1586 lines
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1586 lines
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"faulted":{
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"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
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"examples":[
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"you should look at your own work before faulting what others have done"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blamed",
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"censured",
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"condemned",
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"criticized",
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"denounced",
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"dispraised",
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"dissed",
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"knocked",
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"panned",
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"reprehended",
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"slagged"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"skewered",
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"tweaked",
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"assailed",
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"attacked",
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"blasted",
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"clobbered",
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"slammed",
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"slashed",
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"nicked (at)",
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"sniped (at)",
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"beefed",
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"bellyached",
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"bitched",
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"carped",
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"caviled",
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"cavilled",
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"complained",
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"crabbed",
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"croaked",
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"fussed",
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"griped",
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"groused",
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"growled",
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"grumbled",
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"kicked",
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"kvetched",
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"moaned",
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"murmured",
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"muttered",
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"niggled",
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"quibbled",
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"whined",
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"admonished",
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"chid",
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"chided",
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"drubbed",
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"rebuked",
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"reprimanded",
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"reproached",
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"reproved",
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"berated",
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"castigated",
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"crucified",
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"excoriated",
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"flayed",
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"gibbeted",
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"hammered",
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"keelhauled",
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"lambasted",
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"lashed",
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"pilloried",
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"scolded",
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"upbraided",
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"bad-mouthed",
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"belittled",
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"decried",
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"derided",
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"discommended",
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"disparaged",
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"put down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approved",
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"commended",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"recommended",
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"sanctioned"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"extolled",
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"lauded",
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"praised"
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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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"faultless":{
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"being entirely without fault or flaw":{
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"examples":[
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"this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absolute",
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"flawless",
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"ideal",
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"immaculate",
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"impeccable",
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"indefectible",
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"irreproachable",
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"letter-perfect",
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"perfect",
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"picture-book",
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"picture-perfect",
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"seamless",
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"unblemished"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"consummate",
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"expert",
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"masterly",
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"classic",
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"dandy",
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"excellent",
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"fabulous",
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"fine",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"prime",
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"superb",
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"superior",
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"superlative",
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"terrific",
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"top",
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"top-notch",
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"unsurpassed",
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"completed",
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"finished",
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"perfected",
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"polished",
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"complete",
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"entire",
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"intact",
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"whole",
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"mint",
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"unbruised",
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"undamaged",
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"unimpaired",
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"uninjured",
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"unmarred",
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"unspoiled",
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"exceptional",
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"fancy",
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"high-grade",
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"special",
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"airtight",
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"bulletproof",
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"accurate",
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"correct",
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"exact",
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"precise",
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"inerrant",
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"infallible",
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"unerring",
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"unfailing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"incomplete",
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"insufficient",
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"wanting",
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"unfinished",
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"unpolished",
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"fallible",
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"blemished",
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"blighted",
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"broken",
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"damaged",
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"defaced",
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"disfigured",
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"impaired",
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"injured",
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"malformed",
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"marred",
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"misshapen",
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"spoiled",
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"vitiated",
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"atrocious",
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"execrable",
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"wretched",
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"imprecise",
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"inaccurate",
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"incorrect",
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"inexact",
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"wrong"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"amiss",
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"bad",
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"censurable",
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"defective",
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"faulty",
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"flawed",
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"imperfect",
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"reproachable"
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]
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},
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"free from guilt or blame":{
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"examples":[
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"I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blameless",
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"cleanhanded",
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"clear",
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"guiltless",
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"impeccable",
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"inculpable",
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"innocent",
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"irreproachable",
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"lily-white"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"absolved",
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"acquitted",
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"cleared",
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"exonerated",
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"vindicated",
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"ethical",
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"law-abiding",
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"moral",
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"righteous",
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"upright",
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"virtuous"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blamable",
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"blameworthy",
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"censurable",
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"culpable",
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"impeachable",
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"indictable",
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"punishable",
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"accused",
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"impeached",
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"indicted",
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"condemned",
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"convicted",
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"hangdog",
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"shamed",
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"shamefaced"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"guilty"
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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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"faultlessly":{
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"without any flaws or errors":{
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"examples":[
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"at the recital the young piano student performed the sonata faultlessly"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"flawlessly",
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"ideally",
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"immaculately",
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"impeccably",
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"pat",
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"perfectly"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"excellently",
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"fabulously",
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"finely",
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"grandly",
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"greatly",
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"marvelously",
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"superbly",
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"superiorly",
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"superlatively",
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"terrifically",
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"exceptionally",
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"fancily",
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"specially"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deficiently",
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"inadequately",
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"incompletely",
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"insufficiently",
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"fallibly",
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"atrociously",
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"execrably",
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"wretchedly"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"amiss",
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"badly",
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"defectively",
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"faultily",
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"imperfectly"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"faulty":{
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"having a fault":{
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"examples":[
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"the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amiss",
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"bad",
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"defective",
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"flawed",
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"imperfect"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fallible",
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"blemished",
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"broken",
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"crippled",
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"damaged",
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"defaced",
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"disfigured",
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"harmed",
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"hurt",
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"impaired",
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"injured",
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"marred",
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"spoiled",
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"vitiated",
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"incomplete",
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"insufficient",
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"wanting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"complete",
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"entire",
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"intact",
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"whole",
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"unblemished",
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"undamaged",
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"unimpaired",
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"unspoiled"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"faultless",
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"flawless",
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"impeccable",
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"perfect"
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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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"faultfinders":{
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"a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{
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"examples":[
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"I hate to be a faultfinder , but the invitation has a spelling error"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"carpers",
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"castigators",
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"cavilers",
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"cavillers",
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"censurers",
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"criticizers",
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"critics",
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"disparagers",
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"hypercritics",
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"knockers",
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"nigglers",
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"nitpickers"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"condemners",
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"condemnors",
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"denouncers",
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"belittlers",
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"decriers",
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"denigrators",
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"deriders",
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"detractors",
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"assailants",
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"attackers",
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"crucifiers",
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"criticasters",
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"hairsplitters",
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"pettifoggers",
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"quibblers",
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"admonishers",
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"haranguers",
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"railers",
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"ranters",
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"rebukers",
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"reproachers",
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"reprovers",
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"scolds",
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"upbraiders",
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"bellyachers",
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"complainers",
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"crybabies",
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"fussers",
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"gripers",
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"grouches",
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"grousers",
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"grumblers",
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"whiners"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"commenders",
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"praisers"
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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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"faucet":{
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"a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid":{
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"examples":[
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"don't forget to turn off the faucet"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cock",
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"gate",
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"spigot",
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"stopcock",
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"tap",
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"valve"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hydrant",
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"spout",
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"petcock"
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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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"faux":{
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"being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials":{
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"examples":[
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"even the celebrity interior designer was fooled by the faux marble"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"artificial",
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"bogus",
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"dummy",
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"ersatz",
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"factitious",
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"fake",
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"false",
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"imitation",
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"imitative",
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"man-made",
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"mimic",
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"mock",
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"pretend",
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"sham",
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"simulated",
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"substitute",
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"synthetic"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cultured",
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"manufactured",
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"process",
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"unauthentic",
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"adulterated",
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"designer",
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"doctored",
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"engineered",
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"fudged",
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"juggled",
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"manipulated",
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"tampered (with)",
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"concocted",
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"fabricated",
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"counterfeit",
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"deceptive",
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"forged",
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"fraudulent",
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"misleading",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"affected",
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"brummagem",
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"feigned",
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"pinchbeck",
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"pseudo",
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"spurious"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"authentic",
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"bona fide",
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"legitimate",
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"true",
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"premium",
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"quality",
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"valuable",
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"pure",
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"unadulterated"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"genuine",
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"natural",
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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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"faultily":{
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"in a mistaken or inappropriate way":{
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"examples":[
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"discovered that the foreign ambassador's statement had been faultily translated"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amiss",
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"erroneously",
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"improperly",
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"inaccurately",
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"inappropriately",
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"inaptly",
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"incorrectly",
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"mistakenly",
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"unsuitably",
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"wrongly"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"misguidedly",
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"fallibly",
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"imperfectly",
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"extraneously",
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"irrelevantly",
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"meaninglessly",
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"pointlessly",
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"senselessly",
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"inadequately",
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"insufficiently",
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"undesirably",
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"unsatisfactorily",
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"foolishly",
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"unwisely"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"infallibly",
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"perfectly",
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"germanely",
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"meaningfully",
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"pertinently",
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"relevantly",
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"sensibly",
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"acceptably",
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"adequately",
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"satisfactorily",
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"sufficiently",
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"prudently",
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"sagely",
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"wisely"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"appropriately",
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"aptly",
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"correctly",
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"fittingly",
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"properly",
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"right",
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"rightly",
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"suitably",
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"well"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"faucets":{
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"a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid":{
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"examples":[
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"don't forget to turn off the faucet"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cocks",
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"gates",
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"spigots",
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"stopcocks",
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"taps",
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"valves"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hydrants",
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"spouts",
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"petcocks"
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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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"faugh":{
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"used to express disgust":{
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"examples":[
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"faugh ! I will not tolerate such ill-mannered behavior in my house!"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fie",
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"phew",
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"phooey",
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"rats",
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"ugh",
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"yech",
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"yecch",
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"yuck",
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"yuk"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ah",
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"bah",
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"boo",
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"humph",
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"pish",
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"pooh",
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"pshaw",
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"sheesh",
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"tush",
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"tut",
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"tut-tut",
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"alack",
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"alas",
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"woe"
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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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"interjection"
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]
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|
},
|
|
"faultfinding":{
|
|
"given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"publishers now have to produce textbooks that pass muster with a slew of faultfinding committees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"captious",
|
|
"carping",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"hypercritical",
|
|
"judgmental",
|
|
"overcritical",
|
|
"rejective"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discerning",
|
|
"discriminating",
|
|
"judicious",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"fastidious",
|
|
"finical",
|
|
"finicky",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"nitpicky",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"picky",
|
|
"pettifogging",
|
|
"quibbling",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unforgiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"undiscriminating",
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"unfussy",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"forgiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"uncritical"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faultlessness":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the store owners sought to assure the employees of their complete faultlessness in the closing of the business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blamelessness",
|
|
"guiltlessness",
|
|
"impeccability",
|
|
"innocence",
|
|
"innocency",
|
|
"irreproachability",
|
|
"irreproachableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decency",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"incorruptibility",
|
|
"integrity",
|
|
"law-abidingness",
|
|
"righteousness",
|
|
"uprightness",
|
|
"virtuousness",
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"virtue",
|
|
"chastity",
|
|
"purity",
|
|
"sinlessness",
|
|
"harmlessness",
|
|
"inoffensiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"reprehensibleness",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"harmfulness",
|
|
"offensiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blameworthiness",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"guiltiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faulting":{
|
|
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should look at your own work before faulting what others have done"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blaming",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"dispraising",
|
|
"dissing",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"panning",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"slagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skewering",
|
|
"tweaking",
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"nicking (at)",
|
|
"sniping (at)",
|
|
"beefing",
|
|
"bellyaching",
|
|
"bitching",
|
|
"carping",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"complaining",
|
|
"crabbing",
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"griping",
|
|
"grousing",
|
|
"growling",
|
|
"grumbling",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"kvetching",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"muttering",
|
|
"niggling",
|
|
"quibbling",
|
|
"whining",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"chiding",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"reproving",
|
|
"berating",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"crucifying",
|
|
"excoriating",
|
|
"flaying",
|
|
"gibbeting",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"keelhauling",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"pillorying",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"upbraiding",
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
"discommending",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"putting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"sanctioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faultfinder":{
|
|
"a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I hate to be a faultfinder , but the invitation has a spelling error"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carper",
|
|
"castigator",
|
|
"caviler",
|
|
"caviller",
|
|
"censurer",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"criticizer",
|
|
"disparager",
|
|
"hypercritic",
|
|
"knocker",
|
|
"niggler",
|
|
"nitpicker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"condemner",
|
|
"condemnor",
|
|
"denouncer",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"decrier",
|
|
"denigrator",
|
|
"derider",
|
|
"detractor",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"crucifier",
|
|
"criticaster",
|
|
"hairsplitter",
|
|
"pettifogger",
|
|
"quibbler",
|
|
"admonisher",
|
|
"haranguer",
|
|
"railer",
|
|
"ranter",
|
|
"rebuker",
|
|
"reproacher",
|
|
"reprover",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"upbraider",
|
|
"bellyacher",
|
|
"complainer",
|
|
"crybaby",
|
|
"fusser",
|
|
"griper",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouser",
|
|
"grumbler",
|
|
"whiner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commender",
|
|
"praiser"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faux pas":{
|
|
"a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"according to an oft-told story, the queen set a guest at ease about a faux pas by politely imitating it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gaffe",
|
|
"impropriety",
|
|
"indiscretion",
|
|
"solecism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"flub",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"goof",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"miscue",
|
|
"misstep",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slipup",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"discourtesy",
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"boner",
|
|
"howler",
|
|
"foul-up",
|
|
"muff",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscalculation",
|
|
"misconception",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"misstatement",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"form",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"proprieties"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"formality",
|
|
"gesture",
|
|
"pleasantry"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fault":{
|
|
"a defect in character":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the common fault of being quick to judge others"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"demerit",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"foible",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"shortcoming",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"vice",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blot",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"imperfection",
|
|
"minus",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"Achilles' heel",
|
|
"soft spot",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excellence",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"integrity",
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"probity",
|
|
"rectitude",
|
|
"righteousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"merit",
|
|
"virtue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a fault somewhere in the program"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"bobble",
|
|
"boo-boo",
|
|
"boob",
|
|
"brick",
|
|
"clanger",
|
|
"clinker",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"flub",
|
|
"fluff",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gaffe",
|
|
"goof",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"miscue",
|
|
"misstep",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"screwup",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slipup",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bloomer",
|
|
"blooper",
|
|
"boner",
|
|
"howler",
|
|
"pratfall",
|
|
"foul-up",
|
|
"snafu",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscalculation",
|
|
"miscomprehension",
|
|
"misconception",
|
|
"misconstruction",
|
|
"misdescription",
|
|
"misimpression",
|
|
"misinterpretation",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"misreading",
|
|
"misstatement",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accuracy",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"exactitude",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"preciseness",
|
|
"precision",
|
|
"strictness",
|
|
"inerrancy",
|
|
"infallibility",
|
|
"perfection"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"responsibility for wrongdoing or failure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"getting the time of the performance wrong was entirely my fault"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"onus",
|
|
"rap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blameworthiness",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"guiltiness",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"accusation",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"finger-pointing",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blamelessness",
|
|
"faultlessness",
|
|
"guiltlessness",
|
|
"innocence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the minor faults in the leather are entirely natural and are what gives it a look different from vinyl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"blotch",
|
|
"defect",
|
|
"deformity",
|
|
"disfigurement",
|
|
"excrescence",
|
|
"excrescency",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"imperfection",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"pockmark",
|
|
"scar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abnormality",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"irregularity",
|
|
"malformation",
|
|
"misshape",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"glitch",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"blot",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"taint",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"defacement",
|
|
"impairment",
|
|
"injury",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adornment",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"enhancement",
|
|
"ornament"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the investigator determined that the auto accident was entirely the other driver's fault"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"responsibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accountability",
|
|
"answerability"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should look at your own work before faulting what others have done"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"dispraise",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"pan",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"slag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skewer",
|
|
"tweak",
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"nick (at)",
|
|
"snipe (at)",
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"cavil",
|
|
"complain",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"niggle",
|
|
"quibble",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"chide",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reprove",
|
|
"berate",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"crucify",
|
|
"excoriate",
|
|
"flay",
|
|
"gibbet",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"pillory",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"upbraid",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"discommend",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faults":{
|
|
"a defect in character":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the common fault of being quick to judge others"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"demerits",
|
|
"derelictions",
|
|
"failings",
|
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"foibles",
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"frailties",
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"shortcomings",
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"sins",
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"vices",
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"wants",
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"weaknesses"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blots",
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"spots",
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"stains",
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"blemishes",
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"deficiencies",
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"flaws",
|
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"imperfections",
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"minuses",
|
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"nits",
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"Achilles' heels",
|
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"soft spots",
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"corruptions",
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"depravities",
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"evils",
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"immoralities"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"excellences",
|
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"perfections",
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"integrities",
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"moralities",
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"probities",
|
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"rectitudes"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"merits",
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"virtues"
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]
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},
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"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
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"examples":[
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"there's a fault somewhere in the program"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blunders",
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"bobbles",
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"boo-boos",
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"boobs",
|
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"bricks",
|
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"clangers",
|
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"clinkers",
|
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"errors",
|
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"flubs",
|
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"fluffs",
|
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"fumbles",
|
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"gaffes",
|
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"gaffs",
|
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"goofs",
|
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"inaccuracies",
|
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"lapses",
|
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"miscues",
|
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"missteps",
|
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"mistakes",
|
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"oversights",
|
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"screwups",
|
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"slips",
|
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"slipups",
|
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"stumbles",
|
|
"trips"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"bloomers",
|
|
"bloopers",
|
|
"boners",
|
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"howlers",
|
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"pratfalls",
|
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"foul-ups",
|
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"snafus",
|
|
"misapprehensions",
|
|
"miscalculations",
|
|
"miscomprehensions",
|
|
"misconceptions",
|
|
"misconstructions",
|
|
"misdescriptions",
|
|
"misimpressions",
|
|
"misinterpretations",
|
|
"misjudgments",
|
|
"misreadings",
|
|
"misstatements",
|
|
"misunderstandings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accuracies",
|
|
"exactitudes",
|
|
"precisions",
|
|
"inerrancies",
|
|
"infallibilities",
|
|
"perfections"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the minor faults in the leather are entirely natural and are what gives it a look different from vinyl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"blights",
|
|
"blotches",
|
|
"defects",
|
|
"deformities",
|
|
"disfigurements",
|
|
"excrescences",
|
|
"excrescencies",
|
|
"flaws",
|
|
"imperfections",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"pockmarks",
|
|
"scars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abnormalities",
|
|
"distortions",
|
|
"irregularities",
|
|
"malformations",
|
|
"misshapes",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"glitches",
|
|
"kinks",
|
|
"blots",
|
|
"blurs",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"stains",
|
|
"taints",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"defacements",
|
|
"impairments",
|
|
"injuries",
|
|
"failings",
|
|
"weaknesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adornments",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"embellishments",
|
|
"enhancements",
|
|
"ornaments"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being held as the cause of something that needs to be set right":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the investigator determined that the auto accident was entirely the other driver's fault"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"liabilities",
|
|
"responsibilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accountabilities",
|
|
"answerabilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should look at your own work before faulting what others have done"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"dispraises",
|
|
"disses",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"pans",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"slags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skewers",
|
|
"tweaks",
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"nicks (at)",
|
|
"snipes (at)",
|
|
"beefs",
|
|
"bellyaches",
|
|
"bitches",
|
|
"carps",
|
|
"cavils",
|
|
"complains",
|
|
"crabs",
|
|
"croaks",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"gripes",
|
|
"grouses",
|
|
"growls",
|
|
"grumbles",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"kvetches",
|
|
"moans",
|
|
"murmurs",
|
|
"mutters",
|
|
"niggles",
|
|
"quibbles",
|
|
"whines",
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"chides",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reproves",
|
|
"berates",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"crucifies",
|
|
"excoriates",
|
|
"flays",
|
|
"gibbets",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"pillories",
|
|
"scolds",
|
|
"upbraids",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"derides",
|
|
"discommends",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"puts down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"sanctions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |