dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/bew_MWT.json
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{
"bewhiskered":{
"as in bearded , mustachioed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bearded",
"mustachioed",
"moustachioed",
"whiskered",
"bristly",
"brushy",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hairy",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly",
"stubbled",
"stubbly",
"downy",
"fluffy",
"fuzzy",
"linty",
"nappy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bald",
"furless",
"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth",
"beardless",
"shaved",
"shaven"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"bewildered":{
"suffering from mental confusion":{
"examples":[
"the bewildered child wandered aimlessly around the playground"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"senseless",
"unconscious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alert",
"conscious"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers"
],
"synonyms":[
"addled",
"baffled",
"bamboozled",
"beat",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"buffaloed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"discombobulated",
"disoriented",
"flummoxed",
"foxed",
"fuddled",
"got",
"graveled",
"gravelled",
"mazed",
"muddied",
"muddled",
"mystified",
"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":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bewitch":{
"to cast a spell on":{
"examples":[
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone"
],
"synonyms":[
"charm",
"enchant",
"ensorcell",
"ensorcel",
"hex",
"overlook",
"spell",
"strike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curse",
"jinx",
"possess",
"voodoo",
"attract",
"beguile",
"captivate",
"fascinate",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind",
"entice",
"lure",
"seduce",
"tempt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"an animated film that bewitches children and adults alike"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"beguile",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"kill",
"magnetize",
"wile",
"witch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarm",
"draw",
"entice",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"arrest",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"beckon",
"court",
"invite",
"solicit",
"woo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgust",
"offend",
"repel",
"revolt",
"annoy",
"displease",
"irk",
"bore",
"tire",
"weary"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bewitchery":{
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
"examples":[
"would have thought that only an act of bewitchery could make snow fall in Florida, but the state has a history of modest snow accumulations"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitchment",
"conjuring",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"enchantment",
"ensorcellment",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"thaumaturgy",
"voodooism",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abracadabra",
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman",
"conjuration",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"incantation",
"spell",
"curse",
"hex",
"jinx",
"augury",
"crystal gazing",
"divination",
"divining",
"forecasting",
"foreknowing",
"foreseeing",
"foretelling",
"fortune-telling",
"predicting",
"presaging",
"prognosticating",
"prophesying",
"soothsaying",
"sortilege",
"hexerei",
"hoodoo",
"occultism",
"spiritualism",
"augur",
"omen",
"exorcism",
"alchemy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"science"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bewitchments":{
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
"examples":[
"the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince"
],
"synonyms":[
"abracadabras",
"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":[]
},
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
"examples":[
"while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitcheries",
"devilries",
"deviltries",
"diableries",
"enchantments",
"ensorcellments",
"magics",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"necromancies",
"sorceries",
"thaumaturgies",
"voodooisms",
"witchcrafts",
"witcheries",
"wizardries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abracadabras",
"amulets",
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"periapts",
"phylacteries",
"talismans",
"conjurations",
"glamours",
"glamors",
"incantations",
"spells",
"curses",
"hexes",
"jinxes",
"auguries",
"crystal gazings",
"divinations",
"fortune-tellings",
"soothsayings",
"sortileges",
"hexereis",
"hoodoos",
"occultisms",
"spiritualisms",
"augurs",
"omens",
"exorcisms",
"alchemies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sciences"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bewitchment":{
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
"examples":[
"the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince"
],
"synonyms":[
"abracadabra",
"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":[]
},
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
"examples":[
"while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitchery",
"conjuring",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"enchantment",
"ensorcellment",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"thaumaturgy",
"voodooism",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abracadabra",
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman",
"conjuration",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"incantation",
"spell",
"curse",
"hex",
"jinx",
"augury",
"crystal gazing",
"divination",
"divining",
"forecasting",
"foreknowing",
"foreseeing",
"foretelling",
"fortune-telling",
"predicting",
"presaging",
"prognosticating",
"prophesying",
"soothsaying",
"sortilege",
"hexerei",
"hoodoo",
"occultism",
"spiritualism",
"augur",
"omen",
"exorcism",
"alchemy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"science"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bewitches":{
"to cast a spell on":{
"examples":[
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone"
],
"synonyms":[
"charms",
"enchants",
"ensorcells",
"ensorcels",
"hexes",
"overlooks",
"spells",
"strikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curses",
"jinxes",
"possesses",
"voodoos",
"attracts",
"beguiles",
"captivates",
"fascinates",
"mesmerizes",
"spellbinds",
"entices",
"lures",
"seduces",
"tempts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blesses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"an animated film that bewitches children and adults alike"
],
"synonyms":[
"allures",
"beguiles",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"fascinates",
"kills",
"magnetizes",
"wiles",
"witches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarms",
"draws",
"entices",
"lures",
"pulls",
"seduces",
"tempts",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"arrests",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"appeals (to)",
"interests",
"intrigues",
"beckons",
"courts",
"invites",
"solicits",
"woos"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusts",
"offends",
"repels",
"revolts",
"annoys",
"displeases",
"irks",
"bores",
"tires",
"wearies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bewilderments":{
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment"
],
"synonyms":[
"bafflements",
"bamboozlements",
"befuddlements",
"bemusements",
"confusions",
"discombobulations",
"distractions",
"fogs",
"head-scratchings",
"mazes",
"muddles",
"mystifications",
"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":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bewitching":{
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{
"examples":[
"a bewitching woman who has never lacked for suitors"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
"charming",
"elfin",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"luring",
"magnetic",
"seductive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"arresting",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"galvanic",
"gripping",
"hypnotic",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"enticing",
"tantalizing",
"tempting",
"exciting",
"haunting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"titillating",
"beckoning",
"inviting",
"winning",
"darling",
"delightful",
"pleasant",
"pleasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"irksome",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"wearisome",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"distasteful",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"invidious",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"odious",
"offensive",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous"
],
"antonyms":[
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
]
},
"to cast a spell on":{
"examples":[
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone"
],
"synonyms":[
"charming",
"enchanting",
"ensorcelling",
"ensorceling",
"hexing",
"overlooking",
"spelling",
"striking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cursing",
"jinxing",
"possessing",
"voodooing",
"attracting",
"beguiling",
"captivating",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"enticing",
"luring",
"seducing",
"tempting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blessing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"an animated film that bewitches children and adults alike"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"beguiling",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"killing",
"magnetizing",
"wiling",
"witching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarming",
"drawing",
"enticing",
"luring",
"pulling",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"arresting",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"appealing (to)",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"beckoning",
"courting",
"inviting",
"soliciting",
"wooing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusting",
"offending",
"repelling",
"revolting",
"annoying",
"displeasing",
"irking",
"boring",
"tiring",
"wearying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bewailed":{
"to feel or express sorrow for":{
"examples":[
"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoaned",
"deplored",
"grieved (for)",
"lamented",
"mourned",
"wailed (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elegized",
"cried (for)",
"keened",
"moaned",
"wept",
"regretted",
"rued",
"bawled",
"blubbered",
"sobbed",
"agonized",
"bled",
"hurt",
"sorrowed",
"suffered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beamed",
"cheered",
"grinned",
"laughed",
"smiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"delighted",
"exulted (in)",
"gloried (in)",
"joyed",
"rejoiced (in)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bewildering":{
"as in confusing , perplexing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baffling",
"confounding",
"confused",
"confusing",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"disorganized",
"muddled",
"perplexing",
"puzzling",
"unorganized",
"choppy",
"disconnected",
"disjointed",
"incoherent",
"unconnected",
"disconcerting",
"frustrating",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"inconsistent",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unsound",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"bizarre",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"foolish",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"screwy",
"strange",
"unreasonable",
"unusual",
"weird",
"meaningless",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"senseless",
"silly",
"unconvincing",
"inexplicable",
"unaccountable",
"unexplainable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coherent",
"connected",
"ordered",
"orderly",
"organized",
"systematic",
"systematized",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"solid",
"sound",
"valid",
"cogent",
"compelling",
"convincing",
"persuasive",
"plausible",
"satisfying",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"lucid",
"perspicuous",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers"
],
"synonyms":[
"addling",
"baffling",
"bamboozling",
"beating",
"befogging",
"befuddling",
"bemusing",
"buffaloing",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discombobulating",
"disorienting",
"flummoxing",
"foxing",
"fuddling",
"getting",
"graveling",
"gravelling",
"mazing",
"muddling",
"muddying",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"posing",
"puzzling",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sticking",
"stumping",
"weirding out",
"abashing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"discountenancing",
"embarrassing",
"fazing",
"flustering",
"mortifying",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"rattling",
"agitating",
"bothering",
"chagrining",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"dismaying",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"stunning",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"beguiling",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"fooling",
"gulling",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"humbugging",
"misguiding",
"misleading",
"snowing",
"stringing along",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assuring",
"reassuring",
"satisfying",
"enlightening",
"informing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"beware (of)":{
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[
"beware of that parrot because it bites"
],
"synonyms":[
"guard (against)",
"look out (for)",
"mind",
"ware",
"watch out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attend",
"heed",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"behold",
"discern",
"observe",
"perceive",
"see",
"watch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discount",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"miss",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bewitcheries":{
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
"examples":[
"would have thought that only an act of bewitchery could make snow fall in Florida, but the state has a history of modest snow accumulations"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitchments",
"devilries",
"deviltries",
"diableries",
"enchantments",
"ensorcellments",
"magics",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"necromancies",
"sorceries",
"thaumaturgies",
"voodooisms",
"witchcrafts",
"witcheries",
"wizardries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abracadabras",
"amulets",
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"periapts",
"phylacteries",
"talismans",
"conjurations",
"glamours",
"glamors",
"incantations",
"spells",
"curses",
"hexes",
"jinxes",
"auguries",
"crystal gazings",
"divinations",
"fortune-tellings",
"soothsayings",
"sortileges",
"hexereis",
"hoodoos",
"occultisms",
"spiritualisms",
"augurs",
"omens",
"exorcisms",
"alchemies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sciences"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bewails":{
"to feel or express sorrow for":{
"examples":[
"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoans",
"deplores",
"grieves (for)",
"laments",
"mourns",
"wails (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elegizes",
"cries (for)",
"keens",
"moans",
"weeps",
"regrets",
"rues",
"bawls",
"blubbers",
"sobs",
"agonizes",
"bleeds",
"hurts",
"sorrows",
"suffers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beams",
"cheers",
"grins",
"laughs",
"smiles"
],
"antonyms":[
"delights",
"exults (in)",
"glories (in)",
"joys",
"rejoices (in)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bewilderedness":{
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"he gave her a look of inexpressible bewilderedness"
],
"synonyms":[
"bafflement",
"bamboozlement",
"befuddlement",
"bemusement",
"bewilderment",
"confusedness",
"confusion",
"discombobulation",
"distraction",
"fog",
"head-scratching",
"maze",
"muddle",
"mystification",
"perplexity",
"puzzlement",
"tangle",
"whirl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abashment",
"discomfiture",
"disconcertment",
"embarrassment",
"mortification",
"agitation",
"chagrin",
"discomfort",
"dismay",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"perturbation",
"upset",
"bother",
"commotion",
"dither",
"flurry",
"fluster",
"fuss",
"stew",
"turmoil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assurance",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"positiveness",
"sureness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bewilders":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers"
],
"synonyms":[
"addles",
"baffles",
"bamboozles",
"beats",
"befogs",
"befuddles",
"bemuses",
"buffaloes",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"discombobulates",
"disorients",
"flummoxes",
"foxes",
"fuddles",
"gets",
"gravels",
"mazes",
"muddies",
"muddles",
"mystifies",
"perplexes",
"poses",
"puzzles",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sticks",
"stumps",
"weirds out",
"abashes",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"discountenances",
"embarrasses",
"fazes",
"flusters",
"mortifies",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"rattles",
"agitates",
"bothers",
"chagrins",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"dismays",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"stuns",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"beguiles",
"cozens",
"deceives",
"deludes",
"dupes",
"fools",
"gulls",
"hoaxes",
"hoodwinks",
"humbugs",
"misguides",
"misleads",
"snows",
"strings along",
"takes in",
"tricks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assures",
"reassures",
"satisfies",
"enlightens",
"informs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bewilderment":{
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment"
],
"synonyms":[
"bafflement",
"bamboozlement",
"befuddlement",
"bemusement",
"bewilderedness",
"confusedness",
"confusion",
"discombobulation",
"distraction",
"fog",
"head-scratching",
"maze",
"muddle",
"mystification",
"perplexity",
"puzzlement",
"tangle",
"whirl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abashment",
"discomfiture",
"disconcertment",
"embarrassment",
"mortification",
"agitation",
"chagrin",
"discomfort",
"dismay",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"perturbation",
"upset",
"bother",
"commotion",
"dither",
"flurry",
"fluster",
"fuss",
"stew",
"turmoil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assurance",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"positiveness",
"sureness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bewailing":{
"expressing or suggesting mourning":{
"examples":[
"the doctor assured us that my father was not in any danger of dying, hence those bewailing looks on our faces were uncalled-for"
],
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"doleful",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dirgelike",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"melancholy",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"dispirited",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"inconsolable",
"tearful",
"brokenhearted",
"careworn",
"crestfallen",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"low-spirited",
"miserable",
"sad",
"triste",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"bawling",
"crying",
"groaning",
"howling",
"keening",
"moaning",
"yammering",
"bleeding",
"suffering",
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"desolate",
"dismal",
"dreary",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"gray",
"grey",
"joyless",
"low",
"miserable",
"moody",
"morbid",
"morose",
"pathetic",
"pessimistic",
"piteous",
"saturnine",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"wretched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted",
"exulting",
"glorying",
"happy",
"joyful",
"rejoicing",
"triumphant",
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"laughing",
"smiling",
"blissful",
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyous",
"lighthearted",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"euphoric",
"exhilarated",
"giddy",
"heady",
"rapturous",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to feel or express sorrow for":{
"examples":[
"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoaning",
"deploring",
"grieving (for)",
"lamenting",
"mourning",
"wailing (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elegizing",
"crying (for)",
"keening",
"moaning",
"weeping",
"regretting",
"ruing",
"bawling",
"blubbering",
"sobbing",
"agonizing",
"bleeding",
"hurting",
"sorrowing",
"suffering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beaming",
"cheering",
"grinning",
"laughing",
"smiling"
],
"antonyms":[
"delighting",
"exulting (in)",
"glorying (in)",
"joying",
"rejoicing (in)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bewitched":{
"being or appearing to be under a magic spell":{
"examples":[
"the bewitched princess who could be awakened only by a kiss from the prince destined to be her husband"
],
"synonyms":[
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"entranced",
"magic",
"magical",
"spellbound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cursed",
"curst",
"jinxed",
"possessed",
"dreamy",
"fairy",
"fairylike",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"miraculous",
"utopian",
"wondrous",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"bedazzled",
"captivated",
"fascinated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cast a spell on":{
"examples":[
"a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone"
],
"synonyms":[
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"ensorcelled",
"ensorceled",
"hexed",
"overlooked",
"spelled",
"struck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cursed",
"jinxed",
"possessed",
"voodooed",
"attracted",
"beguiled",
"captivated",
"fascinated",
"mesmerized",
"spellbound",
"enticed",
"lured",
"seduced",
"tempted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blessed",
"blest"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"an animated film that bewitches children and adults alike"
],
"synonyms":[
"allured",
"beguiled",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"fascinated",
"killed",
"magnetized",
"wiled",
"witched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarmed",
"drew",
"enticed",
"lured",
"pulled",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"arrested",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"appealed (to)",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"beckoned",
"courted",
"invited",
"solicited",
"wooed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusted",
"offended",
"repelled",
"revolted",
"annoyed",
"displeased",
"irked",
"bored",
"tired",
"wearied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bewail":{
"to feel or express sorrow for":{
"examples":[
"he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoan",
"deplore",
"grieve (for)",
"lament",
"mourn",
"wail (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elegize",
"cry (for)",
"keen",
"moan",
"weep",
"regret",
"rue",
"bawl",
"blubber",
"sob",
"agonize",
"bleed",
"hurt",
"sorrow",
"suffer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beam",
"cheer",
"grin",
"laugh",
"smile"
],
"antonyms":[
"delight",
"exult (in)",
"glory (in)",
"joy",
"rejoice (in)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bewilder":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"baffle",
"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"befuddle",
"bemuse",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discombobulate",
"disorient",
"flummox",
"fox",
"fuddle",
"get",
"gravel",
"maze",
"muddle",
"muddy",
"mystify",
"perplex",
"pose",
"puzzle",
"vex"
],
"near synonyms":[
"stick",
"stump",
"weird out",
"abash",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"discountenance",
"embarrass",
"faze",
"fluster",
"mortify",
"nonplus",
"rattle",
"agitate",
"bother",
"chagrin",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"dismay",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturb",
"perturb",
"stun",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"beguile",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fool",
"gull",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"humbug",
"misguide",
"mislead",
"snow",
"string along",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assure",
"reassure",
"satisfy",
"enlighten",
"inform"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}