dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/abr_MWT.json
2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00

2270 lines
45 KiB
JSON

{
"abrasive":{
"causing annoyance":{
"examples":[
"an abrasive display of rude behavior"
],
"synonyms":[
"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 synonyms":[
"burdensome",
"discomforting",
"displeasing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"importunate",
"importune",
"inconveniencing",
"angering",
"enraging",
"infuriating",
"brattish",
"bratty",
"mischievous",
"offensive",
"troublesome",
"upsetting",
"distractive",
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"worrisome",
"biting",
"grating",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"spiny",
"thorny"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delightful",
"pleasing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"abridged":{
"as in shortened , abbreviated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"curtailed",
"cut-back",
"shortened",
"syncopated",
"shortish",
"compact",
"condensed",
"brief",
"fast",
"little",
"short",
"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":[
"extended",
"far",
"great",
"lengthy",
"long",
"long-drawn-out",
"long-drawn",
"long-lived",
"endless",
"everlasting",
"interminable",
"persistent",
"unending",
"longish",
"overlong",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"permanent",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"supplemented",
"long-range",
"long-term"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make less in extent or duration":{
"examples":[
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"curtailed",
"cut back",
"docked",
"elided",
"shortened",
"syncopated",
"truncated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstracted",
"digested",
"encapsulated",
"epitomized",
"recapitulated",
"summarized",
"summed up",
"abated",
"compressed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"cut",
"cut down",
"pared",
"pruned",
"trimmed",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"deflated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"moderated",
"modified",
"reduced",
"retrenched",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"slashed",
"subtracted (from)",
"tapered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"supplemented",
"added",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"ballooned",
"boosted",
"dilated",
"escalated",
"heightened",
"increased",
"maximized",
"pumped up",
"raised",
"blew up",
"distended",
"inflated",
"swelled"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongated",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"abridgment":{
"a shortened version of a written work":{
"examples":[
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviation",
"bowdlerization",
"condensation",
"digest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstract",
"aper\u00e7u",
"brief",
"capsule",
"outline",
"overview",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"review",
"sketch",
"sum",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summation",
"survey",
"syllabus",
"synopsis",
"tabloid",
"wrap-up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplification",
"elaboration",
"enlargement",
"expansion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abracadabra":{
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
"examples":[
"originally, an abracadabra was a cryptogram of the word \"abracadabra\" that was repeated in diminishing form until it disappeared entirely\u2014supposedly just like the targeted evil or misfortune"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitchment",
"charm",
"conjuration",
"enchantment",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"hex",
"incantation",
"invocation",
"spell",
"whammy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantrip",
"curse",
"jinx",
"bewitchery",
"conjuring",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"voodoo",
"voodooism",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry",
"amulet",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"unintelligible or meaningless talk":{
"examples":[
"after some abracadabra the spiritualist announced that we had made contact with \"the other side\""
],
"synonyms":[
"babble",
"blabber",
"burble",
"double Dutch",
"double-talk",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"jabberwocky",
"mumbo jumbo",
"nonsense",
"prattle",
"slobber"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"hocus-pocus",
"hokeypokey",
"twaddle",
"chatter",
"gab",
"patter",
"prate",
"tattle",
"twitter",
"cackle",
"clack",
"clatter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abrade":{
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafe",
"corrade",
"erode",
"fray",
"frazzle",
"fret",
"gall",
"rasp",
"rub",
"wear"
],
"near synonyms":[
"file",
"gnaw",
"grate",
"graze",
"grind",
"nibble",
"sandblast",
"sandpaper",
"scour",
"scrape",
"scuff",
"shave",
"erase",
"reduce",
"rub out",
"wear out",
"wipe (away)",
"bite",
"break down",
"break up",
"chew",
"corrode",
"decompose",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"eat",
"hone",
"sharpen",
"whet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafe",
"excoriate",
"fret",
"gall",
"irritate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"graze",
"scrape",
"scratch",
"burn",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"flay",
"peel",
"skin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings"
],
"synonyms":[
"graze",
"scrape",
"scratch",
"scuff"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bark",
"skin",
"chafe",
"fret",
"gall",
"claw",
"cut",
"lacerate",
"bruise",
"contuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polish",
"smooth",
"soften",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abrogated":{
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
],
"synonyms":[
"abated",
"abolished",
"annulled",
"avoided",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"disannulled",
"dissolved",
"invalidated",
"negated",
"nulled",
"nullified",
"quashed",
"repealed",
"rescinded",
"rolled back",
"struck down",
"vacated",
"voided"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermanded",
"overrode",
"overruled",
"overturned",
"vetoed",
"aborted",
"called",
"called off",
"dropped",
"recalled",
"retracted",
"reversed",
"revoked",
"suspended",
"withdrew",
"banned",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"disallowed",
"dismissed",
"rejected",
"annihilated",
"broke down",
"eliminated",
"eradicated",
"erased",
"liquidated",
"removed",
"threw out",
"wrote off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enacted",
"laid down",
"legislated",
"established",
"founded",
"instituted",
"formalized",
"legalized",
"legitimated",
"legitimized",
"validated",
"passed",
"ratified",
"allowed",
"approved",
"authorized",
"cleared",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"permitted",
"sanctioned",
"warranted",
"commanded",
"decreed",
"mandated",
"ordered",
"prescribed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abrades":{
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafes",
"corrades",
"erodes",
"frays",
"frazzles",
"frets",
"galls",
"rasps",
"rubs",
"wears"
],
"near synonyms":[
"files",
"gnaws",
"grates",
"grazes",
"grinds",
"nibbles",
"sandblasts",
"sandpapers",
"scours",
"scrapes",
"scuffs",
"shaves",
"erases",
"reduces",
"rubs out",
"wears out",
"wipes (away)",
"bites",
"breaks down",
"breaks up",
"chews",
"corrodes",
"decomposes",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"eats",
"hones",
"sharpens",
"whets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafes",
"excoriates",
"frets",
"galls",
"irritates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazes",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"burns",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"flays",
"peels",
"skins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings"
],
"synonyms":[
"grazes",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"scuffs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barks",
"skins",
"chafes",
"frets",
"galls",
"claws",
"cuts",
"lacerates",
"bruises",
"contuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polishes",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"softens",
"waxes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abruptly":{
"with great suddenness":{
"examples":[
"the car in front stopped abruptly , and we almost hit it"
],
"synonyms":[
"short",
"suddenly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surprisingly",
"unexpectedly",
"directly",
"immediately",
"incontinently",
"instantaneously",
"instantly",
"promptly",
"pronto",
"right",
"right away",
"right off",
"straightaway",
"fast",
"full tilt",
"posthaste",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"readily",
"snappily",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly",
"hastily",
"impetuously",
"impulsively",
"rashly",
"recklessly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gradually",
"slowly",
"hesitantly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"abridgement":{
"a shortened version of a written work":{
"examples":[
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviation",
"bowdlerization",
"condensation",
"digest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstract",
"aper\u00e7u",
"brief",
"capsule",
"outline",
"overview",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"review",
"sketch",
"sum",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summation",
"survey",
"syllabus",
"synopsis",
"tabloid",
"wrap-up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplification",
"elaboration",
"enlargement",
"expansion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abraded":{
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafed",
"corraded",
"eroded",
"frayed",
"frazzled",
"fretted",
"galled",
"rasped",
"rubbed",
"wore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"filed",
"gnawed",
"grated",
"grazed",
"ground",
"nibbled",
"sandblasted",
"sandpapered",
"scoured",
"scraped",
"scuffed",
"shaved",
"erased",
"reduced",
"rubbed out",
"wiped (away)",
"wore out",
"ate",
"bit",
"broke down",
"broke up",
"chewed",
"corroded",
"decomposed",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"honed",
"sharpened",
"whetted"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafed",
"excoriated",
"fretted",
"galled",
"irritated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazed",
"scraped",
"scratched",
"burned",
"burnt",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"flayed",
"peeled",
"skinned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings"
],
"synonyms":[
"grazed",
"scraped",
"scratched",
"scuffed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barked",
"skinned",
"chafed",
"fretted",
"galled",
"clawed",
"cut",
"lacerated",
"bruised",
"contused"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polished",
"smoothed",
"softened",
"waxed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abrogates":{
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
],
"synonyms":[
"abates",
"abolishes",
"annuls",
"avoids",
"cancels",
"disannuls",
"dissolves",
"invalidates",
"negates",
"nullifies",
"nulls",
"quashes",
"repeals",
"rescinds",
"rolls back",
"strikes down",
"vacates",
"voids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermands",
"overrides",
"overrules",
"overturns",
"vetoes",
"aborts",
"calls",
"calls off",
"drops",
"recalls",
"retracts",
"reverses",
"revokes",
"suspends",
"withdraws",
"bans",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"outlaws",
"prohibits",
"disallows",
"dismisses",
"rejects",
"annihilates",
"breaks down",
"eliminates",
"eradicates",
"erases",
"liquidates",
"removes",
"throws out",
"writes off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enacts",
"lays down",
"legislates",
"establishes",
"founds",
"institutes",
"formalizes",
"legalizes",
"legitimates",
"legitimizes",
"validates",
"passes",
"ratifies",
"allows",
"approves",
"authorizes",
"clears",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"permits",
"sanctions",
"warrants",
"commands",
"decrees",
"mandates",
"orders",
"prescribes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abroad":{
"as in afloat , hereabouts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"afloat",
"hereabouts",
"hereabout",
"all over",
"everyplace",
"everywhere",
"about",
"around",
"round"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in afar , afield":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"afar",
"afield",
"astray",
"apart",
"aside",
"elsewhere",
"away",
"down",
"fro",
"hence",
"off",
"out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in vacationing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"vacationing",
"departed",
"gone",
"retired",
"AWOL",
"truant",
"absent",
"away",
"missing",
"out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"here",
"in",
"present",
"accompanying",
"attending",
"participating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"abridgments":{
"a shortened version of a written work":{
"examples":[
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviations",
"bowdlerizations",
"condensations",
"digests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"aper\u00e7us",
"briefs",
"capsules",
"outlines",
"overviews",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recapitulations",
"recaps",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
"resumes",
"resum\u00e9s",
"reviews",
"sketches",
"summaries",
"summarizations",
"summations",
"sums",
"surveys",
"syllabi",
"syllabuses",
"synopses",
"tabloids",
"wrap-ups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifications",
"elaborations",
"enlargements",
"expansions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abrogate":{
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"abolish",
"annul",
"avoid",
"cancel",
"disannul",
"dissolve",
"invalidate",
"negate",
"null",
"nullify",
"quash",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"roll back",
"strike down",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermand",
"override",
"overrule",
"overturn",
"veto",
"abort",
"call",
"call off",
"drop",
"recall",
"retract",
"reverse",
"revoke",
"suspend",
"withdraw",
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"outlaw",
"prohibit",
"disallow",
"dismiss",
"reject",
"annihilate",
"break down",
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"liquidate",
"remove",
"throw out",
"write off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enact",
"lay down",
"legislate",
"establish",
"found",
"institute",
"formalize",
"legalize",
"legitimate",
"legitimize",
"validate",
"pass",
"ratify",
"allow",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"permit",
"sanction",
"warrant",
"command",
"decree",
"mandate",
"order",
"prescribe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abrogating":{
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans"
],
"synonyms":[
"abating",
"abolishing",
"annulling",
"avoiding",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"disannulling",
"dissolving",
"invalidating",
"negating",
"nullifying",
"nulling",
"quashing",
"repealing",
"rescinding",
"rolling back",
"striking down",
"vacating",
"voiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermanding",
"overriding",
"overruling",
"overturning",
"vetoing",
"aborting",
"calling",
"calling off",
"dropping",
"recalling",
"retracting",
"reversing",
"revoking",
"suspending",
"withdrawing",
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"outlawing",
"prohibiting",
"disallowing",
"dismissing",
"rejecting",
"annihilating",
"breaking down",
"eliminating",
"eradicating",
"erasing",
"liquidating",
"removing",
"throwing out",
"writing off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enacting",
"laying down",
"legislating",
"establishing",
"founding",
"instituting",
"formalizing",
"legalizing",
"legitimating",
"legitimizing",
"validating",
"passing",
"ratifying",
"allowing",
"approving",
"authorizing",
"clearing",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"permitting",
"sanctioning",
"warranting",
"commanding",
"decreeing",
"mandating",
"ordering",
"prescribing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abrasion":{
"an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface":{
"examples":[
"walked away from the auto accident with only minor abrasions"
],
"synonyms":[
"bruise",
"graze",
"scrape"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedsore",
"gall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abridging":{
"to make less in extent or duration":{
"examples":[
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviating",
"curtailing",
"cutting back",
"docking",
"eliding",
"shortening",
"syncopating",
"truncating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstracting",
"digesting",
"encapsulating",
"epitomizing",
"recapitulating",
"summarizing",
"summing up",
"abating",
"compressing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"cutting",
"cutting down",
"paring",
"pruning",
"trimming",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"deflating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"moderating",
"modifying",
"reducing",
"retrenching",
"shrinking",
"slashing",
"subtracting (from)",
"tapering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enlarging",
"expanding",
"supplementing",
"adding",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"ballooning",
"boosting",
"dilating",
"escalating",
"heightening",
"increasing",
"maximizing",
"pumping up",
"raising",
"blowing up",
"distending",
"inflating",
"swelling"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongating",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abracadabras":{
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
"examples":[
"originally, an abracadabra was a cryptogram of the word \"abracadabra\" that was repeated in diminishing form until it disappeared entirely\u2014supposedly just like the targeted evil or misfortune"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitchments",
"charms",
"conjurations",
"enchantments",
"glamours",
"glamors",
"hexes",
"incantations",
"invocations",
"spells",
"whammies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantrips",
"curses",
"jinxes",
"bewitcheries",
"magics",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"necromancies",
"sorceries",
"voodooisms",
"voodoos",
"witchcrafts",
"witcheries",
"wizardries",
"amulets",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"phylacteries",
"talismans"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abrasions":{
"an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface":{
"examples":[
"walked away from the auto accident with only minor abrasions"
],
"synonyms":[
"bruises",
"grazes",
"scrapes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedsores",
"galls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abrupt":{
"being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner":{
"examples":[
"the policeman's abrupt manner discouraged me from trying to claim that I hadn't seen the red light"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluff",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"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"
]
},
"having an incline approaching the perpendicular":{
"examples":[
"the gentle, rolling hills gradually give way to high mountains with abrupt sides"
],
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"precipitous",
"sheer",
"steep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"perpendicular",
"plumb",
"straight",
"vertical",
"craggy",
"hillocky",
"hilly",
"mountainous",
"scarped",
"angled",
"canted",
"cocked",
"heeled",
"inclined",
"listed",
"slanted",
"sloped",
"tilted",
"tipped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentle",
"gradual",
"moderate",
"soft",
"even",
"flat",
"flush",
"horizontal",
"level",
"plane",
"smooth",
"unruffled",
"unwrinkled"
],
"antonyms":[
"easy"
]
},
"not expected":{
"examples":[
"his abrupt reappearance seems to have caught everyone off guard"
],
"synonyms":[
"sudden",
"unanticipated",
"unexpected",
"unforeseen",
"unlooked-for"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unintended",
"unplanned",
"improbable",
"unlikely",
"startling",
"surprising"
],
"near antonyms":[
"predicted",
"prophesied",
"unsurprising"
],
"antonyms":[
"anticipated",
"expected",
"foreseen"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"abridges":{
"to make less in extent or duration":{
"examples":[
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviates",
"curtails",
"cuts back",
"docks",
"elides",
"shortens",
"syncopates",
"truncates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"digests",
"encapsulates",
"epitomizes",
"recapitulates",
"summarizes",
"sums up",
"abates",
"compresses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"cuts",
"cuts down",
"pares",
"prunes",
"trims",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"deflates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"moderates",
"modifies",
"reduces",
"retrenches",
"shrinks",
"slashes",
"subtracts (from)",
"tapers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enlarges",
"expands",
"supplements",
"adds",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"balloons",
"boosts",
"dilates",
"escalates",
"heightens",
"increases",
"maximizes",
"pumps up",
"raises",
"blows up",
"distends",
"inflates",
"swells"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abreast":{
"having information especially as a result of study or experience":{
"examples":[
"keeping abreast of the latest fashion trends"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquainted",
"au courant",
"conversant",
"familiar",
"informed",
"knowledgeable",
"up",
"up-to-date",
"versed",
"well-informed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alive",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"heedful",
"mindful",
"sensible",
"sentient"
],
"near antonyms":[
"insensible",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unmindful",
"blind",
"oblivious",
"unknowing",
"unwitting",
"inattentive",
"unheeding"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignorant",
"unacquainted",
"unfamiliar",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"abridgements":{
"a shortened version of a written work":{
"examples":[
"this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviations",
"bowdlerizations",
"condensations",
"digests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"aper\u00e7us",
"briefs",
"capsules",
"outlines",
"overviews",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recapitulations",
"recaps",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
"resumes",
"resum\u00e9s",
"reviews",
"sketches",
"summaries",
"summarizations",
"summations",
"sums",
"surveys",
"syllabi",
"syllabuses",
"synopses",
"tabloids",
"wrap-ups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifications",
"elaborations",
"enlargements",
"expansions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abrading":{
"as in irritating , roughening":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"irritating",
"roughening",
"roughened",
"rugged",
"strong",
"grim",
"gruff",
"rude",
"stiff",
"forceful",
"forcible",
"savage",
"violent",
"heavy-handed",
"oppressive",
"pitiless",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"exquisite",
"fierce",
"intense",
"powerful",
"severe",
"abrasive",
"caustic",
"coarse",
"hard",
"harsh",
"rough",
"scathing",
"stern",
"ungentle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"balmy",
"benign",
"bland",
"delicate",
"gentle",
"light",
"mellow",
"mild",
"nonabrasive",
"soft",
"soothing",
"tender",
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"clement",
"compassionate",
"easy",
"lenient",
"merciful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafing",
"corrading",
"eroding",
"fraying",
"frazzling",
"fretting",
"galling",
"rasping",
"rubbing",
"wearing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"filing",
"gnawing",
"grating",
"grazing",
"grinding",
"nibbling",
"sandblasting",
"sandpapering",
"scouring",
"scraping",
"scuffing",
"shaving",
"erasing",
"reducing",
"rubbing out",
"wearing out",
"wiping (away)",
"biting",
"breaking down",
"breaking up",
"chewing",
"corroding",
"decomposing",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"eating",
"honing",
"sharpening",
"whetting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered"
],
"synonyms":[
"chafing",
"excoriating",
"fretting",
"galling",
"irritating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazing",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"burning",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"flaying",
"peeling",
"skinning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings"
],
"synonyms":[
"grazing",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"scuffing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barking",
"skinning",
"chafing",
"fretting",
"galling",
"clawing",
"cutting",
"lacerating",
"bruising",
"contusing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polishing",
"smoothing",
"softening",
"waxing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"abridge":{
"to make less in extent or duration":{
"examples":[
"the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"dock",
"elide",
"shorten",
"syncopate",
"truncate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstract",
"digest",
"encapsulate",
"epitomize",
"recapitulate",
"summarize",
"sum up",
"abate",
"compress",
"constrict",
"contract",
"cut",
"cut down",
"pare",
"prune",
"trim",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"deflate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"lower",
"moderate",
"modify",
"reduce",
"retrench",
"shrink",
"slash",
"subtract (from)",
"taper"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enlarge",
"expand",
"supplement",
"add",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"balloon",
"boost",
"dilate",
"escalate",
"heighten",
"increase",
"maximize",
"pump up",
"raise",
"blow up",
"distend",
"inflate",
"swell"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"abrogations":{
"the doing away with something by formal action":{
"examples":[
"staunch opposition to any legislation that would result in the abrogation of the rights of religious minorities"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatements",
"abolishments",
"abolitions",
"annulments",
"avoidances",
"cancellations",
"cancelations",
"defeasances",
"dissolutions",
"invalidations",
"negations",
"nullifications",
"repeals",
"rescindments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abortions",
"recalls",
"countermands",
"overrides",
"overturns",
"vetoes",
"retractions",
"reversals",
"revocations",
"suspensions",
"withdrawals",
"forbiddances",
"prohibitions",
"disallowances",
"dismissals",
"rejections",
"eliminations",
"eradications",
"erasures",
"liquidations",
"removals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enactments",
"legislations",
"establishments",
"institutions",
"formalizations",
"legalizations",
"legitimations",
"legitimizations",
"validations",
"passings",
"ratifications",
"approvals",
"authorizations",
"clearances",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"permissions",
"commandments",
"orderings",
"prescriptions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abruptness":{
"as in bluntness , shortness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bluntness",
"brusqueness",
"curtness",
"shortness",
"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"sententiousness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffuseness",
"long-windedness",
"prolixity",
"verbosity",
"wordiness",
"periphrasis",
"pleonasm",
"redundancy",
"repetitiousness",
"repetitiveness",
"tautology"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"abrogation":{
"the doing away with something by formal action":{
"examples":[
"staunch opposition to any legislation that would result in the abrogation of the rights of religious minorities"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"abolishment",
"abolition",
"annulment",
"avoidance",
"cancellation",
"cancelation",
"defeasance",
"dissolution",
"invalidation",
"negation",
"nullification",
"quashing",
"repeal",
"rescindment",
"voiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abortion",
"calling off",
"recall",
"countermand",
"override",
"overruling",
"overturn",
"veto",
"retraction",
"reversal",
"revocation",
"suspension",
"withdrawal",
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbiddance",
"outlawing",
"prohibition",
"disallowance",
"dismissal",
"rejection",
"elimination",
"eradication",
"erasure",
"liquidation",
"removal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enactment",
"legislation",
"establishment",
"founding",
"institution",
"formalization",
"legalization",
"legitimation",
"legitimization",
"validation",
"passing",
"ratification",
"approval",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"permission",
"sanctioning",
"commandment",
"decreeing",
"mandating",
"ordering",
"prescription"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}