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rough"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"brought to light":{
"to make known (as information previously kept secret)":{
"examples":[
"The investigation brought to light several new facts about the case."
],
"synonyms":[
"bared",
"disclosed",
"discovered",
"divulged",
"exposed",
"let on (about)",
"revealed",
"spilled",
"spilt",
"told",
"unbosomed",
"uncloaked",
"uncovered",
"unmasked",
"unveiled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"confided",
"shared",
"debunked",
"showed up",
"unclothed",
"undraped",
"advertised",
"announced",
"blazed",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"brought out",
"declared",
"placarded",
"posted",
"proclaimed",
"promulgated",
"publicized",
"published",
"sounded",
"betrayed",
"blabbed",
"gave away",
"leaked",
"informed",
"squealed",
"talked",
"communicated",
"imparted",
"related",
"acknowledged",
"admitted",
"avowed",
"conceded",
"confessed",
"owned",
"disinterred",
"raked up",
"smoked out",
"unearthed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"glossed (over)",
"varnished",
"whitewashed",
"beclouded",
"bedimmed",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"darkened",
"eclipsed",
"obscured",
"overcast",
"overshadowed",
"shaded"
],
"antonyms":[
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"covered (up)",
"enshrouded",
"hid",
"masked",
"shrouded",
"veiled"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brash":{
"displaying or marked by rude boldness":{
"examples":[
"a brash request to get something for free"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assertive",
"forward",
"obtrusive",
"defiant",
"disrespectful",
"shameless",
"unabashed",
"unblushing",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"curt",
"cute",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"lippy",
"mouthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demure",
"humble",
"modest",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"proper",
"deferential",
"respectful",
"abashed",
"ashamed",
"blushing",
"embarrassed",
"shamefaced",
"gentle",
"mild",
"inconspicuous",
"unobtrusive"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
]
},
"foolishly adventurous or bold":{
"examples":[
"that brash motorcyclist likes to show off by riding on only one wheel"
],
"synonyms":[
"audacious",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"madcap",
"overbold",
"overconfident",
"reckless",
"temerarious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"bold",
"daring",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"rash",
"brainless",
"foolish",
"harebrained",
"scatterbrained",
"careless",
"heedless",
"thoughtless",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unambitious",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"timorous",
"calm",
"cool",
"levelheaded",
"sensible",
"alert",
"intelligent",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"antonyms":[
"careful",
"cautious",
"circumspect",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"safe",
"wary"
]
},
"showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations":{
"examples":[
"he was reprimanded for his brash comments to the media about the team's coaching staff"
],
"synonyms":[
"graceless",
"ill-advised",
"imprudent",
"inadvisable",
"indelicate",
"indiscreet",
"injudicious",
"tactless",
"undiplomatic",
"unwise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dumb",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"moronic",
"stupid",
"careless",
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"mindless",
"thoughtless",
"ill-mannered",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"indecorous",
"unbecoming",
"uncivil",
"unseemly",
"foolish",
"harebrained",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"senseless",
"silly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intelligent",
"logical",
"rational",
"sensible",
"smart",
"sound",
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"civil",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient"
],
"antonyms":[
"advisable",
"discreet",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"tactful",
"wise"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"broke out":{
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
"examples":[
"in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out , and there was a mad rush for flu shots"
],
"synonyms":[
"blazed (up)",
"burst (forth)",
"bursted (forth)",
"erupted",
"exploded",
"flamed",
"flared (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rocketed",
"skyrocketed",
"ballooned",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"mounted",
"multiplied",
"mushroomed",
"proliferated",
"snowballed",
"swelled",
"waxed",
"blew up",
"detonated",
"touched off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brimful":{
"containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible":{
"examples":[
"a book brimful of stories about people who overcome childhood adversities to achieve great things"
],
"synonyms":[
"brimming",
"bursting",
"chock-full",
"chockful",
"chockablock",
"crammed",
"crowded",
"fat",
"filled",
"full",
"jam-packed",
"jammed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"stuffed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overcrowded",
"overfilled",
"overflowing",
"overfull",
"overladen",
"overloaded",
"overstuffed",
"abounding",
"flush",
"fraught",
"replete",
"rife",
"swarming",
"teeming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"short",
"shortish",
"shy",
"wanting",
"depleted",
"drained",
"exhausted"
],
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"blank",
"devoid",
"empty",
"stark",
"vacant",
"void"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"break bread":{
"to take a meal":{
"examples":[
"They always enjoy breaking bread with friends."
],
"synonyms":[
"dine",
"eat",
"fare",
"feed",
"partake",
"refresh",
"victual"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banquet",
"feast",
"repast",
"chow (down)",
"dig in",
"glut",
"gorge",
"gormandize",
"overeat",
"overfeed",
"pig out",
"graze",
"nibble",
"nosh",
"pick",
"snack",
"board",
"mess",
"dine out",
"breakfast",
"lunch",
"sup",
"picnic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diet",
"fast"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brilliance":{
"the quality or state of having or giving off light":{
"examples":[
"the brilliance of the flash from the camera was so intense that I was blinded for a moment afterwards"
],
"synonyms":[
"brightness",
"brilliancy",
"candor",
"dazzle",
"effulgence",
"illumination",
"lambency",
"lightness",
"luminance",
"luminosity",
"luminousness",
"luster",
"lustre",
"lustrousness",
"radiance",
"refulgence",
"splendor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blaze",
"flare",
"flash",
"flicker",
"light",
"fluorescence",
"incandescence",
"luminescence",
"burnish",
"gloss",
"polish",
"sheen",
"shine",
"shininess",
"fire",
"flame",
"glare",
"glow",
"flash",
"gleam",
"glimmer",
"glint",
"glisten",
"glitter",
"scintillation",
"shimmer",
"sparkle",
"twinkle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dimness",
"gloominess",
"somberness",
"cloudiness",
"haziness",
"murkiness",
"obscureness",
"obscurity",
"colorlessness",
"grayness",
"lackluster",
"paleness",
"shadiness",
"shadowiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"blackness",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"duskiness"
]
},
"impressiveness of beauty on a large scale":{
"examples":[
"the brilliance of the palace is really quite staggering"
],
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"gorgeousness",
"grandeur",
"grandness",
"magnificence",
"majesty",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"splendor",
"stateliness",
"stupendousness",
"sublimeness",
"superbness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awesomeness",
"formidability",
"marvelousness",
"wonderfulness",
"wondrousness",
"dignity",
"elegance",
"grace",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"opulence",
"princeliness",
"richness",
"sumptuousness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"pretentiousness",
"elaborateness",
"flashiness",
"gaudiness",
"ornateness",
"poshness",
"ritziness",
"showiness",
"swankiness",
"extraordinariness",
"remarkableness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braising":{
"as in smothering , steaming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fricasseeing",
"pressure-cooking",
"smothering",
"steaming",
"scalding",
"reboiling",
"boiling",
"coddling",
"parboiling",
"poaching",
"simmering",
"stewing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brains":{
"the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems":{
"examples":[
"you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own"
],
"synonyms":[
"brainpower",
"gray matter",
"headpiece",
"intellect",
"intellectuality",
"intelligence",
"mentality",
"reason",
"sense",
"smarts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eggheadedness",
"highbrowism",
"intellectualism",
"braininess",
"brilliance",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"apprehension",
"astuteness",
"discernment",
"discriminability",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perception",
"percipience",
"perspicacity",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"mother wit",
"aptitude",
"talent",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"head",
"mind",
"skull"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denseness",
"density",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"feeblemindedness",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"senselessness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in beans , skulls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beans",
"conks",
"skulls",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"flails",
"flogs",
"lashes",
"saps",
"slashes",
"sledgehammers",
"sledges",
"spears",
"stabs",
"switches",
"thrashes",
"whips",
"rabbit-punches",
"sucker punches",
"bowls (down or over)",
"creams",
"decks",
"dumps",
"fells",
"floors",
"knocks down",
"levels",
"bumps",
"butts",
"jabs",
"jostles",
"kicks",
"knees",
"pokes",
"prods",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"stamps",
"bunts",
"flicks",
"strokes",
"taps",
"scuffs",
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"chops",
"cuffs",
"drubs",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"pelts",
"peppers",
"pommels",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"bludgeons",
"bobs",
"bonks",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clocks",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"hammers",
"hits",
"knocks",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"strikes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"tags",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales",
"zaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broken the law":{
"to commit an offense":{
"examples":[
"It's not like she broke the law , so go easy on her."
],
"synonyms":[
"erred",
"fallen",
"offended",
"sinned",
"strayed",
"transgressed",
"trespassed",
"wandered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breached",
"broken",
"infringed",
"violated",
"backslid",
"backslidden",
"lapsed",
"messed up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forgiven",
"justified",
"pardoned",
"regretted",
"repented",
"rued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brouhahas":{
"great excitement or concern about something":{
"examples":[
"A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bedlam",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clamor",
"clatter",
"commotion",
"disturbance",
"fuss",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"tempest",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"agitation",
"deliriousness",
"delirium",
"distraction",
"fever",
"feverishness",
"flap",
"frenzy",
"furor",
"furore",
"fury",
"hysteria",
"rage",
"rampage",
"uproar",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disorder",
"havoc",
"pandemonium",
"turmoil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brougham":{
"as in phaeton , landau":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barouche",
"buckboard",
"buggy",
"cab",
"cabriolet",
"calash",
"cal\u00e8che",
"caleche",
"caroche",
"carryall",
"chaise",
"chariot",
"coach",
"coup\u00e9",
"coupe",
"curricle",
"diligence",
"dogcart",
"droshky",
"drosky",
"four-in-hand",
"gig",
"go-cart",
"hackney",
"hansom",
"hansom cab",
"jaunting car",
"landau",
"phaeton",
"post chaise",
"roadster",
"rockaway",
"stage",
"stagecoach",
"stanhope",
"surrey",
"tandem",
"tilbury",
"tonga",
"trap",
"troika",
"victoria",
"carriage",
"equipage",
"rig",
"turnout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broken out (with)":{
"as in got , gone down (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"caught",
"come down (with)",
"contracted",
"gone down (with)",
"got",
"gotten",
"sickened (with)",
"taken",
"failed",
"languished",
"sunk",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"worsened",
"died (from)",
"succumbed (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"come back",
"gained",
"healed",
"mended",
"recouped",
"recovered",
"recuperated",
"snapped back",
"rallied",
"rebounded",
"recovered (from)",
"shaken (off)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brings":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff"
],
"synonyms":[
"begets",
"breeds",
"brings about",
"brings on",
"catalyzes",
"causes",
"creates",
"does",
"draws on",
"effects",
"effectuates",
"engenders",
"generates",
"induces",
"invokes",
"makes",
"occasions",
"produces",
"prompts",
"results (in)",
"spawns",
"translates (into)",
"works",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduces (to)",
"contributes (to)",
"decides",
"determines",
"begins",
"establishes",
"fathers",
"founds",
"inaugurates",
"initiates",
"innovates",
"institutes",
"introduces",
"launches",
"pioneers",
"sets",
"sets up",
"starts",
"advances",
"cultivates",
"develops",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"promotes",
"enacts",
"renders",
"turns out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impedes",
"limits",
"restricts",
"clamps down (on)",
"cracks down (on)",
"crushes",
"dampens",
"puts down",
"quashes",
"quells",
"represses",
"smothers",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stifles",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"arrests",
"checks",
"controls",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"retards",
"cans",
"kills",
"snuffs (out)",
"stills",
"abolishes",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"extinguishes",
"liquidates",
"quenches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{
"examples":[
"nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong"
],
"synonyms":[
"argues",
"brings around",
"converts",
"convinces",
"gains",
"gets",
"induces",
"moves",
"persuades",
"prevails (on or upon)",
"satisfies",
"talks (into)",
"wins (over)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blandishes",
"blarneys",
"cajoles",
"coaxes",
"entreats",
"exhorts",
"fast-talks",
"urges",
"wheedles",
"allures",
"beguiles",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"snows",
"tempts",
"brainwashes",
"overpersuades",
"inclines",
"influences",
"prompts",
"sells",
"sways",
"attracts",
"draws",
"entices",
"interests",
"chews over",
"converses",
"debates",
"discusses",
"disputes",
"hashes (over)",
"moots",
"reasons (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deters",
"discourages",
"dissuades",
"unsells"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a price of":{
"examples":[
"the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction"
],
"synonyms":[
"costs",
"fetches",
"goes (for)",
"runs",
"sells (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lists (for)",
"amounts (to)",
"comes (to)",
"totals",
"commands",
"exacts",
"asks",
"demands"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breaking off (with)":{
"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
"examples":[
"sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowing off",
"ditching",
"dumping",
"jilting",
"kissing off",
"leaving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brushing (aside or off)",
"cold-shouldering",
"cutting",
"high-hatting",
"slighting",
"snubbing",
"abandoning",
"deserting",
"forsaking",
"marooning",
"quitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hooking up (with)",
"taking",
"befriending",
"latching (on or onto)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"braggy":{
"as in boastful , cocky":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterous",
"blustery",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"cocky",
"swaggering",
"assured",
"biggety",
"biggity",
"bigheaded",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"consequential",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"important",
"overweening",
"pompous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-opinionated",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swellheaded",
"vain",
"vainglorious",
"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"disdainful",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-hat",
"huffy",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"peremptory",
"pontifical",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity",
"domineering",
"high-handed",
"imperious",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"holier-than-thou",
"pretentious",
"overconfident",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-adulatory",
"self-congratulatory",
"self-contented",
"self-gratulatory",
"self-applauding",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"self-affected",
"self-centered",
"self-engrossed",
"selfish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"egoless",
"humble",
"modest",
"uncomplacent",
"diffident",
"self-critical",
"self-distrustful",
"self-doubting",
"self-reproachful",
"self-reproving",
"meek",
"timid",
"unassertive",
"down-to-earth",
"unarrogant",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"bashful",
"demure",
"introverted",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"retiring",
"sheepish",
"shrinking",
"shy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brittleness":{
"as in crumbliness , friability":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crumbliness",
"friability",
"diaphanousness",
"flimsiness",
"insubstantiality",
"wispiness",
"daintiness",
"delicacy",
"exquisiteness",
"fineness",
"fragility",
"frangibility"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"roughness",
"rudeness",
"firmness",
"solidity",
"strength"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brooking":{
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"examples":[
"I will not brook insults from my own employees"
],
"synonyms":[
"abiding",
"absorbing",
"accepting",
"bearing",
"biding",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"going",
"hacking",
"handling",
"meeting",
"pocketing",
"standing",
"sticking out",
"stomaching",
"supporting",
"sustaining",
"sweating out",
"taking",
"tolerating",
"wearing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allowing",
"permitting",
"suffering",
"swallowing",
"reconciling (to)",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing (with or to)",
"assenting (to)",
"capitulating",
"consenting (to)",
"respecting",
"submitting (to)",
"yielding (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declining",
"dismissing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"turning down",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contesting",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"dodging",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"evading",
"missing",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brotherly":{
"of, relating to, or befitting brothers":{
"examples":[
"the brotherly love that exists between the members of the scout troop"
],
"synonyms":[
"fraternal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"familial",
"sisterly",
"chummy",
"friendly",
"neighborly"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brainy":{
"having or showing quickness of mind":{
"examples":[
"a brainy student who didn't fit in socially"
],
"synonyms":[
"alert",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"exceptional",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apt",
"ingenious",
"resourceful",
"acute",
"astute",
"discerning",
"heady",
"insightful",
"knowing",
"perceptive",
"percipient",
"perspicacious",
"sagacious",
"sapient",
"savvy",
"wise",
"cerebral",
"erudite",
"genial",
"highbrow",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"well-read",
"educated",
"informed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"creative",
"inventive",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"foxy",
"shrewd",
"wily",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"feebleminded",
"simpleminded",
"boobish",
"foolish",
"half-baked",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"silly",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"lowbrow",
"nonintellectual",
"unacademic",
"uneducated",
"uninformed",
"unintellectual",
"untaught",
"unthinking",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"half-baked",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"zany"
],
"antonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"thick-witted",
"unbrilliant",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"broaden":{
"to increase the width, breadth, or scope of":{
"examples":[
"They decided to broaden the road by adding an additional lane.",
"You'll find if you broaden your horizons that there are many right paths to choose."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"enlarge",
"expand",
"widen",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"stretch",
"add (to)",
"amplify",
"augment",
"build up",
"swell",
"accentuate",
"amp (up)",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen",
"emphasize",
"point (up)",
"sharpen",
"stress",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"restrengthen",
"supplement",
"maximize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"narrow (down)",
"constrict",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"tone (down)",
"weaken"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breached":{
"to fail to keep":{
"examples":[
"a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"contravened",
"fractured",
"infringed (on or upon)",
"offended",
"traduced",
"transgressed",
"violated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disobeyed",
"rebelled",
"blew off",
"brushed (off)",
"disregarded",
"flouted",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted",
"tuned out",
"winked (at)",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"scorned",
"shrugged off",
"defied",
"resisted",
"withstood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deferred (to)",
"served",
"submitted (to)",
"surrendered (to)",
"yielded (to)",
"attended",
"heard",
"heeded",
"listened (to)",
"marked",
"noted",
"noticed",
"regarded",
"watched"
],
"antonyms":[
"complied (with)",
"conformed (to)",
"followed",
"minded",
"obeyed",
"observed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brings in":{
"to receive as return for effort":{
"examples":[
"she's bringing in good money selling houses"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquires",
"attains",
"bags",
"captures",
"carries",
"comes by",
"draws",
"earns",
"gains",
"garners",
"gets",
"knocks down",
"lands",
"makes",
"obtains",
"procures",
"pulls down",
"realizes",
"reaps",
"secures",
"wins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clears",
"grosses",
"nets",
"accomplishes",
"achieves",
"notches (up)",
"scores",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"racks up",
"catches",
"picks up",
"annexes",
"occupies",
"takes over",
"reacquires",
"reattains",
"recaptures",
"regains",
"remakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accords",
"gives",
"grants",
"pays",
"gives up",
"hands over",
"parts (with)",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders",
"yields"
],
"antonyms":[
"forfeits",
"loses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brain":{
"a very smart person":{
"examples":[
"the brains all sit together at lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"brainiac",
"genius",
"intellect",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wiz",
"wizard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"polyhistor",
"polymath",
"Renaissance man",
"blue",
"bluestocking",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"savant",
"geek",
"longhair",
"nerd",
"master",
"virtuoso",
"ace",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"natural"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignoramus",
"illiterate",
"know-nothing",
"lowbrow",
"anti-intellectual",
"philistine",
"ass",
"donkey",
"fool",
"jackass",
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"louse",
"lout",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinker"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockhead",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"dope",
"dumbbell",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"fathead",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"idiot",
"imbecile",
"knucklehead",
"moron",
"nitwit",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"pinhead"
]
},
"the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems":{
"examples":[
"you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own"
],
"synonyms":[
"brainpower",
"gray matter",
"headpiece",
"intellect",
"intellectuality",
"intelligence",
"mentality",
"reason",
"sense",
"smarts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eggheadedness",
"highbrowism",
"intellectualism",
"braininess",
"brilliance",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"apprehension",
"astuteness",
"discernment",
"discriminability",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perception",
"percipience",
"perspicacity",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"mother wit",
"aptitude",
"talent",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"head",
"mind",
"skull"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denseness",
"density",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"feeblemindedness",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"senselessness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{
"examples":[
"I'd love to get inside his brain and experience the world as he experiences it"
],
"synonyms":[
"cerebrum",
"head",
"mind",
"psyche",
"thinker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belfry",
"gray matter",
"intellect",
"intelligence",
"loaf",
"noodle",
"reason",
"skull",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"astuteness",
"brilliance",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mentality",
"perception",
"perspicacity",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"self-awareness",
"self-consciousness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in bean , skull":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bean",
"conk",
"skull",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"flail",
"flog",
"lash",
"sap",
"slash",
"sledge",
"sledgehammer",
"spear",
"stab",
"switch",
"thrash",
"whip",
"rabbit-punch",
"sucker punch",
"bowl (down or over)",
"cream",
"deck",
"dump",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock down",
"level",
"bump",
"butt",
"jab",
"jostle",
"kick",
"knee",
"poke",
"prod",
"push",
"shove",
"stamp",
"bunt",
"flick",
"stroke",
"tap",
"scuff",
"batter",
"beat",
"buffet",
"bung",
"chop",
"cuff",
"drub",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lick",
"mangle",
"maul",
"pelt",
"pepper",
"pommel",
"pummel",
"rough",
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"belt",
"biff",
"bludgeon",
"bob",
"bonk",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hammer",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broad-gauge":{
"covering everything or all important points":{
"examples":[
"a broad-gauge book about roses that covers just about everything you could want to know about roses"
],
"synonyms":[
"all-embracing",
"all-in",
"all-inclusive",
"compendious",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"cover-all",
"cyclopedic",
"embracive",
"encyclopedic",
"exhaustive",
"full",
"global",
"in-depth",
"inclusive",
"omnibus",
"panoramic",
"thorough",
"universal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broad",
"catholic",
"encyclical",
"general",
"inclusionary",
"overall",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"extensive",
"far",
"far-reaching",
"grand",
"large",
"panoptic",
"sweeping",
"vast",
"wide",
"wide-ranging",
"blanket",
"indiscriminate",
"unrestricted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"limited",
"narrow",
"restricted",
"specialized",
"exact",
"precise",
"individual",
"singular",
"specific",
"incomplete",
"patchy",
"sketchy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"briefing":{
"as in assistance , coaching":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assistance",
"coaching",
"mentoring",
"priming",
"prompting",
"teaching",
"tutoring",
"advice",
"advisement",
"assistance",
"counsel",
"guidance",
"input",
"recommendation",
"suggestion",
"caution",
"cautioning",
"sign",
"signal",
"telltale",
"tip-off",
"warning",
"brief",
"direction",
"feedback",
"instruction",
"observation",
"prompt",
"reminder",
"urging",
"answer",
"clue",
"solution",
"hint",
"lead",
"pointer",
"tip"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give information to":{
"examples":[
"the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquainting",
"advising",
"apprising",
"catching up",
"clearing",
"clueing (in)",
"cluing (in)",
"enlightening",
"familiarizing",
"filling in",
"hipping",
"informing",
"instructing",
"telling",
"versing",
"wising (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertising",
"alerting",
"notifying",
"announcing (to)",
"disclosing (to)",
"assuring",
"certifying",
"convincing",
"reassuring",
"warranting",
"educating",
"lecturing",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"tutoring",
"disabusing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning",
"undeceiving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misinforming",
"misleading"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracting",
"boiling down",
"digesting",
"encapsulating",
"epitomizing",
"outlining",
"recapitulating",
"recapping",
"reprising",
"summarizing",
"summing up",
"synopsizing",
"wrapping up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridging",
"condensing",
"curtailing",
"cutting back",
"shortening",
"downsizing",
"shrinking",
"concentrating",
"consolidating",
"decocting",
"essentializing",
"simplifying",
"streamlining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongating",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"amplifying",
"elaborating (on or upon)",
"enlarging (on or upon)",
"expanding",
"supplementing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breaking the law":{
"to commit an offense":{
"examples":[
"It's not like she broke the law , so go easy on her."
],
"synonyms":[
"erring",
"falling",
"offending",
"sinning",
"straying",
"transgressing",
"trespassing",
"wandering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaching",
"breaking",
"infringing",
"violating",
"backsliding",
"lapsing",
"messing up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forgiving",
"justifying",
"pardoning",
"regretting",
"repenting",
"ruing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brings to account":{
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"The treasurer was brought to account in front of the whole town."
],
"synonyms":[
"censures",
"condemns",
"denounces",
"objurgates",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chastises",
"castigates",
"punishes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"chews out",
"cuts up",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rags",
"rails (at or against)",
"rates",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tells off",
"upbraids",
"belittles",
"criticizes",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"disparages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"hails",
"honors",
"eulogizes",
"lauds",
"praises",
"approves",
"blesses",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"cites",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"breakfasts":{
"the first meal of the day":{
"examples":[
"a big/good/hearty breakfast"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"buffets",
"collations",
"dinners",
"luncheons",
"lunches",
"refreshments",
"smorgasbords",
"snacks",
"suppers",
"teas",
"chow",
"feeds",
"menus",
"messes",
"refections",
"repasts",
"tables",
"boards",
"bites",
"gulps",
"morsels",
"servings",
"tastes",
"banquets",
"feasts",
"regales",
"spreads",
"bakes",
"barbecues",
"barbeques",
"clambakes",
"cookouts",
"fries",
"fry-ups",
"luaus",
"picnics",
"potlucks",
"roasts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in lunches , sups":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lunches",
"sups",
"boards",
"dines out",
"messes",
"picnics",
"grazes",
"nibbles",
"noshes",
"picks",
"snacks",
"gluts",
"gorges",
"gormandizes",
"overeats",
"overfeeds",
"pigs out",
"chows (down)",
"digs in",
"banquets",
"feasts",
"repasts",
"dines",
"eats",
"fares",
"feeds",
"partakes",
"refreshes",
"victuals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diets",
"fasts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brushed (aside or off)":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"blinked (at)",
"condoned",
"discounted",
"disregarded",
"excused",
"forgave",
"glossed (over)",
"glozed (over)",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"papered over",
"pardoned",
"passed over",
"remitted",
"shrugged off",
"whitewashed",
"winked (at)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explained",
"justified",
"rationalized",
"absolved",
"acquitted",
"cleared",
"exculpated",
"exonerated",
"vindicated",
"waived",
"waved (aside or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeded",
"marked",
"minded",
"noted",
"objected (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"branched (out)":{
"to go or move in different directions from a central point":{
"examples":[
"the vine branched out as it climbed the trellis"
],
"synonyms":[
"diverged",
"divided",
"forked",
"parted",
"separated",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestrewed",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"broke up",
"cleared out",
"disbanded",
"dispelled",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"distributed",
"scattered",
"sowed",
"distanced",
"receded",
"retreated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembled",
"gathered",
"met"
],
"antonyms":[
"converged",
"joined"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broaches":{
"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{
"examples":[
"the immense whales broaching was a magnificent sight"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"surfaces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emerges",
"rises"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dives",
"drops",
"drowns",
"founders",
"plunges",
"sinks",
"submerges",
"submerses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present or bring forward for discussion":{
"examples":[
"broached the topic of plans for next year's parade"
],
"synonyms":[
"brings up",
"introduces",
"moots",
"places",
"raises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alludes (to)",
"cites",
"mentions",
"names",
"refers (to)",
"offers",
"proposes",
"suggests",
"airs",
"expresses",
"speaks (of)",
"talks (about)",
"ventilates",
"vents",
"interjects",
"interrupts",
"debates",
"discusses",
"thrashes (out or over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censors",
"hushes (up)",
"quiets",
"silences",
"suppresses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breviaries":{
"a short statement of the main points":{
"examples":[
"a speech that could serve as a breviary for impeachment"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"briefs",
"capsules",
"conspectuses",
"digests",
"encapsulations",
"epitomes",
"inventories",
"outlines",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recapitulations",
"recaps",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
"resumes",
"resum\u00e9s",
"roundups",
"rundowns",
"run-throughs",
"summae",
"summaries",
"summarizations",
"summings-up",
"sums",
"sum-ups",
"synopses",
"wrap-ups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abbreviations",
"abridgments",
"abridgements",
"compendiums",
"compendia",
"compends",
"condensations",
"curtailments",
"shortenings",
"simplifications",
"rehashes",
"reprises",
"conclusions",
"epilogues",
"epilogs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifications",
"enlargements",
"expansions",
"addenda",
"addendums",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brooklets":{
"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
"examples":[
"a little brooklet trickled past the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"becks",
"bourns",
"bournes",
"brooks",
"burns",
"creeks",
"gills",
"rills",
"rivulets",
"runlets",
"runnels",
"runs",
"streamlets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arroyos",
"billabongs",
"freshes",
"freshets",
"runoffs",
"bayous",
"coulees",
"sloughs",
"slews",
"slues",
"streams",
"washes",
"canals",
"channels",
"cutoffs",
"cuts",
"guts",
"kills",
"millraces",
"millstreams",
"races",
"watercourses",
"waterways",
"affluents",
"branches",
"confluents",
"distributaries",
"influents",
"tributaries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brush-off":{
"as in reject , shrug off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dismiss",
"flout",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject",
"scoff (at)",
"scorn",
"shrug off",
"wink (at)",
"defy",
"disobey",
"mock",
"rebel (against)",
"disoblige",
"mutiny (against)",
"revolt (against)",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"tune out",
"breach",
"break",
"infringe",
"transgress",
"violate",
"buck",
"combat",
"contest",
"dispute",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist",
"withstand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"capitulate (to)",
"concede (to)",
"defer (to)",
"goose-step (to)",
"serve",
"stoop (to)",
"submit (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"cooperate (with)",
"keep",
"observe",
"accede (to)",
"acquiesce (to)",
"agree (to)",
"assent (to)",
"oblige",
"attend",
"hear",
"heed",
"listen (to)",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"regard",
"watch",
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"mind",
"obey"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"treatment that is deliberately unfriendly":{
"examples":[
"the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off"
],
"synonyms":[
"cold shoulder",
"rebuff",
"repulse",
"silent treatment",
"snub"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismissal",
"kiss-off",
"rejection",
"banishment",
"blackball",
"ostracism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"embrace",
"welcome",
"glad hand",
"welcome mat"
],
"antonyms":[
"open arms"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bracing":{
"having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{
"examples":[
"a chilly but bracing day"
],
"synonyms":[
"cordial",
"invigorating",
"refreshing",
"rejuvenating",
"restorative",
"reviving",
"stimulating",
"stimulative",
"tonic",
"vital",
"vitalizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"life-giving",
"conditioning",
"strengthening",
"animating",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"quickening",
"sharp",
"corrective",
"curative",
"curing",
"medicinal",
"rectifying",
"recuperative",
"reformative",
"reformatory",
"rehabilitative",
"remedial",
"remedying",
"reparative",
"therapeutic",
"beneficial",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"helpful",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deadening",
"debilitating",
"draining",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"exhausting",
"numbing",
"sapping",
"weakening",
"wearying",
"deleterious",
"injurious",
"pernicious",
"insalubrious",
"noxious",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"the pep talk braced the team up for the second half"
],
"synonyms":[
"amping (up)",
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"filliping",
"firing",
"gingering (up)",
"invigorating",
"jazzing (up)",
"juicing up",
"jump-starting",
"livening (up)",
"pepping (up)",
"quickening",
"spiking",
"stimulating",
"vitalizing",
"vivifying",
"zipping (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arousing",
"awakening",
"awaking",
"raising",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"waking (up)",
"activating",
"actuating",
"driving",
"impelling",
"motivating",
"motiving",
"moving",
"propelling",
"charging",
"electrifying",
"galvanizing",
"enkindling",
"exciting",
"fermenting",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"instigating",
"kindling",
"provoking",
"setting off",
"sparking",
"triggering",
"turning on",
"whipping (up)",
"abetting",
"boosting",
"buoying",
"cheering",
"emboldening",
"fortifying",
"heartening",
"infusing",
"inspiring",
"lifting",
"rallying",
"steeling",
"strengthening",
"reactivating",
"reanimating",
"reawakening",
"reawaking",
"recharging",
"recreating",
"reenergizing",
"re-energizing",
"refreshening",
"refreshing",
"regenerating",
"reinvigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"rekindling",
"renewing",
"restimulating",
"resurrecting",
"resuscitating",
"revitalizing",
"reviving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burning out",
"debilitating",
"doing in",
"draining",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"harassing",
"kayoing",
"knocking out",
"sapping",
"tuckering (out)",
"undermining",
"washing out",
"weakening",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying",
"checking",
"curbing",
"inhibiting",
"jading",
"quelling",
"quenching",
"repressing",
"restraining",
"slowing",
"stilling",
"stunting",
"suppressing",
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"antonyms":[
"dampening",
"damping",
"deadening",
"dulling",
"killing"
]
},
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
"examples":[
"several boards braced the wall"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearing",
"bolstering",
"buttressing",
"carrying",
"propping (up)",
"shoring (up)",
"staying",
"supporting",
"sustaining",
"undergirding",
"underpinning",
"upholding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"steadying",
"trussing",
"underlying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally":{
"examples":[
"she braced herself for the job interview"
],
"synonyms":[
"forearming",
"fortifying",
"nerving",
"poising",
"psyching (up)",
"readying",
"steeling",
"strengthening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arming",
"hardening",
"inuring",
"seasoning",
"toughening",
"bolstering",
"boosting",
"buoying (up)",
"buttressing",
"enforcing",
"propping (up)",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"supporting",
"sustaining",
"cheering (up)",
"comforting",
"emboldening",
"encouraging",
"heartening",
"inspiring",
"rallying",
"rousing",
"stirring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"psyching (out)",
"shaking",
"unnerving",
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"prostrating",
"sapping",
"softening",
"tiring",
"undercutting",
"undermining",
"weakening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brick wall":{
"as in barrier , stone wall":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barrier",
"blockade",
"blockage",
"stone wall",
"catch",
"hitch",
"rub",
"snag",
"arrest",
"bit",
"brake",
"check",
"constraint",
"curb",
"hobble",
"rein",
"restraint",
"balk",
"bar",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"cramp",
"crimp",
"deterrent",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"encumbrance",
"fetter",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"holdback",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"shackles",
"stop",
"stumbling block",
"trammel",
"embargo",
"stoppage",
"delay",
"holdup",
"stall",
"burden",
"cumber",
"load",
"danger",
"hazard",
"peril",
"reef",
"adversity",
"difficulty",
"disadvantage",
"drawback",
"hardship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catalyst",
"goad",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"spur",
"stimulant",
"stimulus",
"advantage",
"break",
"edge",
"aid",
"assistance",
"benefit",
"boost",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breakfasted":{
"as in lunched , supped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lunched",
"supped",
"boarded",
"dined out",
"messed",
"picnicked",
"grazed",
"nibbled",
"noshed",
"picked",
"snacked",
"glutted",
"gorged",
"gormandized",
"overate",
"overfed",
"pigged out",
"chowed (down)",
"dug in",
"banqueted",
"feasted",
"repasted",
"ate",
"dined",
"fared",
"fed",
"partook",
"refreshed",
"victualed",
"victualled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dieted",
"fasted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brimmed":{
"to be copiously supplied":{
"examples":[
"a secondhand bookstore that was brimming with bargains"
],
"synonyms":[
"abounded",
"bristled",
"bulged",
"burst",
"bursted",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"crawled",
"hummed",
"overflowed",
"pullulated",
"swarmed",
"teemed"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"lacked",
"needed",
"wanted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
"examples":[
"he brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm sure to spill it"
],
"synonyms":[
"charged",
"crammed",
"filled",
"heaped",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"stuffed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drenched",
"flooded",
"glutted",
"swamped",
"bloated",
"bulked",
"crowded",
"crushed",
"matted",
"pressed",
"rammed",
"shoved",
"squashed",
"squeezed",
"refilled",
"refreshed",
"reloaded",
"repacked",
"replenished",
"overcharged",
"overfilled",
"overflowed",
"saturated",
"honeycombed",
"penetrated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightened",
"depleted",
"drained",
"eliminated",
"exhausted",
"bled",
"drew (off)",
"cleaned",
"flushed",
"purged",
"scoured",
"swept"
],
"antonyms":[
"cleared",
"emptied",
"evacuated",
"vacated",
"voided"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brutalizing":{
"to make (someone) feel or behave more like an animal than a human being":{
"examples":[
"even three years in a prison camp did not brutalize him"
],
"synonyms":[
"animalizing",
"bestializing",
"dehumanizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abasing",
"corrupting",
"debauching",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"depraving",
"perverting",
"poisoning",
"profaning",
"prostituting",
"subverting",
"warping",
"contaminating",
"polluting",
"tainting",
"disgracing",
"humbling",
"humiliating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignifying",
"exalting",
"honoring",
"amending",
"improving",
"cleansing",
"purifying",
"restoring",
"respecting",
"elevating",
"ennobling",
"uplifting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"Red Cross workers reported that prisoners had been brutalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"bullying",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"kicking around",
"maltreating",
"manhandling",
"messing over",
"mishandling",
"mistreating",
"misusing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molesting",
"outraging",
"violating",
"harassing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"injuring",
"oppressing",
"persecuting",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"burning",
"sandbagging",
"victimizing",
"wronging",
"beating (up)",
"messing (up)",
"roughing (up)",
"working (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"cherishing",
"fostering",
"nurturing",
"babying",
"catering (to)",
"coddling",
"favoring",
"gratifying",
"humoring",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bribe":{
"something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{
"examples":[
"that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"backhander",
"boodle",
"cumshaw",
"fix",
"sop"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baksheesh",
"kickback",
"payoff",
"slush fund",
"incentive",
"incitement",
"instigation",
"motivation",
"provocation",
"spur",
"stimulation",
"stimulus",
"boost",
"encouragement",
"goad",
"inducement",
"allurement",
"bait",
"enticement",
"lure",
"seduction",
"temptation",
"turn-on",
"flattery",
"persuasion",
"decoy",
"snare",
"trap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"examples":[
"meat inspectors were bribed , and the contaminated beef was sold to the public"
],
"synonyms":[
"buy",
"corrupt",
"have",
"pay off",
"square"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fix",
"tamper (with)",
"abase",
"debase",
"debauch",
"defile",
"degrade",
"demean",
"deprave",
"dishonor",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"taint",
"warp",
"allure",
"bait",
"beguile",
"entice",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"motivate",
"provoke",
"spur",
"stimulate",
"goad",
"induce",
"flatter",
"persuade",
"snare",
"trap"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brazening":{
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"breasting",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"outbraving",
"outfacing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"facing up (to)",
"fronting",
"affronting",
"challenging",
"encountering",
"meeting",
"accosting",
"approaching",
"cornering",
"repelling",
"resisting",
"standing",
"withstanding",
"battling",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contending (with)",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"squaring (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eschewing",
"shunning",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"evading",
"shaking"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodging",
"ducking",
"funking",
"shirking",
"sidestepping"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breathable":{
"as in porous , permeable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"passable",
"penetrable",
"permeable",
"pervious",
"porous",
"absorbent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impassable",
"impassible",
"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"impervious",
"nonporous",
"airtight",
"watertight",
"close",
"compact",
"dense",
"thick"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brandish":{
"to put into view in a threatening or excited manner":{
"examples":[
"She brandished a stick at the dog.",
"brandished a petition signed by hundreds of town residents"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flourish",
"wave",
"display",
"disport",
"exhibit",
"expose",
"flash",
"flaunt",
"lay out",
"parade",
"produce",
"show",
"show off",
"sport",
"strut",
"unveil",
"advertise",
"air",
"announce",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"publicize",
"sound",
"trumpet",
"divulge",
"talk (about)",
"tell (of)",
"bare",
"discover",
"reveal",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"mask",
"conceal",
"cover",
"curtain",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"obscure",
"occlude",
"occult",
"shroud",
"veil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bridgeheads":{
"a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made":{
"examples":[
"established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion"
],
"synonyms":[
"bases",
"footholds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"staging areas",
"staging grounds",
"beachheads",
"camps",
"centers",
"emplacements",
"footings",
"fronts",
"headquarters",
"installations",
"stations",
"airbases",
"bastions",
"fortresses",
"strongholds",
"battlefronts",
"fields",
"toeholds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brag":{
"of the very best kind":{
"examples":[
"he did a really brag job on restoring that classic car"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
},
"boastful speech or writing":{
"examples":[
"for all his brag about diving, he actually does very little"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oratory",
"rhapsody",
"rhetoric",
"pomposity",
"turgidity",
"wind",
"bloviation",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"babble",
"blab",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"jawing",
"patter",
"prating",
"yammering",
"egotism",
"self-conceit",
"self-importance",
"swagger",
"vaunt"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns"
],
"synonyms":[
"blower",
"blowhard",
"boaster",
"braggadocio",
"braggart",
"bragger",
"cockalorum",
"cracker",
"gascon",
"gasconader",
"swaggerer",
"vaunter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterer",
"cock",
"self-advertiser",
"self-dramatizer",
"self-promoter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{
"examples":[
"she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"boast",
"bull",
"crow",
"gasconade",
"swagger",
"vapor",
"vaunt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bluster",
"harangue",
"puff",
"pride",
"gush",
"exult",
"glory",
"rejoice",
"brandish",
"display",
"exhibit",
"expose",
"flaunt",
"glorify",
"parade",
"show off",
"magnify",
"maximize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"diminish",
"discount",
"laugh off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"shrug off",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"bemoan",
"lament",
"mourn",
"regret"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brunts":{
"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
"examples":[
"the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders"
],
"synonyms":[
"bodies",
"bulks",
"chiefs",
"cores",
"generalities",
"hefts",
"mains",
"masses",
"staples",
"weights"
],
"near synonyms":[
"majorities",
"aggregates",
"amounts",
"entireties",
"quanta",
"sums",
"sum totals",
"totalities",
"totals",
"wholes",
"bottoms",
"essences",
"essentialities",
"marrows",
"meats",
"natures",
"piths",
"quintessences",
"roots",
"souls",
"stuff",
"substances",
"centers",
"hearts",
"hubs",
"kernels",
"middles",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"nuts",
"seats",
"affairs",
"arguments",
"burdens",
"cruxes",
"cruces",
"foci",
"focuses",
"gists",
"nubs",
"pitches",
"points",
"purports",
"matters",
"motifs",
"subjects",
"texts",
"themes",
"topics"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"adjuncts",
"appendages",
"extensions",
"offshoots",
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients",
"divisions",
"parts",
"pieces",
"sections",
"segments",
"angles",
"aspects",
"facets",
"features",
"qualities",
"sides"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bridegroom":{
"a man who has just married or is about to be married":{
"examples":[
"the bride and bridegroom"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"groom",
"hubby",
"husband",
"man",
"mister",
"old man",
"better half",
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"soul mate",
"domestic partner",
"bride",
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lady",
"wife"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ex",
"single",
"bachelor",
"bachelorette",
"maid",
"maiden",
"spinster"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brattish":{
"as in bratty , mischievous":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bratty",
"mischievous",
"offensive",
"troublesome",
"upsetting",
"angering",
"enraging",
"infuriating",
"distractive",
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"worrisome",
"burdensome",
"discomforting",
"displeasing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"importunate",
"importune",
"inconveniencing",
"biting",
"grating",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"spiny",
"thorny",
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delightful",
"pleasing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brainstormings":{
"as in conferences , roundtables":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"colloquies",
"conferences",
"councils",
"forums",
"fora",
"panel discussions",
"panels",
"parleys",
"round-robins",
"roundtables",
"round tables",
"seminars",
"symposia",
"symposiums",
"assemblies",
"conclaves",
"congregations",
"congresses",
"consistories",
"conventions",
"convocations",
"synods",
"debates",
"deliberations",
"caucuses",
"town meetings",
"colloquiums",
"colloquia",
"chat rooms",
"newsgroups"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bridegrooms":{
"a man who has just married or is about to be married":{
"examples":[
"the bride and bridegroom"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grooms",
"hubbies",
"husbands",
"men",
"misters",
"old men",
"better halves",
"consorts",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"soul mates",
"domestic partners",
"brides",
"helpmates",
"helpmeets",
"ladies",
"wives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exes",
"singles",
"bachelors",
"bachelorettes",
"maidens",
"maids",
"spinsters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breaking in":{
"to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent":{
"examples":[
"the burglars broke in by smashing a window"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarizing",
"burgling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invading",
"trespassing",
"holding up",
"looting",
"plundering",
"ripping off",
"robbing",
"sticking up",
"ransacking",
"rifling",
"despoiling",
"devastating",
"marauding",
"pillaging",
"ravaging",
"sacking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{
"examples":[
"he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met"
],
"synonyms":[
"chiming in",
"chipping in",
"cutting in",
"interposing",
"interrupting",
"intruding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barging (in)",
"bothering",
"horning in",
"adding",
"contributing",
"putting in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brainstormed":{
"to engage in an exchange of information or ideas":{
"examples":[
"they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"communicated",
"intercommunicated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corresponded",
"conversed",
"talked",
"messaged",
"bonded",
"communed",
"related",
"accosted",
"approached",
"boarded",
"contacted"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brawler":{
"a person who takes part in a dispute":{
"examples":[
"every couple has marital problems, but those two are heavyweight brawlers in a seriously dysfunctional relationship"
],
"synonyms":[
"arguer",
"argufier",
"bickerer",
"debater",
"disputant",
"disputer",
"fighter",
"quarreler",
"quarreller",
"scrapper",
"squabbler",
"wrangler"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocate",
"codefendant",
"defendant",
"plaintiff",
"pleader",
"challenger",
"contender",
"contestant",
"skirmisher",
"fusser",
"nitpicker",
"pettifogger",
"quibbler"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brigades":{
"a group of people working together on a task":{
"examples":[
"a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order"
],
"synonyms":[
"armies",
"bands",
"companies",
"crews",
"gangs",
"outfits",
"parties",
"platoons",
"squads",
"teams"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battalions",
"corps",
"troops",
"forces",
"hosts",
"posses",
"stables",
"troupes",
"administrations",
"departments",
"help",
"personnels",
"staffs",
"staves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in raises , musters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bands",
"musters",
"raises",
"rallies",
"heaps",
"piles",
"stacks",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hives",
"packs",
"presses",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"balls",
"batches",
"bunches",
"clusters",
"huddles",
"combines",
"connects",
"joins",
"links",
"merges",
"pools",
"unites",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"assembles",
"bulks (up)",
"collects",
"concentrates",
"congregates",
"constellates",
"corrals",
"garners",
"gathers",
"groups",
"lumps",
"picks up",
"rounds up",
"archives",
"arranges",
"collates",
"compiles",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"scrapes (up or together)",
"re-collects",
"regathers",
"regroups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispels",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters",
"breaks up",
"disbands",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits (up)",
"dismisses",
"sends"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brambly":{
"having leaves or branches which are likely to cause a scratch":{
"examples":[
"be careful of the brambly blackberry bushes"
],
"synonyms":[
"prickly",
"scratchy",
"thistly",
"thorny"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burred",
"bristly",
"coarse",
"jagged",
"rough"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"breaking out (with)":{
"as in getting , going down (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catching",
"coming down (with)",
"contracting",
"getting",
"going down (with)",
"sickening (with)",
"taking",
"failing",
"languishing",
"sinking",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting",
"withering",
"worsening",
"dying (from)",
"succumbing (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coming back",
"gaining",
"healing",
"mending",
"recouping",
"recovering",
"recuperating",
"snapping back",
"rallying",
"rebounding",
"recovering (from)",
"shaking (off)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breaking off":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"breaking up",
"canning",
"ceasing",
"cutting off",
"cutting out",
"desisting (from)",
"discontinuing",
"dropping",
"ending",
"giving over",
"halting",
"knocking off",
"laying off",
"leaving off",
"packing (up or in)",
"quitting",
"shutting off",
"stopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completing",
"concluding",
"finishing",
"closing (down)",
"deactivating",
"blockading",
"blocking",
"damming",
"delaying",
"detaining",
"hindering",
"holding",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"kiboshing",
"obstructing",
"stemming",
"calling",
"suspending",
"arresting",
"braking",
"checking",
"clamping down",
"reining (in)",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stamping",
"stanching",
"staunching",
"stunting",
"suppressing",
"turning back",
"pausing",
"staying",
"suspending",
"abolishing",
"aborting",
"annulling",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"dissolving",
"killing",
"ruining",
"scuttling",
"snuffing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carrying on",
"continuing",
"following through (with)",
"keeping up",
"running on",
"advancing",
"proceeding",
"progressing",
"actuating",
"driving",
"impelling",
"propelling",
"stirring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking up",
"ceasing",
"closing",
"concluding",
"dead-ending",
"determining",
"discontinuing",
"dying",
"elapsing",
"ending",
"expiring",
"finishing",
"going",
"halting",
"lapsing",
"leaving off",
"letting up",
"passing",
"quitting",
"stopping",
"terminating",
"winding up",
"winking (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisting (from)",
"laying off (of)",
"refraining (from)",
"giving over",
"knocking off",
"packing (up or in)",
"breaking down",
"conking (out)",
"cutting out",
"stalling",
"pausing",
"staying",
"suspending",
"abating",
"petering (out)",
"winding down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drawing out",
"extending",
"prolonging",
"protracting"
],
"antonyms":[
"continuing",
"hanging on",
"persisting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brigands":{
"a person who commits robbery usually as part of a group":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assassins",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"felons",
"gunmen",
"highwaymen",
"lawbreakers",
"mafiosi",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"outlaws",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"pirates",
"bullies",
"gangbangers",
"gangstas",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gorillas",
"hoodlums",
"hoods",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"mugs",
"plug-uglies",
"punks",
"roughnecks",
"rowdies",
"ruffians",
"thugs",
"toughies",
"toughs",
"yobbos",
"yobboes",
"yobs",
"cutthroats",
"scoundrels",
"villains",
"pickpockets",
"racketeers",
"robbers",
"swindlers",
"thieves",
"vandals",
"juvenile delinquents",
"tearaways"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brain wave":{
"as in inspiration , brainstorm":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brainchild",
"brainstorm",
"inspiration",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"speculation",
"supposition",
"surmise",
"theory",
"assumption",
"belief",
"conclusion",
"conviction",
"cognition",
"observation",
"perception",
"reflection",
"caprice",
"conceit",
"fancy",
"freak",
"kink",
"vagary",
"whim",
"chimera",
"delusion",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"preconception",
"prejudice",
"prepossession",
"apprehension",
"premonition",
"presentiment",
"abstraction",
"cogitation",
"concept",
"conception",
"idea",
"image",
"impression",
"intellection",
"mind's eye",
"notion",
"picture",
"thought"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actuality",
"fact",
"reality"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Brahmin":{
"as in sage , mandarin":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mandarin",
"sage",
"blue",
"bluestocking",
"intellectualizer",
"pseud",
"double-dome",
"geek",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"intellectualist",
"longhair",
"nerd",
"brain",
"genius",
"intellect",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anti-intellectual",
"lowbrow",
"philistine",
"blockhead",
"dolt",
"dope",
"dumbbell",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"fathead",
"half-wit",
"imbecile",
"moron",
"nitwit",
"pinhead",
"simpleton"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brought to bear":{
"to put into action or service":{
"examples":[
"The group brought all their strength to bear in trying to remove the car from the mud."
],
"synonyms":[
"applied",
"employed",
"exercised",
"exploited",
"harnessed",
"operated",
"used",
"utilized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"handled",
"manipulated",
"wielded",
"directed",
"ran",
"run",
"worked",
"wrought",
"cannibalized",
"recycled",
"reused"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignored",
"neglected",
"misapplied",
"misused"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brinks":{
"an interval of time just before the onset of something":{
"examples":[
"was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived"
],
"synonyms":[
"cusps",
"edges",
"points",
"thresholds",
"verges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nicks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broilers":{
"as in ovens , stoves":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fryers",
"friers",
"microwave ovens",
"microwaves",
"ovens",
"roasters",
"rotisseries",
"stoves",
"toaster ovens",
"toasters",
"cookers",
"cookstoves",
"ranges"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"break free":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt."
],
"synonyms":[
"abscond",
"break out (of)",
"clear out",
"escape",
"flee",
"fly",
"get out",
"lam",
"run away",
"run off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoid",
"elude",
"evade",
"lose",
"shun",
"decamp",
"depart",
"elope",
"exit",
"go",
"leave",
"move",
"pull out",
"quit",
"sally (forth)",
"shove (off)",
"take off",
"walk out",
"disentangle",
"extricate",
"bring off",
"emancipate",
"enfranchise",
"free",
"liberate",
"loose",
"loosen",
"manumit",
"redeem",
"release",
"rescue",
"spring",
"unbind",
"uncage",
"unchain",
"unfetter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abide",
"dwell",
"hang around",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay",
"stick around",
"tarry",
"come back",
"return"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"braggarts":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowers",
"blowhards",
"boasters",
"braggadocios",
"braggers",
"brags",
"cockalorums",
"crackers",
"gasconaders",
"gascons",
"swaggerers",
"vaunters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterers",
"cocks",
"self-advertisers",
"self-dramatizers",
"self-promoters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brushwood":{
"a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush":{
"examples":[
"cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed"
],
"synonyms":[
"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosk",
"bosque",
"bosquet",
"brake",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canebrake",
"brush",
"bush",
"scrub",
"scrubland",
"bramble",
"jungle",
"tangle",
"grove",
"hedge",
"stand",
"woodlot",
"forest",
"greenwood",
"wildwood",
"wood",
"woodland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brabbles":{
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"examples":[
"bored children brabbling in the back seat"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercates",
"argues",
"argufies",
"bickers",
"brawls",
"controverts",
"disputes",
"falls out",
"fights",
"hassles",
"jars",
"quarrels",
"quibbles",
"rows",
"scraps",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenges",
"dares",
"defies",
"clashes",
"contends",
"contests",
"tangles",
"cavils",
"fusses",
"nitpicks",
"considers",
"debates",
"discusses",
"kicks",
"objects",
"protests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexists",
"gets along",
"accepts",
"agrees",
"assents",
"concurs",
"consents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breastworks":{
"as in bulwarks , ramparts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"battlements",
"bulwarks",
"earthworks",
"embattlements",
"parapets",
"ramparts",
"bastions",
"castles",
"citadels",
"fortifications",
"fortresses",
"forts",
"holds",
"redoubts",
"strongholds",
"bunkers",
"dugouts",
"blockhouses",
"garrison houses",
"alcazars",
"casbahs",
"kasbahs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bristled":{
"to be copiously supplied":{
"examples":[
"a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities"
],
"synonyms":[
"abounded",
"brimmed",
"bulged",
"burst",
"bursted",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"crawled",
"hummed",
"overflowed",
"pullulated",
"swarmed",
"teemed"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"lacked",
"needed",
"wanted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit"
],
"synonyms":[
"fumed",
"raged",
"stormed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew up",
"flared (up)",
"flipped (out)",
"blustered",
"carried on",
"fulminated",
"rampaged",
"ranted",
"raved",
"took on",
"burned",
"burnt",
"foamed",
"seethed",
"smoldered",
"smouldered",
"steamed",
"chafed",
"fretted",
"stewed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allayed",
"appeased",
"pacified",
"soothed",
"checked",
"choked (back)",
"collected",
"composed",
"contained",
"curbed",
"pocketed",
"reined",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"swallowed",
"moderated",
"tempered",
"toned (down)",
"eased",
"let up",
"relaxed",
"calmed",
"cooled",
"hushed",
"quelled",
"quieted",
"settled",
"stilled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breechloader":{
"as in shotgun , musket":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blunderbuss",
"culverin",
"fieldpiece",
"firelock",
"flintlock",
"harquebus",
"arquebus",
"matchlock",
"musket",
"shotgun",
"smoothbore",
"twenty-two",
".22",
"arm",
"firearm",
"heat",
"piece",
"small arm",
"derringer",
"forty-five",
".45",
"gat",
"handgun",
"pistol",
"revolver",
"rod",
"roscoe",
"sidearm",
"six-gun",
"six-shooter",
"zip gun",
"self-loader",
"semiautomatic",
"AK-47",
"assault rifle",
"assault weapon",
"automatic",
"carbine",
"machine gun",
"machine pistol",
"repeater",
"submachine gun",
"tommy gun",
"speargun"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breasted":{
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved",
"outfaced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"faced up (to)",
"fronted",
"affronted",
"challenged",
"encountered",
"met",
"accosted",
"approached",
"cornered",
"repelled",
"resisted",
"stood",
"withstood",
"battled",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contended (with)",
"fought",
"opposed",
"squared (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"shook"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodged",
"ducked",
"funked",
"shirked",
"sidestepped"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broadcasted":{
"as in telecast , newscast":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cablecast",
"newscast",
"telecast",
"ad",
"advert",
"advertisement",
"announcement",
"bulletin",
"communiqu\u00e9",
"notice",
"notification",
"posting",
"release",
"broadside",
"brochure",
"circular",
"flyer",
"flier",
"fly sheet",
"gazette",
"handbill",
"handout",
"bill",
"billboard",
"placard",
"playbill",
"poster",
"show bill",
"sign",
"advertising",
"billing",
"blurb",
"come-on",
"commercial",
"message",
"pitch",
"plugola",
"spot",
"word",
"communication",
"dispatch",
"report",
"annunciation",
"declaration",
"edict",
"proclamation",
"promulgation",
"pronouncement",
"pronunciamento",
"rescript",
"signification",
"ballyhoo",
"boost",
"buildup",
"campaign",
"plug",
"promo",
"promotion",
"propaganda",
"publicity"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people":{
"examples":[
"broadcast the information only to people who needed to know"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulate",
"disseminate",
"propagate",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"radiate",
"sprawl",
"diffuse",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter",
"sow",
"communicate",
"convey",
"impart",
"pass (on)",
"transmit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloak",
"conceal",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"hold (in)",
"mask",
"obscure",
"secrete",
"shroud",
"veil",
"contain",
"limit",
"restrict"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make known openly or publicly":{
"examples":[
"please don't broadcast this news, as it's not being publicly announced yet"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blare",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound",
"trumpet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bark",
"call (off or out)",
"cry",
"bill",
"billboard",
"bulletin",
"gazette",
"knell",
"ring",
"toll",
"blurb",
"feature",
"pitch",
"plug",
"promote",
"puff",
"disseminate",
"spread",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"introduce",
"kithe",
"manifest",
"report",
"reveal",
"show",
"advise",
"apprise",
"hand down",
"inform",
"notify",
"communicate",
"impart",
"intimate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conceal",
"hush (up)",
"silence",
"suppress",
"withhold",
"recall",
"recant",
"retract",
"revoke"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in aired , published":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"advertised",
"aired",
"announced",
"declared",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"heralded",
"posted",
"proclaimed",
"promulgated",
"publicized",
"published",
"spotlighted",
"nonclassified",
"unclassified",
"well-known",
"current",
"prevalent",
"rife",
"widespread",
"general",
"popular",
"communal",
"shared",
"open",
"public",
"reported",
"reputed",
"rumored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confidential",
"private",
"privy",
"secret",
"classified",
"unadvertised",
"unannounced",
"undisclosed",
"clandestine",
"collusive",
"conspiratorial",
"covert",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"intimate",
"personal",
"concealed",
"repressed",
"reserved",
"silenced",
"stifled",
"suppressed",
"withheld",
"recanted",
"retracted",
"revoked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brutes":{
"one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings":{
"examples":[
"it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"animals",
"beasties",
"beasts",
"creatures",
"critters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blasties",
"varmints",
"vermin",
"bipeds",
"quadrupeds",
"carnivores",
"herbivores",
"insectivores",
"invertebrates",
"vertebrates",
"domestic animals",
"pets",
"ferals",
"livestocks",
"stocks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"leave him alone, you brute !"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddies",
"beasts",
"caitiffs",
"devils",
"evildoers",
"fiends",
"heavies",
"hounds",
"knaves",
"meanies",
"miscreants",
"monsters",
"nazis",
"no-goods",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"reprobates",
"rogues",
"savages",
"scalawags",
"scallywags",
"scamps",
"scapegraces",
"scoundrels",
"varlets",
"villains",
"wretches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainesses",
"blackguards",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"felons",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"transgressors",
"sinners",
"trespassers",
"wrongdoers",
"cads",
"heels",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"vipers",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"cons",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gunmen",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"racketeers",
"ruffians",
"thugs",
"roughs",
"rowdies",
"toughs",
"losers",
"lowlifes",
"lowlives",
"ne'er-do-wells",
"stinkers",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels",
"innocents",
"saints",
"heroes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bristle":{
"a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair":{
"examples":[
"a hairbrush with plastic bristles"
],
"synonyms":[
"fiber",
"filament",
"hair",
"thread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"microfiber",
"cord",
"rope",
"string",
"wire",
"yarn",
"fuzz",
"tuft"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be copiously supplied":{
"examples":[
"a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities"
],
"synonyms":[
"abound",
"brim",
"bulge",
"burst",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"crawl",
"hum",
"overflow",
"pullulate",
"swarm",
"teem"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"lack",
"need",
"want"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit"
],
"synonyms":[
"fume",
"rage",
"storm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow up",
"flare (up)",
"flip (out)",
"bluster",
"carry on",
"fulminate",
"rampage",
"rant",
"rave",
"take on",
"burn",
"foam",
"seethe",
"smolder",
"smoulder",
"steam",
"chafe",
"fret",
"stew"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allay",
"appease",
"pacify",
"soothe",
"check",
"choke (back)",
"collect",
"compose",
"contain",
"curb",
"pocket",
"rein",
"repress",
"restrain",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"subdue",
"suppress",
"swallow",
"moderate",
"temper",
"tone (down)",
"ease",
"let up",
"relax",
"calm",
"cool",
"hush",
"quell",
"quiet",
"settle",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breadbasket":{
"the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis":{
"examples":[
"got hit right in the breadbasket"
],
"synonyms":[
"abdomen",
"belly",
"gut",
"solar plexus",
"stomach",
"tummy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"middle",
"midriff",
"waist",
"paunch",
"potbelly",
"thorax"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brat":{
"as in nuisance , disrupter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disrupter",
"misbehaver",
"nuisance",
"ragamuffin",
"juvenile delinquent",
"cutup",
"larker",
"madcap",
"skylarker",
"gamin",
"gamine",
"devil",
"hellion",
"imp",
"mischief",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"scamp",
"urchin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"cur",
"heel",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"knave",
"miscreant",
"reprobate",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brightening":{
"to become glad or hopeful":{
"examples":[
"the glum soccer player started to brighten upon being told that his injury would not jeopardize his career"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucking up",
"cheering (up)",
"lightening",
"looking up",
"perking (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rejoicing",
"livening (up)",
"reviving",
"beaming",
"glowing",
"radiating",
"sparkling",
"encouraging",
"gladdening",
"heartening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despairing",
"desponding",
"brooding",
"fretting",
"moping"
],
"antonyms":[
"darkening",
"saddening"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brusk":{
"being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner":{
"examples":[
"a brusque and unhelpful reply from the clerk in the hardware store"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"crusty",
"curt",
"downright",
"short",
"short-spoken",
"snippy",
"unceremonious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gruff",
"rough",
"snappish",
"candid",
"direct",
"forthright",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"free-spoken",
"open",
"outspoken",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"point-blank",
"straightforward",
"straight-out",
"artless",
"discourteous",
"disrespectful",
"impertinent",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"insensitive",
"rude",
"tactless",
"undiplomatic",
"brief",
"closemouthed",
"laconic",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"terse",
"tight-lipped",
"earnest",
"honest",
"sincere",
"coarse",
"crass",
"crude",
"low",
"uncouth",
"vulgar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"diplomatic",
"gracious",
"polite",
"politic",
"smooth",
"suave",
"tactful",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"voluble",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"verbose",
"courtly",
"cultivated",
"gallant",
"genteel",
"polished",
"refined"
],
"antonyms":[
"circuitous",
"mealymouthed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"breaks the law":{
"to commit an offense":{
"examples":[
"It's not like she broke the law , so go easy on her."
],
"synonyms":[
"errs",
"falls",
"offends",
"sins",
"strays",
"transgresses",
"trespasses",
"wanders"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breaches",
"breaks",
"infringes",
"violates",
"backslides",
"lapses",
"messes up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forgives",
"justifies",
"pardons",
"regrets",
"repents",
"rues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brand-new":{
"being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{
"examples":[
"his car is so well cared for that three years later it still looks brand-new"
],
"synonyms":[
"fresh",
"mint",
"pristine",
"span-new",
"virgin",
"virginal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unaltered",
"unblemished",
"unbruised",
"uncontaminated",
"undamaged",
"undefiled",
"unharmed",
"unhurt",
"unimpaired",
"uninjured",
"unmarred",
"unpolluted",
"unsoiled",
"unspoiled",
"unsullied",
"untainted",
"untouched",
"unworn",
"new",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemished",
"broken",
"bruised",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"defiled",
"disfigured",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"soiled",
"sullied",
"tainted",
"faded",
"shopworn",
"used",
"well-worn",
"worn",
"contaminated",
"polluted",
"spoiled",
"hand-me-down",
"secondhand"
],
"antonyms":[
"stale"
]
},
"recently made and never used before":{
"examples":[
"a brand-new disk still in its original packaging"
],
"synonyms":[
"new",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"unused"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clean",
"fresh",
"mint",
"pristine",
"unspoiled",
"untouched",
"newfangled",
"new-fashioned",
"natural",
"raw",
"unprocessed",
"untreated",
"unworked",
"virgin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dirty",
"soiled",
"spoiled",
"stale",
"aged",
"beat-up",
"old",
"shabby",
"shopworn",
"well-handled",
"worn"
],
"antonyms":[
"hand-me-down",
"secondhand",
"used"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"braveries":{
"dressy clothing":{
"examples":[
"children in their Sunday bravery"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"best",
"caparison",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"full dress",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"costume",
"duds",
"habiliment(s)",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vesture",
"wear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tatters",
"disarray",
"dishabille"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
"examples":[
"it took great bravery to rescue the baby trapped in the burning building"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottle",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"virtue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"pluckiness",
"spunk",
"temper",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"stomach",
"tenacity",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cojones",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cold feet",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"mousiness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness",
"impotence",
"ineffectualness",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bribes":{
"something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{
"examples":[
"that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"backhanders",
"boodles",
"cumshaws",
"fixes",
"sops"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baksheeshs",
"kickbacks",
"payoffs",
"slush funds",
"incentives",
"incitements",
"instigations",
"motivations",
"provocations",
"spurs",
"stimulations",
"stimuli",
"boosts",
"encouragements",
"goads",
"inducements",
"allurements",
"baits",
"enticements",
"lures",
"seductions",
"temptations",
"turn-ons",
"flatteries",
"persuasions",
"decoys",
"snares",
"traps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"examples":[
"meat inspectors were bribed , and the contaminated beef was sold to the public"
],
"synonyms":[
"buys",
"corrupts",
"has",
"pays off",
"squares"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixes",
"tampers (with)",
"abases",
"debases",
"debauches",
"defiles",
"degrades",
"demeans",
"depraves",
"dishonors",
"perverts",
"poisons",
"profanes",
"prostitutes",
"subverts",
"taints",
"warps",
"allures",
"baits",
"beguiles",
"entices",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"tempts",
"motivates",
"provokes",
"spurs",
"stimulates",
"goads",
"induces",
"flatters",
"persuades",
"snares",
"traps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"branches (out)":{
"to go or move in different directions from a central point":{
"examples":[
"the vine branched out as it climbed the trellis"
],
"synonyms":[
"diverges",
"divides",
"forks",
"parts",
"separates",
"spreads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestrews",
"breaks up",
"broadcasts",
"clears out",
"disbands",
"dispels",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"distributes",
"scatters",
"sows",
"distances",
"recedes",
"retreats"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembles",
"gathers",
"meets"
],
"antonyms":[
"converges",
"joins"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brewing":{
"as in gathering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gathering",
"approaching",
"coming",
"forthcoming",
"future",
"near",
"nearing",
"oncoming",
"upcoming",
"likely",
"possible",
"probable",
"imminent",
"impending",
"looming",
"pending",
"threatening",
"inevitable",
"unavoidable",
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"lowering",
"menacing",
"ominous",
"portentous",
"anticipated",
"awaited",
"expected",
"foreseen",
"predicted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distant",
"far-off",
"remote",
"eventual",
"ultimate",
"bygone",
"former",
"past",
"late",
"recent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
"examples":[
"they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file"
],
"synonyms":[
"abetting",
"fermenting",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"instigating",
"picking",
"provoking",
"raising",
"stirring (up)",
"whipping (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advancing",
"cultivating",
"encouraging",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"nourishing",
"nurturing",
"promoting",
"sowing",
"stimulating",
"detonating",
"setting",
"setting off",
"triggering",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"inspiring",
"motivating",
"rousing",
"activating",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"firing",
"invigorating",
"jazzing (up)",
"livening (up)",
"pepping (up)",
"quickening",
"stimulating",
"vitalizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"discouraging",
"holding",
"inhibiting",
"regulating",
"reining (in)",
"restraining",
"taming",
"allaying",
"calming",
"quieting",
"settling",
"soothing",
"stilling",
"subduing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be about to happen":{
"examples":[
"there's trouble brewing in the department"
],
"synonyms":[
"impending",
"looming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advancing",
"approaching",
"closing in",
"drawing on",
"gathering",
"nearing",
"hanging",
"hovering",
"lowering",
"louring",
"menacing",
"overhanging",
"threatening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abating",
"declining",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"disappearing",
"dwindling",
"dying down",
"ebbing",
"fading",
"falling",
"lessening",
"letting up",
"lowering",
"moderating",
"receding",
"relenting",
"remitting",
"shrinking",
"subsiding",
"tapering",
"tapering off",
"vanishing",
"waning",
"falling back",
"passing",
"receding",
"retreating",
"withdrawing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bristling":{
"as in seething , smoldering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boiling",
"bristly",
"burning",
"cross",
"huffy",
"passionate",
"seething",
"sizzling",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"worked up",
"wrought (up)",
"ranting",
"raving",
"stormy",
"acrid",
"acrimonious",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"bitter",
"embittered",
"inimical",
"malevolent",
"piqued",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"spiteful",
"vengeful",
"vindictive",
"virulent",
"vitriolic",
"angered",
"angry",
"apoplectic",
"ballistic",
"cheesed off",
"choleric",
"enraged",
"foaming",
"fuming",
"furious",
"hopping",
"horn-mad",
"hot",
"incensed",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriate",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rabid",
"rankled",
"riled",
"riley",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steamed up",
"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"wrathful",
"wroth",
"antisocial",
"cold",
"cool",
"disagreeable",
"disapproving",
"distant",
"frigid",
"icy",
"ill-tempered",
"sorehead",
"soreheaded",
"sulky",
"unfriendly",
"unpleasant",
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"exasperated",
"fretful",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"inflammable",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perturbed",
"petulant",
"put out",
"quick-tempered",
"snappish",
"testy",
"touchy",
"argumentative",
"belligerent",
"contentious",
"contrary",
"disputatious",
"ornery",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"querulous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angerless",
"delighted",
"pleased",
"accepting",
"accommodating",
"obliging",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"complaisant",
"amicable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"content",
"happy",
"satisfied",
"empathetic",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"unembittered",
"affable",
"amiable",
"easygoing",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"kind",
"pleasant",
"sweet"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be copiously supplied":{
"examples":[
"a recent college grad thrilled to be starting a new life in a city bristling with possibilities"
],
"synonyms":[
"abounding",
"brimming",
"bulging",
"bursting",
"bustling",
"buzzing",
"crawling",
"humming",
"overflowing",
"pullulating",
"swarming",
"teeming"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"lacking",
"needing",
"wanting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit"
],
"synonyms":[
"fuming",
"raging",
"storming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing up",
"flaring (up)",
"flipping (out)",
"blustering",
"carrying on",
"fulminating",
"rampaging",
"ranting",
"raving",
"taking on",
"burning",
"foaming",
"seething",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"steaming",
"chafing",
"fretting",
"stewing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allaying",
"appeasing",
"pacifying",
"soothing",
"checking",
"choking (back)",
"collecting",
"composing",
"containing",
"curbing",
"pocketing",
"reining",
"repressing",
"restraining",
"smothering",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"subduing",
"suppressing",
"swallowing",
"moderating",
"tempering",
"toning (down)",
"easing",
"letting up",
"relaxing",
"calming",
"cooling",
"hushing",
"quelling",
"quieting",
"settling",
"stilling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"breviary":{
"a short statement of the main points":{
"examples":[
"a speech that could serve as a breviary for impeachment"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abbreviation",
"abridgment",
"abridgement",
"compend",
"compendium",
"condensation",
"curtailment",
"shortening",
"simplification",
"streamlining",
"rehash",
"reprise",
"conclusion",
"epilogue",
"epilog"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplification",
"enlargement",
"expansion",
"addendum",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"branched":{
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"threads branched from the center of the spider web"
],
"synonyms":[
"fanned (out)",
"radiated",
"rayed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffused",
"dispelled",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"forked",
"stemmed",
"diverged",
"divided",
"parted",
"ramified",
"separated",
"split",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked",
"scattered",
"splayed",
"spread",
"arose",
"derived",
"emanated",
"flowed",
"issued",
"proceeded",
"sprang",
"sprung"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approached",
"closed in (on)",
"neared",
"centered (on)",
"centralized",
"connected",
"coupled",
"joined",
"linked",
"united"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrated",
"converged",
"focused",
"focussed",
"funneled",
"funnelled",
"met"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brevity":{
"the condition of being short":{
"examples":[
"the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity"
],
"synonyms":[
"briefness",
"conciseness",
"shortness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abbreviation",
"abridgment",
"abridgement",
"compression",
"condensation",
"contraction",
"curtailment",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"reducing",
"shortening",
"shrinking",
"abruptness",
"brusqueness",
"curtness",
"compendiousness",
"crispness",
"laconism",
"pithiness",
"succinctness",
"tautness",
"terseness",
"littleness",
"minuteness",
"smallness",
"tininess"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extensiveness",
"elongating",
"elongation",
"extending",
"extension",
"prolongation",
"prolonging",
"protraction",
"stretching",
"expansion",
"growth",
"spread",
"diffuseness",
"garrulousness",
"long-windedness",
"prolixity",
"talkativeness",
"talkiness",
"verboseness",
"volubility",
"wordiness",
"bigness",
"bulkiness",
"greatness",
"heftiness",
"largeness"
],
"antonyms":[
"lengthiness"
]
},
"the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning":{
"examples":[
"if brevity is the soul of wit, then that speech wasn't at all witty"
],
"synonyms":[
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"sententiousness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abruptness",
"bluntness",
"brusqueness",
"curtness",
"shortness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"periphrasis",
"pleonasm",
"redundancy",
"repetitiousness",
"repetitiveness",
"tautology"
],
"antonyms":[
"diffuseness",
"long-windedness",
"prolixity",
"verbosity",
"wordiness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brasses":{
"as in woodwinds , strings":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"strings",
"woodwinds",
"brass band",
"chamber orchestra",
"sinfonietta",
"combo",
"ensemble",
"group",
"band",
"orchestra",
"philharmonic",
"symphony",
"symphony orchestra",
"company",
"troupe",
"duo",
"octet",
"quartet",
"quartette",
"quintet",
"septet",
"sextet",
"trio"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"break off":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"break up",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up or in)",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complete",
"conclude",
"finish",
"close (down)",
"deactivate",
"block",
"blockade",
"dam",
"delay",
"detain",
"hinder",
"hold",
"hold back",
"impede",
"kibosh",
"obstruct",
"stem",
"call",
"suspend",
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"clamp down",
"rein (in)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stamp",
"stanch",
"staunch",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"turn back",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abolish",
"abort",
"annul",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"dissolve",
"kill",
"ruin",
"scuttle",
"snuff"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry on",
"continue",
"follow through (with)",
"keep up",
"run on",
"advance",
"proceed",
"progress",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"propel",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands"
],
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"dead-end",
"determine",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"halt",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desist (from)",
"lay off (of)",
"refrain (from)",
"give over",
"knock off",
"pack (up or in)",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"cut out",
"stall",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abate",
"peter (out)",
"wind down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draw out",
"extend",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broke off (with)":{
"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
"examples":[
"sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew off",
"ditched",
"dumped",
"jilted",
"kissed off",
"left"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brushed (aside or off)",
"cold-shouldered",
"cut",
"high-hatted",
"slighted",
"snubbed",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"forsook",
"marooned",
"quit",
"quitted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hooked up (with)",
"took",
"befriended",
"latched (on or onto)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"braidings":{
"as in braids , laces":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"braids",
"laces",
"lacings",
"plaits",
"plats",
"cornrows",
"dreadlocks",
"pigtails",
"queues",
"rickracks",
"ricracs",
"stripes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broadens":{
"to increase the width, breadth, or scope of":{
"examples":[
"They decided to broaden the road by adding an additional lane.",
"You'll find if you broaden your horizons that there are many right paths to choose."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"enlarges",
"expands",
"widens",
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"stretches",
"adds (to)",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"builds up",
"swells",
"accentuates",
"amps (up)",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens",
"emphasizes",
"points (up)",
"sharpens",
"stresses",
"enforces",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"restrengthens",
"supplements",
"maximizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constricts",
"narrows (down)",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"tones (down)",
"weakens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brushup":{
"as in review , refresher":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refresher",
"review",
"drill",
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"training",
"workout",
"assignment",
"homework",
"lesson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breaking":{
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking up",
"busting",
"disintegrating",
"dismembering",
"disrupting",
"fracturing",
"fragmenting",
"riving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atomizing",
"crushing",
"grinding",
"powdering",
"pulverizing",
"reducing",
"blasting",
"blowing up",
"bursting",
"detonating",
"exploding",
"cracking",
"popping",
"shattering",
"shivering",
"smashing",
"chipping",
"slivering",
"splintering",
"splitting",
"imploding",
"destroying",
"ruining",
"wrecking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"healing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstructing",
"renovating",
"repairing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the final vote broke the deadlock"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking off",
"breaking up",
"canning",
"ceasing",
"cutting off",
"cutting out",
"desisting (from)",
"discontinuing",
"dropping",
"ending",
"giving over",
"halting",
"knocking off",
"laying off",
"leaving off",
"packing (up or in)",
"quitting",
"shutting off",
"stopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completing",
"concluding",
"finishing",
"closing (down)",
"deactivating",
"blockading",
"blocking",
"damming",
"delaying",
"detaining",
"hindering",
"holding",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"kiboshing",
"obstructing",
"stemming",
"calling",
"suspending",
"arresting",
"braking",
"checking",
"clamping down",
"reining (in)",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stamping",
"stanching",
"staunching",
"stunting",
"suppressing",
"turning back",
"pausing",
"staying",
"suspending",
"abolishing",
"aborting",
"annulling",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"dissolving",
"killing",
"ruining",
"scuttling",
"snuffing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carrying on",
"continuing",
"following through (with)",
"keeping up",
"running on",
"advancing",
"proceeding",
"progressing",
"actuating",
"driving",
"impelling",
"propelling",
"stirring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to a lower grade or rank":{
"examples":[
"the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander"
],
"synonyms":[
"busting",
"degrading",
"demoting",
"disrating",
"downgrading",
"reducing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canning",
"cashiering",
"dismissing",
"downsizing",
"firing",
"laying off",
"sacking",
"abasing",
"debasing",
"demeaning",
"humbling",
"humiliating",
"lowering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hiring"
],
"antonyms":[
"advancing",
"elevating",
"promoting",
"raising"
]
},
"to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language":{
"examples":[
"Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis"
],
"synonyms":[
"cracking",
"deciphering",
"decoding",
"decrypting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descrambling",
"unscrambling",
"rendering",
"translating",
"doping (out)",
"figuring out",
"puzzling (out)",
"solving",
"unraveling",
"unriddling",
"working",
"working out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"garbling",
"jumbling (up)",
"mixing (up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"ciphering",
"coding",
"enciphering",
"encoding",
"encrypting"
]
},
"to come to a temporary halt in one's activity":{
"examples":[
"she broke from her ruminations to find that it was already dinnertime"
],
"synonyms":[
"pausing"
],
"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":[]
},
"to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement":{
"examples":[
"farmers once broke fields with horse-drawn plows"
],
"synonyms":[
"furrowing",
"plowing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cultivating",
"tilling",
"fallowing",
"harrowing",
"hoeing",
"listing",
"raking",
"rototilling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to keep":{
"examples":[
"had to confess that he had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaching",
"contravening",
"fracturing",
"infringing (on or upon)",
"offending",
"traducing",
"transgressing",
"violating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disobeying",
"rebelling",
"blowing off",
"brushing (off)",
"disregarding",
"flouting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"slighting",
"tuning out",
"winking (at)",
"dismissing",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"scorning",
"shrugging off",
"defying",
"resisting",
"withstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deferring (to)",
"serving",
"submitting (to)",
"surrendering (to)",
"yielding (to)",
"attending",
"hearing",
"heeding",
"listening (to)",
"marking",
"noticing",
"noting",
"regarding",
"watching"
],
"antonyms":[
"complying (with)",
"conforming (to)",
"following",
"minding",
"obeying",
"observing"
]
},
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
"examples":[
"Professor Bates broke the problem when she realized that it was possible to synthesize the necessary compounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"answering",
"cracking",
"doping (out)",
"figuring out",
"puzzling (out)",
"resolving",
"riddling (out)",
"solving",
"unraveling",
"unriddling",
"working",
"working out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concluding",
"deciding",
"deducing",
"gathering",
"inferring",
"judging",
"reasoning",
"clearing (up)",
"ironing out",
"straightening (out)",
"unscrambling",
"untangling",
"untying",
"untieing",
"assuming",
"conjecturing",
"divining",
"guessing",
"presuming",
"speculating",
"deciphering",
"decoding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
"examples":[
"I broke a tooth on the hard candy"
],
"synonyms":[
"blemishing",
"bloodying",
"compromising",
"crabbing",
"crippling",
"crossing (up)",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"endamaging",
"flawing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"marring",
"spoiling",
"vitiating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deteriorating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"undermining",
"weakening",
"eroding",
"scouring",
"washing out",
"wearing (away)",
"blighting",
"tarnishing",
"denting",
"dinging",
"dinting",
"botching",
"gumming (up)",
"queering",
"lacerating",
"wounding",
"disabling",
"hamstringing",
"laming",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"annihilating",
"banging up",
"bashing",
"battering",
"clobbering",
"crushing",
"dashing",
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"desolating",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"doing in",
"pulverizing",
"razing",
"ruining",
"scourging",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"tearing down",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"wasting",
"wiping out",
"wrecking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curing",
"healing",
"helping",
"rectifying",
"rehabilitating",
"remedying",
"editing",
"remodeling",
"revising",
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining"
],
"antonyms":[
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstructing",
"renovating",
"repairing",
"revamping"
]
},
"to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking down",
"conking (out)",
"crashing",
"cutting out",
"dying",
"failing",
"giving out",
"stalling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fizzling",
"sputtering",
"wheezing",
"acting up",
"malfunctioning",
"jamming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"starting (up)"
]
},
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolting",
"bugging out",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"hightailing (it)",
"retreating",
"running",
"running away",
"running off",
"skedaddling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconding",
"clearing out",
"decamping",
"eloping",
"escaping",
"getting (away)",
"getting out",
"lamming",
"lighting out",
"making off",
"mizzling",
"scarpering",
"scatting",
"scramming",
"skipping (out)",
"skirring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"hanging around",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying",
"sticking around",
"tarrying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the trek up the mountain just about broke me"
],
"synonyms":[
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become known":{
"examples":[
"as soon as the scandal broke , the CEO fled the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulating",
"coming out",
"getting about",
"getting around",
"getting out",
"getting round",
"leaking (out)",
"outing",
"spreading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"developing",
"transpiring",
"unfolding",
"disclosing",
"revealing",
"spilling",
"telling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hushing (up)",
"suppressing",
"concealing",
"disguising",
"hiding",
"masking",
"secreting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts":{
"examples":[
"another bad investment could break him"
],
"synonyms":[
"bankrupting",
"busting",
"ruining"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beggaring",
"impoverishing",
"pauperizing",
"reducing",
"straitening",
"cleaning (out)",
"wiping out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriching",
"richening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come into existence":{
"examples":[
"the crisis had passed, and a new day was breaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"actualizing",
"appearing",
"arising",
"beginning",
"commencing",
"dawning",
"engendering",
"forming",
"materializing",
"originating",
"setting in",
"springing",
"starting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"being",
"breathing",
"existing",
"living",
"subsisting",
"arriving",
"coming on",
"emerging",
"coalescing",
"cohering",
"shaping (up)",
"continuing",
"enduring",
"lasting",
"persisting",
"surviving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concluding",
"desisting",
"discontinuing",
"finishing",
"halting",
"quitting",
"terminating",
"disappearing",
"dissolving",
"evaporating",
"vanishing",
"departing",
"dying",
"expiring",
"passing away",
"perishing"
],
"antonyms":[
"ceasing",
"ending",
"stopping"
]
},
"to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{
"examples":[
"the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"cutting",
"sheering",
"swerving",
"veering",
"yawing",
"zagging",
"zigging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skewing",
"arching",
"arcing",
"bending",
"bowing",
"crooking",
"curving",
"hooking",
"rounding",
"sweeping",
"wheeling",
"about-facing",
"pivoting",
"circling",
"coiling",
"curling",
"looping",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"turning",
"twisting",
"winding",
"weaving",
"zigzagging",
"deviating",
"straying",
"wandering",
"wavering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightening"
]
},
"to diminish the price or value of":{
"examples":[
"distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks"
],
"synonyms":[
"attenuating",
"cheapening",
"depreciating",
"depressing",
"devaluating",
"devaluing",
"downgrading",
"lowering",
"marking down",
"reducing",
"sinking",
"writing down",
"writing off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debasing",
"demonetizing",
"underestimating",
"underpricing",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"abridging",
"compressing",
"contracting",
"de-escalating",
"deflating",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"moderating",
"shrinking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloating",
"blowing up",
"inflating",
"overestimating",
"overpricing",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"adding",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"ballooning",
"boosting",
"compounding",
"dilating",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"heightening",
"increasing",
"maximizing",
"multiplying",
"raising",
"swelling",
"upping"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"enhancing",
"marking up",
"upgrading"
]
},
"to go beyond the limit of":{
"examples":[
"a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners"
],
"synonyms":[
"exceeding",
"outreaching",
"outrunning",
"overpassing",
"overreaching",
"overrunning",
"overshooting",
"overstepping",
"surpassing",
"transcending"
],
"near synonyms":[
"encroaching",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"infringing",
"invading",
"trespassing",
"overdoing",
"overusing",
"overutilizing",
"overworking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{
"examples":[
"dolphins were breaking all around the boat"
],
"synonyms":[
"broaching",
"surfacing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emerging",
"rising"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diving",
"dropping",
"drowning",
"foundering",
"plunging",
"sinking",
"submerging",
"submersing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bracketing":{
"to describe as similar":{
"examples":[
"I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci"
],
"synonyms":[
"analogizing",
"assimilating",
"comparing",
"equating",
"likening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associating",
"connecting",
"coupling",
"linking",
"alluding",
"referring",
"relating",
"equaling",
"equalling",
"matching",
"paralleling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contrasting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breezed (in)":{
"as in barged (in) , waltzed (in)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barged (in)",
"burst (in or into)",
"bursted (in or into)",
"waltzed (in)",
"accessed",
"entered",
"penetrated",
"pierced",
"dropped in",
"popped (in)",
"strayed (into)",
"wandered (into)",
"crashed",
"encroached",
"gate-crashed",
"infiltrated",
"infringed",
"intruded",
"invaded",
"trespassed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"departed",
"exited",
"left"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"browsing":{
"to feed on grass or herbs":{
"examples":[
"cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road"
],
"synonyms":[
"foraging",
"grazing",
"pasturing",
"rustling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eating",
"feeding",
"nibbling",
"ranging",
"stocking",
"overgrazing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take a quick or hasty look":{
"examples":[
"browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books"
],
"synonyms":[
"dipping",
"glancing",
"glimpsing",
"glinting",
"peeking",
"skimming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keeking",
"peeping",
"blinking",
"squinting",
"looking over",
"perusing",
"raking",
"scanning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"examining",
"overlooking",
"overseeing",
"questioning",
"surveying",
"studying",
"viewing",
"peering",
"prying",
"gawking",
"goggling",
"rubbernecking",
"leering",
"ogling"
],
"antonyms":[
"gazing",
"staring"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brutishness":{
"the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal":{
"examples":[
"a novel depicting the brutishness to which a group of schoolboys descend when they are stranded on a deserted island"
],
"synonyms":[
"animalism",
"animality",
"beastliness",
"bestiality",
"brutality",
"swinishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carnality",
"physicality",
"sensuality",
"boorishness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"grossness",
"loutishness",
"rudeness",
"barbarity",
"cruelty",
"sadism",
"savagery",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellectuality",
"spirituality",
"greatheartedness",
"high-mindedness",
"magnanimity",
"nobility",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"kindheartedness",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"tenderheartedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brush fires":{
"as in wildfires , forest fires":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backfires",
"bonfires",
"campfires",
"forest fires",
"wildfires",
"conflagrations",
"holocausts",
"infernos",
"blazes",
"flare-ups",
"arsons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bromidic":{
"as in platitudinous , platitudinal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"platitudinal",
"platitudinous",
"twice-told",
"canned",
"cardboard",
"conventional",
"cookie-cutter",
"derivative",
"imitative",
"ready-made",
"tried-and-true",
"unimaginative",
"uninspired",
"unoriginal",
"banal",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"clich\u00e9d",
"cobwebby",
"commonplace",
"hack",
"hackney",
"hackneyed",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"obligatory",
"shopworn",
"stale",
"stereotyped",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tired",
"trite",
"well-worn",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"rote",
"routine",
"standard",
"stock",
"typical",
"usual",
"arid",
"barren",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedantic",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"prosaic",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"undramatic",
"uninteresting",
"vapid",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying",
"old-fashioned",
"old hat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
"unclich\u00e9d",
"unhackneyed",
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulating",
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting",
"atypical",
"extraordinary",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"unfamiliar",
"unheard-of",
"unknown",
"unprecedented",
"unusual",
"pathbreaking",
"pioneering",
"trailblazing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bruising":{
"as in trying , tight":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"burdensome",
"exhausting",
"labored",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"stressful",
"taxing",
"tight",
"trying",
"arduous",
"Augean",
"backbreaking",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"killer",
"laborious",
"moiling",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"toilsome",
"tough",
"uphill",
"abstract",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"elusive",
"hairy",
"insoluble",
"intricate",
"involved",
"knotty",
"opaque",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"recondite",
"serious",
"spiny",
"stubborn",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"tricky",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"distressing",
"irksome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"grievous",
"grim",
"strict",
"stringent",
"brutal",
"cruel",
"inhuman",
"painful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achievable",
"clear",
"doable",
"elementary",
"manageable",
"uncomplicated",
"comforting",
"gentle",
"painless",
"relaxed",
"smooth",
"soothing",
"cheap",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"light",
"mindless",
"simple",
"soft",
"undemanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in lacerating , mangling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"butchering",
"hacking",
"haggling",
"lacerating",
"mangling",
"gashing",
"incising",
"ripping",
"shearing",
"slashing",
"slicing",
"slitting",
"goring",
"tearing",
"wounding",
"crosscutting",
"hacksawing",
"scissoring",
"cleaving",
"riving",
"splitting",
"piercing",
"stabbing",
"rending",
"tearing",
"carving",
"chipping",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"notching",
"anatomizing",
"dissecting",
"sectioning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brazened":{
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"breasted",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved",
"outfaced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"faced up (to)",
"fronted",
"affronted",
"challenged",
"encountered",
"met",
"accosted",
"approached",
"cornered",
"repelled",
"resisted",
"stood",
"withstood",
"battled",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contended (with)",
"fought",
"opposed",
"squared (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"shook"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodged",
"ducked",
"funked",
"shirked",
"sidestepped"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brewages":{
"as in beers , ales":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ales",
"beers",
"brews",
"brewskis",
"home brews",
"malt liquors",
"microbrews",
"mums",
"nappies",
"cocktails",
"mixed drinks",
"meads",
"sakes",
"sakis",
"wines",
"belts",
"loads",
"nips",
"pegs",
"pops",
"shooters",
"shots",
"slugs",
"snifters",
"snorts",
"tots",
"whets",
"barley-brees",
"barley-broos",
"brandies",
"gins",
"liqueurs",
"mao-tais",
"mescals",
"schnapps",
"tequilas",
"vodkas",
"whiskeys",
"whiskies",
"aperitifs",
"bracers",
"chasers",
"digestifs",
"nightcaps",
"Dutch courages",
"alcohols",
"aqua vitaes",
"ardent spirits",
"boozes",
"bottles",
"drinks",
"firewaters",
"grogs",
"hooches",
"inebriants",
"intoxicants",
"John Barleycorns",
"juices",
"liquors",
"lushes",
"moonshines",
"potables",
"rums",
"sauces",
"spirits",
"stimulants",
"strong drinks",
"tipples"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bridles":{
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
"examples":[
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful"
],
"synonyms":[
"checks",
"constrains",
"contains",
"controls",
"curbs",
"governs",
"holds",
"inhibits",
"keeps",
"measures",
"pulls in",
"regulates",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"rules",
"tames"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bottles (up)",
"chokes (back)",
"holds back",
"minces",
"muffles",
"pockets",
"represses",
"sinks",
"smothers",
"squelches",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"suppresses",
"swallows",
"arrests",
"interrupts",
"stops",
"blocks",
"hampers",
"handcuffs",
"hinders",
"impedes",
"obstructs",
"gags",
"muzzles",
"silences"
],
"near antonyms":[
"liberates",
"loosens",
"looses",
"unleashes",
"airs",
"expresses",
"takes out",
"vents"
],
"antonyms":[
"loses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breakthroughs":{
"an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill":{
"examples":[
"Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin was one of medicine's great breakthroughs , for penicillin became the first antibiotic to successfully combat bacterial infections in humans"
],
"synonyms":[
"advancements",
"advances",
"enhancements",
"improvements",
"refinements"
],
"near synonyms":[
"quantum leaps",
"ameliorations",
"boosts",
"increases",
"meliorations",
"upgrades",
"uplifts",
"upswings",
"uptrends",
"upturns",
"betterments",
"developments",
"elaborations",
"evolutions",
"expansions",
"gestations",
"growths",
"maturations",
"perfections",
"civilizations",
"edifications",
"educations",
"enlightenments",
"renaissances",
"renascences",
"revivals",
"discoveries",
"finds",
"windfalls",
"innovations",
"inventions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakdowns",
"collapses",
"crashes",
"hindrances",
"impediments",
"stumbling blocks",
"decadences",
"decays",
"declensions",
"declines",
"decreases",
"degenerations",
"descents",
"deteriorations",
"diminishments",
"downgrades",
"failings",
"languishments",
"lapses",
"reductions",
"detriments",
"disablements",
"drawbacks",
"glitches",
"impairments",
"shortcomings"
],
"antonyms":[
"setbacks"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"browses":{
"to feed on grass or herbs":{
"examples":[
"cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road"
],
"synonyms":[
"forages",
"grazes",
"pastures",
"rustles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eats",
"feeds",
"nibbles",
"ranges",
"stocks",
"overgrazes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take a quick or hasty look":{
"examples":[
"browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books"
],
"synonyms":[
"dips",
"glances",
"glimpses",
"glints",
"peeks",
"skims"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keeks",
"peeps",
"blinks",
"squints",
"looks over",
"peruses",
"rakes",
"scans"
],
"near antonyms":[
"examines",
"overlooks",
"oversees",
"questions",
"surveys",
"studies",
"views",
"peers",
"pries",
"gawks",
"goggles",
"rubbernecks",
"leers",
"ogles"
],
"antonyms":[
"gazes",
"stares"
]
},
"as in scans":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scans",
"oeillades",
"ogles",
"blinks",
"flashes",
"glances",
"glimpses",
"peeks",
"peeps",
"sights",
"stimes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aspects",
"eyes",
"gapes",
"gazes",
"regards",
"scrutinies",
"stares",
"glares",
"glowers",
"contemplations",
"fixations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bronzes":{
"as in golds , silvers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"golds",
"silvers",
"crowns",
"insignia",
"insignias",
"laurels",
"ribbons",
"titles",
"badges",
"buttons",
"chevrons",
"clasps",
"cockades",
"colors",
"ensigns",
"rosettes",
"stars",
"decorations",
"honors",
"distinctions",
"medallions",
"medals",
"orders",
"awards",
"prizes",
"trophies",
"citations",
"commendations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brooks":{
"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
"examples":[
"there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook"
],
"synonyms":[
"becks",
"bourns",
"bournes",
"brooklets",
"burns",
"creeks",
"gills",
"rills",
"rivulets",
"runlets",
"runnels",
"runs",
"streamlets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arroyos",
"billabongs",
"freshes",
"freshets",
"runoffs",
"bayous",
"coulees",
"sloughs",
"slews",
"slues",
"streams",
"washes",
"canals",
"channels",
"cutoffs",
"cuts",
"guts",
"kills",
"millraces",
"millstreams",
"races",
"watercourses",
"waterways",
"affluents",
"branches",
"confluents",
"distributaries",
"influents",
"tributaries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"examples":[
"I will not brook insults from my own employees"
],
"synonyms":[
"abides",
"absorbs",
"accepts",
"bears",
"bides",
"countenances",
"endures",
"goes",
"hacks",
"handles",
"meets",
"pockets",
"stands",
"sticks out",
"stomachs",
"supports",
"sustains",
"sweats out",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"wears"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allows",
"permits",
"suffers",
"swallows",
"reconciles (to)",
"acquiesces",
"agrees (with or to)",
"assents (to)",
"capitulates",
"consents (to)",
"respects",
"submits (to)",
"yields (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declines",
"dismisses",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"turns down",
"combats",
"contests",
"fights",
"opposes",
"resists",
"avoids",
"bypasses",
"circumvents",
"dodges",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"misses",
"abstains (from)",
"forbears",
"refrains (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bridgehead":{
"a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made":{
"examples":[
"established a bridgehead on the beach before beginning the land invasion"
],
"synonyms":[
"base",
"foothold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"staging area",
"staging ground",
"beachhead",
"camp",
"center",
"emplacement",
"footing",
"front",
"headquarters",
"installation",
"station",
"airbase",
"bastion",
"fastness",
"fortress",
"stronghold",
"battlefront",
"field",
"toehold"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broomsticks":{
"as in grips , hilts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grips",
"hafts",
"handgrips",
"handles",
"helves",
"bails",
"bows",
"loops",
"hilts",
"shafts",
"bars",
"handlebars",
"crops",
"whipstocks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bravado":{
"confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people":{
"examples":[
"His stories are always told with bravado .",
"I remember his youthful bravado ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boastfulness",
"bombast",
"braggadocio",
"strut",
"swagger",
"triumphalism",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"arrogance",
"assumption",
"bumptiousness",
"consequence",
"haughtiness",
"hauteur",
"high horse",
"huffiness",
"imperiousness",
"loftiness",
"lordliness",
"masterfulness",
"peremptoriness",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"presumptuousness",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"self-consequence",
"self-importance",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"toploftiness",
"authoritativeness",
"bossiness",
"bowwow",
"brag",
"dominance",
"high-handedness",
"condescension",
"disdain",
"scorn",
"chest-thumping",
"inflation",
"self-assertion",
"side",
"snobbery",
"snobbishness",
"snobbism",
"snootiness",
"attitude",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"sauciness",
"cockiness",
"complacence",
"conceit",
"egoism",
"egotism",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-assumption",
"self-centeredness",
"self-complacency",
"self-conceit",
"self-content",
"self-contentment",
"self-opinion",
"self-partiality",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"swelled head",
"vanity",
"superiority complex"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"demureness",
"retiringness",
"shyness",
"diffidence",
"self-distrust",
"self-doubt",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"lowliness",
"meekness",
"mousiness",
"passiveness",
"passivity",
"submissiveness",
"quietness",
"reserve",
"reservedness",
"humility",
"modesty",
"unassumingness",
"unpretentiousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bring":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff"
],
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"beget",
"breed",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduce (to)",
"contribute (to)",
"decide",
"determine",
"begin",
"establish",
"father",
"found",
"inaugurate",
"initiate",
"innovate",
"institute",
"introduce",
"launch",
"pioneer",
"set",
"set up",
"start",
"advance",
"cultivate",
"develop",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nourish",
"nurture",
"promote",
"enact",
"render",
"turn out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impede",
"limit",
"restrict",
"clamp down (on)",
"crack down (on)",
"crush",
"dampen",
"put down",
"quash",
"quell",
"repress",
"smother",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stifle",
"subdue",
"suppress",
"arrest",
"check",
"control",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"retard",
"can",
"kill",
"snuff (out)",
"still",
"abolish",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"extinguish",
"liquidate",
"quench"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{
"examples":[
"nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong"
],
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"argue",
"bring around",
"convert",
"convince",
"gain",
"get",
"induce",
"move",
"persuade",
"prevail (on or upon)",
"satisfy",
"talk (into)",
"win (over)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blandish",
"blarney",
"cajole",
"coax",
"entreat",
"exhort",
"fast-talk",
"urge",
"wheedle",
"allure",
"beguile",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"snow",
"tempt",
"brainwash",
"overpersuade",
"incline",
"influence",
"prompt",
"sell",
"sway",
"attract",
"draw",
"entice",
"interest",
"chew over",
"converse",
"debate",
"discuss",
"dispute",
"hash (over)",
"moot",
"reason (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deter",
"discourage",
"dissuade",
"unsell"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a price of":{
"examples":[
"the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction"
],
"synonyms":[
"cost",
"fetch",
"go (for)",
"run",
"sell (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"list (for)",
"amount (to)",
"come (to)",
"total",
"command",
"exact",
"ask",
"demand"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breather":{
"a momentary halt in an activity":{
"examples":[
"took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"breath",
"interruption",
"lull",
"pause",
"recess"
],
"near synonyms":[
"time-out",
"interim",
"interlude",
"intermission",
"interval",
"respite",
"rest",
"cessation",
"discontinuance",
"downtime",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finishing",
"hitch",
"lapse",
"stoppage",
"stopping",
"termination",
"abeyance",
"moratorium",
"surcease",
"suspension",
"discontinuity",
"gap",
"hiatus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuation",
"endurance",
"persistence",
"progress",
"progression",
"extension",
"prolongation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breathes":{
"to inhale and exhale air":{
"examples":[
"sometimes it gets so hot in here that it's hard to even breathe"
],
"synonyms":[
"respires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows (out)",
"draws",
"expires",
"inbreathes",
"inspires",
"gasps",
"huffs",
"pants",
"puffs",
"suspires",
"wheezes",
"sniffs",
"snores",
"snorts",
"snuffles",
"snuffs",
"whiffs",
"yawns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asphyxiates",
"chokes",
"gags",
"smothers",
"suffocates",
"garrotes",
"garottes",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"throttles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have life":{
"examples":[
"as long as I breathe , you will have a place to stay"
],
"synonyms":[
"exists",
"is",
"lives",
"subsists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abides",
"continues",
"endures",
"holds on",
"holds up",
"keeps (on)",
"kicks",
"lasts",
"leads",
"persists",
"rules",
"runs on",
"survives",
"moves",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappears",
"evaporates",
"vanishes",
"ceases",
"desists",
"discontinues",
"ends",
"quits",
"stops",
"abates",
"dies (down)",
"ebbs",
"lets up",
"moderates",
"subsides",
"wanes"
],
"antonyms":[
"departs",
"dies",
"expires",
"passes away",
"perishes",
"succumbs"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brothers":{
"a male connected with another person by a common parent":{
"examples":[
"When was the last time you called your brother ?"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"siblings",
"sisters",
"stepbrothers",
"stepsisters",
"cousins",
"kinsmen",
"kinswomen",
"relations",
"relatives",
"in-laws",
"kissing cousins",
"blood",
"clans",
"families",
"folk",
"folks",
"houses",
"kindreds",
"kinfolks",
"kinsfolk",
"lineages",
"lines",
"people",
"races",
"stocks",
"tribes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a member of a religious community of men":{
"examples":[
"He was loved and respected among his brothers at the monastery."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"high priests",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"reverends",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"nuns",
"abbesses",
"anchoresses",
"ancresses",
"cloistresses",
"conventuals",
"mother superior",
"novices",
"prioresses",
"religious",
"Reverend Mother",
"votaries",
"clergywomen",
"deaconesses",
"high priestesses",
"priestesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay readers",
"lectors",
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a man with whom one feels a sense of solidarity":{
"examples":[
"As veterans, we support our brothers and sisters in the military."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comrades",
"alter egos",
"amigos",
"buddies",
"chums",
"compadres",
"confidantes",
"confidants",
"cronies",
"familiars",
"friends",
"intimates",
"mates",
"musketeers",
"pals",
"acquaintances",
"associates",
"cohorts",
"colleagues",
"companions",
"fellows",
"hearties",
"hobnobbers",
"partners",
"peers",
"sports",
"blood brothers",
"main men",
"sisters",
"abettors",
"abetters",
"accomplices",
"allies",
"collaborators",
"confederates",
"pen pals",
"benefactors",
"supporters",
"sympathizers",
"well-wishers",
"friendlies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adversaries",
"antagonists",
"competitors",
"opponents",
"rivals",
"archenemies",
"nemeses",
"enemies",
"foes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brew":{
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
"examples":[
"they accused her of deliberately trying to brew dissension within the rank and file"
],
"synonyms":[
"abet",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"pick",
"provoke",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nourish",
"nurture",
"promote",
"sow",
"stimulate",
"detonate",
"set",
"set off",
"trigger",
"excite",
"galvanize",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"inspire",
"motivate",
"rouse",
"activate",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fire",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"stimulate",
"vitalize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"discourage",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"tame",
"allay",
"calm",
"quiet",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still",
"subdue",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be about to happen":{
"examples":[
"there's trouble brewing in the department"
],
"synonyms":[
"impend",
"loom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advance",
"approach",
"close in",
"draw on",
"gather",
"near",
"hang",
"hover",
"lower",
"lour",
"menace",
"overhang",
"threaten"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abate",
"decline",
"de-escalate",
"die down",
"diminish",
"disappear",
"dwindle",
"ebb",
"fade",
"fall",
"lessen",
"let up",
"lower",
"moderate",
"recede",
"relent",
"remit",
"shrink",
"subside",
"taper",
"taper off",
"vanish",
"wane",
"fall back",
"pass",
"recede",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in alcohol , liquor":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alcohol",
"intoxicant",
"liquor",
"spirits",
"nectar",
"mix",
"mixer",
"pop",
"soda",
"soda pop",
"soft drink",
"potion",
"beverage",
"drink",
"drinkable",
"libation",
"potable",
"quencher"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brilliances":{
"the quality or state of having or giving off light":{
"examples":[
"the brilliance of the flash from the camera was so intense that I was blinded for a moment afterwards"
],
"synonyms":[
"brightness",
"brilliancy",
"candor",
"dazzle",
"effulgence",
"illumination",
"lambency",
"lightness",
"luminance",
"luminosity",
"luminousness",
"luster",
"lustre",
"lustrousness",
"radiance",
"refulgence",
"splendor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blaze",
"flare",
"flash",
"flicker",
"light",
"fluorescence",
"incandescence",
"luminescence",
"burnish",
"gloss",
"polish",
"sheen",
"shine",
"shininess",
"fire",
"flame",
"glare",
"glow",
"flash",
"gleam",
"glimmer",
"glint",
"glisten",
"glitter",
"scintillation",
"shimmer",
"sparkle",
"twinkle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dimness",
"gloominess",
"somberness",
"cloudiness",
"haziness",
"murkiness",
"obscureness",
"obscurity",
"colorlessness",
"grayness",
"lackluster",
"paleness",
"shadiness",
"shadowiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"blackness",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"duskiness"
]
},
"impressiveness of beauty on a large scale":{
"examples":[
"the brilliance of the palace is really quite staggering"
],
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"gorgeousness",
"grandeur",
"grandness",
"magnificence",
"majesty",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"splendor",
"stateliness",
"stupendousness",
"sublimeness",
"superbness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awesomeness",
"formidability",
"marvelousness",
"wonderfulness",
"wondrousness",
"dignity",
"elegance",
"grace",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"opulence",
"princeliness",
"richness",
"sumptuousness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"pretentiousness",
"elaborateness",
"flashiness",
"gaudiness",
"ornateness",
"poshness",
"ritziness",
"showiness",
"swankiness",
"extraordinariness",
"remarkableness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"branches":{
"a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant":{
"examples":[
"I loved climbing among the branches of that old tree"
],
"synonyms":[
"boughs",
"limbs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"branchlets",
"offshoots",
"outgrowths",
"shoots",
"spurs",
"sprays",
"sprigs",
"twigs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a local unit of an organization":{
"examples":[
"a bank with many neighborhood branches"
],
"synonyms":[
"affiliates",
"cells",
"chapters",
"councils",
"locals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arms",
"divisions",
"wings",
"offshoots",
"subchapters",
"sub-chapters",
"lodges",
"posts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a stream that flows into a larger body of water":{
"examples":[
"the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile are the three primary branches of the Nile River"
],
"synonyms":[
"affluents",
"bayous",
"confluents",
"feeders",
"influents",
"tributaries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backwaters",
"brooklets",
"brooks",
"creeks",
"rills",
"rivulets",
"runs",
"streamlets",
"fountainheads",
"heads",
"headstreams",
"headwaters",
"sources"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"distributaries",
"effluents"
]
},
"a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization":{
"examples":[
"the two branches of the U.S. Congress"
],
"synonyms":[
"agencies",
"arms",
"bureaus",
"bureaux",
"departments",
"desks",
"divisions",
"offices",
"services"
],
"near synonyms":[
"subdepartments",
"sub-departments",
"subdivisions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"threads branched from the center of the spider web"
],
"synonyms":[
"fans (out)",
"radiates",
"rays"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffuses",
"dispels",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"forks",
"stems",
"diverges",
"divides",
"parts",
"ramifies",
"separates",
"splits",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"scatters",
"splays",
"spreads",
"arises",
"derives",
"emanates",
"flows",
"issues",
"proceeds",
"springs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approaches",
"closes in (on)",
"nears",
"centers (on)",
"centralizes",
"connects",
"couples",
"joins",
"links",
"unites"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrates",
"converges",
"focuses",
"focusses",
"funnels",
"meets"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"braiding":{
"as in braid , lace":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"braid",
"lace",
"lacing",
"plait",
"plat",
"cornrow",
"dreadlock",
"pigtail",
"queue",
"rickrack",
"ricrac",
"stripe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form into a braid":{
"examples":[
"they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets"
],
"synonyms":[
"plaiting",
"platting",
"pleating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"interlacing",
"interweaving",
"weaving"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brindle":{
"as in striated , barred":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"banded",
"barred",
"streaked",
"striated",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"kaleidoscopic",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"multihued",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"varied",
"variegated",
"various",
"iridescent",
"opalescent",
"brave",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"gay",
"vibrant",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"showy",
"splashy",
"checkered",
"dotted",
"patterned",
"plaid",
"plaided",
"striped",
"dappled",
"dapple",
"marbled",
"mottled",
"parti-color",
"parti-colored",
"piebald",
"pied",
"pinto",
"flecked",
"specked",
"speckled",
"spotted",
"bichrome",
"bicolored",
"bicolor",
"dichromatic",
"trichromatic",
"tricolor",
"tricolored",
"two-tone",
"two-toned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achromatic",
"bleached",
"decolorized",
"faded",
"washed-out",
"dull",
"faint",
"gray",
"grey",
"neutral",
"pale",
"pallid",
"unbrilliant",
"colorless",
"monochromatic",
"monochromic",
"monotone",
"self-colored",
"solid"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in grizzled , hoary":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grizzled",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"chocolate",
"dun",
"sandy",
"sepia",
"ashen",
"ashy",
"chalky",
"livid",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"pale",
"palish",
"white",
"whitish",
"dirty",
"dull",
"faded",
"sad",
"washed-out",
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"neutral",
"argentine",
"gray",
"grey",
"grayish",
"leaden",
"pewter",
"silver",
"silvery",
"slate",
"slaty",
"slatey",
"steely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"bright",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"varicolored",
"variegated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brig":{
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"quod",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
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"bull pen",
"cage",
"cell",
"hole",
"tank",
"block",
"ward",
"glasshouse",
"guardhouse",
"hulk(s)",
"concentration camp",
"gulag",
"labor camp",
"prison camp",
"stalag",
"work camp",
"dungeon",
"keep",
"oubliette",
"reformatory",
"reform school",
"training school"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outside"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brazenness":{
"shameless boldness":{
"examples":[
"she had the brazenness to expect us to let her tap into our cable connection"
],
"synonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"brashness",
"brass",
"brassiness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"crust",
"effrontery",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
"nerviness",
"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
"sauce",
"sauciness",
"temerity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrogance",
"assurance",
"cockiness",
"confidence",
"hardihood",
"overconfidence",
"sanguinity",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"discourteousness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impoliteness",
"impudence",
"incivility",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"back talk",
"sass",
"swagger",
"swash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"hesitancy",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"timorousness",
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"mannerliness",
"manners"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brutality":{
"disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others":{
"examples":[
"the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests"
],
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"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"barbarity",
"barbarousness",
"cruelness",
"cruelty",
"fiendishness",
"heartlessness",
"inhumanity",
"inhumanness",
"sadism",
"savageness",
"savagery",
"truculence",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hard-heartedness",
"mercilessness",
"pitilessness",
"ruthlessness",
"unfeelingness",
"fellness",
"ferociousness",
"ferocity",
"fierceness",
"grimness",
"bloodlust",
"bloodthirstiness",
"murderousness",
"sanguineness",
"sanguinity",
"cattiness",
"despitefulness",
"hatefulness",
"malevolence",
"maliciousness",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"nastiness",
"spitefulness",
"hardhandedness",
"harshness",
"heavy-handedness",
"oppressiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tenderness",
"warmheartedness",
"warmness",
"warmth",
"charitableness",
"clemency",
"leniency",
"mercifulness",
"mercy",
"pity"
],
"antonyms":[
"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"humaneness",
"humanity",
"kindheartedness",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tenderheartedness"
]
},
"the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal":{
"examples":[
"the disconcerting ease with which the people adopted the brutality of the enemy invaders"
],
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"animalism",
"animality",
"beastliness",
"bestiality",
"brutishness",
"swinishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carnality",
"physicality",
"sensuality",
"boorishness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"grossness",
"loutishness",
"rudeness",
"barbarity",
"cruelty",
"sadism",
"savagery",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellectuality",
"spirituality",
"greatheartedness",
"high-mindedness",
"magnanimity",
"nobility",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"kindheartedness",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"tenderheartedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breaths":{
"a momentary halt in an activity":{
"examples":[
"let's all take a breath before continuing this discussion"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"breathers",
"interruptions",
"lulls",
"pauses",
"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":[]
},
"a slight or gentle movement of air":{
"examples":[
"a sweet breath caressed her cheek as she sat in the garden"
],
"synonyms":[
"airs",
"breezes",
"puffs",
"wafts",
"zephyrs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"currents",
"drafts",
"whiffs",
"sea breezes",
"blasts",
"blows",
"flurries",
"gales",
"headwinds",
"northeasters",
"northers",
"northwesters",
"southeasters",
"southwesters",
"tailwinds",
"westerlies",
"winds",
"squalls",
"tempests",
"tornadoes",
"tornados",
"windstorms",
"airflows"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an almost imperceptible sign of something":{
"examples":[
"the mornings are already getting warmer, and there is a breath of spring in the air"
],
"synonyms":[
"flickers",
"glimmers",
"hints",
"suggestions",
"tangs",
"touches",
"traces",
"whiffs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inklings",
"intimations",
"scents",
"winds",
"evidences",
"indications",
"marks",
"signs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"permeations",
"pervasions",
"saturations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brindled":{
"as in striated , barred":{
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"banded",
"barred",
"streaked",
"striated",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"kaleidoscopic",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"multihued",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"varied",
"variegated",
"various",
"iridescent",
"opalescent",
"brave",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"gay",
"vibrant",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"showy",
"splashy",
"checkered",
"dotted",
"patterned",
"plaid",
"plaided",
"striped",
"dappled",
"dapple",
"marbled",
"mottled",
"parti-color",
"parti-colored",
"piebald",
"pied",
"pinto",
"flecked",
"specked",
"speckled",
"spotted",
"bichrome",
"bicolored",
"bicolor",
"dichromatic",
"trichromatic",
"tricolor",
"tricolored",
"two-tone",
"two-toned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achromatic",
"bleached",
"decolorized",
"faded",
"washed-out",
"dull",
"faint",
"gray",
"grey",
"neutral",
"pale",
"pallid",
"unbrilliant",
"colorless",
"monochromatic",
"monochromic",
"monotone",
"self-colored",
"solid"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in grizzled , hoary":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grizzled",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"chocolate",
"dun",
"sandy",
"sepia",
"ashen",
"ashy",
"chalky",
"livid",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"pale",
"palish",
"white",
"whitish",
"dirty",
"dull",
"faded",
"sad",
"washed-out",
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"neutral",
"argentine",
"gray",
"grey",
"grayish",
"leaden",
"pewter",
"silver",
"silvery",
"slate",
"slaty",
"slatey",
"steely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"bright",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"varicolored",
"variegated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"breaks down":{
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorts",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"compartmentalizes",
"compartments",
"digests",
"distinguishes",
"distributes",
"grades",
"groups",
"pegs",
"places",
"ranges",
"ranks",
"relegates",
"separates",
"sorts",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"alphabetizes",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"files",
"indexes",
"lists",
"refers",
"pigeonholes",
"shelves",
"identifies",
"recognizes",
"culls",
"screens",
"sets",
"sieves",
"sifts",
"winnows",
"clumps",
"clusters",
"colligates",
"recategorizes",
"reclassifies",
"regroups",
"subcategorizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuses",
"disarranges",
"jumbles",
"lumps",
"mixes (up)",
"scrambles",
"misclassifies",
"missorts",
"mistypes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go through decomposition":{
"examples":[
"the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupts",
"decays",
"decomposes",
"disintegrates",
"festers",
"fouls",
"molders",
"molds",
"perishes",
"putrefies",
"rots",
"spoils"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sours",
"turns",
"turns off",
"contaminates",
"defiles",
"pollutes",
"taints",
"addles",
"curdles",
"ferments",
"mortifies",
"rusts",
"crumbles",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"descends",
"deteriorates",
"dilapidates",
"sinks",
"withers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ages",
"develops",
"grows",
"matures",
"ripens",
"refreshes",
"renews",
"restores",
"cleanses",
"purifies",
"assembles",
"composes",
"integrates",
"ameliorates",
"betters",
"improves",
"meliorates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships":{
"examples":[
"if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it"
],
"synonyms":[
"analyzes",
"anatomizes",
"assays",
"cuts",
"deconstructs",
"dissects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assesses",
"diagnoses",
"evaluates",
"examines",
"inspects",
"investigates",
"scrutinizes",
"arranges",
"assorts",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"categorizes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"diagrams",
"enumerates",
"indexes",
"orders",
"schematizes",
"sorts",
"tabulates",
"divides",
"reduces",
"segments",
"separates",
"subdivides"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"aggregates",
"amalgamates",
"assimilates",
"coalesces",
"conglomerates",
"consolidates",
"integrates",
"synthesizes",
"unifies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"conks (out)",
"crashes",
"cuts out",
"dies",
"fails",
"gives out",
"stalls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fizzles",
"sputters",
"wheezes",
"acts up",
"malfunctions",
"jams"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"starts (up)"
]
},
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"examples":[
"began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks up",
"cracks",
"flips (out)",
"freaks (out)",
"melts down",
"wigs (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chokes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take apart":{
"examples":[
"the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived"
],
"synonyms":[
"demounts",
"disassembles",
"dismantles",
"dismembers",
"dismounts",
"knocks down",
"strikes",
"takes down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detaches",
"disengages",
"breaks up",
"disaggregates",
"disarticulates",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"disunites",
"divides",
"separates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"builds",
"erects",
"pitches",
"combines",
"unites"
],
"antonyms":[
"assembles",
"constructs"
]
},
"to cause to break with violence and much noise":{
"examples":[
"firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten"
],
"synonyms":[
"crashes",
"shatters",
"smashes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"busts",
"fractures",
"fragments",
"annihilates",
"bashes",
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"desolates",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"nukes",
"pulverizes",
"ruins",
"tears down",
"totals",
"vaporizes",
"wastes",
"wracks",
"wrecks",
"shivers",
"splinters",
"splits",
"cracks",
"crunches",
"crushes",
"snaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brown dwarves":{
"as in neutron stars , white dwarfs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binary stars",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"fixed stars",
"gassers",
"giant stars",
"lodestars",
"loadstars",
"neutron stars",
"novas",
"novae",
"pulsars",
"quasars",
"red dwarfs",
"red giants",
"red stars",
"subdwarfs",
"superclusters",
"supergiants",
"supernovas",
"supernovae",
"variables",
"variable stars",
"white dwarfs",
"luminaries",
"spheres",
"suns",
"clusters",
"constellations",
"galaxies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brawls":{
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{
"examples":[
"they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl"
],
"synonyms":[
"affrays",
"broils",
"donnybrooks",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"free-for-alls",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"rough-and-tumbles",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battles",
"clashes",
"combats",
"conflicts",
"contests",
"fisticuffs",
"handgrips",
"hassles",
"scraps",
"scrimmages",
"scuffles",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tussles",
"horseplays",
"altercations",
"arguments",
"disputes",
"kickups",
"quarrels",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
"examples":[
"the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercations",
"argle-bargles",
"arguments",
"argy-bargies",
"battles royal",
"battle royals",
"battles royale",
"battle royales",
"bickers",
"contretemps",
"controversies",
"cross fires",
"disagreements",
"disputes",
"donnybrooks",
"fallings-out",
"falling-outs",
"fights",
"hassles",
"imbroglios",
"kickups",
"misunderstandings",
"quarrels",
"rhubarbs",
"rows",
"scraps",
"set-tos",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clashes",
"run-ins",
"skirmishes",
"tangles",
"tussles",
"logomachies",
"feuds",
"vendettas",
"attacks",
"contentions",
"dissensions",
"dissentions",
"debates",
"differences",
"disputations",
"fusses",
"objections",
"protestations",
"protests",
"affrays",
"fisticuffs",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"free-for-alls",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"catfights"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{
"examples":[
"we could hear the brawl of the river rapids ahead of us before we could actually see them"
],
"synonyms":[
"babels",
"blares",
"bluster",
"bowwows",
"bruits",
"cacophonies",
"chatters",
"clamors",
"clangors",
"decibels",
"dins",
"discordances",
"katzenjammers",
"noises",
"rackets",
"rattles",
"roars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discords",
"dissonances",
"commotions",
"furors",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurly-burlies",
"rumpuses",
"tumults",
"uproars",
"clatters",
"jangles",
"bangs",
"blasts",
"booms",
"claps",
"cracks",
"crashes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"hushes",
"lulls",
"quietudes",
"serenities",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiets",
"silences",
"stills"
]
},
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"examples":[
"the Wilsons were always loudly brawling , and the neighbors were always shutting their windows"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercates",
"argues",
"argufies",
"bickers",
"brabbles",
"controverts",
"disputes",
"falls out",
"fights",
"hassles",
"jars",
"quarrels",
"quibbles",
"rows",
"scraps",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenges",
"dares",
"defies",
"clashes",
"contends",
"contests",
"tangles",
"cavils",
"fusses",
"nitpicks",
"considers",
"debates",
"discusses",
"kicks",
"objects",
"protests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexists",
"gets along",
"accepts",
"agrees",
"assents",
"concurs",
"consents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broken-down":{
"in a bad or weak condition because of being old, not well cared for, etc.":{
"examples":[
"A broken-down car was blocking one of the lanes of the road.",
"His body was now broken-down after many years of hard living."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decrepit",
"dilapidated",
"run-down",
"asthenic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"tender",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpish",
"wimpy",
"challenged",
"disabled",
"incapacitated",
"invalid",
"paralyzed",
"impotent",
"powerless",
"broken",
"damaged",
"destroyed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"lame",
"unsound",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"fresh",
"new",
"cared-for",
"kept-up",
"maintained",
"hard",
"hardy",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"hale",
"healthy",
"sound",
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"when presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to break them down by month, order within the month, and region"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"graded",
"grouped",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed"
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"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drawn up",
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"marshalled",
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"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred",
"pigeonholed",
"shelved",
"identified",
"recognized",
"culled",
"screened",
"set",
"sieved",
"sifted",
"winnowed",
"clumped",
"clustered",
"colligated",
"recategorized",
"reclassified",
"regrouped",
"subcategorized"
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"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled",
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"missorted",
"mis-sorted",
"mistyped"
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"examples":[
"the enamel of a human tooth will begin to break down when exposed to sugar for too long"
],
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"disintegrated",
"festered",
"fouled",
"molded",
"moldered",
"perished",
"putrefied",
"rotted",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
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"soured",
"turned",
"turned off",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"addled",
"curdled",
"fermented",
"mortified",
"rusted",
"crumbled",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"descended",
"deteriorated",
"dilapidated",
"sunk",
"withered"
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"near antonyms":[
"aged",
"developed",
"grown",
"matured",
"ripened",
"refreshed",
"renewed",
"restored",
"cleansed",
"purified",
"assembled",
"composed",
"integrated",
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"improved",
"meliorated"
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"if we break the problem down into what appear to be three aspects of it, we'll have a better chance of solving it"
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"assayed",
"cut",
"deconstructed",
"dissected"
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"evaluated",
"examined",
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"investigated",
"scrutinized",
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"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"categorized",
"classified",
"codified",
"diagrammed",
"diagramed",
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"indexed",
"ordered",
"schematized",
"sorted",
"tabulated",
"divided",
"reduced",
"segmented",
"separated",
"subdivided"
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"agglomerated",
"aggregated",
"amalgamated",
"assimilated",
"coalesced",
"conglomerated",
"consolidated",
"integrated",
"synthesized",
"unified"
],
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"to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"the computer finally broke down and had to be replaced"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken",
"conked (out)",
"crashed",
"cut out",
"died",
"failed",
"given out",
"stalled"
],
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"fizzled",
"sputtered",
"wheezed",
"acted up",
"malfunctioned",
"jammed"
],
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"antonyms":[
"started (up)"
]
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"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
"examples":[
"began to break down when he realized that he was on the verge of bankruptcy"
],
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"broken up",
"cracked",
"flipped (out)",
"freaked (out)",
"melted down",
"wigged (out)"
],
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"choked"
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},
"to take apart":{
"examples":[
"the crew was breaking down the party tent when we arrived"
],
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"demounted",
"disassembled",
"dismantled",
"dismembered",
"dismounted",
"knocked down",
"struck",
"stricken",
"taken down"
],
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"detached",
"disengaged",
"broken up",
"disaggregated",
"disarticulated",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"disunited",
"divided",
"separated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"built",
"erected",
"pitched",
"combined",
"united"
],
"antonyms":[
"assembled",
"constructed"
]
},
"to cause to break with violence and much noise":{
"examples":[
"firefighters had to break down the wall to rescue the kitten"
],
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"crashed",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
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"busted",
"bust",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"annihilated",
"bashed",
"decimated",
"demolished",
"desolated",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"nuked",
"pulverized",
"ruined",
"torn down",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"vaporized",
"wasted",
"wracked",
"wrecked",
"shivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"cracked",
"crunched",
"crushed",
"snapped"
],
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},
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"adjective",
"verb"
]
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"examples":[
"brute attacks on innocent civilians"
],
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"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"butcherly",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
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"hard-hearted",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"stonyhearted",
"unfeeling",
"fell",
"ferocious",
"grim",
"bloodthirsty",
"cutthroat",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"catty",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vindictive",
"draconian",
"draconic",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"oppressive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tender",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"charitable",
"clement",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"pitying",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
]
},
"having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal":{
"examples":[
"a man of brute instinct, he deals with conflict the only way he knows how\u2014by physical force"
],
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"animalistic",
"beastly",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brutish",
"feral",
"ferine",
"subhuman",
"swinish"
],
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"animal",
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"physical",
"sensual",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"cruel",
"heartless",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"vicious",
"wanton",
"coarse",
"crass",
"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"lowbred",
"rude",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unrefined",
"vulgar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chivalrous",
"elevated",
"gallant",
"great",
"greathearted",
"high",
"high-minded",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"magnanimous",
"noble",
"sublime",
"angelic",
"angelical",
"spiritual",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"softhearted",
"tenderhearted",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"genteel",
"polished",
"refined",
"well-bred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings":{
"examples":[
"it is a fundamental sense of right and wrong that separates us from the brutes"
],
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"animal",
"beast",
"beastie",
"creature",
"critter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blastie",
"varmint",
"vermin",
"biped",
"quadruped",
"carnivore",
"herbivore",
"insectivore",
"invertebrate",
"vertebrate",
"domestic animal",
"pet",
"feral",
"livestock",
"stock"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"leave him alone, you brute !"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainess",
"blackguard",
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"felon",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"transgressor",
"sinner",
"trespasser",
"wrongdoer",
"cad",
"heel",
"serpent",
"snake",
"viper",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"con",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gunman",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"racketeer",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"rough",
"rowdy",
"tough",
"loser",
"lowlife",
"ne'er-do-well",
"stinker",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel",
"innocent",
"saint",
"hero"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"breechloaders":{
"as in shotguns , muskets":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blunderbusses",
"culverins",
"fieldpieces",
"firelocks",
"flintlocks",
"harquebuses",
"arquebuses",
"matchlocks",
"muskets",
"shotguns",
"smoothbores",
"twenty-twos",
".22s",
"arms",
"firearms",
"heat",
"pieces",
"small arms",
"derringers",
"forty-fives",
".45s",
"gats",
"handguns",
"pistols",
"revolvers",
"rods",
"roscoes",
"sidearms",
"six-guns",
"six-shooters",
"zip guns",
"self-loaders",
"semiautomatics",
"AK-47s",
"assault rifles",
"assault weapons",
"automatics",
"carbines",
"machine guns",
"machine pistols",
"repeaters",
"submachine guns",
"tommy guns",
"spearguns"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brisk":{
"having much high-spirited energy and movement":{
"examples":[
"a brisk exercise that many athletes use to warm up"
],
"synonyms":[
"active",
"airy",
"animate",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"mettlesome",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"pizzazzy",
"pizazzy",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dapper",
"dashing",
"spiffy",
"agog",
"alert",
"awake",
"open-eyed",
"up",
"wide-awake",
"agile",
"nimble",
"spry",
"bright",
"buoyant",
"cheerful",
"chipper",
"chirpy",
"chirrupy",
"effervescent",
"sparkly",
"upbeat",
"eager",
"enthusiastic",
"keen",
"frolicsome",
"impish",
"pixieish",
"playful",
"boisterous",
"bubbly",
"ebullient",
"exuberant",
"high-spirited",
"high-strung",
"nervous",
"skittish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indolent",
"lazy",
"unambitious",
"inert",
"lethargic",
"sleepy",
"sluggish",
"tired",
"torpid",
"weary",
"apathetic",
"impassive",
"phlegmatic",
"stolid",
"boring",
"dull",
"irksome",
"tedious"
],
"antonyms":[
"dead",
"inactive",
"inanimate",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"languishing",
"languorous",
"leaden",
"lifeless",
"limp",
"listless",
"spiritless",
"vapid"
]
},
"moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{
"examples":[
"moved at a brisk walk through the exhibit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blistering",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"galloping",
"hasty",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expeditious",
"prompt",
"ready",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"breathtaking",
"energetic",
"strenuous",
"strong",
"vigorous",
"high-speed",
"rush",
"ultrafast",
"ultrarapid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"languid",
"lingering",
"plodding",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slowish",
"sluggish",
"unhurried",
"deliberate",
"leisurely",
"measured",
"dilatory",
"late",
"tardy",
"ultraslow"
],
"antonyms":[
"slow"
]
},
"marked by much life, movement, or activity":{
"examples":[
"brisk trading on the stock market"
],
"synonyms":[
"aboil",
"abubble",
"abuzz",
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"happening",
"hopping",
"humming",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abounding",
"crowded",
"overflowing",
"populous",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thronging"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"asleep",
"dead",
"inactive",
"lifeless",
"sleepy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"breakdowns":{
"a mental or nervous collapse":{
"examples":[
"if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown"
],
"synonyms":[
"crack-ups",
"nervous breakdowns",
"tailspins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frazzles",
"freak-outs",
"meltdowns",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"anxieties",
"apprehensions",
"disquiets",
"excitabilities",
"disturbances",
"agitations",
"discomposures",
"perturbations",
"basket cases"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplombs",
"composures",
"imperturbabilities",
"placidities",
"self-possessions",
"serenities",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the separation and identification of the parts of a whole":{
"examples":[
"the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures"
],
"synonyms":[
"analyses",
"anatomies",
"assays",
"deconstructions",
"dissections"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assessments",
"diagnoses",
"evaluations",
"examinations",
"inspections",
"investigations",
"musters",
"scrutinies",
"arrangements",
"assortments",
"categorizations",
"classifications",
"codifications",
"indexings",
"enumerations",
"inventories",
"itemizations",
"tabulations",
"divisions",
"reductions",
"segmentations",
"separations",
"subdivisions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agglomerations",
"aggregations",
"amalgamations",
"assimilations",
"coalescences",
"conglomerations",
"consolidations",
"integrations",
"syntheses",
"unifications"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bridals":{
"a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony":{
"examples":[
"an old-fashioned country bridal"
],
"synonyms":[
"espousals",
"marriages",
"nuptials",
"weddings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"matches",
"matrimonies",
"wedlocks",
"unions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brought on":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences"
],
"synonyms":[
"begot",
"begat",
"bred",
"brought",
"brought about",
"catalyzed",
"caused",
"created",
"did",
"drew on",
"effected",
"effectuated",
"engendered",
"generated",
"induced",
"invoked",
"made",
"occasioned",
"produced",
"prompted",
"resulted (in)",
"spawned",
"translated (into)",
"worked",
"wrought",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduced (to)",
"contributed (to)",
"decided",
"determined",
"began",
"established",
"fathered",
"founded",
"inaugurated",
"initiated",
"innovated",
"instituted",
"introduced",
"launched",
"pioneered",
"set",
"set up",
"started",
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"developed",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted",
"enacted",
"rendered",
"turned out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeded",
"limited",
"restricted",
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"crushed",
"dampened",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"repressed",
"smothered",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stifled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"arrested",
"checked",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"retarded",
"canned",
"killed",
"snuffed (out)",
"stilled",
"abolished",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"extinguished",
"liquidated",
"quenched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brightened":{
"filled with much light":{
"examples":[
"the brightened room is now a much more cheerful place for the recuperating patients"
],
"synonyms":[
"ablaze",
"alight",
"bright",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lightsome",
"lit",
"lighted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floodlit",
"floodlighted",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"ignited",
"kindled",
"moonlit",
"shiny",
"sunlit",
"sunny",
"sunshiny"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gloomy",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sunless",
"cloudy",
"murky",
"obscured",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"lightproof"
],
"antonyms":[
"blackened",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"lightless",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"tenebrous",
"unlit"
]
},
"to become glad or hopeful":{
"examples":[
"the glum soccer player started to brighten upon being told that his injury would not jeopardize his career"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucked up",
"cheered (up)",
"lightened",
"looked up",
"perked (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rejoiced",
"livened (up)",
"revived",
"beamed",
"glowed",
"radiated",
"sparkled",
"encouraged",
"gladdened",
"heartened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despaired",
"desponded",
"brooded",
"fretted",
"moped"
],
"antonyms":[
"darkened",
"saddened"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bruises":{
"a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not":{
"examples":[
"she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"contusions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrasions",
"boo-boos",
"bumps",
"lumps",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"black eyes",
"hickeys",
"discolorations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface":{
"examples":[
"bruises caused by ill-fitting hiking boots"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasions",
"grazes",
"scrapes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedsores",
"galls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in lacerates , mangles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"butchers",
"hacks",
"haggles",
"lacerates",
"mangles",
"gashes",
"incises",
"rips",
"shears",
"slashes",
"slices",
"slits",
"gores",
"tears",
"wounds",
"crosscuts",
"hacksaws",
"saws",
"scissors",
"cleaves",
"rives",
"splits",
"pierces",
"stabs",
"rends",
"tears",
"carves",
"chips",
"chisels",
"notches",
"anatomizes",
"dissects",
"sections"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"braincase":{
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"head",
"noddle",
"noggin",
"pate",
"poll",
"cranium",
"skull",
"crown",
"scalp",
"death's-head"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breastwork":{
"as in bulwark , rampart":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"battlement",
"bulwark",
"earthwork",
"embattlement",
"parapet",
"rampart",
"bastion",
"castle",
"citadel",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortification",
"fortress",
"hold",
"redoubt",
"stronghold",
"bunker",
"dugout",
"blockhouse",
"garrison house",
"alcazar",
"casbah",
"kasbah"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bragger":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"she's a tiresome bragger who should be put in her place"
],
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"blower",
"blowhard",
"boaster",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"braggart",
"cockalorum",
"cracker",
"gascon",
"gasconader",
"swaggerer",
"vaunter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterer",
"cock",
"self-advertiser",
"self-dramatizer",
"self-promoter"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braining":{
"as in beaning , skulling":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"beaning",
"conking",
"skulling",
"caning",
"clubbing",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"flailing",
"flogging",
"lashing",
"sapping",
"slashing",
"sledgehammering",
"sledging",
"spearing",
"stabbing",
"switching",
"thrashing",
"whipping",
"rabbit-punching",
"sucker punching",
"bowling (down or over)",
"creaming",
"decking",
"dumping",
"felling",
"flooring",
"knocking down",
"leveling",
"levelling",
"bumping",
"butting",
"jabbing",
"jostling",
"kicking",
"kneeing",
"poking",
"prodding",
"pushing",
"shoving",
"stamping",
"bunting",
"flicking",
"stroking",
"tapping",
"scuffing",
"battering",
"beating",
"buffeting",
"bunging",
"chopping",
"cuffing",
"drubbing",
"lacing",
"lambasting",
"licking",
"mangling",
"mauling",
"pelting",
"peppering",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"roughing",
"banging",
"bashing",
"batting",
"belting",
"biffing",
"bludgeoning",
"bobbing",
"bonking",
"bopping",
"boxing",
"busting",
"clapping",
"clipping",
"clobbering",
"clocking",
"clouting",
"cracking",
"hammering",
"hitting",
"knocking",
"nailing",
"pasting",
"pounding",
"punching",
"rapping",
"slamming",
"slapping",
"slogging",
"slugging",
"smacking",
"smiting",
"socking",
"striking",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"tagging",
"thumping",
"thwacking",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whaling",
"zapping"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breadths":{
"a wide space or area":{
"examples":[
"a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it"
],
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"distances",
"expanses",
"expansions",
"extents",
"fields",
"lengths",
"plains",
"reaches",
"sheets",
"spreads",
"stretches",
"wastes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domains",
"spheres",
"territories",
"compasses",
"ranges",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"gamuts",
"scales",
"spectra",
"spectrums",
"depths",
"voids",
"extensions",
"latitudes",
"spans",
"amplitudes",
"immensities",
"magnitudes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"the breadth of his knowledge on the subject is awesome"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"ranges",
"reaches",
"realms",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamuts",
"spectra",
"spectrums",
"spreads",
"bailiwicks",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"provinces",
"regions",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"frontiers",
"horizons",
"panoramas"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brings off":{
"to carry through (as a process) to completion":{
"examples":[
"the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear"
],
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"accomplishes",
"achieves",
"carries off",
"carries out",
"commits",
"compasses",
"does",
"executes",
"follows through (with)",
"fulfills",
"fulfils",
"makes",
"negotiates",
"performs",
"perpetrates",
"prosecutes",
"pulls off",
"puts through"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brings about",
"effects",
"effectuates",
"implements",
"aces",
"nails",
"engages (in)",
"practices",
"practises",
"works (at)",
"reduplicates",
"reenacts",
"repeats",
"actualizes",
"attains",
"realizes",
"completes",
"ends",
"finishes",
"winds up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fails",
"skimps",
"slights",
"slurs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to remove from danger or harm":{
"examples":[
"had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic"
],
"synonyms":[
"bails out",
"delivers",
"rescues",
"saves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"salvages",
"emancipates",
"frees",
"liberates",
"manumits",
"releases",
"disentangles",
"extricates",
"recovers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"adventures",
"compromises",
"endangers",
"gambles (with)",
"hazards",
"imperils",
"jeopardizes",
"perils",
"risks",
"ventures"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breaking (in)":{
"to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent":{
"examples":[
"the burglars broke in by smashing a window"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarizing",
"burgling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invading",
"trespassing",
"holding up",
"looting",
"plundering",
"ripping off",
"robbing",
"sticking up",
"ransacking",
"rifling",
"despoiling",
"devastating",
"marauding",
"pillaging",
"ravaging",
"sacking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{
"examples":[
"he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met"
],
"synonyms":[
"chiming in",
"chipping in",
"cutting in",
"interposing",
"interrupting",
"intruding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barging (in)",
"bothering",
"horning in",
"adding",
"contributing",
"putting in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breeding ground":{
"a place or environment that favors the development of something":{
"examples":[
"unwashed skin is a breeding ground for bacteria"
],
"synonyms":[
"hotbed",
"hothouse",
"nest",
"nidus",
"nursery",
"seedbed",
"seminary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crucible",
"base",
"capital",
"center",
"core",
"cynosure",
"eye",
"focus",
"heart",
"hub",
"mecca",
"nucleus",
"seat",
"focus",
"headquarters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brighten":{
"to become glad or hopeful":{
"examples":[
"the glum soccer player started to brighten upon being told that his injury would not jeopardize his career"
],
"synonyms":[
"buck up",
"cheer (up)",
"lighten",
"look up",
"perk (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rejoice",
"liven (up)",
"revive",
"beam",
"glow",
"radiate",
"sparkle",
"encourage",
"gladden",
"hearten"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despair",
"despond",
"brood",
"fret",
"mope"
],
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"sadden"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brought off":{
"to carry through (as a process) to completion":{
"examples":[
"the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplished",
"achieved",
"carried off",
"carried out",
"committed",
"compassed",
"did",
"executed",
"followed through (with)",
"fulfilled",
"made",
"negotiated",
"performed",
"perpetrated",
"prosecuted",
"pulled off",
"put through"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brought about",
"effected",
"effectuated",
"implemented",
"aced",
"nailed",
"engaged (in)",
"practiced",
"practised",
"worked (at)",
"reduplicated",
"reenacted",
"repeated",
"actualized",
"attained",
"realized",
"completed",
"ended",
"finished",
"wound up",
"winded up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"failed",
"skimped",
"slighted",
"slurred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to remove from danger or harm":{
"examples":[
"had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic"
],
"synonyms":[
"bailed out",
"delivered",
"rescued",
"saved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"salvaged",
"emancipated",
"freed",
"liberated",
"manumitted",
"released",
"disentangled",
"extricated",
"recovered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"adventured",
"compromised",
"endangered",
"gambled (with)",
"hazarded",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeopardized",
"periled",
"perilled",
"risked",
"ventured"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"braggadocios":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"the swaggering braggadocio is a stock figure of American folklore, with Davy Crockett and Mike Fink being prime examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowers",
"blowhards",
"boasters",
"braggarts",
"braggers",
"brags",
"cockalorums",
"crackers",
"gasconaders",
"gascons",
"swaggerers",
"vaunters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterers",
"cocks",
"self-advertisers",
"self-dramatizers",
"self-promoters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breast":{
"the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{
"examples":[
"deep in his breast , he knew that his father had a great love for him that did not need to be expressed in words"
],
"synonyms":[
"belly",
"blood",
"bone(s)",
"bosom",
"core",
"gut",
"heart",
"heartstrings",
"inner space",
"inside",
"quick",
"soul"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conscience",
"mind"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"breasted the diagnosis of cancer with fortitude and optimism"
],
"synonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"brazen",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
],
"near synonyms":[
"face up (to)",
"front",
"affront",
"challenge",
"encounter",
"meet",
"accost",
"approach",
"corner",
"repel",
"resist",
"stand",
"withstand",
"battle",
"combat",
"contend (with)",
"fight",
"oppose",
"square (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"eschew",
"shun",
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"shake"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodge",
"duck",
"funk",
"shirk",
"sidestep"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brazen-faced":{
"displaying or marked by rude boldness":{
"examples":[
"shocked by his brazen-faced insistence that he had never uttered the insult, even though it was heard by a score of onlookers"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assertive",
"forward",
"obtrusive",
"defiant",
"disrespectful",
"shameless",
"unabashed",
"unblushing",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"curt",
"cute",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"lippy",
"mouthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demure",
"humble",
"modest",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"proper",
"deferential",
"respectful",
"abashed",
"ashamed",
"blushing",
"embarrassed",
"shamefaced",
"gentle",
"mild",
"inconspicuous",
"unobtrusive"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bridle":{
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
"examples":[
"try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful"
],
"synonyms":[
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"keep",
"measure",
"pull in",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"rule",
"tame"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bottle (up)",
"choke (back)",
"hold back",
"mince",
"muffle",
"pocket",
"repress",
"sink",
"smother",
"squelch",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"suppress",
"swallow",
"arrest",
"interrupt",
"stop",
"block",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"hinder",
"impede",
"obstruct",
"gag",
"muzzle",
"silence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"liberate",
"loose",
"loosen",
"unleash",
"air",
"express",
"take out",
"vent"
],
"antonyms":[
"lose"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brain(s)":{
"the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems":{
"examples":[
"you have the brains to figure out that problem on your own"
],
"synonyms":[
"brainpower",
"gray matter",
"headpiece",
"intellect",
"intellectuality",
"intelligence",
"mentality",
"reason",
"sense",
"smarts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eggheadedness",
"highbrowism",
"intellectualism",
"braininess",
"brilliance",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"apprehension",
"astuteness",
"discernment",
"discriminability",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perception",
"percipience",
"perspicacity",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"mother wit",
"aptitude",
"talent",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"head",
"mind",
"skull"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denseness",
"density",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"feeblemindedness",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"senselessness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in beans , skulls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beans",
"conks",
"skulls",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"flails",
"flogs",
"lashes",
"saps",
"slashes",
"sledgehammers",
"sledges",
"spears",
"stabs",
"switches",
"thrashes",
"whips",
"rabbit-punches",
"sucker punches",
"bowls (down or over)",
"creams",
"decks",
"dumps",
"fells",
"floors",
"knocks down",
"levels",
"bumps",
"butts",
"jabs",
"jostles",
"kicks",
"knees",
"pokes",
"prods",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"stamps",
"bunts",
"flicks",
"strokes",
"taps",
"scuffs",
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"chops",
"cuffs",
"drubs",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"pelts",
"peppers",
"pommels",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"bludgeons",
"bobs",
"bonks",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clocks",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"hammers",
"hits",
"knocks",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"strikes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"tags",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales",
"zaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bridal":{
"a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony":{
"examples":[
"an old-fashioned country bridal"
],
"synonyms":[
"espousal",
"marriage",
"nuptial(s)",
"wedding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"match",
"matrimony",
"wedlock",
"union"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in prenuptial":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"prenuptial",
"espoused",
"matched",
"mated",
"spousal",
"wifely",
"conjugal",
"connubial",
"marital",
"married",
"matrimonial",
"nuptial",
"wedded",
"affianced",
"betrothed",
"committed",
"engaged",
"pledged",
"promised"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"brainless":{
"not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{
"examples":[
"a teacher who affirms that there are no brainless students, only lazy ones"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"bonehead",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cretinous",
"feebleminded",
"simpleminded",
"boobish",
"foolish",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"lowbrow",
"uneducated",
"uninformed",
"unintellectual",
"untaught",
"unthinking",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"half-baked",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"silly",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"zany",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ingenious",
"resourceful",
"acute",
"astute",
"discerning",
"insightful",
"keen",
"knowing",
"perceptive",
"percipient",
"perspicacious",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sapient",
"savvy",
"wise",
"cerebral",
"erudite",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"thinking",
"well-read",
"educated",
"informed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"foxy",
"shrewd",
"wily",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sound",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid"
],
"antonyms":[
"apt",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
]
},
"showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{
"examples":[
"a brainless decision to talk on her cell phone while weaving in and out of traffic"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"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"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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",
"thoughtless",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"vacuous",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"surd",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound",
"weak",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"notional",
"buffoonish",
"clownish",
"ill-advised",
"unconsidered",
"unreasoned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brainy",
"bright",
"clever",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid",
"well-advised"
],
"antonyms":[
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brokers":{
"one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement":{
"examples":[
"the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffers",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"honest brokers",
"interceders",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"intermediates",
"interposers",
"mediators",
"middlemen",
"peacemakers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"troubleshooters",
"moderators",
"bargainers",
"negotiants",
"negotiators",
"appeasers",
"pacificators",
"pacifiers",
"reconcilers",
"agents",
"attorneys",
"deputies",
"factors",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"liaisons",
"mediums",
"media",
"ambassadors",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"messengers",
"delegates",
"representatives",
"busybodies",
"interferers",
"meddlers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"judges",
"referees",
"umpires",
"advisers",
"advisors",
"counselors",
"counsellors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money":{
"examples":[
"all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show"
],
"synonyms":[
"dealers",
"merchandisers",
"sellers",
"vendors",
"venders"
],
"near synonyms":[
"merchants",
"traders",
"tradesmen",
"auctioneers",
"concessionaires",
"black marketers",
"black marketeers",
"bootleggers",
"fencers",
"fences",
"hustlers",
"scalpers",
"smugglers",
"traffickers",
"discounters",
"distributors",
"e-tailers",
"exporters",
"jobbers",
"resellers",
"retailers",
"wholesalers",
"chapmen",
"hawkers",
"hucksters",
"peddlers",
"pedlars",
"salesclerks",
"salesmen",
"salespeople",
"saleswomen",
"shopgirls",
"bargainers",
"hagglers",
"horse traders",
"palterers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"consumers",
"end users",
"users"
],
"antonyms":[
"buyers",
"purchasers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broadly":{
"to a large extent or degree":{
"examples":[
"the new policy is broadly applicable"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomically",
"big-time",
"colossally",
"considerably",
"enormously",
"extensively",
"greatly",
"highly",
"hugely",
"largely",
"massively",
"monstrously",
"monumentally",
"much",
"sizably",
"staggeringly",
"stupendously",
"tremendously",
"utterly",
"vastly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciably",
"noticeably",
"significantly",
"abundantly",
"amply",
"copiously",
"healthily",
"plentifully"
],
"near antonyms":[
"modestly",
"fractionally",
"imperceptibly",
"infinitesimally",
"insignificantly",
"invisibly",
"microscopically",
"minutely",
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"minimally",
"scarcely"
],
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"bravery":{
"dressy clothing":{
"examples":[
"children in their Sunday bravery"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"best",
"caparison",
"feather",
"finery",
"frippery",
"full dress",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"regalia"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"costume",
"duds",
"habiliment(s)",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vesture",
"wear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tatters",
"disarray",
"dishabille"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
"examples":[
"it took great bravery to rescue the baby trapped in the burning building"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottle",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"virtue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"pluckiness",
"spunk",
"temper",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"stomach",
"tenacity",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cojones",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cold feet",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"mousiness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness",
"impotence",
"ineffectualness",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broken out (of)":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"absconded",
"cleared out",
"escaped",
"fled",
"flown",
"got out",
"gotten out",
"lammed",
"run away",
"run off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoided",
"eluded",
"evaded",
"lost",
"shunned",
"decamped",
"departed",
"eloped",
"exited",
"gone",
"left",
"moved",
"pulled out",
"quit",
"quitted",
"sallied (forth)",
"shoved (off)",
"taken off",
"walked out",
"disentangled",
"extricated",
"brought off",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"manumitted",
"redeemed",
"released",
"rescued",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried",
"come back",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breaks bread":{
"to take a meal":{
"examples":[
"They always enjoy breaking bread with friends."
],
"synonyms":[
"dines",
"eats",
"fares",
"feeds",
"partakes",
"refreshes",
"victuals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banquets",
"feasts",
"repasts",
"chows (down)",
"digs in",
"gluts",
"gorges",
"gormandizes",
"overeats",
"overfeeds",
"pigs out",
"grazes",
"nibbles",
"noshes",
"picks",
"snacks",
"boards",
"dines out",
"messes",
"breakfasts",
"lunches",
"sups",
"picnics"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diets",
"fasts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"broke in":{
"to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent":{
"examples":[
"the burglars broke in by smashing a window"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarized",
"burgled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invaded",
"trespassed",
"held up",
"looted",
"plundered",
"ripped off",
"robbed",
"stuck up",
"ransacked",
"rifled",
"despoiled",
"devastated",
"marauded",
"pillaged",
"ravaged",
"sacked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{
"examples":[
"he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimed in",
"chipped in",
"cut in",
"interposed",
"interrupted",
"intruded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barged (in)",
"bothered",
"horned in",
"added",
"contributed",
"put in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breezeway":{
"as in loggia , cloister":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arcade",
"cloister",
"loggia",
"piazza",
"concourse",
"corridor",
"gallery",
"hall",
"hallway",
"passageway"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brownnoser":{
"a person who flatters another in order to get ahead":{
"examples":[
"surrounded himself with brainless brownnosers , so no wonder the company went down the tubes"
],
"synonyms":[
"apple-polisher",
"bootlicker",
"fawner",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"lickspittle",
"suck-up",
"sycophant",
"toady"
],
"near synonyms":[
"yes-man",
"apparatchik",
"company man",
"hanger-on",
"leech",
"parasite",
"sponge",
"sponger",
"henchman",
"lackey",
"lapdog",
"minion",
"running dog",
"satellite",
"slave",
"stooge",
"admirer",
"cultist",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"groveler",
"idolater",
"idolator",
"worshipper",
"worshiper",
"zealot",
"adherent",
"camp follower",
"convert",
"disciple",
"follower",
"me-tooer",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"pupil",
"votary"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breeches":{
"an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle":{
"examples":[
"the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches"
],
"synonyms":[
"britches",
"pantaloons",
"pants",
"slacks",
"trousers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baggies",
"bell-bottoms",
"blue jeans",
"cargo pants",
"cords",
"corduroys",
"denims",
"jeans",
"hose",
"legging",
"leggin",
"sweatpants",
"pants suit",
"pantsuit",
"bloomers",
"knee breeches",
"knickerbockers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"branching":{
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"threads branched from the center of the spider web"
],
"synonyms":[
"fanning (out)",
"radiating",
"raying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffusing",
"dispelling",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"forking",
"stemming",
"diverging",
"dividing",
"parting",
"ramifying",
"separating",
"splitting",
"uncoupling",
"unlinking",
"unyoking",
"scattering",
"splaying",
"spreading",
"arising",
"deriving",
"emanating",
"flowing",
"issuing",
"proceeding",
"springing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approaching",
"closing in (on)",
"nearing",
"centering (on)",
"centralizing",
"connecting",
"coupling",
"joining",
"linking",
"uniting"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrating",
"converging",
"focusing",
"focussing",
"funneling",
"funnelling",
"meeting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breeds":{
"a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common":{
"examples":[
"some people say that honest politicians are a rare breed"
],
"synonyms":[
"classes",
"descriptions",
"feathers",
"genres",
"ilks",
"kidneys",
"kinds",
"likes",
"manners",
"natures",
"orders",
"sorts",
"species",
"strains",
"stripes",
"types",
"varieties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"models",
"samples",
"specimens",
"brackets",
"bunches",
"categories",
"divisions",
"families",
"grades",
"groupings",
"groups",
"lots",
"persuasions",
"ranks",
"sets",
"suites"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring forth offspring":{
"examples":[
"rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated"
],
"synonyms":[
"multiplies",
"procreates",
"propagates",
"reproduces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bears",
"begets",
"engenders",
"genders",
"generates",
"gets",
"has",
"mothers",
"parents",
"produces",
"sires",
"hatches",
"spawns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
"examples":[
"he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain"
],
"synonyms":[
"brings up",
"fosters",
"nourishes",
"nurses",
"raises",
"rears"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fathers",
"mothers",
"attends",
"cares (for)",
"cradles",
"cultivates",
"minds",
"ministers (to)",
"nurtures",
"watches",
"disciplines",
"educates",
"instructs",
"mentors",
"schools",
"teaches",
"trains",
"tutors",
"edifies",
"enlightens",
"indoctrinates",
"feeds",
"provides (for)",
"supplies",
"advances",
"forwards",
"furthers",
"promotes",
"prepares",
"directs",
"guides",
"leads",
"shepherds",
"shows"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abuses",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"maltreats",
"mishandles",
"mistreats",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment"
],
"synonyms":[
"begets",
"brings",
"brings about",
"brings on",
"catalyzes",
"causes",
"creates",
"does",
"draws on",
"effects",
"effectuates",
"engenders",
"generates",
"induces",
"invokes",
"makes",
"occasions",
"produces",
"prompts",
"results (in)",
"spawns",
"translates (into)",
"works",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduces (to)",
"contributes (to)",
"decides",
"determines",
"begins",
"establishes",
"fathers",
"founds",
"inaugurates",
"initiates",
"innovates",
"institutes",
"introduces",
"launches",
"pioneers",
"sets",
"sets up",
"starts",
"advances",
"cultivates",
"develops",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"promotes",
"enacts",
"renders",
"turns out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impedes",
"limits",
"restricts",
"clamps down (on)",
"cracks down (on)",
"crushes",
"dampens",
"puts down",
"quashes",
"quells",
"represses",
"smothers",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stifles",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"arrests",
"checks",
"controls",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"retards",
"cans",
"kills",
"snuffs (out)",
"stills",
"abolishes",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"extinguishes",
"liquidates",
"quenches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in sexual intercourse":{
"examples":[
"cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night"
],
"synonyms":[
"copulates",
"mates",
"sleeps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fools around",
"fornicates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{
"examples":[
"parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes"
],
"synonyms":[
"enroots",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"infixes",
"inseminates",
"instills",
"plants",
"sows"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drives",
"hammers",
"pounds",
"embeds",
"imbeds",
"entrenches",
"intrenches",
"fixes",
"lodges",
"roots",
"imbues",
"infuses",
"ingrains",
"engrains",
"inoculates",
"invests",
"steeps",
"suffuses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"broken":{
"forcibly separated into many pieces":{
"examples":[
"a broken vase that could not be repaired"
],
"synonyms":[
"busted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blasted",
"detonated",
"exploded",
"cracked",
"slivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"collapsed",
"imploded",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"pulverized",
"ruinate",
"ruined",
"wrecked",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disintegrated",
"dynamited",
"mangled",
"mutilated",
"eradicated",
"exterminated",
"extirpated",
"obliterated",
"wiped out",
"breakable",
"brittle",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"frangible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"repaired",
"infrangible",
"unbreakable"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbroken"
]
},
"having an uneven edge or outline":{
"examples":[
"the broken rim of the antique vase greatly reduces its value"
],
"synonyms":[
"craggy",
"jagged",
"ragged",
"scraggly",
"scraggy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"saw-toothed",
"serrate",
"serrated",
"harsh",
"rough",
"roughened",
"rugged",
"bumpy",
"coarse",
"irregular",
"nonuniform"
],
"near antonyms":[
"regular",
"uniform",
"flat",
"flush",
"level",
"plane"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"even",
"smooth",
"soft",
"unbroken"
]
},
"not having a level or smooth surface":{
"examples":[
"that portion of the hiking trail consists of a long, broken mountain ridge"
],
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"bumpy",
"coarse",
"irregular",
"jagged",
"lumpy",
"pebbly",
"ragged",
"rough",
"roughened",
"rugged",
"scraggy",
"uneven"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lopsided",
"unbalanced",
"inexact",
"unaligned",
"rutted",
"rutty",
"undulating",
"undulatory",
"wavy",
"pitted",
"pocked",
"knobbly",
"knobby",
"knurled",
"knurly",
"nubbly",
"nubby",
"burred",
"harsh",
"sandpapery",
"scraggly",
"scratchy",
"nonuniform"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exact",
"uniform",
"aligned",
"alined",
"regular",
"true",
"horizontal",
"tabular",
"plumb",
"straight",
"vertical",
"flush"
],
"antonyms":[
"even",
"flat",
"level",
"plane",
"smooth"
]
},
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken up",
"busted",
"bust",
"disintegrated",
"dismembered",
"disrupted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"riven",
"rived"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atomized",
"crushed",
"ground",
"powdered",
"pulverized",
"reduced",
"blasted",
"blown up",
"burst",
"bursted",
"detonated",
"exploded",
"cracked",
"popped",
"shattered",
"shivered",
"smashed",
"chipped",
"slivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"imploded",
"destroyed",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctored",
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconditioned",
"reconstructed",
"renovated",
"repaired"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the final vote broke the deadlock"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken off",
"broken up",
"canned",
"ceased",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desisted (from)",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"ended",
"given over",
"halted",
"knocked off",
"laid off",
"left off",
"packed (up or in)",
"quit",
"quitted",
"shut off",
"stopped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completed",
"concluded",
"finished",
"closed (down)",
"deactivated",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"dammed",
"delayed",
"detained",
"held",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"kiboshed",
"obstructed",
"stemmed",
"called",
"suspended",
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"clamped down",
"reined (in)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stamped",
"stanched",
"staunched",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"turned back",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abolished",
"aborted",
"annulled",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dissolved",
"killed",
"ruined",
"scuttled",
"snuffed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"followed through (with)",
"kept up",
"run on",
"advanced",
"proceeded",
"progressed",
"actuated",
"driven",
"impelled",
"propelled",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to a lower grade or rank":{
"examples":[
"the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander"
],
"synonyms":[
"busted",
"bust",
"degraded",
"demoted",
"disrated",
"downgraded",
"reduced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canned",
"cashiered",
"dismissed",
"downsized",
"fired",
"laid off",
"sacked",
"abased",
"debased",
"demeaned",
"humbled",
"humiliated",
"lowered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hired"
],
"antonyms":[
"advanced",
"elevated",
"promoted",
"raised"
]
},
"to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language":{
"examples":[
"Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis"
],
"synonyms":[
"cracked",
"deciphered",
"decoded",
"decrypted"
],
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"descrambled",
"unscrambled",
"rendered",
"translated",
"doped (out)",
"figured out",
"puzzled (out)",
"solved",
"unraveled",
"unriddled",
"worked",
"wrought",
"worked out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"garbled",
"jumbled (up)",
"mixed (up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"ciphered",
"coded",
"enciphered",
"encoded",
"encrypted"
]
},
"to come to a temporary halt in one's activity":{
"examples":[
"she broke from her ruminations to find that it was already dinnertime"
],
"synonyms":[
"paused"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitated",
"broken 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":[]
},
"to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement":{
"examples":[
"farmers once broke fields with horse-drawn plows"
],
"synonyms":[
"furrowed",
"plowed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cultivated",
"tilled",
"fallowed",
"harrowed",
"hoed",
"listed",
"raked",
"rototilled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to keep":{
"examples":[
"had to confess that he had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"breached",
"contravened",
"fractured",
"infringed (on or upon)",
"offended",
"traduced",
"transgressed",
"violated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disobeyed",
"rebelled",
"blown off",
"brushed (off)",
"disregarded",
"flouted",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted",
"tuned out",
"winked (at)",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"scorned",
"shrugged off",
"defied",
"resisted",
"withstood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deferred (to)",
"served",
"submitted (to)",
"surrendered (to)",
"yielded (to)",
"attended",
"heard",
"heeded",
"listened (to)",
"marked",
"noted",
"noticed",
"regarded",
"watched"
],
"antonyms":[
"complied (with)",
"conformed (to)",
"followed",
"minded",
"obeyed",
"observed"
]
},
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
"examples":[
"Professor Bates broke the problem when she realized that it was possible to synthesize the necessary compounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"answered",
"cracked",
"doped (out)",
"figured out",
"puzzled (out)",
"resolved",
"riddled (out)",
"solved",
"unraveled",
"unriddled",
"worked",
"wrought",
"worked out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concluded",
"decided",
"deduced",
"gathered",
"inferred",
"judged",
"reasoned",
"cleared (up)",
"ironed out",
"straightened (out)",
"unscrambled",
"untangled",
"untied",
"assumed",
"conjectured",
"divined",
"guessed",
"presumed",
"speculated",
"deciphered",
"decoded"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
"examples":[
"I broke a tooth on the hard candy"
],
"synonyms":[
"blemished",
"bloodied",
"compromised",
"crabbed",
"crippled",
"crossed (up)",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"endamaged",
"flawed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"vitiated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deteriorated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"undermined",
"weakened",
"eroded",
"scoured",
"washed out",
"worn (away)",
"blighted",
"tarnished",
"dented",
"dinged",
"dinted",
"botched",
"gummed (up)",
"queered",
"lacerated",
"wounded",
"disabled",
"hamstrung",
"lamed",
"maimed",
"mangled",
"mutilated",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"annihilated",
"banged up",
"bashed",
"battered",
"clobbered",
"crushed",
"dashed",
"decimated",
"demolished",
"desolated",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"done in",
"pulverized",
"razed",
"ruined",
"scourged",
"shattered",
"smashed",
"torn down",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"wasted",
"wiped out",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cured",
"healed",
"helped",
"rectified",
"rehabilitated",
"remedied",
"edited",
"remodeled",
"revised",
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined"
],
"antonyms":[
"doctored",
"fixed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconditioned",
"reconstructed",
"renovated",
"repaired",
"revamped"
]
},
"to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken down",
"conked (out)",
"crashed",
"cut out",
"died",
"failed",
"given out",
"stalled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fizzled",
"sputtered",
"wheezed",
"acted up",
"malfunctioned",
"jammed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"started (up)"
]
},
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolted",
"bugged out",
"fled",
"flown",
"hightailed (it)",
"retreated",
"run",
"run away",
"run off",
"skedaddled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconded",
"cleared out",
"decamped",
"eloped",
"escaped",
"got (away)",
"gotten (away)",
"got out",
"gotten out",
"lammed",
"lit",
"lighted out",
"made off",
"mizzled",
"scarpered",
"scatted",
"scrammed",
"skipped (out)",
"skirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the trek up the mountain just about broke me"
],
"synonyms":[
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"busted",
"bust",
"done in",
"done up",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"frazzled",
"harassed",
"killed",
"knocked out",
"outworn",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed out",
"wearied",
"worn",
"worn out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activated",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"strengthened",
"vitalized",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"unwound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become known":{
"examples":[
"as soon as the scandal broke , the CEO fled the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulated",
"come out",
"got about",
"gotten about",
"got around",
"gotten around",
"got out",
"gotten out",
"got round",
"gotten round",
"leaked (out)",
"outed",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"developed",
"transpired",
"unfolded",
"disclosed",
"revealed",
"spilled",
"spilt",
"told"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hushed (up)",
"suppressed",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"hidden",
"hid",
"masked",
"secreted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts":{
"examples":[
"another bad investment could break him"
],
"synonyms":[
"bankrupted",
"busted",
"bust",
"ruined"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beggared",
"impoverished",
"pauperized",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"cleaned (out)",
"wiped out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enriched",
"richened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come into existence":{
"examples":[
"the crisis had passed, and a new day was breaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"actualized",
"appeared",
"arisen",
"begun",
"commenced",
"dawned",
"engendered",
"formed",
"materialized",
"originated",
"set in",
"sprung",
"started"
],
"near synonyms":[
"been",
"breathed",
"existed",
"lived",
"subsisted",
"arrived",
"come on",
"emerged",
"coalesced",
"cohered",
"shaped (up)",
"continued",
"endured",
"lasted",
"persisted",
"survived"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concluded",
"desisted",
"discontinued",
"finished",
"halted",
"quit",
"quitted",
"terminated",
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evaporated",
"vanished",
"departed",
"died",
"expired",
"passed away",
"perished"
],
"antonyms":[
"ceased",
"ended",
"stopped"
]
},
"to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{
"examples":[
"the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"cut",
"sheered",
"swerved",
"veered",
"yawed",
"zagged",
"zigged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skewed",
"arced",
"arched",
"bent",
"bowed",
"crooked",
"curved",
"hooked",
"rounded",
"swept",
"wheeled",
"about-faced",
"pivoted",
"circled",
"coiled",
"curled",
"looped",
"spiraled",
"spiralled",
"turned",
"twisted",
"wound",
"winded",
"weaved",
"zigzagged",
"deviated",
"strayed",
"wandered",
"wavered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightened"
]
},
"to diminish the price or value of":{
"examples":[
"distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks"
],
"synonyms":[
"attenuated",
"cheapened",
"depreciated",
"depressed",
"devaluated",
"devalued",
"downgraded",
"lowered",
"marked down",
"reduced",
"sunk",
"written down",
"written off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debased",
"demonetized",
"underestimated",
"underpriced",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"abridged",
"compressed",
"contracted",
"de-escalated",
"deflated",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"moderated",
"shrunk",
"shrunken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloated",
"blown up",
"inflated",
"overestimated",
"overpriced",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"added",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"ballooned",
"boosted",
"compounded",
"dilated",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"heightened",
"increased",
"maximized",
"multiplied",
"raised",
"swelled",
"swollen",
"upped"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"enhanced",
"marked up",
"upgraded"
]
},
"to go beyond the limit of":{
"examples":[
"a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners"
],
"synonyms":[
"exceeded",
"outreached",
"outrun",
"overpassed",
"overreached",
"overrun",
"overshot",
"overstepped",
"surpassed",
"transcended"
],
"near synonyms":[
"encroached",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"infringed",
"invaded",
"trespassed",
"overdone",
"overused",
"overutilized",
"overworked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{
"examples":[
"dolphins were breaking all around the boat"
],
"synonyms":[
"broached",
"surfaced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emerged",
"risen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dived",
"dove",
"dropped",
"drowned",
"foundered",
"plunged",
"submerged",
"submersed",
"sunk"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"brings forth":{
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
"examples":[
"His poetry brings forth an emotional response in many readers."
],
"synonyms":[
"begets",
"breeds",
"brings",
"brings about",
"brings on",
"catalyzes",
"causes",
"creates",
"does",
"draws on",
"effects",
"effectuates",
"engenders",
"generates",
"induces",
"invokes",
"makes",
"occasions",
"produces",
"prompts",
"results (in)",
"spawns",
"translates (into)",
"works",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conduces (to)",
"contributes (to)",
"decides",
"determines",
"begins",
"establishes",
"fathers",
"founds",
"inaugurates",
"initiates",
"innovates",
"institutes",
"introduces",
"launches",
"pioneers",
"sets",
"sets up",
"starts",
"advances",
"cultivates",
"develops",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"promotes",
"enacts",
"renders",
"turns out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impedes",
"limits",
"restricts",
"clamps down (on)",
"cracks down (on)",
"crushes",
"dampens",
"puts down",
"quashes",
"quells",
"represses",
"smothers",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stifles",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"arrests",
"checks",
"controls",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"retards",
"cans",
"kills",
"snuffs (out)",
"stills",
"abolishes",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"extinguishes",
"liquidates",
"quenches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{
"examples":[
"The spring rain brought forth an abundance of lush greenery."
],
"synonyms":[
"carves (out)",
"develops",
"forges",
"grinds (out)",
"hammers out",
"thrashes (out)",
"works out",
"works up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churns out",
"cranks out",
"turns out",
"cobbles (together or up)",
"throws up",
"composes",
"constructs",
"crafts",
"creates",
"engineers",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forms",
"frames",
"generates",
"manufactures",
"mints",
"models",
"shapes",
"tailors",
"conceives",
"concocts",
"contrives",
"cooks (up)",
"devises",
"hatches",
"invents",
"originates",
"accomplishes",
"achieves",
"brings off",
"carries out",
"effects"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"dismantles",
"razes",
"tears down",
"ruins",
"undoes",
"unmakes",
"wrecks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brunt":{
"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
"examples":[
"the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders"
],
"synonyms":[
"body",
"bulk",
"chief",
"core",
"generality",
"heft",
"main",
"mass",
"staple",
"weight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"majority",
"aggregate",
"amount",
"entirety",
"quantum",
"sum",
"sum total",
"total",
"totality",
"whole",
"bottom",
"essence",
"essentiality",
"marrow",
"meat",
"nature",
"pith",
"quintessence",
"root",
"soul",
"stuff",
"substance",
"center",
"heart",
"hub",
"kernel",
"middle",
"nucleus",
"nut",
"seat",
"affair",
"argument",
"burden",
"crux",
"focus",
"gist",
"nub",
"pitch",
"point",
"purport",
"matter",
"motif",
"subject",
"text",
"theme",
"topic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accessory",
"accessary",
"adjunct",
"appendage",
"extension",
"offshoot",
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient",
"division",
"part",
"piece",
"section",
"segment",
"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"feature",
"quality",
"side"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"braving":{
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"a soldier who braved enemy fire to rescue her wounded comrade"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearding",
"brazening",
"breasting",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"outbraving",
"outfacing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"facing up (to)",
"fronting",
"affronting",
"challenging",
"encountering",
"meeting",
"accosting",
"approaching",
"cornering",
"repelling",
"resisting",
"standing",
"withstanding",
"battling",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contending (with)",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"squaring (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eschewing",
"shunning",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"evading",
"shaking"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodging",
"ducking",
"funking",
"shirking",
"sidestepping"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brands":{
"a device (as a word) identifying the maker of a piece of merchandise and legally reserved for the exclusive use of that person or company":{
"examples":[
"a company that was sued for using a name that was very similar to a rival's brand"
],
"synonyms":[
"trademarks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brand names",
"trade names",
"collective marks",
"emblems",
"hallmarks",
"imprints",
"labels",
"logos",
"marks",
"service marks",
"stamps",
"copyrights",
"patents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a mark of guilt or disgrace":{
"examples":[
"always felt that her shabby clothes showed the brand of poverty"
],
"synonyms":[
"blots",
"onuses",
"slurs",
"smirches",
"smudges",
"spots",
"stains",
"stigmas",
"stigmata",
"taints"
],
"near synonyms":[
"black eyes",
"discredit",
"disesteems",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"guilts",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"obloquies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"shames",
"corruptions",
"debaucheries",
"depravities",
"immoralities",
"iniquities",
"sins",
"vices"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awards",
"credits",
"honors",
"chastities",
"modesties",
"purities",
"goods",
"rights",
"honesties",
"integrities",
"legitimacies",
"probities",
"rectitudes",
"fames",
"glories",
"renowns",
"reputes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point":{
"examples":[
"on the battlefield lies our hero, slain by some fell brand"
],
"synonyms":[
"blades",
"steels",
"swords"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broadswords",
"cutlasses",
"rapiers",
"sabers",
"sabres",
"scimitars",
"smallswords"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
"examples":[
"the exact words my father spoke as he left us are branded in my memory"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraves",
"etches",
"impresses",
"imprints",
"infixes",
"ingrains",
"engrains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enroots",
"imbues",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"infuses",
"instills",
"fixes",
"sets",
"stamps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blots out",
"erases",
"expunges",
"obliterates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brandishing":{
"to put into view in a threatening or excited manner":{
"examples":[
"She brandished a stick at the dog.",
"brandished a petition signed by hundreds of town residents"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flourishing",
"waving",
"displaying",
"disporting",
"exhibiting",
"exposing",
"flashing",
"flaunting",
"laying out",
"parading",
"producing",
"showing",
"showing off",
"sporting",
"strutting",
"unveiling",
"advertising",
"airing",
"announcing",
"blazing",
"broadcasting",
"heralding",
"placarding",
"posting",
"proclaiming",
"publicizing",
"sounding",
"trumpeting",
"divulging",
"talking (about)",
"telling (of)",
"baring",
"discovering",
"revealing",
"uncloaking",
"uncovering",
"unmasking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"masking",
"concealing",
"covering",
"curtaining",
"enshrouding",
"hiding",
"obscuring",
"occluding",
"occulting",
"shrouding",
"veiling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brushes":{
"a brief clash between enemies or rivals":{
"examples":[
"the two advance parties had a brush , but no one was wounded"
],
"synonyms":[
"encounters",
"hassles",
"run-ins",
"scrapes",
"skirmishes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arguments",
"fights",
"quarrels",
"rows",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"battles",
"brawls",
"frays",
"wrangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"a pop star brushing past a crowd of autograph seekers"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowls",
"breezes",
"coasts",
"cruises",
"drifts",
"flows",
"glides",
"rolls",
"sails",
"skims",
"slides",
"slips",
"streams",
"sweeps",
"whisks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flies",
"races",
"rushes",
"speeds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limps",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"stumbles",
"trudges",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"stamps",
"stomps",
"stumps",
"tramps",
"labors",
"toils"
],
"antonyms":[
"flounders",
"struggles"
]
},
"to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing":{
"examples":[
"spiderwebs brushed her cheek as she walked through the basement"
],
"synonyms":[
"grazes",
"kisses",
"nudges",
"shaves",
"skims"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumps",
"contacts",
"scrapes",
"sideswipes",
"strikes",
"sweeps",
"swipes",
"touches",
"bounces",
"caroms",
"glances",
"rebounds",
"ricochets",
"skips",
"caresses",
"cuddles",
"fondles",
"loves",
"pats",
"pets",
"strokes",
"misses",
"skirts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bumps",
"clashes",
"collides",
"crashes",
"hits",
"impacts",
"impinges",
"knocks",
"punches",
"rams",
"slams",
"slaps",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"swipes",
"thuds",
"thwacks",
"whacks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"break":{
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase"
],
"synonyms":[
"break up",
"bust",
"disintegrate",
"dismember",
"disrupt",
"fracture",
"fragment",
"rive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atomize",
"crush",
"grind",
"powder",
"pulverize",
"reduce",
"blast",
"blow up",
"burst",
"detonate",
"explode",
"crack",
"pop",
"shatter",
"shiver",
"smash",
"chip",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"split",
"implode",
"destroy",
"ruin",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"heal",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renovate",
"repair"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the final vote broke the deadlock"
],
"synonyms":[
"break off",
"break up",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up or in)",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complete",
"conclude",
"finish",
"close (down)",
"deactivate",
"block",
"blockade",
"dam",
"delay",
"detain",
"hinder",
"hold",
"hold back",
"impede",
"kibosh",
"obstruct",
"stem",
"call",
"suspend",
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"clamp down",
"rein (in)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stamp",
"stanch",
"staunch",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"turn back",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abolish",
"abort",
"annul",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"dissolve",
"kill",
"ruin",
"scuttle",
"snuff"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry on",
"continue",
"follow through (with)",
"keep up",
"run on",
"advance",
"proceed",
"progress",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"propel",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to a lower grade or rank":{
"examples":[
"the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander"
],
"synonyms":[
"bust",
"degrade",
"demote",
"disrate",
"downgrade",
"reduce"
],
"near synonyms":[
"can",
"cashier",
"dismiss",
"downsize",
"fire",
"lay off",
"sack",
"abase",
"debase",
"demean",
"humble",
"humiliate",
"lower"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hire"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"elevate",
"promote",
"raise"
]
},
"to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language":{
"examples":[
"Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis"
],
"synonyms":[
"crack",
"decipher",
"decode",
"decrypt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descramble",
"unscramble",
"render",
"translate",
"dope (out)",
"figure out",
"puzzle (out)",
"solve",
"unravel",
"unriddle",
"work",
"work out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"garble",
"jumble (up)",
"mix (up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"cipher",
"code",
"encipher",
"encode",
"encrypt"
]
},
"to come to a temporary halt in one's activity":{
"examples":[
"she broke from her ruminations to find that it was already dinnertime"
],
"synonyms":[
"pause"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitate",
"break in",
"interrupt",
"cease",
"discontinue",
"end",
"finish",
"stop",
"terminate",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"quit",
"lapse",
"let up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continue",
"persist",
"advance",
"progress",
"extend",
"prolong",
"stretch"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement":{
"examples":[
"farmers once broke fields with horse-drawn plows"
],
"synonyms":[
"furrow",
"plow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cultivate",
"till",
"fallow",
"harrow",
"hoe",
"list",
"rake",
"rototill"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to keep":{
"examples":[
"had to confess that he had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"breach",
"contravene",
"fracture",
"infringe (on or upon)",
"offend",
"traduce",
"transgress",
"violate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disobey",
"rebel",
"blow off",
"brush (off)",
"disregard",
"flout",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"tune out",
"wink (at)",
"dismiss",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"scorn",
"shrug off",
"defy",
"resist",
"withstand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defer (to)",
"serve",
"submit (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"attend",
"hear",
"heed",
"listen (to)",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"regard",
"watch"
],
"antonyms":[
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"mind",
"obey",
"observe"
]
},
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
"examples":[
"Professor Bates broke the problem when she realized that it was possible to synthesize the necessary compounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"crack",
"dope (out)",
"figure out",
"puzzle (out)",
"resolve",
"riddle (out)",
"solve",
"unravel",
"unriddle",
"work",
"work out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conclude",
"decide",
"deduce",
"gather",
"infer",
"judge",
"reason",
"clear (up)",
"iron out",
"straighten (out)",
"unscramble",
"untangle",
"untie",
"assume",
"conjecture",
"divine",
"guess",
"presume",
"speculate",
"decipher",
"decode"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
"examples":[
"I broke a tooth on the hard candy"
],
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"bloody",
"compromise",
"crab",
"cripple",
"cross (up)",
"damage",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"endamage",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"vitiate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deteriorate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"undermine",
"weaken",
"erode",
"scour",
"wash out",
"wear (away)",
"blight",
"tarnish",
"dent",
"ding",
"dint",
"botch",
"gum (up)",
"queer",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"disable",
"hamstring",
"lame",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate",
"torment",
"torture",
"annihilate",
"bang up",
"bash",
"batter",
"clobber",
"crush",
"dash",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"scourge",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"waste",
"wipe out",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cure",
"heal",
"help",
"rectify",
"rehabilitate",
"remedy",
"edit",
"remodel",
"revise",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine"
],
"antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renovate",
"repair",
"revamp"
]
},
"to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"after working for 30 years, the pump simply broke one day"
],
"synonyms":[
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"cut out",
"die",
"fail",
"give out",
"stall"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fizzle",
"sputter",
"wheeze",
"act up",
"malfunction",
"jam"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"start (up)"
]
},
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"the herd of gazelles broke when they saw the lions racing toward them from the ridge above"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolt",
"bug out",
"flee",
"fly",
"hightail (it)",
"retreat",
"run",
"run away",
"run off",
"skedaddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abscond",
"clear out",
"decamp",
"elope",
"escape",
"get (away)",
"get out",
"lam",
"light out",
"make off",
"mizzle",
"scarper",
"scat",
"scram",
"skip (out)",
"skirr"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"abide",
"dwell",
"hang around",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay",
"stick around",
"tarry"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the trek up the mountain just about broke me"
],
"synonyms":[
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become known":{
"examples":[
"as soon as the scandal broke , the CEO fled the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"circulate",
"come out",
"get about",
"get around",
"get out",
"get round",
"leak (out)",
"out",
"spread"
],
"near synonyms":[
"develop",
"transpire",
"unfold",
"disclose",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hush (up)",
"suppress",
"conceal",
"disguise",
"hide",
"mask",
"secrete"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts":{
"examples":[
"another bad investment could break him"
],
"synonyms":[
"bankrupt",
"bust",
"ruin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beggar",
"impoverish",
"pauperize",
"reduce",
"straiten",
"clean (out)",
"wipe out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enrich",
"richen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come into existence":{
"examples":[
"the crisis had passed, and a new day was breaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"actualize",
"appear",
"arise",
"begin",
"commence",
"dawn",
"engender",
"form",
"materialize",
"originate",
"set in",
"spring",
"start"
],
"near synonyms":[
"be",
"breathe",
"exist",
"live",
"subsist",
"arrive",
"come on",
"emerge",
"coalesce",
"cohere",
"shape (up)",
"continue",
"endure",
"last",
"persist",
"survive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conclude",
"desist",
"discontinue",
"finish",
"halt",
"quit",
"terminate",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evaporate",
"vanish",
"depart",
"die",
"expire",
"pass away",
"perish"
],
"antonyms":[
"cease",
"end",
"stop"
]
},
"to depart abruptly from a straight line or course":{
"examples":[
"the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"cut",
"sheer",
"swerve",
"veer",
"yaw",
"zag",
"zig"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skew",
"slew",
"slue",
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"round",
"sweep",
"wheel",
"about-face",
"pivot",
"circle",
"coil",
"curl",
"loop",
"spiral",
"turn",
"twist",
"wind",
"weave",
"zigzag",
"deviate",
"stray",
"wander",
"waver"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straighten"
]
},
"to diminish the price or value of":{
"examples":[
"distressing economic news that will break many energy stocks"
],
"synonyms":[
"attenuate",
"cheapen",
"depreciate",
"depress",
"devaluate",
"devalue",
"downgrade",
"lower",
"mark down",
"reduce",
"sink",
"write down",
"write off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debase",
"demonetize",
"underestimate",
"underprice",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"abridge",
"compress",
"contract",
"de-escalate",
"deflate",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"moderate",
"shrink"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloat",
"blow up",
"inflate",
"overestimate",
"overprice",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"add",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"balloon",
"boost",
"compound",
"dilate",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"heighten",
"increase",
"maximize",
"multiply",
"raise",
"swell",
"up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"enhance",
"mark up",
"upgrade"
]
},
"to go beyond the limit of":{
"examples":[
"a menu with prices that is likely to break the budgets of all but the wealthiest of diners"
],
"synonyms":[
"exceed",
"outreach",
"outrun",
"overpass",
"overreach",
"overrun",
"overshoot",
"overstep",
"surpass",
"transcend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"encroach",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"infringe",
"invade",
"trespass",
"overdo",
"overuse",
"overutilize",
"overwork"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below":{
"examples":[
"dolphins were breaking all around the boat"
],
"synonyms":[
"broach",
"surface"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emerge",
"rise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dive",
"drop",
"drown",
"founder",
"plunge",
"sink",
"submerge",
"submerse"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a momentary halt in an activity":{
"examples":[
"there was a brief break after the first movement as the doors to the concert hall were opened and the latecomers were allowed in"
],
"synonyms":[
"breath",
"breather",
"interruption",
"lull",
"pause",
"recess"
],
"near synonyms":[
"time-out",
"interim",
"interlude",
"intermission",
"interval",
"respite",
"rest",
"cessation",
"discontinuance",
"downtime",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finishing",
"hitch",
"lapse",
"stoppage",
"stopping",
"termination",
"abeyance",
"moratorium",
"surcease",
"suspension",
"discontinuity",
"gap",
"hiatus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuation",
"endurance",
"persistence",
"progress",
"progression",
"extension",
"prolongation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended":{
"examples":[
"most of the students at the boarding school are going home for Christmas break"
],
"synonyms":[
"holiday",
"hols",
"leave",
"recess",
"vacation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sabbatical",
"furlough",
"liberty",
"breather",
"relaxation",
"respite",
"rest",
"interim",
"intermission",
"interval",
"feast",
"holy day",
"legal holiday",
"idling",
"loafing",
"lounging",
"slacking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{
"examples":[
"the rancher repaired the break in the fence where the horse had gotten through"
],
"synonyms":[
"breach",
"discontinuity",
"gap",
"gulf",
"hiatus",
"hole",
"interstice",
"interval",
"opening",
"rent",
"rift",
"separation",
"void"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chink",
"cleft",
"crack",
"cranny",
"crevice",
"fissure",
"notch",
"slit",
"slot",
"split",
"interspace",
"pore",
"abyss",
"aperture",
"cavity",
"chasm",
"gape",
"orifice",
"fracture",
"rupture",
"severance",
"sundering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place":{
"examples":[
"in classic fashion, her big break came when, as an understudy, she took over for an ailing star"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance",
"occasion",
"opening",
"opportunity",
"room",
"shot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"play",
"way",
"juncture",
"pass"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events":{
"examples":[
"a guy who just seems to get all the breaks in life"
],
"synonyms":[
"fluke",
"strike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accident",
"chance",
"circumstance",
"hap",
"happenchance",
"happenstance",
"hazard",
"luck"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{
"examples":[
"a desperate break from that hellhole"
],
"synonyms":[
"breakout",
"bunk",
"escape",
"flight",
"getaway",
"lam",
"rout",
"slip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jailbreak",
"deliverance",
"liberation",
"redemption",
"release",
"rescue",
"salvation",
"close call",
"close shave",
"near miss"
],
"near antonyms":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration",
"internment",
"custody",
"detention",
"hold",
"holding",
"retention",
"endangerment",
"hazard",
"imperilment",
"jeopardy",
"peril",
"risk",
"trouble"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brightens":{
"to become glad or hopeful":{
"examples":[
"the glum soccer player started to brighten upon being told that his injury would not jeopardize his career"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucks up",
"cheers (up)",
"lightens",
"looks up",
"perks (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rejoices",
"livens (up)",
"revives",
"beams",
"glows",
"radiates",
"sparkles",
"encourages",
"gladdens",
"heartens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despairs",
"desponds",
"broods",
"frets",
"mopes"
],
"antonyms":[
"darkens",
"saddens"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broken off (with)":{
"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
"examples":[
"sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings"
],
"synonyms":[
"blown off",
"ditched",
"dumped",
"jilted",
"kissed off",
"left"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brushed (aside or off)",
"cold-shouldered",
"cut",
"high-hatted",
"slighted",
"snubbed",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"forsaken",
"marooned",
"quit",
"quitted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hooked up (with)",
"taken",
"befriended",
"latched (on or onto)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breathtaking":{
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
"examples":[
"a truly breathtaking view of the majestic waterfall"
],
"synonyms":[
"charged",
"electric",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"provocative",
"tantalizing",
"titillating",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"riveting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"spellbinding",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"high-voltage",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"lusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"mind-numbing",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"dreary",
"dull",
"humdrum",
"monotonous",
"uninteresting"
],
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"breaks off (with)":{
"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
"examples":[
"sincerely wants to break off with him without hurting his feelings"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows off",
"ditches",
"dumps",
"jilts",
"kisses off",
"leaves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brushes (aside or off)",
"cold-shoulders",
"cuts",
"high-hats",
"slights",
"snubs",
"abandons",
"deserts",
"forsakes",
"maroons",
"quits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hooks up (with)",
"takes",
"befriends",
"latches (on or onto)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breakfronts":{
"as in bookcases , credenzas":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bookcases",
"chests",
"china closets",
"credences",
"credenzas",
"\u00e9tag\u00e8res",
"etageres",
"secretaries",
"showcases",
"taborets",
"tabourets",
"vitrines",
"buffets",
"cabinets",
"closets",
"consoles",
"cupboards",
"hutches",
"lockers",
"presses",
"sideboards",
"cuddies",
"dressers",
"pie safes",
"armoires",
"clothespresses",
"garderobes",
"wardrobes",
"cabinetries",
"shelvings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"branchlet":{
"as in shoot , spur":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"offshoot",
"outgrowth",
"shoot",
"spur",
"bough",
"branch",
"limb",
"spray",
"sprig",
"twig"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breathes (out)":{
"to let or force out of the lungs":{
"examples":[
"leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows (out)",
"exhales",
"expels",
"expires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expectorates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"inbreathes",
"inhales",
"inspires"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breeze (in)":{
"as in barge (in) , waltz (in)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barge (in)",
"burst (in or into)",
"waltz (in)",
"access",
"enter",
"penetrate",
"pierce",
"drop in",
"pop (in)",
"stray (into)",
"wander (into)",
"crash",
"encroach",
"gate-crash",
"infiltrate",
"infringe",
"intrude",
"invade",
"trespass"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depart",
"exit",
"leave"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brings down":{
"as in drops , shoots down":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blows away",
"drops",
"picks off",
"shoots down",
"drills",
"guns",
"plugs",
"pops",
"shoots",
"blazes",
"peppers",
"potshots",
"snipes (at)",
"blasts (at)",
"fires (at)",
"pistols",
"shotguns",
"machine-guns",
"tommy-guns",
"croaks",
"destroys",
"dispatches",
"does in",
"fells",
"ices",
"kills",
"slays",
"annihilates",
"blots out",
"butchers",
"decimates",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"wipes out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brandy":{
"as in whiskey , vodka":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barley-bree",
"barley-broo",
"gin",
"liqueur",
"mao-tai",
"mescal",
"schnapps",
"tequila",
"vodka",
"whiskey",
"whisky",
"mead",
"sake",
"saki",
"wine",
"Dutch courage",
"ale",
"beer",
"brew",
"brewage",
"brewski",
"home brew",
"malt liquor",
"microbrew",
"mum",
"nappy",
"cocktail",
"mixed drink",
"belt",
"load",
"nip",
"peg",
"pop",
"shooter",
"shot",
"slug",
"snifter",
"snort",
"tot",
"whet",
"aperitif",
"bracer",
"chaser",
"digestif",
"nightcap",
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bride":{
"a woman who has just married or is about to be married":{
"examples":[
"a new bride",
"the mother of the bride"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lady",
"wife",
"better half",
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"spouse",
"soul mate",
"domestic partner",
"bridegroom",
"groom",
"hubby",
"husband",
"man",
"mister",
"old man"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ex",
"single",
"bachelor",
"bachelorette",
"maid",
"maiden",
"spinster"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breaks (in)":{
"to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent":{
"examples":[
"the burglars broke in by smashing a window"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarizes",
"burgles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"invades",
"trespasses",
"holds up",
"loots",
"plunders",
"rips off",
"robs",
"sticks up",
"ransacks",
"rifles",
"despoils",
"devastates",
"marauds",
"pillages",
"ravages",
"sacks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion":{
"examples":[
"he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimes in",
"chips in",
"cuts in",
"interposes",
"interrupts",
"intrudes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barges (in)",
"bothers",
"horns in",
"adds",
"contributes",
"puts in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"Bronx cheer":{
"a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval":{
"examples":[
"a baseball legend who seems never to have forgotten the Bronx cheer he once received from the hometown ingrates"
],
"synonyms":[
"bird",
"boo",
"catcall",
"hiss",
"hoot",
"jeer",
"raspberry",
"razz",
"snort"
],
"near synonyms":[
"smirk",
"sneer",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"put-down",
"taunt",
"whistle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applause",
"clapping"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheer"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brooded (about or over)":{
"as in obsessed (about or over) , fixated (on or upon)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fixated (on or upon)",
"obsessed (about or over)",
"cleaved (to)",
"clung (to)",
"hugged",
"stuck (to)",
"carried",
"kept",
"maintained",
"preserved",
"remembered",
"retained",
"treasured",
"cultivated",
"fostered",
"nurtured",
"supported",
"sustained",
"bore",
"cherished",
"entertained",
"had",
"harbored",
"held",
"nursed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"dropped",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"abjured",
"declined",
"denied",
"disdained",
"refused",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"scorned",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"discarded",
"forsook",
"gave up",
"parted (with)",
"quit",
"quitted",
"renounced",
"threw out",
"erased",
"expunged"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"brief":{
"marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning":{
"examples":[
"a brief but crucial admonition to keep quiet"
],
"synonyms":[
"aphoristic",
"apothegmatic",
"capsule",
"compact",
"compendious",
"concise",
"crisp",
"curt",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"epigrammatic",
"laconic",
"monosyllabic",
"pithy",
"sententious",
"succinct",
"summary",
"telegraphic",
"terse",
"thumbnail"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"short",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"meaty",
"substantial",
"meaningful",
"significant",
"well-turned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pleonastic",
"redundant",
"repetitious",
"tautological",
"tautologous",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"supplemented",
"embellished",
"embroidered",
"exaggerated",
"inflated"
],
"antonyms":[
"circuitous",
"circumlocutory",
"diffuse",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy"
]
},
"not lasting for a considerable time":{
"examples":[
"fortunately, the meeting was brief"
],
"synonyms":[
"fast",
"little",
"short"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shortish",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"cut-back",
"shortened",
"syncopated",
"compact",
"condensed",
"abrupt",
"sudden",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"momentary",
"short-lived",
"transient",
"transitory",
"impermanent",
"compendious",
"concise",
"crisp",
"epigrammatic",
"laconic",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"summary",
"terse",
"short-range",
"short-term"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endless",
"everlasting",
"interminable",
"persistent",
"unending",
"longish",
"overlong",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"permanent",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"supplemented",
"long-range",
"long-term"
],
"antonyms":[
"extended",
"far",
"great",
"lengthy",
"long",
"long-drawn-out",
"long-drawn",
"long-lived"
]
},
"lasting only for a short time":{
"examples":[
"a brief flash of light"
],
"synonyms":[
"deciduous",
"ephemeral",
"evanescent",
"flash",
"fleeting",
"fugacious",
"fugitive",
"impermanent",
"momentary",
"passing",
"short-lived",
"temporary",
"transient",
"transitory"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little",
"short",
"shortish",
"acting",
"interim",
"provisional",
"short-term"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lifelong",
"continuing",
"durable",
"persistent",
"imperishable",
"indefectible",
"indestructible"
],
"antonyms":[
"ceaseless",
"dateless",
"deathless",
"endless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying",
"unending"
]
},
"a short statement of the main points":{
"examples":[
"a one-page brief of the intelligence report"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"synopsis",
"wrap-up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abbreviation",
"abridgment",
"abridgement",
"compend",
"compendium",
"condensation",
"curtailment",
"shortening",
"simplification",
"streamlining",
"rehash",
"reprise",
"conclusion",
"epilogue",
"epilog"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplification",
"enlargement",
"expansion",
"addendum",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a specific task with which a person or group is charged":{
"examples":[
"the soldiers' brief was to secure the village from enemy attacks"
],
"synonyms":[
"assignment",
"business",
"charge",
"detail",
"job",
"mission",
"operation",
"post"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burden",
"chore",
"duty",
"need",
"obligation",
"office",
"requirement",
"responsibility",
"errand",
"labor",
"work",
"commitment",
"pledge",
"promise",
"appointment",
"commission",
"designation",
"nomination",
"compulsion",
"constraint",
"restraint"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give information to":{
"examples":[
"the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquaint",
"advise",
"apprise",
"catch up",
"clear",
"clue (in)",
"enlighten",
"familiarize",
"fill in",
"hip",
"inform",
"instruct",
"tell",
"verse",
"wise (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertise",
"alert",
"notify",
"announce (to)",
"disclose (to)",
"assure",
"certify",
"convince",
"reassure",
"warrant",
"educate",
"lecture",
"school",
"teach",
"tutor",
"disabuse",
"disenchant",
"disillusion",
"undeceive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misinform",
"mislead"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"boil down",
"digest",
"encapsulate",
"epitomize",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulate",
"reprise",
"sum up",
"summarize",
"synopsize",
"wrap up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridge",
"condense",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"shorten",
"downsize",
"shrink",
"concentrate",
"consolidate",
"decoct",
"essentialize",
"simplify",
"streamline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"amplify",
"elaborate (on or upon)",
"enlarge (on or upon)",
"expand",
"supplement"
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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"as in brown , tanned":{
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"suntanned",
"tanned",
"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine",
"bloomy",
"blowsy",
"blowzy",
"blushing",
"flushed",
"pink",
"pinkish",
"warm",
"cherubic"
],
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"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan",
"waxen",
"waxy",
"blanched",
"white",
"whitened",
"anemic",
"sick",
"sickly",
"bloodless",
"cadaverous",
"whey-faced",
"white-faced"
],
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},
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"adjective"
]
},
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"examples":[
"When was the last time you called your brother ?"
],
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"sibling",
"sister",
"stepbrother",
"stepsister",
"cousin",
"kinsman",
"kinswoman",
"relation",
"relative",
"in-law",
"kissing cousin",
"blood",
"clan",
"family",
"folk",
"house",
"kindred",
"kinfolk",
"kinfolks",
"kinsfolk",
"line",
"lineage",
"people",
"race",
"stock",
"tribe"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
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"examples":[
"He was loved and respected among his brothers at the monastery."
],
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"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"high priest",
"minister",
"preacher",
"reverend",
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"pope",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"missioner",
"missionizer",
"revivalist",
"nun",
"abbess",
"anchoress",
"ancress",
"cloistress",
"conventual",
"mother superior",
"novice",
"prioress",
"Reverend Mother",
"religious",
"votary",
"clergywoman",
"deaconess",
"high priestess",
"priestess"
],
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"lay reader",
"lector",
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a man with whom one feels a sense of solidarity":{
"examples":[
"As veterans, we support our brothers and sisters in the military."
],
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"comrade",
"alter ego",
"amigo",
"buddy",
"chum",
"compadre",
"confidant",
"confidante",
"crony",
"familiar",
"friend",
"intimate",
"mate",
"musketeer",
"pal",
"acquaintance",
"associate",
"cohort",
"colleague",
"companion",
"fellow",
"hearty",
"hobnobber",
"partner",
"peer",
"sport",
"blood brother",
"main man",
"sister",
"abettor",
"abetter",
"accomplice",
"ally",
"collaborator",
"confederate",
"pen pal",
"benefactor",
"supporter",
"sympathizer",
"well-wisher",
"friendly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"competitor",
"opponent",
"rival",
"archenemy",
"nemesis",
"enemy",
"foe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breathing (out)":{
"to let or force out of the lungs":{
"examples":[
"leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe"
],
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"blowing (out)",
"exhaling",
"expelling",
"expiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expectorating"
],
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"antonyms":[
"inbreathing",
"inhaling",
"inspiring"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to let or force out of the lungs":{
"examples":[
"leaned back in his chair and breathed out the smoke from his pipe"
],
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"blew (out)",
"exhaled",
"expelled",
"expired"
],
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"expectorated"
],
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"antonyms":[
"inbreathed",
"inhaled",
"inspired"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brusqueness":{
"as in bluntness , shortness":{
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"abruptness",
"bluntness",
"curtness",
"shortness",
"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"sententiousness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
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"diffuseness",
"long-windedness",
"prolixity",
"verbosity",
"wordiness",
"periphrasis",
"pleonasm",
"redundancy",
"repetitiousness",
"repetitiveness",
"tautology"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bracer":{
"as in nightcap , aperitif":{
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"aperitif",
"chaser",
"digestif",
"nightcap",
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple",
"belt",
"load",
"nip",
"peg",
"pop",
"shooter",
"shot",
"slug",
"snifter",
"snort",
"tot",
"whet",
"cocktail",
"mixed drink",
"ale",
"beer",
"brew",
"brewage",
"brewski",
"home brew",
"malt liquor",
"microbrew",
"mum",
"nappy",
"mead",
"sake",
"saki",
"wine",
"barley-bree",
"barley-broo",
"brandy",
"gin",
"liqueur",
"mao-tai",
"mescal",
"schnapps",
"tequila",
"vodka",
"whiskey",
"whisky",
"Dutch courage"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breaks off":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"examples":[
"the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch"
],
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"breaks",
"breaks up",
"cans",
"ceases",
"cuts off",
"cuts out",
"desists (from)",
"discontinues",
"drops",
"ends",
"gives over",
"halts",
"knocks off",
"lays off",
"leaves off",
"packs (up or in)",
"quits",
"shuts off",
"stops"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completes",
"concludes",
"finishes",
"closes (down)",
"deactivates",
"blockades",
"blocks",
"dams",
"delays",
"detains",
"hinders",
"holds",
"holds back",
"impedes",
"kiboshes",
"obstructs",
"stems",
"calls",
"suspends",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"checks",
"clamps down",
"reins (in)",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stamps",
"stanches",
"staunches",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"turns back",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abolishes",
"aborts",
"annuls",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"dissolves",
"kills",
"ruins",
"scuttles",
"snuffs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carries on",
"continues",
"follows through (with)",
"keeps up",
"runs on",
"advances",
"proceeds",
"progresses",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"propels",
"stirs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands"
],
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"breaks up",
"ceases",
"closes",
"concludes",
"dead-ends",
"determines",
"dies",
"discontinues",
"elapses",
"ends",
"expires",
"finishes",
"goes",
"halts",
"lapses",
"leaves off",
"lets up",
"passes",
"quits",
"stops",
"terminates",
"winds up",
"winks (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desists (from)",
"lays off (of)",
"refrains (from)",
"gives over",
"knocks off",
"packs (up or in)",
"breaks down",
"conks (out)",
"cuts out",
"stalls",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abates",
"peters (out)",
"winds down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draws out",
"extends",
"prolongs",
"protracts"
],
"antonyms":[
"continues",
"hangs on",
"persists"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bravoes":{
"as in rises (to) , claps":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"claps",
"rises (to)",
"acclaims",
"accredits",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"cracks up",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"touts",
"ballyhoos",
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"favors",
"recommends",
"roots (for)",
"supports",
"celebrates",
"emblazons",
"eulogizes",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"magnifies",
"sings",
"adulates",
"belauds",
"flatters",
"overpraises",
"deifies",
"idolizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knocks",
"pans",
"slams",
"belittles",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down",
"blames",
"censures",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"criticizes",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"castigates",
"excoriates",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"skewers",
"slags",
"vilifies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"browser":{
"as in surfer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"surfer",
"cybercitizen",
"cybernaut",
"cybersurfer",
"netizen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in prospect , shopper":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"prospect",
"shopper",
"window-shopper",
"buyer",
"correspondent",
"purchaser",
"vendee",
"bargainer",
"haggler",
"consumer",
"end user",
"user",
"regular",
"account",
"client",
"customer",
"guest",
"patron",
"punter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broker",
"merchant",
"seller",
"vendor",
"vender",
"shopkeeper",
"tradesman",
"black marketer",
"black marketeer",
"fence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"browse":{
"to feed on grass or herbs":{
"examples":[
"cows browsing in fields are a common sight along that stretch of the road"
],
"synonyms":[
"forage",
"graze",
"pasture",
"rustle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eat",
"feed",
"nibble",
"range",
"stock",
"overgraze"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take a quick or hasty look":{
"examples":[
"browsed through the stacks looking for interesting books"
],
"synonyms":[
"dip",
"glance",
"glimpse",
"glint",
"peek",
"skim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keek",
"peep",
"blink",
"squint",
"look over",
"peruse",
"rake",
"scan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"examine",
"overlook",
"oversee",
"question",
"survey",
"study",
"view",
"peer",
"pry",
"gawk",
"goggle",
"rubberneck",
"leer",
"ogle"
],
"antonyms":[
"gaze",
"stare"
]
},
"as in scan":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"scan",
"oeillade",
"ogle",
"blink",
"flash",
"glance",
"glimpse",
"peek",
"peep",
"sight",
"stime"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aspect",
"eye",
"gape",
"gaze",
"regard",
"scrutiny",
"stare",
"glare",
"glower",
"contemplation",
"fixation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brochures":{
"a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover":{
"examples":[
"handed out brochures giving practical hints about environment-friendly practices that every family can adopt"
],
"synonyms":[
"booklets",
"circulars",
"flyers",
"fliers",
"folders",
"leaflets",
"pamphlets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dodgers",
"flysheets",
"handbills",
"handouts",
"throwaways",
"advertisements",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"shoppers",
"tracts",
"paperbacks",
"paperbounds",
"pocket books",
"guidebooks",
"handbooks",
"how-tos",
"instructions",
"manuals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brush (off)":{
"as in reject , shrug off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dismiss",
"flout",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject",
"scoff (at)",
"scorn",
"shrug off",
"wink (at)",
"defy",
"disobey",
"mock",
"rebel (against)",
"disoblige",
"mutiny (against)",
"revolt (against)",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"tune out",
"breach",
"break",
"infringe",
"transgress",
"violate",
"buck",
"combat",
"contest",
"dispute",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist",
"withstand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"capitulate (to)",
"concede (to)",
"defer (to)",
"goose-step (to)",
"serve",
"stoop (to)",
"submit (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"cooperate (with)",
"keep",
"observe",
"accede (to)",
"acquiesce (to)",
"agree (to)",
"assent (to)",
"oblige",
"attend",
"hear",
"heed",
"listen (to)",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"regard",
"watch",
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"mind",
"obey"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"treatment that is deliberately unfriendly":{
"examples":[
"the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off"
],
"synonyms":[
"cold shoulder",
"rebuff",
"repulse",
"silent treatment",
"snub"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismissal",
"kiss-off",
"rejection",
"banishment",
"blackball",
"ostracism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"embrace",
"welcome",
"glad hand",
"welcome mat"
],
"antonyms":[
"open arms"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"briny":{
"of, relating to, or containing salt":{
"examples":[
"a briny liquid that is often used to make pickles"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackish",
"saline",
"salt",
"salty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sweet",
"clear",
"pure",
"freshwater"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonsaline"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"browbeatings":{
"as in bulldozings":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bulldozings",
"arm-twistings",
"coercions",
"compulsions",
"constraints",
"duresses",
"forces",
"pressures",
"fears",
"intimidations",
"menaces",
"swords",
"terrorisms",
"terrors",
"threats",
"violences",
"squeeze plays",
"squeezes",
"mights",
"muscles",
"potencies",
"puissances",
"strengths",
"self-wills",
"strains",
"stresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreements",
"approvals",
"consents",
"permissions",
"persuasions",
"reasons",
"suasions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brewage":{
"as in beer , ale":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ale",
"beer",
"brew",
"brewski",
"home brew",
"malt liquor",
"microbrew",
"mum",
"nappy",
"cocktail",
"mixed drink",
"mead",
"sake",
"saki",
"wine",
"belt",
"load",
"nip",
"peg",
"pop",
"shooter",
"shot",
"slug",
"snifter",
"snort",
"tot",
"whet",
"barley-bree",
"barley-broo",
"brandy",
"gin",
"liqueur",
"mao-tai",
"mescal",
"schnapps",
"tequila",
"vodka",
"whiskey",
"whisky",
"aperitif",
"bracer",
"chaser",
"digestif",
"nightcap",
"Dutch courage",
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brood":{
"to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{
"examples":[
"don't disturb the hen while she's brooding"
],
"synonyms":[
"hatch",
"incubate",
"set",
"sit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lay",
"spawn"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in litter , hatch":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hatch",
"litter",
"young",
"fruit",
"get",
"issue",
"offspring",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed",
"spawn",
"child",
"scion",
"family",
"kin",
"lineage",
"stock"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ancestor",
"antecedent",
"father",
"forebear",
"forbear",
"forebearer",
"forefather",
"grandfather",
"parent",
"primogenitor",
"progenitor"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in bevy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bevy",
"array",
"assemblage",
"band",
"bank",
"batch",
"battery",
"block",
"bunch",
"clot",
"clump",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"collection",
"constellation",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"muster",
"package",
"parcel",
"passel",
"set",
"suite",
"colony",
"gaggle",
"pack",
"plump",
"pod",
"swarm",
"agglomeration",
"assortment",
"hodgepodge",
"jumble",
"miscellany",
"mixture",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"variety",
"drove",
"flock",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"assemblage",
"conglomeration",
"assembly",
"collective",
"congregation",
"gathering",
"muster",
"organization",
"absorption",
"blending",
"coalescence",
"coalition",
"commingling",
"commixture",
"concretion",
"homogenization",
"immingling",
"immixture",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"interfusion",
"intermingling",
"mergence",
"merger",
"merging",
"mingling",
"assortment",
"hash",
"hotchpotch",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"mishmash",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"potpourri",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"amalgamation",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"synthesis"
],
"near antonyms":[
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient",
"entity",
"item",
"single",
"unit",
"individual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"breakable":{
"easily broken":{
"examples":[
"elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they suffer from osteoporosis"
],
"synonyms":[
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"frangible"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dainty",
"fine",
"gossamer",
"eggshell",
"flimsy",
"slight",
"tenuous",
"brittle",
"crisp",
"crispy",
"crumbly",
"crushable",
"embrittled",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"friable",
"shaky",
"shivery",
"short",
"feeble",
"infirm",
"soft",
"spindly",
"tender",
"weak",
"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"stiff"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compact",
"firm",
"hard",
"rigid",
"solid",
"substantial",
"unyielding",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"resilient",
"rubberlike",
"rubbery",
"springy",
"stretch",
"stretchable",
"supple"
],
"antonyms":[
"infrangible",
"nonbreakable",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"unbreakable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bromide":{
"an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{
"examples":[
"a newspaper editorial offering the timeworn bromide that people should settle their differences peacefully"
],
"synonyms":[
"banality",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"groaner",
"homily",
"platitude",
"shibboleth",
"trope",
"truism"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional wisdom",
"party line",
"routine",
"inanity",
"generality",
"generalization",
"simplification",
"adage",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"old wives' tale",
"stereotype"
],
"near antonyms":[
"profundity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"breaking out (of)":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"absconding",
"clearing out",
"escaping",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"getting out",
"lamming",
"running away",
"running off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eluding",
"evading",
"losing",
"shunning",
"decamping",
"departing",
"eloping",
"exiting",
"going",
"leaving",
"moving",
"pulling out",
"quitting",
"sallying (forth)",
"shoving (off)",
"taking off",
"walking out",
"disentangling",
"extricating",
"bringing off",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"manumitting",
"redeeming",
"releasing",
"rescuing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"hanging around",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying",
"sticking around",
"tarrying",
"coming back",
"returning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brings around":{
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request":{
"examples":[
"an airtight argument is the only thing that will ever bring him around"
],
"synonyms":[
"argues",
"brings",
"converts",
"convinces",
"gains",
"gets",
"induces",
"moves",
"persuades",
"prevails (on or upon)",
"satisfies",
"talks (into)",
"wins (over)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blandishes",
"blarneys",
"cajoles",
"coaxes",
"entreats",
"exhorts",
"fast-talks",
"urges",
"wheedles",
"allures",
"beguiles",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"snows",
"tempts",
"brainwashes",
"overpersuades",
"inclines",
"influences",
"prompts",
"sells",
"sways",
"attracts",
"draws",
"entices",
"interests",
"chews over",
"converses",
"debates",
"discusses",
"disputes",
"hashes (over)",
"moots",
"reasons (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deters",
"discourages",
"dissuades",
"unsells"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brigade":{
"a group of people working together on a task":{
"examples":[
"a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order"
],
"synonyms":[
"army",
"band",
"company",
"crew",
"gang",
"outfit",
"party",
"platoon",
"squad",
"team"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battalion",
"corps",
"troop",
"force",
"host",
"posse",
"stable",
"troupe",
"administration",
"department",
"help",
"personnel",
"staff"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in raise , muster":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"band",
"muster",
"raise",
"rally",
"heap",
"pile",
"stack",
"flock",
"herd",
"hive",
"pack",
"press",
"swarm",
"throng",
"ball",
"batch",
"bunch",
"cluster",
"huddle",
"combine",
"connect",
"join",
"link",
"merge",
"pool",
"unite",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"assemble",
"bulk (up)",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"congregate",
"constellate",
"corral",
"garner",
"gather",
"group",
"lump",
"pick up",
"round up",
"archive",
"arrange",
"collate",
"compile",
"organize",
"systematize",
"scrape (up or together)",
"re-collect",
"regather",
"regroup"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispel",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter",
"break up",
"disband",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split (up)",
"dismiss",
"send"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brass tacks":{
"the specific practical details of something":{
"examples":[
"after the usual introductions and requisite pleasantries, we got down to the brass tacks of our business proposal"
],
"synonyms":[
"nitty-gritty",
"nuts and bolts",
"ropes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"incidentals",
"ins and outs",
"minutiae",
"particulars",
"specifics",
"technicalities",
"oddities",
"peculiarities",
"quirks",
"ramifications"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"brochure":{
"a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover":{
"examples":[
"handed out brochures giving practical hints about environment-friendly practices that every family can adopt"
],
"synonyms":[
"booklet",
"circular",
"flyer",
"flier",
"folder",
"leaflet",
"pamphlet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dodger",
"flysheet",
"handbill",
"handout",
"throwaway",
"advertisement",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"shopper",
"tract",
"paperback",
"paperbound",
"pocket book",
"guidebook",
"handbook",
"how-to",
"instructions",
"manual"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brethren":{
"a male connected with another person by a common parent":{
"examples":[
"When was the last time you called your brother ?"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"siblings",
"sisters",
"stepbrothers",
"stepsisters",
"cousins",
"kinsmen",
"kinswomen",
"relations",
"relatives",
"in-laws",
"kissing cousins",
"blood",
"clans",
"families",
"folk",
"folks",
"houses",
"kindreds",
"kinfolks",
"kinsfolk",
"lineages",
"lines",
"people",
"races",
"stocks",
"tribes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a member of a religious community of men":{
"examples":[
"He was loved and respected among his brothers at the monastery."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"high priests",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"reverends",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"nuns",
"abbesses",
"anchoresses",
"ancresses",
"cloistresses",
"conventuals",
"mother superior",
"novices",
"prioresses",
"religious",
"Reverend Mother",
"votaries",
"clergywomen",
"deaconesses",
"high priestesses",
"priestesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay readers",
"lectors",
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a man with whom one feels a sense of solidarity":{
"examples":[
"As veterans, we support our brothers and sisters in the military."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comrades",
"alter egos",
"amigos",
"buddies",
"chums",
"compadres",
"confidantes",
"confidants",
"cronies",
"familiars",
"friends",
"intimates",
"mates",
"musketeers",
"pals",
"acquaintances",
"associates",
"cohorts",
"colleagues",
"companions",
"fellows",
"hearties",
"hobnobbers",
"partners",
"peers",
"sports",
"blood brothers",
"main men",
"sisters",
"abettors",
"abetters",
"accomplices",
"allies",
"collaborators",
"confederates",
"pen pals",
"benefactors",
"supporters",
"sympathizers",
"well-wishers",
"friendlies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adversaries",
"antagonists",
"competitors",
"opponents",
"rivals",
"archenemies",
"nemeses",
"enemies",
"foes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broke free":{
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"The hostages managed to break free before anyone got hurt."
],
"synonyms":[
"absconded",
"broke out (of)",
"cleared out",
"escaped",
"fled",
"flew",
"got out",
"lammed",
"ran away",
"ran off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoided",
"eluded",
"evaded",
"lost",
"shunned",
"decamped",
"departed",
"eloped",
"exited",
"left",
"moved",
"pulled out",
"quit",
"quitted",
"sallied (forth)",
"shoved (off)",
"took off",
"walked out",
"went",
"disentangled",
"extricated",
"brought off",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"manumitted",
"redeemed",
"released",
"rescued",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried",
"came back",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"brakes":{
"a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush":{
"examples":[
"built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer"
],
"synonyms":[
"boscages",
"boskages",
"bosks",
"bosques",
"bosquets",
"brushwoods",
"chaparrals",
"coppices",
"copses",
"coverts",
"thickets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canebrakes",
"brushes",
"bushes",
"scrublands",
"scrubs",
"brambles",
"jungles",
"tangles",
"groves",
"hedges",
"stands",
"woodlots",
"forests",
"greenwoods",
"wildwoods",
"woodlands",
"woods"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace":{
"examples":[
"braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us"
],
"synonyms":[
"decelerates",
"retards",
"slackens",
"slows"
],
"near synonyms":[
"halts",
"stops",
"encumbers",
"hampers",
"handicaps",
"hinders",
"hobbles",
"holds back",
"holds up",
"impedes",
"inhibits",
"obstructs",
"sets back",
"ties up",
"bottlenecks",
"arrests",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"reins",
"restrains",
"baffles",
"foils",
"frustrates",
"sabotages",
"thwarts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drives",
"encourages",
"goads",
"propels",
"pushes",
"spurs",
"stirs",
"urges",
"advances",
"aids",
"dispatches",
"eases",
"expedites",
"facilitates",
"forwards",
"furthers",
"helps"
],
"antonyms":[
"accelerates",
"hastens",
"hurries",
"quickens",
"rushes",
"speeds (up)",
"steps up"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"brabbling":{
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"examples":[
"bored children brabbling in the back seat"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercating",
"argufying",
"arguing",
"bickering",
"brawling",
"controverting",
"disputing",
"falling out",
"fighting",
"hassling",
"jarring",
"quarreling",
"quarrelling",
"quibbling",
"rowing",
"scrapping",
"spatting",
"squabbling",
"tiffing",
"wrangling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenging",
"daring",
"defying",
"clashing",
"contending",
"contesting",
"tangling",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"fussing",
"nitpicking",
"considering",
"debating",
"discussing",
"kicking",
"objecting",
"protesting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexisting",
"getting along",
"accepting",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"concurring",
"consenting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"broad-brush":{
"belonging or relating to the whole":{
"examples":[
"an unfair, broad-brush accusation of corruption in the statehouse"
],
"synonyms":[
"across-the-board",
"blanket",
"common",
"general",
"generic",
"global",
"overall",
"universal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"all-embracing",
"broad",
"broad-gauge",
"broad-gauged",
"broadscale",
"comprehensive",
"extensive",
"inclusionary",
"overarching",
"pervasive",
"sweeping",
"ubiquitous",
"wholesale",
"wide",
"widespread",
"aggregate",
"collective",
"complete",
"full",
"plenary",
"planetary",
"worldwide"
],
"near antonyms":[
"component",
"constituent",
"cross-sectional",
"divisional",
"fragmentary",
"partial",
"local",
"localized",
"regional",
"sectional"
],
"antonyms":[
"individual",
"particular"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bringing down":{
"as in dropping , shooting down":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing away",
"dropping",
"picking off",
"shooting down",
"drilling",
"gunning",
"plugging",
"popping",
"shooting",
"blazing",
"peppering",
"potshotting",
"sniping (at)",
"blasting (at)",
"firing (at)",
"pistoling",
"pistolling",
"shotgunning",
"machine-gunning",
"tommy-gunning",
"croaking",
"destroying",
"dispatching",
"doing in",
"felling",
"icing",
"killing",
"slaying",
"annihilating",
"blotting out",
"butchering",
"decimating",
"massacring",
"slaughtering",
"wiping out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bronco":{
"as in pony , mustang":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mustang",
"pony",
"colt",
"filly",
"foal",
"gelding",
"mare",
"stallion",
"charger",
"courser",
"cow pony",
"cutting horse",
"galloper",
"hack",
"hackney",
"mount",
"packhorse",
"prancer",
"quarter horse",
"racehorse",
"saddle horse",
"trotter",
"warhorse",
"workhorse",
"equid",
"bay",
"black",
"buckskin",
"chestnut",
"dun",
"palomino",
"pinto",
"roan",
"skewbald",
"sorrel",
"equine",
"horse",
"nag",
"steed",
"cob",
"dobbin",
"jade",
"plug",
"skate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brand name":{
"as in trade name":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"trade name",
"brand",
"trademark",
"collective mark",
"emblem",
"hallmark",
"imprint",
"label",
"logo",
"mark",
"service mark",
"stamp",
"copyright",
"patent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bravoed":{
"as in rose (to) , clapped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clapped",
"clapt",
"rose (to)",
"acclaimed",
"accredited",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"cracked up",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted",
"touted",
"ballyhooed",
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"favored",
"recommended",
"rooted (for)",
"supported",
"celebrated",
"emblazoned",
"eulogized",
"extolled",
"glorified",
"magnified",
"sang",
"sung",
"adulated",
"belauded",
"flattered",
"overpraised",
"deified",
"idolized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knocked",
"panned",
"slammed",
"belittled",
"discommended",
"disparaged",
"put down",
"blamed",
"censured",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"criticized",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"castigated",
"excoriated",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"skewered",
"slagged",
"vilified"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breakwaters":{
"as in jetties":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"jetties",
"arms",
"capes",
"forelands",
"headlands",
"nesses",
"peninsulas",
"points",
"promontories",
"spits"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"brown":{
"having a skin color darkened by the sun":{
"examples":[
"It was easy to tell who among the beachgoers worked outside, as their bodies were brown from the sun."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bronzed",
"suntanned",
"tanned",
"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"rubicund",
"ruddy",
"sanguine",
"bloomy",
"blowsy",
"blowzy",
"blushing",
"flushed",
"pink",
"pinkish",
"warm",
"cherubic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan",
"blanched",
"white",
"whitened",
"whey-faced",
"white-faced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"brawled":{
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"examples":[
"the Wilsons were always loudly brawling , and the neighbors were always shutting their windows"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercated",
"argued",
"argufied",
"bickered",
"brabbled",
"controverted",
"disputed",
"fell out",
"fought",
"hassled",
"jarred",
"quarreled",
"quarrelled",
"quibbled",
"rowed",
"scrapped",
"spatted",
"squabbled",
"tiffed",
"wrangled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenged",
"dared",
"defied",
"clashed",
"contended",
"contested",
"tangled",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"fussed",
"nitpicked",
"considered",
"debated",
"discussed",
"kicked",
"objected",
"protested"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexisted",
"got along",
"accepted",
"agreed",
"assented",
"concurred",
"consented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"brazen":{
"displaying or marked by rude boldness":{
"examples":[
"a brazen demand for special treatment just because she's rich"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assertive",
"forward",
"obtrusive",
"defiant",
"disrespectful",
"shameless",
"unabashed",
"unblushing",
"bluff",
"blunt",
"curt",
"cute",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"lippy",
"mouthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demure",
"humble",
"modest",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"proper",
"deferential",
"respectful",
"abashed",
"ashamed",
"blushing",
"embarrassed",
"shamefaced",
"gentle",
"mild",
"inconspicuous",
"unobtrusive"
],
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
]
},
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"examples":[
"a filmmaker willing to brazen the criticism that such a violent film was sure to provoke"
],
"synonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"outface"
],
"near synonyms":[
"face up (to)",
"front",
"affront",
"challenge",
"encounter",
"meet",
"accost",
"approach",
"corner",
"repel",
"resist",
"stand",
"withstand",
"battle",
"combat",
"contend (with)",
"fight",
"oppose",
"square (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"eschew",
"shun",
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"shake"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodge",
"duck",
"funk",
"shirk",
"sidestep"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bravoing":{
"as in rising (to) , clapping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clapping",
"rising (to)",
"acclaiming",
"accrediting",
"applauding",
"cheering",
"cracking up",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting",
"touting",
"ballyhooing",
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"favoring",
"recommending",
"rooting (for)",
"supporting",
"celebrating",
"emblazoning",
"eulogizing",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"magnifying",
"singing",
"adulating",
"belauding",
"flattering",
"overpraising",
"deifying",
"idolizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knocking",
"panning",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"discommending",
"disparaging",
"putting down",
"blaming",
"censuring",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"criticizing",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"castigating",
"excoriating",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"skewering",
"slagging",
"vilifying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"breaks out":{
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
"examples":[
"in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out , and there was a mad rush for flu shots"
],
"synonyms":[
"blazes (up)",
"bursts (forth)",
"erupts",
"explodes",
"flames",
"flares (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rockets",
"skyrockets",
"balloons",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"mounts",
"multiplies",
"mushrooms",
"proliferates",
"snowballs",
"swells",
"waxes",
"blows up",
"detonates",
"touches off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bronchos":{
"as in ponies , mustangs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mustangs",
"ponies",
"colts",
"fillies",
"foals",
"geldings",
"mares",
"stallions",
"chargers",
"coursers",
"cow ponies",
"cutting horses",
"gallopers",
"hackneys",
"hacks",
"mounts",
"packhorses",
"prancers",
"quarter horses",
"racehorses",
"saddle horses",
"trotters",
"warhorses",
"workhorses",
"equids",
"bays",
"blacks",
"buckskins",
"chestnuts",
"duns",
"palominos",
"pintos",
"pintoes",
"roans",
"skewbalds",
"sorrels",
"equines",
"horses",
"horse",
"nags",
"steeds",
"cobs",
"dobbins",
"jades",
"plugs",
"skates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"broadminded":{
"not bound by traditional ways or beliefs":{
"examples":[
"a broad-minded philosophy of parenting"
],
"synonyms":[
"liberal",
"nonconventional",
"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"open-minded",
"progressive",
"radical",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advanced",
"contemporary",
"modern",
"forbearing",
"indulgent",
"large-minded",
"lenient",
"permissive",
"tolerant",
"extreme",
"impartial",
"objective",
"unbiased"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hard",
"rigid",
"strict",
"doctrinal",
"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"bigoted",
"blinkered",
"intolerant",
"narrow-minded",
"reactionary",
"unreconstructed"
],
"antonyms":[
"conservative",
"conventional",
"hidebound",
"nonprogressive",
"old-fashioned",
"orthodox",
"stodgy",
"traditional"
]
},
"willing to consider new or different ideas":{
"examples":[
"we have to be broad-minded on this issue, since traditional solutions no longer work"
],
"synonyms":[
"open",
"open-minded",
"receptive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"impartial",
"neutral",
"objective",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced",
"easygoing",
"nonjudgmental",
"tolerant",
"calm",
"detached",
"dispassionate",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"impressionable",
"suggestible",
"susceptible",
"persuadable",
"persuasible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"biased",
"narrow",
"one-sided",
"partial",
"partisan",
"prejudiced",
"bigoted",
"intolerant"
],
"antonyms":[
"narrow-minded",
"unreceptive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}
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