2846 lines
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2846 lines
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{
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"myrmidon":{
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"as in flunky , sycophant":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"apparatchik",
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"camp follower",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"hanger-on",
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"henchman",
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"lackey",
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"lickspittle",
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"minion",
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"satellite",
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"stooge",
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"sycophant",
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"toady",
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"yes-man",
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"acolyte",
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"adherent",
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"convert",
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"disciple",
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"epigone",
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"follower",
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"liege man",
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"partisan",
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"partizan",
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"pupil",
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"votarist",
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"votary",
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"apostle",
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"missionary",
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"proselytizer",
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"soldier",
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"faithful",
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"loyalist",
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"advocate",
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"backer",
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"champion",
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"supporter",
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"prot\u00e9g\u00e9",
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"scholar",
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"student",
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"ideologist",
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"ideologue",
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"idealogue",
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"sectarian",
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"admirer",
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"cultist",
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"devotee",
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"enthusiast",
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"fan",
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"idolater",
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"idolator",
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"worshipper",
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"worshiper",
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"zealot"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apostate",
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"defector",
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"renegade",
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"traitor",
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"turncoat",
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"coryphaeus",
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"leader"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mystification":{
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"a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"the new information did little to ease our mystification"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bafflement",
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"bamboozlement",
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"befuddlement",
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"bemusement",
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"bewilderedness",
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"bewilderment",
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"confusedness",
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"confusion",
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"discombobulation",
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"distraction",
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"fog",
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"head-scratching",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"perplexity",
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"puzzlement",
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"tangle",
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"whirl"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abashment",
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"discomfiture",
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"disconcertment",
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"embarrassment",
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"mortification",
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"agitation",
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"chagrin",
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"discomfort",
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"dismay",
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"disquiet",
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"distress",
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"disturbance",
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"perturbation",
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"upset",
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"bother",
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"commotion",
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"dither",
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"flurry",
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"fluster",
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"fuss",
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"stew",
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"turmoil"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assurance",
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"certainty",
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"certitude",
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"confidence",
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"conviction",
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"positiveness",
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"sureness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something hard to understand or explain":{
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"examples":[
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"an event that is one of the great mystifications in all of maritime history"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closed book",
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"conundrum",
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"enigma",
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"head-scratcher",
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"mystery",
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"puzzle",
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"puzzlement",
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"riddle",
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"secret",
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"why"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brainteaser",
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"case",
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"challenge",
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"knot",
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"matter",
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"perplexity",
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"poser",
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"problem",
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"stumper",
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"trouble"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mystifies":{
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assures",
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"reassures",
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"satisfies",
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"enlightens",
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"informs"
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],
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"related":[
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"sticks",
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"stumps",
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"weirds out",
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"abashes",
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"discomfits",
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"disconcerts",
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"discountenances",
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"embarrasses",
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"fazes",
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"flusters",
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"mortifies",
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"nonpluses",
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"nonplusses",
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"rattles",
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"agitates",
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"bothers",
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"chagrins",
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"discomforts",
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"discomposes",
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"dismays",
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"disquiets",
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"distresses",
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"disturbs",
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"perturbs",
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"stuns",
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"unhinges",
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"unsettles",
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"upsets",
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"beguiles",
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"cozens",
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"deceives",
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"deludes",
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"dupes",
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"fools",
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"gulls",
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"hoaxes",
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"hoodwinks",
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"humbugs",
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"misguides",
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"misleads",
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"snows",
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"strings along",
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"takes in",
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"tricks"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addles",
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"baffles",
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"bamboozles",
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"beats",
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"befogs",
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"befuddles",
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"bemuses",
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"bewilders",
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"buffaloes",
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"confounds",
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"confuses",
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"discombobulates",
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"disorients",
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"flummoxes",
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"foxes",
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"fuddles",
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"gets",
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"gravels",
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"mazes",
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"muddies",
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"muddles",
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"perplexes",
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"poses",
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"puzzles",
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"vexes"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"mythic":{
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"based on, described in, or being a myth":{
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"examples":[
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"for years the Spanish conquistadors searched for the mythical El Dorado, a place of unimaginable riches"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fabled",
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"fabulous",
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"legendary"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"famed",
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"romanticized",
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"storied",
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"chimerical",
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"chimeric",
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"fabricated",
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"fantastic",
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"fantastical",
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"fictional",
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"fictitious",
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"fanciful",
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"imaginary",
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"imagined",
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"invented",
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"made-up",
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"make-believe",
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"pretend",
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"unreal",
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"allegorical",
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"mythological",
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"mythologic",
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"semilegendary"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"actual",
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"existent",
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"real",
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"real-world",
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"historical",
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"factual",
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"true",
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"attested",
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"authenticated",
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"confirmed",
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"established",
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"proven",
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"substantiated",
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"validated",
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"verified",
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"authentic",
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"bona fide",
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"genuine",
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"real-life"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
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"examples":[
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"the mythical unicorn"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chimerical",
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"chimeric",
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"fabulous",
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"fanciful",
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"fantasied",
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"fantastic",
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"fantastical",
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"fictional",
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"fictitious",
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"ideal",
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"imaginal",
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"imaginary",
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"imagined",
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"invented",
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"made-up",
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"make-believe",
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"notional",
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"phantasmal",
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"phantasmic",
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"phantom",
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"pretend",
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"unreal",
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"visionary"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fabled",
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"legendary",
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"romantic",
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"abstract",
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"hypothetical",
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"theoretical",
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"theoretic",
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"unbelievable",
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"unconvincing",
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"unlikely",
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"conceived",
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"envisaged",
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"envisioned",
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"pictured",
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"visualized",
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"daydreamlike",
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"deceptive",
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"delusional",
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"delusive",
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"hallucinatory",
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"illusory",
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"phantasmagoric",
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"phantasmagorical",
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"concocted",
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"fabricated",
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"feigned",
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"fictive",
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"inexistent",
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"nonexistent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"authentic",
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"genuine",
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"true",
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"factual",
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"verifiable",
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"verified",
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"believable",
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"convincing",
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"realistic",
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"corporeal",
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"material",
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"physical",
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"solid",
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"substantial",
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"palpable",
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"tangible"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"actual",
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"existent",
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"existing",
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"real"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"mystify":{
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"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"baffle",
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"bamboozle",
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"beat",
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"befog",
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"befuddle",
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"bemuse",
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"bewilder",
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"buffalo",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"discombobulate",
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"disorient",
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"flummox",
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"fox",
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"fuddle",
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"get",
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"gravel",
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"maze",
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"muddle",
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"muddy",
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"perplex",
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"pose",
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"puzzle",
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"vex"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"stick",
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"stump",
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"weird out",
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"abash",
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"discomfit",
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"disconcert",
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"discountenance",
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"embarrass",
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"faze",
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"fluster",
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"mortify",
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"nonplus",
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"rattle",
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"agitate",
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"bother",
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"chagrin",
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"discomfort",
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"discompose",
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"dismay",
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"disquiet",
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"distress",
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"disturb",
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"perturb",
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"stun",
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"unhinge",
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"unsettle",
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"upset",
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"beguile",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fool",
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"gull",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"humbug",
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"misguide",
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"mislead",
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"snow",
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"string along",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assure",
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"reassure",
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"satisfy",
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"enlighten",
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"inform"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"myopia":{
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"a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away":{
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"examples":[
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"She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia ."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nearsightedness",
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"eye",
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"eyesight",
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"sight",
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"vision",
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"farsightedness",
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"hypermetropia",
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"hyperopia",
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"presbyopia",
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"aniseikonia",
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"astigmatism",
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"diplopia",
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"squint",
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"strabismus",
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"double vision"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"myriad":{
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"being of many and various kinds":{
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"examples":[
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"the myriad problems that today's cities face"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"divers",
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"manifold",
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"multifarious"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"multiform",
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"multiple",
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"multiplex",
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"multitudinous",
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"heterogeneous",
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"heterogenous",
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"miscellaneous",
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"mixed",
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"sundry",
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"various",
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"different",
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"diverse",
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"unlike",
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"varied"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"homogeneous",
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"homogenous",
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"monolithic",
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"unmixed",
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"unvaried",
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"alike",
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"identical",
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"same",
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"distinct",
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"distinctive",
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"individual",
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"separate",
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"alone",
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"lone",
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"only",
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"sole",
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"solitary",
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"singular",
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"unique"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"too many to be counted":{
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"examples":[
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"the myriad influences that shape a person's character"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"countless",
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"innumerable",
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"innumerous",
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"numberless",
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"uncountable",
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"uncounted",
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"unnumbered",
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"untold"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"endless",
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"infinite",
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"unlimited",
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"vast",
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"many",
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"multitudinous",
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"numerous"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"finite",
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"limited"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"countable",
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"enumerable",
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"numberable"
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]
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},
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"a considerable amount":{
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"examples":[
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"the car can be outfitted with a myriad of options"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abundance",
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"barrel",
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"basketful",
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"boatload",
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"bucket",
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"bunch",
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"bundle",
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"bushel",
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"carload",
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"chunk",
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"deal",
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"dozen",
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"fistful",
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"gobs",
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"good deal",
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"heap",
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"hundred",
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"lashings",
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"lashins",
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"loads",
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"lot",
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"mass",
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"mess",
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"mountain",
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"much",
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"multiplicity",
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"oodles",
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"pack",
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"passel",
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"peck",
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"pile",
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"plateful",
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"plenitude",
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"plentitude",
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"plenty",
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"pot",
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"potful",
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"profusion",
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"quantity",
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"raft",
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"reams",
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"scads",
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"sheaf",
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"shipload",
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"sight",
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"slew",
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"spate",
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"stack",
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|
"store",
|
|
"ton",
|
|
"truckload",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"bonanza",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"plethora",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"army",
|
|
"bevy",
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"host",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"sea",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"gazillion",
|
|
"jillion",
|
|
"kazillion",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillion",
|
|
"zillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atom",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"flyspeck",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"granule",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"molecule",
|
|
"mote",
|
|
"nubbin",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"scintilla",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"smatter",
|
|
"smattering",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"morsel",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"dearth",
|
|
"famine",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"scarceness",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"shortage",
|
|
"undersupply",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"deficit",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"meagerness",
|
|
"scantiness",
|
|
"scantness",
|
|
"skimpiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dram",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"handful",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"mouthful",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pittance",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"tad",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mystifications":{
|
|
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new information did little to ease our mystification"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bafflements",
|
|
"bamboozlements",
|
|
"befuddlements",
|
|
"bemusements",
|
|
"bewilderments",
|
|
"confusions",
|
|
"discombobulations",
|
|
"distractions",
|
|
"fogs",
|
|
"head-scratchings",
|
|
"mazes",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"whirls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abashments",
|
|
"discomfitures",
|
|
"disconcertments",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"mortifications",
|
|
"agitations",
|
|
"chagrins",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"perturbations",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"commotions",
|
|
"dithers",
|
|
"flurries",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"turmoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assurances",
|
|
"certainties",
|
|
"certitudes",
|
|
"confidences",
|
|
"convictions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an event that is one of the great mystifications in all of maritime history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed books",
|
|
"conundrums",
|
|
"enigmas",
|
|
"head-scratchers",
|
|
"mysteries",
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"riddles",
|
|
"secrets",
|
|
"whys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteasers",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
"posers",
|
|
"problems",
|
|
"stumpers",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythologic":{
|
|
"as in allegorical":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allegorical",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"semilegendary",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"famed",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"storied",
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"mythical",
|
|
"mythic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"real-world",
|
|
"historical",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proven",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real-life"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythos":{
|
|
"a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"according to one creation mythos , humans sprang from the forehead of a god"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"legend",
|
|
"myth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allegory",
|
|
"parable",
|
|
"fabrication",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"figment",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"narrative",
|
|
"saga",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"tale",
|
|
"yarn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Superman mythos has long since become ingrained in popular American culture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklore",
|
|
"legend",
|
|
"legendry",
|
|
"lore",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"mythology",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"folklife",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
|
"anecdote",
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"folktale",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"tale",
|
|
"yarn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mysterious":{
|
|
"being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge stone statues on Easter Island are ancient, mysterious , and haunting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"uncanny"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"imponderable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible",
|
|
"unsearchable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"unaccountable",
|
|
"unexplainable",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"mystical",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"supernatural",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"befuddling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"disorienting",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stranger's mysterious prediction"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"Delphic",
|
|
"double-edged",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"fuliginous",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscatory",
|
|
"obnubilated",
|
|
"obscurant",
|
|
"obscurantic",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"sphinxlike",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"inexplicit",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undefined",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"indecipherable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"eerie",
|
|
"eery",
|
|
"uncanny",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"obtuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"knowable",
|
|
"legible",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mysteries":{
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"why my sister married that guy is still a mystery to my parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed books",
|
|
"conundrums",
|
|
"enigmas",
|
|
"head-scratchers",
|
|
"mystifications",
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"riddles",
|
|
"secrets",
|
|
"whys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteasers",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
"posers",
|
|
"problems",
|
|
"stumpers",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythomaniacs":{
|
|
"as in exaggerators":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exaggerators",
|
|
"fabricators",
|
|
"fabulists",
|
|
"fibbers",
|
|
"liars",
|
|
"prevaricators",
|
|
"storytellers",
|
|
"calumniators",
|
|
"defamers",
|
|
"libelers",
|
|
"libelists",
|
|
"slanderers",
|
|
"perjurers",
|
|
"distorters",
|
|
"falsifiers",
|
|
"equivocators",
|
|
"palterers",
|
|
"gossipers",
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"talebearers",
|
|
"charlatans",
|
|
"cheaters",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"counterfeiters",
|
|
"cozeners",
|
|
"deceivers",
|
|
"defrauders",
|
|
"dissemblers",
|
|
"dissimulators",
|
|
"double-dealers",
|
|
"frauds",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"knaves",
|
|
"mountebanks",
|
|
"operators",
|
|
"pretenders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"square shooters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"my word":{
|
|
"how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my word , how that child has grown!"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ah",
|
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"aha",
|
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"come on",
|
|
"fie",
|
|
"indeed",
|
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"no",
|
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"pshaw",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"what",
|
|
"why"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gee",
|
|
"gee whiz",
|
|
"ha",
|
|
"hello",
|
|
"hey",
|
|
"lo",
|
|
"oh",
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
|
"phooey",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"there",
|
|
"oops",
|
|
"whoops",
|
|
"woops",
|
|
"ugh",
|
|
"egad",
|
|
"gad",
|
|
"gadzooks",
|
|
"(the) deuce",
|
|
"the devil",
|
|
"the dickens",
|
|
"zounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythomaniac":{
|
|
"as in exaggerator":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exaggerator",
|
|
"fabricator",
|
|
"fabulist",
|
|
"fibber",
|
|
"liar",
|
|
"prevaricator",
|
|
"storyteller",
|
|
"calumniator",
|
|
"defamer",
|
|
"libeler",
|
|
"libelist",
|
|
"slanderer",
|
|
"perjurer",
|
|
"distorter",
|
|
"falsifier",
|
|
"equivocator",
|
|
"palterer",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"gossiper",
|
|
"talebearer",
|
|
"charlatan",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"cheater",
|
|
"counterfeiter",
|
|
"cozener",
|
|
"deceiver",
|
|
"defrauder",
|
|
"dissembler",
|
|
"dissimulator",
|
|
"double-dealer",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"knave",
|
|
"mountebank",
|
|
"operator",
|
|
"pretender"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"square shooter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythologies":{
|
|
"the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Ares is the god of war in Greek mythology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklores",
|
|
"legendries",
|
|
"legends",
|
|
"lores",
|
|
"mythoi",
|
|
"myths",
|
|
"traditions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"folklifes",
|
|
"folklives",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledges",
|
|
"wisdoms",
|
|
"anecdotes",
|
|
"anecdota",
|
|
"fables",
|
|
"folktales",
|
|
"old wives' tales",
|
|
"tales",
|
|
"yarns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mystery":{
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"why my sister married that guy is still a mystery to my parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed book",
|
|
"conundrum",
|
|
"enigma",
|
|
"head-scratcher",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"riddle",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"why"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteaser",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"perplexity",
|
|
"poser",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"stumper",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"myrmidons":{
|
|
"as in flunkies , sycophants":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apparatchiks",
|
|
"apparatchiki",
|
|
"camp followers",
|
|
"flunkies",
|
|
"flunkeys",
|
|
"hangers-on",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"lackeys",
|
|
"lickspittles",
|
|
"minions",
|
|
"satellites",
|
|
"stooges",
|
|
"sycophants",
|
|
"toadies",
|
|
"yes-men",
|
|
"acolytes",
|
|
"adherents",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"epigones",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"liege men",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"pupils",
|
|
"votaries",
|
|
"votarists",
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"proselytizers",
|
|
"soldiers",
|
|
"faithfuls",
|
|
"loyalists",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9s",
|
|
"scholars",
|
|
"students",
|
|
"ideologists",
|
|
"ideologues",
|
|
"idealogues",
|
|
"sectarians",
|
|
"admirers",
|
|
"cultists",
|
|
"devotees",
|
|
"enthusiasts",
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"idolaters",
|
|
"idolators",
|
|
"worshippers",
|
|
"worshipers",
|
|
"zealots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apostates",
|
|
"defectors",
|
|
"renegades",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"turncoats",
|
|
"coryphaei",
|
|
"leaders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mystic":{
|
|
"having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"magical",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"weird"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"spellbound",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"conjuring",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"wiling",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"miraculous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"stupendous",
|
|
"sublime",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"divining",
|
|
"forecasting",
|
|
"foreknowing",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"foretelling",
|
|
"fortune-telling",
|
|
"predicting",
|
|
"presaging",
|
|
"prognosticating",
|
|
"prophesying",
|
|
"soothsaying",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
"unearthly",
|
|
"paranormal",
|
|
"supernormal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"everyday",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"prosaic",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"usual",
|
|
"workaday"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the belief that there are mystic forces at work here"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"uncanny"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"imponderable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible",
|
|
"unsearchable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"unaccountable",
|
|
"unexplainable",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"mystical",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"supernatural",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"befuddling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"disorienting",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mystic prophesies that are never understood until it is too late"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"Delphic",
|
|
"double-edged",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"fuliginous",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscatory",
|
|
"obnubilated",
|
|
"obscurant",
|
|
"obscurantic",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"sphinxlike",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"inexplicit",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undefined",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"indecipherable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"eerie",
|
|
"eery",
|
|
"uncanny",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"obtuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"knowable",
|
|
"legible",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in oracle":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oracle",
|
|
"augur",
|
|
"diviner",
|
|
"forecaster",
|
|
"foreseer",
|
|
"foreteller",
|
|
"fortune-teller",
|
|
"futurist",
|
|
"prognosticator",
|
|
"prophesier",
|
|
"prophet",
|
|
"seer",
|
|
"soothsayer",
|
|
"visionary",
|
|
"prophetess",
|
|
"sibyl",
|
|
"wisewoman",
|
|
"astrologer",
|
|
"crystal gazer",
|
|
"palmist",
|
|
"rhabdomancer",
|
|
"Cassandra",
|
|
"doomsayer",
|
|
"doomsdayer",
|
|
"Jeremiah"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythoi":{
|
|
"a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"according to one creation mythos , humans sprang from the forehead of a god"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fables",
|
|
"legends",
|
|
"myths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allegories",
|
|
"parables",
|
|
"fabrications",
|
|
"fantasies",
|
|
"phantasies",
|
|
"fictions",
|
|
"figments",
|
|
"inventions",
|
|
"narratives",
|
|
"sagas",
|
|
"stories",
|
|
"tales",
|
|
"yarns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Superman mythos has long since become ingrained in popular American culture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklores",
|
|
"legendries",
|
|
"legends",
|
|
"lores",
|
|
"mythologies",
|
|
"myths",
|
|
"traditions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"folklifes",
|
|
"folklives",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledges",
|
|
"wisdoms",
|
|
"anecdotes",
|
|
"anecdota",
|
|
"fables",
|
|
"folktales",
|
|
"old wives' tales",
|
|
"tales",
|
|
"yarns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythical":{
|
|
"based on, described in, or being a myth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for years the Spanish conquistadors searched for the mythical El Dorado, a place of unimaginable riches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"legendary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"famed",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"storied",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
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"fictional",
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"fictitious",
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"fanciful",
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"imaginary",
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"imagined",
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"invented",
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"made-up",
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"make-believe",
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"pretend",
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"unreal",
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"allegorical",
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"mythological",
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"mythologic",
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"semilegendary"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"actual",
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"existent",
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"real",
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"real-world",
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"historical",
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"factual",
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"true",
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"attested",
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"authenticated",
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"confirmed",
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"established",
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"proven",
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"substantiated",
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"validated",
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"verified",
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"authentic",
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"bona fide",
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"genuine",
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"real-life"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
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"examples":[
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"the mythical unicorn"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chimerical",
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"chimeric",
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"fabulous",
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"fanciful",
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"fantasied",
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"fantastic",
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"fantastical",
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"fictional",
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"fictitious",
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"ideal",
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"imaginal",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
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"imagined",
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"invented",
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"made-up",
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"make-believe",
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"notional",
|
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"phantasmal",
|
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"phantasmic",
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"phantom",
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"pretend",
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"unreal",
|
|
"visionary"
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|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"romantic",
|
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"abstract",
|
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"hypothetical",
|
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"theoretical",
|
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"theoretic",
|
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"unbelievable",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
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"envisioned",
|
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"pictured",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"daydreamlike",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"delusional",
|
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"delusive",
|
|
"hallucinatory",
|
|
"illusory",
|
|
"phantasmagoric",
|
|
"phantasmagorical",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"fictive",
|
|
"inexistent",
|
|
"nonexistent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"real"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mystified":{
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addled",
|
|
"baffled",
|
|
"bamboozled",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"befuddled",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"buffaloed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"discombobulated",
|
|
"disoriented",
|
|
"flummoxed",
|
|
"foxed",
|
|
"fuddled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"graveled",
|
|
"gravelled",
|
|
"mazed",
|
|
"muddied",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
"posed",
|
|
"puzzled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"stumped",
|
|
"weirded out",
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"chagrined",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"deceived",
|
|
"deluded",
|
|
"duped",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"gulled",
|
|
"hoaxed",
|
|
"hoodwinked",
|
|
"humbugged",
|
|
"misguided",
|
|
"misled",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"strung along",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"tricked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"informed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"myth":{
|
|
"a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"according to an ancient Greek myth , humans acquired fire from Prometheus, a Titan who had stolen it from heaven"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"legend",
|
|
"mythos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allegory",
|
|
"parable",
|
|
"fabrication",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"figment",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"narrative",
|
|
"saga",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"tale",
|
|
"yarn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklore",
|
|
"legend",
|
|
"legendry",
|
|
"lore",
|
|
"mythology",
|
|
"mythos",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"folklife",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
|
"anecdote",
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"folktale",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"tale",
|
|
"yarn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a false idea or belief":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the idea that alligators can live in the sewers of New York is just a myth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"misbelief",
|
|
"misconception",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"untruth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"factoid",
|
|
"superstition",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscomprehension",
|
|
"misinterpretation",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"misperception",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"misinformation",
|
|
"misknowledge",
|
|
"misreport",
|
|
"misrepresentation",
|
|
"misstatement",
|
|
"sophism",
|
|
"sophistry",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"half-truth",
|
|
"lie",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"tale"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mystiques":{
|
|
"a special quality that makes a person or thing interesting or exciting":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There's a certain mystique to mountain climbing.",
|
|
"No one has been able to copy the legendary singer's mystique ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aureoles",
|
|
"aureolae",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"ambiences",
|
|
"ambiances",
|
|
"aromas",
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"auras",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"halos",
|
|
"haloes",
|
|
"karmas",
|
|
"moods",
|
|
"nimbi",
|
|
"nimbuses",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"odors",
|
|
"patinas",
|
|
"patinae",
|
|
"smells",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"vibrations",
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"appeals",
|
|
"captivations",
|
|
"charismas",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchantments",
|
|
"fascinations",
|
|
"glamours",
|
|
"glamors",
|
|
"magics",
|
|
"magnetisms",
|
|
"oomphs",
|
|
"pizzazzes",
|
|
"pizazzes",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"spirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"myths":{
|
|
"a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"according to an ancient Greek myth , humans acquired fire from Prometheus, a Titan who had stolen it from heaven"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fables",
|
|
"legends",
|
|
"mythoi"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allegories",
|
|
"parables",
|
|
"fabrications",
|
|
"fantasies",
|
|
"phantasies",
|
|
"fictions",
|
|
"figments",
|
|
"inventions",
|
|
"narratives",
|
|
"sagas",
|
|
"stories",
|
|
"tales",
|
|
"yarns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklores",
|
|
"legendries",
|
|
"legends",
|
|
"lores",
|
|
"mythoi",
|
|
"mythologies",
|
|
"traditions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"folklifes",
|
|
"folklives",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledges",
|
|
"wisdoms",
|
|
"anecdotes",
|
|
"anecdota",
|
|
"fables",
|
|
"folktales",
|
|
"old wives' tales",
|
|
"tales",
|
|
"yarns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a false idea or belief":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the idea that alligators can live in the sewers of New York is just a myth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delusions",
|
|
"errors",
|
|
"fallacies",
|
|
"falsehoods",
|
|
"falsities",
|
|
"hallucinations",
|
|
"illusions",
|
|
"misbeliefs",
|
|
"misconceptions",
|
|
"old wives' tales",
|
|
"untruths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"factoids",
|
|
"superstitions",
|
|
"fictions",
|
|
"pretenses",
|
|
"pretences",
|
|
"distortions",
|
|
"inaccuracies",
|
|
"misapprehensions",
|
|
"miscomprehensions",
|
|
"misinterpretations",
|
|
"misjudgments",
|
|
"misperceptions",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"misinformation",
|
|
"misknowledges",
|
|
"misreports",
|
|
"misrepresentations",
|
|
"misstatements",
|
|
"sophisms",
|
|
"sophistries",
|
|
"fibs",
|
|
"half-truths",
|
|
"lies",
|
|
"stories",
|
|
"tales"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"truths",
|
|
"verities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mythology":{
|
|
"the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Ares is the god of war in Greek mythology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklore",
|
|
"legend",
|
|
"legendry",
|
|
"lore",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"mythos",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"folklife",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
|
"anecdote",
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"folktale",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"tale",
|
|
"yarn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"myopias":{
|
|
"a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nearsightedness",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"eyesight",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"farsightedness",
|
|
"hypermetropia",
|
|
"hyperopia",
|
|
"presbyopia",
|
|
"aniseikonia",
|
|
"astigmatism",
|
|
"diplopia",
|
|
"squint",
|
|
"strabismus",
|
|
"double vision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mystics":{
|
|
"as in oracles":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oracles",
|
|
"augurs",
|
|
"diviners",
|
|
"forecasters",
|
|
"foreseers",
|
|
"foretellers",
|
|
"fortune-tellers",
|
|
"futurists",
|
|
"prognosticators",
|
|
"prophesiers",
|
|
"prophets",
|
|
"seers",
|
|
"soothsayers",
|
|
"visionaries",
|
|
"prophetesses",
|
|
"sibyls",
|
|
"wisewomen",
|
|
"astrologers",
|
|
"crystal gazers",
|
|
"palmists",
|
|
"rhabdomancers",
|
|
"Cassandras",
|
|
"doomsayers",
|
|
"doomsdayers",
|
|
"Jeremiahs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mystical":{
|
|
"impossible to prove, understand, or explain by either the senses or intelligence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Survivors of near-death experiences sometimes report mystical visions of the afterlife."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"psychic",
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"uncanny",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
"supernatural",
|
|
"unearthly",
|
|
"extrasensory",
|
|
"supersensory",
|
|
"imponderable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible",
|
|
"unsearchable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"unaccountable",
|
|
"unexplainable",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
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"vague"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fathomable",
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"intelligible",
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"understandable",
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"apparent",
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"clear",
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"evident",
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"manifest",
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"obvious",
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"open-and-shut",
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"palpable",
|
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"patent",
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"perspicuous",
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"plain",
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"straightforward",
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"transparent",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal",
|
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"unmistakable"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"myriads":{
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"a considerable amount":{
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"examples":[
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"the car can be outfitted with a myriad of options"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abundances",
|
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"barrels",
|
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"basketfuls",
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"basketsful",
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"boatloads",
|
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"buckets",
|
|
"bunches",
|
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"bundles",
|
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"bushels",
|
|
"carloads",
|
|
"chunks",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dozens",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistfuls",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deals",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"hundreds",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicities",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"passels",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"platefuls",
|
|
"plenitudes",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"plentitudes",
|
|
"potfuls",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaves",
|
|
"shiploads",
|
|
"sights",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"spates",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"stores",
|
|
"tons",
|
|
"truckloads",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"wads",
|
|
"wealths",
|
|
"yards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemics",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"rashes",
|
|
"bonanzas",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"overabundances",
|
|
"overages",
|
|
"overkills",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupplies",
|
|
"plethoras",
|
|
"redundancies",
|
|
"superabundances",
|
|
"superfluities",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"surpluses",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"armies",
|
|
"bevies",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"droves",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"hosts",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"seas",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"gazillions",
|
|
"jillions",
|
|
"kazillions",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillions",
|
|
"zillions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atoms",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dots",
|
|
"flecks",
|
|
"flyspecks",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"granules",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"molecules",
|
|
"motes",
|
|
"nubbins",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scintillas",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"smatterings",
|
|
"smatters",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"morsels",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"absences",
|
|
"dearths",
|
|
"famines",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"paucities",
|
|
"poverties",
|
|
"scarcities",
|
|
"shortages",
|
|
"undersupplies",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"deficits",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"insufficiencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"drams",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"handfuls",
|
|
"handsful",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"mouthfuls",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"pittances",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"tastes",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |