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{
"grabble":{
"as in get , cast about":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"capture",
"clutch",
"corral",
"get",
"grab",
"nab",
"nail",
"seize",
"snatch",
"comb",
"dig (through)",
"dredge",
"rake",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"rummage",
"scour",
"cast about",
"hunt",
"look",
"reach",
"seek (out)",
"feel",
"fish",
"fumble",
"grope",
"scrabble"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grace":{
"an act of kind assistance":{
"examples":[
"in Victor Hugo's novel, Les Mis\u00e9rables , Jean Valjean's decision to go to jail for the man mistaken for him is a grace that goes beyond thanks"
],
"synonyms":[
"benevolence",
"boon",
"courtesy",
"favor",
"indulgence",
"kindness",
"mercy",
"service",
"turn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dispensation",
"waiver",
"advantage",
"benefit",
"blessing",
"godsend",
"manna",
"liberty",
"license",
"licence",
"privilege"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindrance",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"interference",
"obstacle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
"examples":[
"a beautiful actress who was the epitome of grace during her too-brief career"
],
"synonyms":[
"class",
"classiness",
"courtliness",
"elegance",
"elegancy",
"fineness",
"gracefulness",
"handsomeness",
"majesty",
"refinement",
"stateliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"grandeur",
"grandness",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"magnificence",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"opulence",
"ornateness",
"plushiness",
"plushness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"richness",
"splendor",
"sumptuousness",
"artfulness",
"chic",
"polish",
"sophistication",
"taste",
"tastefulness",
"choiceness",
"classicism",
"dignity",
"exquisiteness",
"restraint",
"simplicity",
"affectedness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"pretentiousness",
"showiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"grotesqueness",
"grotesquerie",
"grotesquery",
"kitsch",
"tastelessness",
"tawdriness",
"vulgarity"
],
"antonyms":[
"gracelessness",
"inelegance"
]
},
"a quality that gives something special worth":{
"examples":[
"as if taste were not enough, red wine has the added grace of being healthy for the heart"
],
"synonyms":[
"cardinal virtue",
"distinction",
"excellence",
"excellency",
"merit",
"value",
"virtue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantage",
"edge",
"plus",
"superiority"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemish",
"defect",
"failing",
"fault",
"flaw",
"drawback",
"minus",
"negative"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"demerit",
"disvalue"
]
},
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorize",
"dress up",
"trap",
"trick (out)",
"brighten",
"freshen",
"smarten",
"spruce (up)",
"boss",
"chase",
"braid",
"embroider",
"feather",
"figure",
"filigree",
"fillet",
"flounce",
"frill",
"fringe",
"furbelow",
"garland",
"hang",
"lace",
"ribbon",
"swag",
"wreathe",
"appliqu\u00e9",
"gild",
"paint",
"diamond",
"gem",
"impearl",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"redecorate",
"redo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplify",
"streamline",
"bare",
"denude",
"dismantle",
"display",
"divest",
"expose",
"reveal",
"strip",
"uncover",
"uglify"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gracelessness":{
"as in artlessness , inelegance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"artlessness",
"inelegance",
"unsophistication",
"boorishness",
"brutishness",
"churlishness",
"clownishness",
"loutishness",
"rowdiness",
"rusticity",
"uncouthness",
"insensitiveness",
"insensitivity",
"thoughtlessness",
"coarseness",
"commonness",
"crassness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"grossness",
"indelicacy",
"indelicateness",
"lowness",
"raffishness",
"rawness",
"roughness",
"rudeness",
"tastelessness",
"vulgarity",
"kitsch",
"tackiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cultivation",
"genteelness",
"gentility",
"polish",
"refinement",
"tastefulness",
"courtliness",
"urbanity",
"elegance",
"grace",
"graciousness",
"consideration",
"sensitivity",
"thoughtfulness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grading":{
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"grade these apples \"extra fancy\" and those \"fancy\""
],
"synonyms":[
"assorting",
"breaking down",
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"classing",
"codifying",
"compartmentalizing",
"compartmenting",
"digesting",
"distinguishing",
"distributing",
"grouping",
"pegging",
"placing",
"ranging",
"ranking",
"relegating",
"separating",
"sorting",
"typing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"systematizing",
"alphabetizing",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"filing",
"indexing",
"listing",
"referring",
"pigeonholing",
"shelving",
"identifying",
"recognizing",
"culling",
"screening",
"setting",
"sieving",
"sifting",
"winnowing",
"clumping",
"clustering",
"colligating",
"recategorizing",
"reclassifying",
"regrouping",
"subcategorizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confusing",
"disarranging",
"jumbling",
"lumping",
"mixing (up)",
"scrambling",
"misclassifying",
"missorting",
"mis-sorting",
"mistyping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes":{
"examples":[
"believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens"
],
"synonyms":[
"being",
"placing",
"ranking",
"rating",
"standing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seeding",
"counting",
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"classing",
"codifying",
"compartmentalizing",
"grouping",
"separating",
"setting",
"sorting",
"installing",
"instating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grafts":{
"as in ties , attaches":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affixes",
"attaches",
"fastens",
"fixes",
"hitches",
"tags",
"ties",
"adds",
"adjoins",
"annexes",
"appends",
"subjoins",
"tacks (on)",
"infuses",
"injects",
"inserts",
"interfuses",
"introduces",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"compounds",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"extends",
"increases",
"multiplies",
"raises",
"swells (up)",
"elongates",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"complements",
"supplements",
"supplies",
"enforces",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"maximizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abates",
"bates",
"deducts",
"knocks off",
"removes",
"subtracts",
"takes off",
"detaches",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"separates",
"unfastens",
"amputates",
"cuts",
"excises",
"lops (off)",
"severs",
"contracts",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"curtails",
"shortens",
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"cuts back",
"retrenches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grail":{
"something that is sought after but that is very hard to get or achieve":{
"examples":[
"The championship trophy was the grail they were seeking."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"holy grail",
"aim",
"ambition",
"aspiration",
"bourne",
"bourn",
"design",
"dream",
"end",
"goal",
"idea",
"ideal",
"intent",
"intention",
"mark",
"meaning",
"object",
"objective",
"plan",
"point",
"pretension",
"purpose",
"target",
"thing",
"plot",
"project",
"scheme",
"desire",
"hope",
"mind",
"wish",
"nirvana",
"destination",
"terminus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"means",
"method",
"way"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grain":{
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program"
],
"synonyms":[
"atom",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dribble",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"nugget",
"particle",
"patch",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck",
"tittle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ace",
"dab",
"dash",
"driblet",
"drop",
"fraction",
"haet",
"halfpenny",
"ha'penny",
"iota",
"jot",
"kenning",
"lick",
"minim",
"mite",
"modicum",
"nutshell",
"ounce",
"pinch",
"shred",
"smatter",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"spot",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace",
"whisper",
"whit",
"bite",
"mouthful",
"nibble",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"fragment",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"chip",
"flake",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunk",
"gob",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab",
"abundance",
"barrel",
"bucket",
"bushel",
"deal",
"heaps",
"loads",
"mass",
"mountain",
"peck",
"pile",
"pot",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"scads",
"stack",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one's characteristic attitude or mood":{
"examples":[
"cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain"
],
"synonyms":[
"disposition",
"nature",
"temper",
"temperament"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheer",
"frame",
"habit",
"humor",
"inclination",
"mode",
"spirit",
"angle",
"attitude",
"mind-set",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"viewpoint",
"emotion",
"feeling",
"heart",
"passion",
"sentiment",
"strain",
"belief",
"conviction",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"notion",
"opinion",
"persuasion",
"view",
"expression",
"tone",
"vein",
"character",
"identity",
"individuality",
"makeup",
"mettle",
"personality",
"selfhood",
"self-identity",
"setup",
"responsiveness",
"sensibility",
"sensitiveness",
"sensitivity"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grand tour":{
"as in progress , quest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"odyssey",
"pilgrimage",
"progress",
"quest",
"safari",
"expedition",
"journey",
"passage",
"peregrination",
"travel(s)",
"trek",
"trip",
"commutation",
"commute",
"errand",
"excursion",
"flight",
"hop",
"jaunt",
"junket",
"outing",
"sally",
"sortie",
"tour",
"cruise",
"sail",
"voyage",
"drive",
"ride",
"spin",
"hike",
"slog",
"tramp",
"walk",
"walkabout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandame":{
"as in dowager , beldam":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beldam",
"beldame",
"dowager",
"gaffer",
"graybeard",
"patriarch",
"whitebeard",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"ancient",
"elder",
"geriatric",
"golden-ager",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen",
"dotard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"youngster",
"youth",
"adolescent",
"minor",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandeur":{
"impressiveness of beauty on a large scale":{
"examples":[
"struck by the grandeur of the sun setting over the Golden Gate Bridge"
],
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"gorgeousness",
"grandness",
"magnificence",
"majesty",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"splendor",
"stateliness",
"stupendousness",
"sublimeness",
"superbness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awesomeness",
"formidability",
"marvelousness",
"wonderfulness",
"wondrousness",
"dignity",
"elegance",
"grace",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"opulence",
"princeliness",
"richness",
"sumptuousness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"pretentiousness",
"elaborateness",
"flashiness",
"gaudiness",
"ornateness",
"poshness",
"ritziness",
"showiness",
"swankiness",
"extraordinariness",
"remarkableness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandeurs":{
"impressiveness of beauty on a large scale":{
"examples":[
"struck by the grandeur of the sun setting over the Golden Gate Bridge"
],
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"gorgeousness",
"grandness",
"magnificence",
"majesty",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"splendor",
"stateliness",
"stupendousness",
"sublimeness",
"superbness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awesomeness",
"formidability",
"marvelousness",
"wonderfulness",
"wondrousness",
"dignity",
"elegance",
"grace",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"opulence",
"princeliness",
"richness",
"sumptuousness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"pretentiousness",
"elaborateness",
"flashiness",
"gaudiness",
"ornateness",
"poshness",
"ritziness",
"showiness",
"swankiness",
"extraordinariness",
"remarkableness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandfather":{
"a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent":{
"examples":[
"this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestor",
"father",
"forebear",
"forbear",
"forebearer",
"forefather",
"primogenitor",
"progenitor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antecessor",
"predecessor",
"ancestress",
"foremother",
"grandmother",
"matriarch",
"grandsire",
"patriarch",
"sire",
"ancestry",
"antecedents",
"roots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"children",
"family",
"issue",
"lineage",
"offspring",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed",
"stock",
"daughter",
"heir",
"inheritor",
"scion",
"son",
"successor"
],
"antonyms":[
"descendant",
"descendent"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandfathers":{
"a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent":{
"examples":[
"this tradition has been passed down from our pioneer grandfathers"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestors",
"fathers",
"forebearers",
"forebears",
"forbears",
"forefathers",
"primogenitors",
"progenitors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antecessors",
"predecessors",
"ancestresses",
"foremothers",
"grandmothers",
"matriarchs",
"grandsires",
"patriarchs",
"sires",
"ancestries",
"antecedents",
"roots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"children",
"families",
"issues",
"lineages",
"offspring",
"offsprings",
"posterities",
"progenies",
"seed",
"seeds",
"stocks",
"daughters",
"heirs",
"inheritors",
"scions",
"sons",
"successors"
],
"antonyms":[
"descendants",
"descendents"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandness":{
"impressiveness of beauty on a large scale":{
"examples":[
"wanted to see the Alps in all of their wintertime grandness"
],
"synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"gorgeousness",
"grandeur",
"magnificence",
"majesty",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"splendor",
"stateliness",
"stupendousness",
"sublimeness",
"superbness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awesomeness",
"formidability",
"marvelousness",
"wonderfulness",
"wondrousness",
"dignity",
"elegance",
"grace",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"opulence",
"princeliness",
"richness",
"sumptuousness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"pretentiousness",
"elaborateness",
"flashiness",
"gaudiness",
"ornateness",
"poshness",
"ritziness",
"showiness",
"swankiness",
"extraordinariness",
"remarkableness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quality or state of being large in size":{
"examples":[
"were impressed with the grandness of the movie set"
],
"synonyms":[
"bigness",
"bulkiness",
"greatness",
"heftiness",
"largeness",
"substantiality",
"voluminousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enormity",
"enormousness",
"extensiveness",
"grossness",
"healthiness",
"hugeness",
"immenseness",
"immensity",
"magnitude",
"massiveness",
"mightiness",
"mountainousness",
"prodigiousness",
"stupendousness",
"vastness",
"excessiveness",
"extravagance",
"extremeness",
"immoderacy",
"abundance",
"ampleness",
"bountifulness",
"copiousness",
"generosity",
"handsomeness",
"liberality",
"muchness",
"adequacy",
"sufficiency",
"weightiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diminutiveness",
"minuteness",
"tininess",
"slightness",
"meagerness",
"poorness",
"scantiness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"skimpiness",
"slenderness",
"slimness",
"spareness",
"sparseness",
"sparsity",
"stinginess",
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness"
],
"antonyms":[
"fineness",
"littleness",
"puniness",
"smallness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granny flats":{
"as in garden apartments , duplex apartments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bed-sitters",
"bedsits",
"bed-sitting-room",
"cohousings",
"condominiums",
"condominia",
"condos",
"duplex apartments",
"duplexes",
"efficiencies",
"efficiency apartments",
"flatlets",
"floor-throughs",
"garden apartments",
"maisonettes",
"penthouses",
"railroad flats",
"salons",
"saloons",
"studio apartments",
"studios",
"triplexes",
"walk-ups",
"apartments",
"diggings",
"digs",
"flats",
"lodgings",
"suites",
"tenements",
"galleries",
"wings",
"apartment buildings",
"apartment houses",
"tenement houses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grant":{
"a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action":{
"examples":[
"applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"allocation",
"allotment",
"annuity",
"appropriation",
"entitlement",
"subsidy",
"subvention"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aid",
"assistance",
"block grant",
"grant-in-aid",
"set-aside",
"foreign aid",
"relief",
"state aid",
"advance",
"allowance",
"benefit",
"bequest",
"endowment",
"fund",
"legacy",
"stipend",
"trust",
"trust fund"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
"examples":[
"you will grant that she is difficult to work with"
],
"synonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"admit",
"agree",
"allow",
"concede",
"confess",
"fess (up)",
"own (up to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disburden",
"unburden",
"unload",
"affirm",
"avow",
"confirm",
"profess",
"accept",
"recognize",
"yield",
"announce",
"break",
"broadcast",
"communicate",
"declare",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"impart",
"proclaim",
"publish",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"unveil",
"betray",
"blab",
"expose",
"give away",
"inform",
"leak",
"rat",
"squeal",
"talk",
"tattle",
"tip (off)",
"warn",
"wise (up)",
"breathe",
"say",
"whisper"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disallow",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"contradict",
"dispute",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"negative",
"rebut",
"refute",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"conceal",
"cover (up)",
"hide",
"obscure",
"veil",
"kid (oneself)"
],
"antonyms":[
"deny"
]
},
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
"examples":[
"by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"accord",
"award",
"confer",
"vest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"present",
"show",
"furnish",
"provide",
"supply",
"extend",
"offer",
"proffer",
"allocate",
"appropriate",
"assign",
"appoint",
"designate",
"dub",
"fix",
"name",
"set"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abort",
"call",
"call off",
"drop",
"recall",
"repeal",
"rescind",
"revoke",
"abrogate",
"annul",
"invalidate",
"nullify",
"void",
"write off",
"recant",
"retract",
"take back",
"withdraw"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"granules":{
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"is there one granule of truth in that statement?"
],
"synonyms":[
"atoms",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dribbles",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"nuggets",
"particles",
"patches",
"scraps",
"scruples",
"snippets",
"snips",
"specks",
"tittles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aces",
"dabs",
"dashes",
"driblets",
"drops",
"fractions",
"haets",
"halfpence",
"halfpennies",
"ha'pennies",
"iotas",
"jots",
"kennings",
"licks",
"minims",
"mites",
"modicums",
"nutshells",
"ounces",
"pinches",
"shreds",
"smatters",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"spots",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces",
"whispers",
"whits",
"bites",
"mouthfuls",
"nibbles",
"tidbits",
"titbits",
"fragments",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"chips",
"flakes",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"splinters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunks",
"gobs",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs",
"abundances",
"barrels",
"buckets",
"bushels",
"deals",
"heaps",
"loads",
"masses",
"mountains",
"pecks",
"piles",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"scads",
"stacks",
"volumes",
"wads",
"wealths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grappled":{
"to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{
"examples":[
"two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears"
],
"synonyms":[
"rassled",
"scuffled",
"tussled",
"wrestled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battled",
"clashed (with)",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contended",
"dueled",
"duelled",
"fought",
"warred (against)",
"bashed",
"battered",
"beat",
"buffeted",
"hit",
"punched",
"slugged",
"struck",
"boxed",
"sparred",
"brawled",
"skirmished"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagged",
"captured",
"caught",
"collared",
"copped",
"corralled",
"glommed",
"got",
"grabbed",
"hooked",
"landed",
"nabbed",
"nailed",
"netted",
"nobbled",
"rapped",
"seized",
"snagged",
"snapped (up)",
"snared",
"snatched",
"trapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gloved",
"haltered",
"lassoed",
"roped",
"apprehended",
"arrested",
"detained",
"bayed",
"cornered",
"clasped",
"clutched",
"fastened (on)",
"fisted",
"grasped",
"gripped",
"held",
"latched (on or onto)",
"secured",
"rent",
"rended",
"wrested",
"enmeshed",
"immeshed",
"ensnared",
"entangled",
"entrapped",
"meshed",
"abducted",
"kidnapped",
"kidnaped",
"spirited (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharged",
"freed",
"liberated",
"released",
"dropped",
"loosened",
"unhanded"
],
"antonyms":[
"missed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grapples":{
"the act or manner of holding":{
"examples":[
"was simply unable to break my opponent's viselike grapple and lost the wrestling match"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasps",
"clenches",
"grasps",
"grips",
"handgrips",
"handholds",
"holds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorages",
"leverages",
"purchases",
"grabs",
"seizures",
"footholds",
"footings",
"toeholds",
"clinches",
"embraces",
"hugs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"releases",
"relinquishments"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
"examples":[
"after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball games",
"battles",
"combats",
"competitions",
"conflicts",
"confrontations",
"contentions",
"contests",
"dogfights",
"duels",
"face-offs",
"matches",
"rivalries",
"strifes",
"struggles",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tugs-of-war",
"warfares",
"wars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"horse races",
"nail-biters",
"showdowns",
"clashes",
"collisions",
"discords",
"frictions",
"arguments",
"controversies",
"debates",
"disagreements",
"disputations",
"disputes",
"dissensions",
"dissentions",
"quarrels",
"rows",
"wrangles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concords",
"harmonies",
"peaces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{
"examples":[
"two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears"
],
"synonyms":[
"rassles",
"scuffles",
"tussles",
"wrestles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battles",
"clashes (with)",
"combats",
"contends",
"duels",
"fights",
"wars (against)",
"bashes",
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"hits",
"punches",
"slugs",
"strikes",
"boxes",
"spars",
"brawls",
"skirmishes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water"
],
"synonyms":[
"bags",
"captures",
"catches",
"collars",
"cops",
"corrals",
"gets",
"gloms",
"grabs",
"hooks",
"lands",
"nabs",
"nails",
"nets",
"nobbles",
"raps",
"seizes",
"snags",
"snaps (up)",
"snares",
"snatches",
"traps",
"takes hold (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gloves",
"halters",
"lassos",
"ropes",
"apprehends",
"arrests",
"detains",
"bays",
"corners",
"clasps",
"clutches",
"fastens (on)",
"fists",
"grasps",
"grips",
"holds",
"latches (on or onto)",
"secures",
"rends",
"wrests",
"enmeshes",
"immeshes",
"ensnares",
"entangles",
"entraps",
"meshes",
"abducts",
"kidnaps",
"spirits (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharges",
"frees",
"liberates",
"releases",
"drops",
"loosens",
"unhands"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grapples (with)":{
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"a medical ethicist who grapples with extremely difficult questions all the time"
],
"synonyms":[
"addresses",
"contends (with)",
"copes (with)",
"fields",
"hacks",
"handles",
"manages",
"maneuvers",
"manipulates",
"negotiates",
"plays",
"swings",
"takes",
"treats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineers",
"finesses",
"jockeys",
"brings off",
"carries off",
"carries out",
"gets off",
"pulls",
"commands",
"directs",
"guides",
"steers",
"controls",
"micromanages",
"regulates",
"runs",
"reacts (to)",
"responds (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botches",
"bungles",
"foozles",
"fumbles",
"goofs (up)",
"louses up",
"messes (up)",
"mishandles",
"muffs",
"scamps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grasped":{
"to have a practical understanding of":{
"examples":[
"he just doesn't grasp how important it is that he call when he'll be late"
],
"synonyms":[
"comprehended",
"knew",
"understood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"cognized",
"fathomed",
"followed",
"kenned",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"had",
"possessed",
"caught on (to)",
"picked up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconceived",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"the departing soldier grasped his children a little closer than usual"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugged",
"clasped",
"crushed",
"embraced",
"enclasped",
"enfolded",
"hugged",
"strained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamped",
"clung",
"cradled",
"grabbed",
"gripped",
"held",
"bosomed",
"embosomed",
"encircled",
"entwined",
"enveloped",
"enwound",
"folded",
"locked",
"twined",
"wrapped",
"cuddled",
"fondled",
"nestled",
"nuzzled",
"patted",
"petted",
"snuggled",
"stroked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{
"examples":[
"the attendant grasped my arm and steered me towards the door"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasped",
"gripped",
"held",
"took"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clenched",
"clung (to)",
"clutched",
"held on (to)",
"caught",
"nabbed",
"seized",
"snatched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharged",
"dropped",
"freed",
"liberated",
"released",
"delivered",
"entrusted",
"intrusted",
"gave",
"handed",
"handed over",
"passed",
"relinquished",
"transferred",
"transmitted",
"turned over",
"unhanded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the emergency operator finally grasped what he was trying to tell her"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"assimilated",
"beheld",
"caught",
"caught on (to)",
"cognized",
"compassed",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"cottoned (to or on to)",
"deciphered",
"decoded",
"discerned",
"dug",
"got",
"grokked",
"intuited",
"knew",
"made",
"made out",
"perceived",
"recognized",
"registered",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"sensed",
"tumbled (to)",
"twigged",
"understood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbed",
"digested",
"took in",
"realized",
"fathomed",
"penetrated",
"pierced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconceived",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"antonyms":[
"missed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grassland":{
"a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{
"examples":[
"stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa"
],
"synonyms":[
"campo",
"champaign",
"down(s)",
"heath",
"lea",
"ley",
"llano",
"moor",
"pampa",
"plain",
"prairie",
"savanna",
"savannah",
"steppe",
"tundra",
"veld",
"veldt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"field",
"meadow",
"floodplain",
"bottom",
"bottomland",
"flat",
"lowland",
"plateau",
"table",
"tableland",
"upland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gratify":{
"to give in to (a desire)":{
"examples":[
"just gratify this one whim of mine"
],
"synonyms":[
"cater (to)",
"humor",
"indulge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bask",
"luxuriate",
"revel",
"wallow",
"coddle",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil",
"delight",
"please",
"pleasure",
"sate",
"satiate",
"satisfy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"restrain",
"stifle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother"
],
"synonyms":[
"agree (with)",
"content",
"delight",
"feast",
"gas",
"glad",
"gladden",
"please",
"pleasure",
"rejoice",
"satisfy",
"suit",
"warm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appease",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"soothe",
"assuage",
"quench",
"sate",
"satiate",
"excite",
"tickle",
"titillate",
"amuse",
"divert",
"entertain",
"treat",
"captivate",
"charm",
"galvanize",
"thrill",
"calm",
"comfort",
"cater (to)",
"humor",
"indulge",
"coddle",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"chafe",
"cross",
"exasperate",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"perturb",
"pique",
"put out",
"ruffle",
"vex",
"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"outrage",
"rankle",
"rile",
"roil",
"steam up",
"provoke",
"rouse",
"agitate",
"distress",
"disturb",
"fret",
"upset",
"harass",
"harry",
"pester",
"affront",
"insult",
"offend"
],
"antonyms":[
"displease"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gratuities":{
"a small sum of money given for a service over and above what is due":{
"examples":[
"for parties of eight or more, we automatically add a 15% gratuity onto the bill"
],
"synonyms":[
"perquisites",
"tips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"donations",
"gifts",
"lagniappes",
"largesses",
"presents",
"bonuses",
"favors",
"rewards",
"contributions",
"offerings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{
"examples":[
"got a $100 gratuity in addition to his regular pay"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonuses",
"cumshaws",
"dividends",
"donatives",
"extras",
"gravies",
"gravy trains",
"lagniappes",
"perks",
"perquisites",
"throw-ins",
"tips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pensions",
"bestowals",
"presentations",
"benefactions",
"beneficences",
"benevolences",
"bounties",
"charities",
"generosities",
"largesses",
"philanthropies",
"contributions",
"donations",
"gifts",
"offerings",
"presents",
"grants",
"subsidies",
"boons",
"mannas",
"windfalls",
"favors",
"freebies",
"freebees",
"giveaways",
"premiums",
"awards",
"prizes",
"rewards",
"fringe benefits",
"icings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grave":{
"a final resting place for a dead person":{
"examples":[
"the forlorn boy put flowers on his mother's grave"
],
"synonyms":[
"burial",
"sepulchre",
"sepulcher",
"sepulture",
"tomb"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catacomb",
"charnel",
"charnel house",
"columbarium",
"crypt",
"mausoleum",
"vault",
"cemetery",
"churchyard",
"graveyard",
"potter's field",
"barrow",
"mound",
"tumulus"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"examples":[
"a rock star who found his early grave in a plane crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"death",
"decease",
"demise",
"dissolution",
"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"great divide",
"passage",
"passing",
"quietus",
"sleep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"casualty",
"fatality",
"martyrdom",
"self-destruction",
"self-murder",
"self-slaughter",
"suicide",
"annihilation",
"destruction",
"ending",
"extermination",
"ruin",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existence",
"life",
"creation",
"genesis",
"origination",
"rise"
],
"antonyms":[
"birth",
"nativity"
]
},
"the state of being dead":{
"examples":[
"a terrible fear of the grave"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"deadness",
"death",
"lifelessness",
"nothingness",
"sleep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mortality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immortality",
"life span",
"lifetime"
],
"antonyms":[
"existence",
"life"
]
},
"having a matter of importance as its topic":{
"examples":[
"leaving gossip and celebrities to other magazines, this journal focuses on the grave issues confronting the nation"
],
"synonyms":[
"heavy",
"serious",
"weighty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"portentous",
"significant",
"solid",
"substantial"
],
"near antonyms":[
"frivolous",
"insignificant",
"lite",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minor",
"silly",
"slight",
"small",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"antonyms":[
"light",
"unserious"
]
},
"involving potential loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"going over Niagara Falls poses a grave danger"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangerous",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"serious",
"threatening",
"unhealthy",
"unsafe",
"venturesome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dicey",
"insecure",
"precarious",
"treacherous",
"uncertain",
"ultrahazardous",
"chance",
"haphazard",
"random",
"distressing",
"sickening",
"unpleasant",
"ugly",
"wicked",
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"inimical",
"injurious",
"malignant",
"nasty",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"pestilent",
"deadly",
"deathly",
"destructive",
"dire",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"mortal",
"murderous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"good",
"ultrasafe"
],
"antonyms":[
"harmless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"nonhazardous",
"nonthreatening",
"safe",
"unthreatening"
]
},
"not joking or playful in mood or manner":{
"examples":[
"when I asked him how his dog was doing, he looked grave and said, \"Not good\""
],
"synonyms":[
"earnest",
"humorless",
"no-nonsense",
"po-faced",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"staid",
"uncomic",
"unsmiling",
"weighty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"harsh",
"stern",
"strict",
"businesslike",
"professional",
"dignified",
"distinguished",
"elevated",
"serious-minded",
"gloomy",
"grim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"laughable",
"light",
"light-headed",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious",
"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"harebrained",
"lighthearted",
"puerile",
"scatterbrained",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dotty",
"fatuous",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"silly",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"zany"
],
"antonyms":[
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"humorous",
"jesting",
"jocular",
"joking",
"kittenish",
"ludic",
"playful"
]
},
"having a low musical pitch or range":{
"examples":[
"a grave hexachord"
],
"synonyms":[
"bass",
"deep",
"low",
"throaty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boomy",
"tubby",
"gruff",
"hoarse",
"husky",
"rough",
"smoky",
"smokey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"squeaking",
"squeaky",
"squealing",
"thin",
"earsplitting",
"penetrating",
"piercing",
"strident",
"peeping",
"tinny"
],
"antonyms":[
"acute",
"high",
"high-pitched",
"piping",
"sharp",
"shrill",
"treble"
]
},
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face"
],
"synonyms":[
"engrave",
"etch",
"incise",
"inscribe",
"insculp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carve",
"chisel",
"sculpt",
"sculpture",
"chase",
"groove",
"indent",
"notch",
"score",
"trace",
"affix",
"impress"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"graveling":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"addling",
"baffling",
"bamboozling",
"beating",
"befogging",
"befuddling",
"bemusing",
"bewildering",
"buffaloing",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discombobulating",
"disorienting",
"flummoxing",
"foxing",
"fuddling",
"getting",
"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":[
"verb"
]
},
"gravid":{
"containing unborn young within the body":{
"examples":[
"the patient is a gravid woman in her seventh month"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"caught",
"enceinte",
"expectant",
"expecting",
"gone",
"heavy",
"pregnant",
"quick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parturient",
"prenatal",
"childbearing",
"gestational",
"brooding",
"conceiving",
"impregnated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barren",
"infertile",
"aborting",
"miscarrying",
"delivered"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonpregnant"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gravity":{
"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
"examples":[
"the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry"
],
"synonyms":[
"earnest",
"earnestness",
"graveness",
"intentness",
"serious-mindedness",
"seriousness",
"soberness",
"sobriety",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"staidness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gravitas",
"humorlessness",
"decisiveness",
"deliberation",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolve",
"absorption",
"attentiveness",
"concentration",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"immersion",
"intensity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightness",
"shallowness",
"superficiality",
"dalliance",
"dilettantism",
"cheerfulness",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glee",
"high-spiritedness",
"merriment",
"mirth"
],
"antonyms":[
"facetiousness",
"flightiness",
"flippancy",
"frivolity",
"frivolousness",
"levity",
"lightheartedness",
"lightness",
"play",
"unseriousness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grayed":{
"as in got along , got on":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"got along",
"got on",
"advanced",
"evolved",
"opened",
"unfolded",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"flourished",
"flowered",
"mellowed",
"softened",
"aged",
"developed",
"grew",
"grew up",
"matured",
"progressed",
"ripened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened",
"dried",
"drooped",
"faded",
"flagged",
"sagged",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"waned",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted",
"backslid",
"lapsed",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grayness":{
"as in gloominess , dimness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dimness",
"faintness",
"gloominess",
"paleness",
"cloudiness",
"fogginess",
"haziness",
"mistiness",
"murkiness",
"half-light",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"somberness",
"shadiness",
"umbrage",
"blackout",
"brownout",
"dimout",
"midnight",
"black",
"blackness",
"candlelight",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dusk",
"gloaming",
"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
"semidarkness",
"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight",
"umbra"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaze",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"day",
"daylight",
"glare",
"glow",
"light",
"lightness",
"moonlight",
"starlight",
"sunlight",
"effulgence",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"shine",
"sunshine",
"incandescence",
"luminance",
"luminescence",
"luminosity",
"luminousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grazing":{
"to feed on grass or herbs":{
"examples":[
"cows grazing in the meadow"
],
"synonyms":[
"browsing",
"foraging",
"pasturing",
"rustling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eating",
"feeding",
"nibbling",
"ranging",
"stocking",
"overgrazing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"I grazed my elbow diving for the ball"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrading",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"scuffing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barking",
"skinning",
"chafing",
"fretting",
"galling",
"clawing",
"cutting",
"lacerating",
"bruising",
"contusing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polishing",
"smoothing",
"softening",
"waxing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing":{
"examples":[
"the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay"
],
"synonyms":[
"brushing",
"kissing",
"nudging",
"shaving",
"skimming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumping",
"contacting",
"scraping",
"sideswiping",
"striking",
"sweeping",
"swiping",
"touching",
"bouncing",
"caroming",
"glancing",
"rebounding",
"ricocheting",
"ricochetting",
"skipping",
"caressing",
"cuddling",
"fondling",
"loving",
"patting",
"petting",
"stroking",
"missing",
"skirting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banging",
"bashing",
"bumping",
"clashing",
"colliding",
"crashing",
"hitting",
"impacting",
"impinging",
"knocking",
"punching",
"ramming",
"slamming",
"slapping",
"smacking",
"smashing",
"swiping",
"thudding",
"thwacking",
"whacking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grandmothers":{
"the mother of your father or mother":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ancestresses",
"foremothers",
"matriarchs",
"ancestors",
"forebearers",
"forebears",
"forbears",
"forefathers",
"grandfathers",
"primogenitors",
"progenitors",
"antecessors",
"predecessors",
"grandsires",
"patriarchs",
"sires",
"ancestries",
"antecedents",
"roots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"children",
"families",
"issues",
"lineages",
"offspring",
"offsprings",
"posterities",
"progenies",
"seed",
"seeds",
"stocks",
"daughters",
"heirs",
"inheritors",
"scions",
"sons",
"successors",
"descendants",
"descendents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravy":{
"a savory fluid food used as a topping or accompaniment to a main dish":{
"examples":[
"order a large serving of fries with extra gravy"
],
"synonyms":[
"dressing",
"sauce"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condiment",
"relish",
"seasoning",
"fixing(s)",
"garnish",
"topping",
"dip",
"marinade"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{
"examples":[
"you only pay for three CDs; the fourth one they give you is just gravy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonus",
"cumshaw",
"dividend",
"donative",
"extra",
"gratuity",
"gravy train",
"lagniappe",
"perk",
"perquisite",
"throw-in",
"tip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pension",
"bestowal",
"presentation",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"bounty",
"charity",
"generosity",
"largesse",
"largess",
"philanthropy",
"contribution",
"donation",
"gift",
"offering",
"present",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"boon",
"manna",
"windfall",
"favor",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"giveaway",
"premium",
"award",
"prize",
"reward",
"fringe benefit",
"icing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graying":{
"as in getting along , getting on":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"getting along",
"getting on",
"advancing",
"evolving",
"opening",
"unfolding",
"blooming",
"blossoming",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"mellowing",
"softening",
"aging",
"ageing",
"developing",
"growing",
"growing up",
"maturing",
"progressing",
"ripening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decaying",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"deteriorating",
"sinking",
"worsening",
"drooping",
"drying",
"fading",
"flagging",
"sagging",
"shriveling",
"shrivelling",
"waning",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting",
"withering",
"regressing",
"retrogressing",
"reverting",
"backsliding",
"lapsing",
"returning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grasses":{
"as in lawns , green":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"green",
"greenswards",
"lawns",
"clearings",
"fields",
"grounds",
"lots",
"parcels",
"plats",
"plots",
"tracts",
"commons",
"crofts",
"glades",
"grasslands",
"heathlands",
"heaths",
"leas",
"leys",
"meadows",
"moors",
"pasturelands",
"pastures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandam":{
"as in dowager , beldam":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beldam",
"beldame",
"dowager",
"gaffer",
"graybeard",
"patriarch",
"whitebeard",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"ancient",
"elder",
"geriatric",
"golden-ager",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen",
"dotard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"youngster",
"youth",
"adolescent",
"minor",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grand old man":{
"as in first lady":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"first lady",
"fixture",
"institution",
"icon",
"ikon",
"symbol",
"dean",
"elder statesman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravel-blind":{
"as in purblind":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"purblind",
"blinded",
"blindfold",
"blindfolded",
"unsighted",
"blind",
"eyeless",
"sightless",
"stone-blind",
"visionless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sighted",
"observant",
"observing",
"seeing",
"clear-eyed",
"clear-sighted",
"gimlet-eyed",
"lynx-eyed",
"sharp-eyed",
"sharp-sighted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gravelling":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"addling",
"baffling",
"bamboozling",
"beating",
"befogging",
"befuddling",
"bemusing",
"bewildering",
"buffaloing",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discombobulating",
"disorienting",
"flummoxing",
"foxing",
"fuddling",
"getting",
"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":[
"verb"
]
},
"grammar school":{
"as in high school , public school":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"common school",
"elementary school",
"high school",
"junior high school",
"kindergarten",
"middle school",
"primary school",
"public school",
"secondary school",
"senior high school",
"trade school",
"training school",
"academe",
"academy",
"school",
"seminary",
"boarding school",
"prep",
"preparatory school",
"prep school",
"charter school",
"magnet school",
"minischool",
"madrassa",
"madrasa",
"madrassah",
"madrasah",
"Sunday school",
"yeshiva",
"yeshivah"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grabbed":{
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"don't grab my arm like that"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagged",
"captured",
"caught",
"collared",
"copped",
"corralled",
"glommed",
"got",
"grappled",
"hooked",
"landed",
"nabbed",
"nailed",
"netted",
"nobbled",
"rapped",
"seized",
"snagged",
"snapped (up)",
"snared",
"snatched",
"trapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gloved",
"haltered",
"lassoed",
"roped",
"apprehended",
"arrested",
"detained",
"bayed",
"cornered",
"clasped",
"clutched",
"fastened (on)",
"fisted",
"grasped",
"gripped",
"held",
"latched (on or onto)",
"secured",
"rent",
"rended",
"wrested",
"enmeshed",
"immeshed",
"ensnared",
"entangled",
"entrapped",
"meshed",
"abducted",
"kidnapped",
"kidnaped",
"spirited (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharged",
"freed",
"liberated",
"released",
"dropped",
"loosened",
"unhanded"
],
"antonyms":[
"missed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grafting":{
"as in tying , attaching":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affixing",
"attaching",
"fastening",
"fixing",
"hitching",
"tagging",
"tying",
"tieing",
"adding",
"adjoining",
"annexing",
"appending",
"subjoining",
"tacking (on)",
"infusing",
"injecting",
"inserting",
"interfusing",
"introducing",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"compounding",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"increasing",
"multiplying",
"raising",
"swelling (up)",
"elongating",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"supplying",
"enforcing",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"maximizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abating",
"bating",
"deducting",
"knocking off",
"removing",
"subtracting",
"taking off",
"detaching",
"disconnecting",
"disjoining",
"separating",
"unfastening",
"amputating",
"cutting",
"excising",
"lopping (off)",
"severing",
"contracting",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"curtailing",
"shortening",
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"cutting back",
"retrenching"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grayish":{
"of the color gray":{
"examples":[
"the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly"
],
"synonyms":[
"argentine",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pewter",
"silver",
"silvery",
"slate",
"slaty",
"slatey",
"steely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"neutral",
"dirty",
"dull",
"faded",
"sad",
"washed-out",
"ashen",
"ashy",
"chalky",
"livid",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"pale",
"palish",
"white",
"whitish",
"chocolate",
"dun",
"sandy",
"sepia",
"brindled",
"brindle",
"grizzled",
"hoar",
"hoary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"bright",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"varicolored",
"variegated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gravelled":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"addled",
"baffled",
"bamboozled",
"beat",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"buffaloed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"discombobulated",
"disoriented",
"flummoxed",
"foxed",
"fuddled",
"got",
"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":[
"verb"
]
},
"grasslands":{
"a broad area of level or rolling treeless country":{
"examples":[
"stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa"
],
"synonyms":[
"campos",
"champaigns",
"downs",
"heaths",
"leas",
"leys",
"llanos",
"moors",
"pampas",
"plains",
"prairies",
"savannas",
"savannahs",
"steppes",
"tundras",
"velds",
"veldts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fields",
"meadows",
"floodplains",
"bottomlands",
"bottoms",
"flats",
"lowlands",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands",
"tables",
"uplands"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graduations":{
"a scheme of rank or order":{
"examples":[
"had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students"
],
"synonyms":[
"hierarchies",
"ladders",
"orderings",
"rankings",
"scales"
],
"near synonyms":[
"food chains",
"pecking orders",
"peck orders",
"arrangements",
"arrays",
"disposals",
"dispositions",
"distributions",
"sequences",
"series",
"setups",
"degrees",
"echelons",
"footings",
"levels",
"places",
"positions",
"reaches",
"rungs",
"situations",
"spots",
"standings",
"stations",
"statuses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graffitis":{
"as in tags":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tags",
"desecrates",
"violates",
"bangs up",
"breaks",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"mars",
"shatters",
"spoils",
"defaces",
"trashes",
"vandalizes",
"annihilates",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"ravages",
"ravens",
"razes",
"ruins",
"scourges",
"smashes",
"tears down",
"totals",
"wastes",
"wipes out",
"wracks",
"wrecks",
"sabotages",
"depredates",
"despoils",
"loots",
"marauds",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"ransacks",
"sacks",
"spoliates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"salvages",
"builds",
"rebuilds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"granite":{
"firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose":{
"examples":[
"had the granite to see the project out to the end"
],
"synonyms":[
"decidedness",
"decision",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"determinedness",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"resolve",
"stick-to-itiveness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doggedness",
"obduracy",
"obdurateness",
"obstinacy",
"obstinateness",
"perseverance",
"persistence",
"persistency",
"stubbornness",
"tenaciousness",
"tenacity",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"sureness",
"alacrity",
"eagerness",
"gameness",
"readiness",
"backbone",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"iron",
"pluck",
"sand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"indetermination",
"uncertainty",
"aversion",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness"
],
"antonyms":[
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresoluteness",
"irresolution",
"vacillation"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grammatical":{
"as in proper , correct":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"correct",
"educated",
"proper",
"aristocratic",
"genteel",
"patrician",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"learned",
"literary",
"classy",
"courtly",
"fine",
"graceful",
"tasteful",
"Attic",
"cultured",
"refined",
"affected",
"bombastic",
"declamatory",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiloquent",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"oratorical",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"stilted",
"elevated",
"eloquent",
"formal",
"high-flown",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"stately",
"towering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ineloquent",
"low",
"undignified",
"casual",
"colloquial",
"conversational",
"informal",
"nonformal",
"slangy",
"unbookish",
"unliterary",
"vernacular",
"coarse",
"common",
"crass",
"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"indecent",
"lowbred",
"lowbrow",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"tasteless",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"incorrect",
"substandard",
"uneducated",
"ungrammatical",
"unlearned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"graveyards":{
"a piece of land used for burying the dead":{
"examples":[
"reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone"
],
"synonyms":[
"boneyards",
"cemeteries",
"God's acres",
"memorial parks",
"necropolises",
"necropoles",
"necropoleis",
"necropoli",
"potter's fields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catacombs",
"churchyards",
"crypts",
"graves",
"mausoleums",
"mausolea",
"sepulchres",
"sepulchers",
"sepultures",
"tombs",
"vaults"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graveyard":{
"a piece of land used for burying the dead":{
"examples":[
"reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone"
],
"synonyms":[
"boneyard",
"cemetery",
"God's acre",
"memorial park",
"necropolis",
"potter's field"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catacombs",
"churchyard",
"crypt",
"grave",
"mausoleum",
"sepulchre",
"sepulcher",
"sepulture",
"tomb",
"vault"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grants":{
"a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action":{
"examples":[
"applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"allocations",
"allotments",
"annuities",
"appropriations",
"entitlements",
"subsidies",
"subventions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aids",
"assistances",
"block grants",
"grants-in-aid",
"set-asides",
"foreign aids",
"reliefs",
"state aids",
"advances",
"allowances",
"benefits",
"bequests",
"endowments",
"funds",
"legacies",
"stipends",
"trust funds",
"trusts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
"examples":[
"you will grant that she is difficult to work with"
],
"synonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"admits",
"agrees",
"allows",
"concedes",
"confesses",
"fesses (up)",
"owns (up to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disburdens",
"unburdens",
"unloads",
"affirms",
"avows",
"confirms",
"professes",
"accepts",
"recognizes",
"yields",
"announces",
"breaks",
"broadcasts",
"communicates",
"declares",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"imparts",
"proclaims",
"publishes",
"reveals",
"spills",
"tells",
"unveils",
"betrays",
"blabs",
"exposes",
"gives away",
"informs",
"leaks",
"rats",
"squeals",
"talks",
"tattles",
"tips (off)",
"warns",
"wises (up)",
"breathes",
"says",
"whispers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disallows",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disowns",
"contradicts",
"disputes",
"gainsays",
"negates",
"negatives",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"conceals",
"covers (up)",
"hides",
"obscures",
"veils",
"kids (oneself)"
],
"antonyms":[
"denies"
]
},
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
"examples":[
"by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"accords",
"awards",
"confers",
"vests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestows",
"contributes",
"donates",
"gives",
"presents",
"shows",
"furnishes",
"provides",
"supplies",
"extends",
"offers",
"proffers",
"allocates",
"appropriates",
"assigns",
"appoints",
"designates",
"dubs",
"fixes",
"names",
"sets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aborts",
"calls",
"calls off",
"drops",
"recalls",
"repeals",
"rescinds",
"revokes",
"abrogates",
"annuls",
"invalidates",
"nullifies",
"voids",
"writes off",
"recants",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"withdraws"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grafters":{
"as in embezzlers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embezzlers",
"burglars",
"cat burglars",
"cracksmen",
"housebreakers",
"picklocks",
"safecrackers",
"kleptomaniacs",
"kleptos",
"larcenists",
"pinchers",
"purloiners",
"robbers",
"stealers",
"thieves",
"sneak thiefs",
"cutpurses",
"dips",
"pickpockets",
"pilferers",
"shoplifters",
"abductors",
"carjackers",
"hijackers",
"kidnappers",
"kidnapers",
"skyjackers",
"despoilers",
"looters",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"ransackers",
"ravishers",
"poachers",
"rustlers",
"smugglers",
"bandits",
"footpads",
"highwaymen",
"pirates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grass":{
"as in lawn , green":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"green",
"greensward",
"lawn",
"clearing",
"field",
"ground",
"lot",
"parcel",
"plat",
"plot",
"tract",
"common(s)",
"croft",
"glade",
"grassland",
"heath",
"heathland",
"lea",
"ley",
"meadow",
"moor",
"pasture",
"pastureland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandmother":{
"the mother of your father or mother":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ancestress",
"foremother",
"matriarch",
"ancestor",
"forebear",
"forbear",
"forebearer",
"forefather",
"grandfather",
"primogenitor",
"progenitor",
"antecessor",
"predecessor",
"grandsire",
"patriarch",
"sire",
"ancestry",
"antecedents",
"roots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"children",
"family",
"issue",
"lineage",
"offspring",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed",
"stock",
"daughter",
"heir",
"inheritor",
"scion",
"son",
"successor",
"descendant",
"descendent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graceful":{
"moving easily":{
"examples":[
"the graceful ballerina effortlessly leapt across the stage"
],
"synonyms":[
"agile",
"featly",
"feline",
"gracile",
"light",
"light-footed",
"light-foot",
"lightsome",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"lithesome",
"nimble",
"spry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acrobatic",
"flexible",
"limber",
"loose-jointed",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"supple",
"adroit",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"light-fingered",
"fleet-footed",
"sure-footed",
"athletic",
"balletic",
"coordinated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncoordinated",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"bungling",
"inept",
"maladroit"
],
"antonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gawky",
"graceless",
"klutzy",
"lumbering",
"ungainly",
"ungraceful"
]
},
"having or showing elegance":{
"examples":[
"sat down in the old plantation home's very graceful parlor"
],
"synonyms":[
"classy",
"courtly",
"elegant",
"fine",
"handsome",
"majestic",
"refined",
"stately",
"tasteful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"august",
"baronial",
"gallant",
"glorious",
"grand",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"imposing",
"lavish",
"luxurious",
"magnificent",
"monumental",
"noble",
"ornate",
"proud",
"regal",
"rich",
"royal",
"splendid",
"superb",
"artful",
"genteel",
"polished",
"sophisticated",
"classic",
"conservative",
"exquisite",
"quiet",
"restrained",
"simple",
"understated",
"aristocratic",
"patrician",
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"chic",
"fashionable",
"in",
"modish",
"posh",
"sharp",
"sleek",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"swagger",
"swank",
"swanky",
"affected",
"grandiose",
"ostentatious",
"pretentious",
"recherch\u00e9"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"crude",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"grotesque",
"loud",
"raffish",
"splashy",
"tacky",
"tawdry",
"ticky-tacky",
"ticky-tack",
"rough-edged",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"trashy",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar"
],
"antonyms":[
"dowdy",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tasteless",
"unfashionable",
"unhandsome",
"unstylish"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grandames":{
"as in dowagers , beldams":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beldams",
"beldames",
"dowagers",
"gaffers",
"graybeards",
"patriarchs",
"whitebeards",
"adults",
"grown-ups",
"ancients",
"elders",
"geriatrics",
"golden-agers",
"oldsters",
"old-timers",
"senior citizens",
"seniors",
"dotards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"youngsters",
"youths",
"adolescents",
"minors",
"children",
"cubs",
"juveniles",
"kiddies",
"kids"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grass (on)":{
"to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{
"examples":[
"that bloke would grass on his own mater to save himself"
],
"synonyms":[
"fink",
"inform",
"rat (on)",
"sing",
"snitch",
"split (on)",
"squeak",
"squeal",
"talk",
"tell (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betray",
"give away",
"turn in",
"backstab",
"cross",
"double-cross",
"sell (out)",
"two-time",
"blab",
"tattle",
"tip (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grandsires":{
"as in patriarchs , sires":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"patriarchs",
"sires",
"ancestresses",
"foremothers",
"grandmothers",
"matriarchs",
"ancestries",
"antecedents",
"roots",
"antecessors",
"predecessors",
"ancestors",
"fathers",
"forebearers",
"forebears",
"forbears",
"forefathers",
"grandfathers",
"primogenitors",
"progenitors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descendants",
"descendents",
"children",
"families",
"issues",
"lineages",
"offspring",
"offsprings",
"posterities",
"progenies",
"seed",
"seeds",
"stocks",
"daughters",
"heirs",
"inheritors",
"scions",
"sons",
"successors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grates":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"burns (up)",
"chafes",
"eats",
"exasperates",
"frosts",
"galls",
"gets",
"gripes",
"hacks (off)",
"irks",
"irritates",
"itches",
"narks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"persecutes",
"piques",
"puts out",
"rasps",
"riles",
"ruffles",
"spites",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassles",
"heckles",
"nags",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"badgers",
"baits",
"bullyrags",
"ballyrags",
"devils",
"hagrides",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"plagues",
"teases",
"angers",
"antagonizes",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"rankles",
"roils",
"agitates",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"exercises",
"freaks (out)",
"frets",
"perturbs",
"undoes",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries",
"affronts",
"insults",
"miffs",
"offends",
"outrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"contents",
"quiets",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface":{
"examples":[
"the sled grated along the bare pavement"
],
"synonyms":[
"grinds",
"rasps",
"scrapes",
"scratches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rubs",
"groans",
"whines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glides",
"skates",
"slides"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound":{
"examples":[
"he grated the pieces of metal together"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunches",
"gnashes",
"grinds",
"grits",
"scrapes",
"scrunches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"creaks",
"groans",
"moans",
"rasps",
"scratches",
"whines",
"clashes",
"collides",
"jangles",
"jars"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gray":{
"of the color gray":{
"examples":[
"the gray elephant and the gaudily dressed circus performer created a striking contrast"
],
"synonyms":[
"argentine",
"grayish",
"leaden",
"pewter",
"silver",
"silvery",
"slate",
"slaty",
"slatey",
"steely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"achromatic",
"colorless",
"neutral",
"dirty",
"dull",
"faded",
"sad",
"washed-out",
"ashen",
"ashy",
"chalky",
"livid",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"pale",
"palish",
"white",
"whitish",
"chocolate",
"dun",
"sandy",
"sepia",
"brindled",
"brindle",
"grizzled",
"hoar",
"hoary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"bright",
"deep",
"gay",
"rich",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"varicolored",
"variegated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
"examples":[
"a gray rainy day"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blue",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"down",
"droopy",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"dim",
"discomfiting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"upsetting",
"desperate",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic",
"lamentable",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dull",
"dour",
"grim",
"lowering",
"louring",
"lowery",
"loury",
"menacing",
"negative",
"oppressive",
"threatening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"gay",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
]
},
"as in get along , get on":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"get along",
"get on",
"advance",
"evolve",
"open",
"unfold",
"bloom",
"blossom",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"flourish",
"flower",
"mellow",
"soften",
"age",
"develop",
"grow",
"grow up",
"mature",
"progress",
"ripen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"deteriorate",
"sink",
"worsen",
"droop",
"dry",
"fade",
"flag",
"sag",
"shrivel",
"wane",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt",
"wither",
"regress",
"retrogress",
"revert",
"backslide",
"lapse",
"return"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grainy":{
"made up of large particles":{
"examples":[
"grainy sand kept it off the rankings as one of the nation's best beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"coarse",
"grained",
"granular",
"granulated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unfiltered",
"unrefined",
"earthy",
"gravelly",
"gritty",
"sandy",
"pebbly",
"rocky",
"stony",
"stoney",
"coarse-grained",
"cracked",
"kibbled",
"lumpy",
"mealy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buttery",
"smooth",
"velvety",
"filtered",
"levigated",
"refined",
"close-grained",
"comminuted",
"ground",
"micronized",
"milled",
"mulled",
"pestled",
"pulverized",
"reduced",
"triturated"
],
"antonyms":[
"dusty",
"fine",
"floury",
"powdery",
"superfine",
"ultrafine"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grails":{
"something that is sought after but that is very hard to get or achieve":{
"examples":[
"The championship trophy was the grail they were seeking."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"holy grails",
"aims",
"ambitions",
"aspirations",
"bournes",
"bourns",
"designs",
"dreams",
"ends",
"goals",
"ideals",
"ideas",
"intentions",
"intents",
"marks",
"meanings",
"objectives",
"objects",
"plans",
"points",
"pretensions",
"purposes",
"targets",
"things",
"plots",
"projects",
"schemes",
"desires",
"hopes",
"minds",
"wishes",
"nirvanas",
"destinations",
"termini",
"terminuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"means",
"methods",
"ways"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandes dames":{
"a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority":{
"examples":[
"the city's grandes dames still hold considerable sway in its cultural life"
],
"synonyms":[
"dames",
"dowagers",
"matriarchs",
"matrons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grandams",
"grandames",
"headmistresses",
"mistresses",
"materfamiliases",
"mamas",
"mammas",
"mommas",
"mammies",
"mas",
"moms",
"mothers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graphing":{
"to show and compare the values of variables in a set of data by means of a drawing":{
"examples":[
"They used a computer program to graph monthly rainfall amounts over a period of five years."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charting",
"delineating",
"diagramming",
"diagraming",
"drawing",
"mapping (out)",
"plotting",
"defining",
"outlining",
"silhouetting",
"sketching",
"tracing",
"tabulating",
"tallying",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"inventorying",
"calculating",
"computing",
"estimating",
"figuring",
"reckoning",
"citing",
"mentioning",
"naming",
"detailing",
"enumerating",
"itemizing",
"listing",
"numerating",
"reciting",
"reeling off",
"rehearsing",
"ticking (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gravy trains":{
"something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{
"examples":[
"the new tax law offers a real gravy train to certain categories of investors"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonuses",
"cumshaws",
"dividends",
"donatives",
"extras",
"gratuities",
"gravies",
"lagniappes",
"perks",
"perquisites",
"throw-ins",
"tips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pensions",
"bestowals",
"presentations",
"benefactions",
"beneficences",
"benevolences",
"bounties",
"charities",
"generosities",
"largesses",
"philanthropies",
"contributions",
"donations",
"gifts",
"offerings",
"presents",
"grants",
"subsidies",
"boons",
"mannas",
"windfalls",
"favors",
"freebies",
"freebees",
"giveaways",
"premiums",
"awards",
"prizes",
"rewards",
"fringe benefits",
"icings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graphic novel":{
"as in comic book , funny paper(s)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comic book",
"funny paper(s)",
"cartoon",
"comic",
"comic strip",
"funny",
"strip",
"animated cartoon",
"animation",
"caricature"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grate":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassle",
"heckle",
"nag",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"provoke",
"rouse",
"badger",
"bait",
"bullyrag",
"ballyrag",
"devil",
"hagride",
"harass",
"harry",
"pester",
"plague",
"tease",
"anger",
"antagonize",
"enrage",
"incense",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"rankle",
"roil",
"agitate",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"exercise",
"freak (out)",
"fret",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"worry",
"affront",
"insult",
"miff",
"offend",
"outrage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"oblige",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"assure",
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"content",
"quiet",
"reassure",
"solace",
"soothe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface":{
"examples":[
"the sled grated along the bare pavement"
],
"synonyms":[
"grind",
"rasp",
"scrape",
"scratch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rub",
"groan",
"whine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glide",
"skate",
"slide"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound":{
"examples":[
"he grated the pieces of metal together"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunch",
"gnash",
"grind",
"grit",
"scrape",
"scrunch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"creak",
"groan",
"moan",
"rasp",
"scratch",
"whine",
"clash",
"collide",
"jangle",
"jar"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"graybeards":{
"as in patriarchs , whitebeards":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gaffers",
"patriarchs",
"whitebeards",
"ancients",
"elders",
"geriatrics",
"golden-agers",
"oldsters",
"old-timers",
"senior citizens",
"seniors",
"beldams",
"beldames",
"dowagers",
"grandams",
"grandames",
"adults",
"grown-ups",
"dotards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"youngsters",
"youths",
"adolescents",
"minors",
"children",
"cubs",
"juveniles",
"kiddies",
"kids"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grasps":{
"the ability to direct the course of something":{
"examples":[
"for a time it looked like most of Europe would be within Hitler's grasp"
],
"synonyms":[
"controls",
"hands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clutches",
"grips",
"holds",
"masteries",
"arms",
"commands",
"dominions",
"helms",
"sways",
"authorities",
"dominations",
"jurisdictions",
"mights",
"powers",
"administrations",
"directions",
"governances",
"governments",
"guidance",
"managements",
"operations",
"oversights",
"regulations",
"superintendences",
"supervisions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"weaknesses",
"impotences",
"impotencies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or manner of holding":{
"examples":[
"during the roller coaster ride, my date clutched my arm with a deathlike grasp"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasps",
"clenches",
"grapples",
"grips",
"handgrips",
"handholds",
"holds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorages",
"leverages",
"purchases",
"grabs",
"seizures",
"footholds",
"footings",
"toeholds",
"clinches",
"embraces",
"hugs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"releases",
"relinquishments"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something":{
"examples":[
"I think I finally have a grasp of Spanish grammar"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"grips",
"holds",
"perceptions",
"percipiences",
"understandings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorptions",
"assimilations",
"digestions",
"uptakes",
"conceptions",
"visualizations",
"enlightenments",
"realizations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"miscomprehensions",
"misinterpretations",
"misperceptions",
"misunderstandings"
],
"antonyms":[
"incomprehensions"
]
},
"to have a practical understanding of":{
"examples":[
"he just doesn't grasp how important it is that he call when he'll be late"
],
"synonyms":[
"comprehends",
"knows",
"understands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"cognizes",
"fathoms",
"follows",
"kens",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"has",
"possesses",
"catches on (to)",
"picks up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconceives",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"the departing soldier grasped his children a little closer than usual"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugs",
"clasps",
"crushes",
"embraces",
"enclasps",
"enfolds",
"hugs",
"strains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamps",
"clings",
"cradles",
"grabs",
"grips",
"holds",
"bosoms",
"embosoms",
"encircles",
"entwines",
"envelops",
"enwinds",
"folds",
"locks",
"twines",
"wraps",
"cuddles",
"fondles",
"nestles",
"nuzzles",
"pats",
"pets",
"snuggles",
"strokes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{
"examples":[
"the attendant grasped my arm and steered me towards the door"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasps",
"grips",
"holds",
"takes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clenches",
"clings (to)",
"clutches",
"holds on (to)",
"catches",
"nabs",
"seizes",
"snatches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharges",
"drops",
"frees",
"liberates",
"releases",
"delivers",
"entrusts",
"intrusts",
"gives",
"hands",
"hands over",
"passes",
"relinquishes",
"transfers",
"transmits",
"turns over",
"unhands"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the emergency operator finally grasped what he was trying to tell her"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"assimilates",
"beholds",
"catches",
"catches on (to)",
"cognizes",
"compasses",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"cottons (to or on to)",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"digs",
"discerns",
"gets",
"groks",
"intuits",
"knows",
"makes",
"makes out",
"perceives",
"recognizes",
"registers",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"senses",
"tumbles (to)",
"twigs",
"understands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbs",
"digests",
"takes in",
"realizes",
"fathoms",
"penetrates",
"pierces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconceives",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grabby":{
"having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{
"examples":[
"very young children tend to be grabby and often refuse to share"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquisitive",
"avaricious",
"avid",
"coveting",
"covetous",
"grasping",
"greedy",
"mercenary",
"moneygrubbing",
"rapacious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialistic",
"materialistic",
"philistine",
"desirous",
"eager",
"itchy",
"lickerish",
"miserly",
"hoggish",
"piggish",
"piggy",
"swinish",
"devouring",
"gluttonous",
"gobbling",
"insatiable",
"ravenous",
"unquenchable",
"voracious",
"egocentric",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"self-centered",
"self-seeking",
"discontent",
"discontented",
"malcontent",
"unsatisfied",
"begrudging",
"grudging",
"resentful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonmaterialistic",
"altruistic",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"handsome",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"openhearted",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"controlled",
"moderate",
"restrained",
"temperate",
"content",
"sated",
"satisfied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"likely to attract attention":{
"examples":[
"a tabloid that invariably favors grabby headlines, even for underwhelming stories"
],
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"bodacious",
"bold",
"brilliant",
"catchy",
"commanding",
"conspicuous",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"kenspeckle",
"marked",
"noisy",
"noticeable",
"prominent",
"pronounced",
"remarkable",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"observable",
"perceptible",
"recognizable",
"visible",
"outstanding",
"salient",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"impressive",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"flagrant",
"glaring",
"howling",
"screaming",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"jazzy",
"loud",
"meretricious",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"ostentatious",
"pretentious",
"extravagant",
"fancy",
"florid",
"glittery",
"spectacular",
"opulent",
"ornate",
"overdone",
"overwrought",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"interesting",
"riveting"
],
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"subtle",
"concealed",
"hidden",
"shrouded",
"dim",
"faint",
"obscure",
"insignificant",
"undistinguished",
"unimportant",
"modest",
"unaffected",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"conservative",
"plain",
"quiet",
"simple",
"understated",
"muted",
"restrained",
"subdued",
"subtle",
"toned-down",
"unflashy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconspicuous",
"unemphatic",
"unflamboyant",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"unremarkable",
"unshowy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"as in tagged":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"tagged",
"desecrated",
"violated",
"banged up",
"broke",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"marred",
"shattered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"defaced",
"trashed",
"vandalized",
"annihilated",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"ravaged",
"ravened",
"razed",
"ruined",
"scourged",
"smashed",
"tore down",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"wasted",
"wiped out",
"wracked",
"wrecked",
"sabotaged",
"depredated",
"despoiled",
"looted",
"marauded",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ransacked",
"sacked",
"spoliated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserved",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"salvaged",
"built",
"rebuilt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"graceless":{
"lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands":{
"examples":[
"a graceless person who was a butterfingered lout when it came to playing basketball"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"butterfingered",
"cack-handed",
"clumsy",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"handless",
"heavy-handed",
"left-handed",
"maladroit",
"unhandy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"uncoordinated",
"bunglesome",
"bungling",
"gauche",
"inept",
"inexpert",
"unskilled",
"unskillful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expert",
"masterly",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"coordinated"
],
"antonyms":[
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"handy",
"sure-handed"
]
},
"lacking social grace and assurance":{
"examples":[
"was a graceless preteen but evolved into a confident teenager"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gauche",
"inelegant",
"rough-hewn",
"rustic",
"rustical",
"stiff",
"stilted",
"uncomfortable",
"uneasy",
"ungraceful",
"wooden"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angular",
"gawky",
"lubberly",
"ungainly",
"boorish",
"clownish",
"uncouth",
"abashed",
"discomfited",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disconcerted",
"discountenanced",
"embarrassed",
"self-conscious",
"agitated",
"bothered",
"chagrined",
"dismayed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"fazed",
"flustered",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"mortified",
"nervous",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"perturbed",
"rattled",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"diffident",
"insecure",
"meek",
"modest",
"self-doubting",
"timid",
"unassertive",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"confident",
"cool",
"placid",
"poised",
"secure",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"self-possessed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed"
],
"antonyms":[
"graceful",
"suave",
"urbane"
]
},
"not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{
"examples":[
"one guest made a graceless comment about the bride's bleached hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"amiss",
"improper",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"perverse",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"untoward",
"wrong"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inopportune",
"unfortunate",
"unseasonable",
"untimely",
"extraneous",
"immaterial",
"inapplicable",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"misbecoming",
"mismatched",
"incompatible",
"inconsistent",
"uncongenial",
"bad",
"naughty",
"sinful",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"banned",
"barred",
"disallowed",
"forbidden",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"awkward",
"gauche",
"ungraceful",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fortunate",
"opportune",
"seasonable",
"timely",
"applicable",
"apposite",
"apropos",
"apt",
"germane",
"material",
"pat",
"pointed",
"relative",
"relevant",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"harmonious",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"permitted",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"kosher",
"licensed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"supported",
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"fine",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"respectable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"exemplary",
"blameless",
"irreproachable",
"balanced",
"companionate",
"congruous",
"consonant",
"harmonious"
],
"antonyms":[
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"correct",
"decorous",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitting",
"genteel",
"happy",
"meet",
"proper",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable"
]
},
"having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner":{
"examples":[
"her graceless dancing was painful to watch"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gawkish",
"gawky",
"klutzy",
"uncoordinated",
"ungainly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"galumphing",
"larruping",
"lubberly",
"lumbering",
"lumpish",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"unsteady",
"wobbly",
"wabbly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"light",
"light-footed",
"light-foot",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"nimble",
"sure-footed"
],
"antonyms":[
"coordinated",
"graceful"
]
},
"showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations":{
"examples":[
"indifferent to the nuances of constructive criticism, she sometimes says things which are hurtful or graceless"
],
"synonyms":[
"brash",
"ill-advised",
"imprudent",
"inadvisable",
"indelicate",
"indiscreet",
"injudicious",
"tactless",
"undiplomatic",
"unwise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dumb",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"moronic",
"stupid",
"careless",
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"mindless",
"thoughtless",
"ill-mannered",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"indecorous",
"unbecoming",
"uncivil",
"unseemly",
"foolish",
"harebrained",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"senseless",
"silly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intelligent",
"logical",
"rational",
"sensible",
"smart",
"sound",
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"civil",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient"
],
"antonyms":[
"advisable",
"discreet",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"tactful",
"wise"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gravitate":{
"to be drawn or attracted":{
"examples":[
"He always gravitated to the fantasy section of the bookstore.",
"She tends to gravitate towards people who share her interest in music."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"incline (toward)",
"tend (to)",
"care (for)",
"favor",
"lean (toward or towards)",
"like",
"prefer",
"adore",
"cotton (to)",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"choose",
"cull",
"handpick",
"name",
"pick",
"select",
"single (out)",
"take",
"covet",
"crave",
"desire",
"hanker (for or after)",
"want",
"wish (for)",
"bias",
"prejudice",
"admire",
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"be partial to",
"go in for",
"go",
"indicate",
"point",
"suggest",
"run",
"tend",
"trend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"shun",
"shy (from or away from)",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"mislike",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"hate",
"loathe",
"decline",
"refuse",
"reject",
"turn down",
"discard",
"jettison",
"throw away",
"throw out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"granny dresses":{
"as in sweaterdresses , kirtles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chemises",
"coatdresses",
"housedresses",
"jumpers",
"kimonos",
"kirtles",
"minidresses",
"Mother Hubbards",
"muumuus",
"overdresses",
"sacks",
"sheaths",
"shifts",
"shirtdresses",
"shirtwaists",
"sundresses",
"sweaterdresses",
"tea gowns",
"dresses",
"frocks",
"gowns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graphs":{
"to show and compare the values of variables in a set of data by means of a drawing":{
"examples":[
"They used a computer program to graph monthly rainfall amounts over a period of five years."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charts",
"delineates",
"diagrams",
"draws",
"maps (out)",
"plots",
"defines",
"outlines",
"silhouettes",
"sketches",
"traces",
"tabulates",
"tallies",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"inventories",
"calculates",
"computes",
"estimates",
"figures",
"reckons",
"cites",
"mentions",
"names",
"details",
"enumerates",
"itemizes",
"lists",
"numerates",
"recites",
"reels off",
"rehearses",
"ticks (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"granule":{
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"is there one granule of truth in that statement?"
],
"synonyms":[
"atom",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dribble",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"nugget",
"particle",
"patch",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck",
"tittle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ace",
"dab",
"dash",
"driblet",
"drop",
"fraction",
"haet",
"halfpenny",
"ha'penny",
"iota",
"jot",
"kenning",
"lick",
"minim",
"mite",
"modicum",
"nutshell",
"ounce",
"pinch",
"shred",
"smatter",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"spot",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace",
"whisper",
"whit",
"bite",
"mouthful",
"nibble",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"fragment",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"chip",
"flake",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunk",
"gob",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab",
"abundance",
"barrel",
"bucket",
"bushel",
"deal",
"heaps",
"loads",
"mass",
"mountain",
"peck",
"pile",
"pot",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"scads",
"stack",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grained":{
"made up of large particles":{
"examples":[
"the sugar in some countries has a much more grained consistency than what we're used to in the U.S."
],
"synonyms":[
"coarse",
"grainy",
"granular",
"granulated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unfiltered",
"unrefined",
"earthy",
"gravelly",
"gritty",
"sandy",
"pebbly",
"rocky",
"stony",
"stoney",
"coarse-grained",
"cracked",
"kibbled",
"lumpy",
"mealy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buttery",
"smooth",
"velvety",
"filtered",
"levigated",
"refined",
"close-grained",
"comminuted",
"ground",
"micronized",
"milled",
"mulled",
"pestled",
"pulverized",
"reduced",
"triturated"
],
"antonyms":[
"dusty",
"fine",
"floury",
"powdery",
"superfine",
"ultrafine"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grabbling":{
"as in getting , casting about":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"capturing",
"clutching",
"corralling",
"getting",
"grabbing",
"nabbing",
"nailing",
"seizing",
"snatching",
"combing",
"digging (through)",
"dredging",
"raking",
"ransacking",
"rifling",
"rummaging",
"scouring",
"casting about",
"hunting",
"looking",
"reaching",
"seeking (out)",
"feeling",
"fishing",
"fumbling",
"groping",
"scrabbling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"graffiting":{
"as in tagging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tagging",
"desecrating",
"violating",
"banging up",
"breaking",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"marring",
"shattering",
"spoiling",
"defacing",
"trashing",
"vandalizing",
"annihilating",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"ravaging",
"ravening",
"razing",
"ruining",
"scourging",
"smashing",
"tearing down",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"wasting",
"wiping out",
"wracking",
"wrecking",
"sabotaging",
"depredating",
"despoiling",
"looting",
"marauding",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"ransacking",
"sacking",
"spoliating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"salvaging",
"building",
"rebuilding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grange":{
"a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock":{
"examples":[
"asked the community's farmers to meet at the Howard family grange to help raise a new barn"
],
"synonyms":[
"estate",
"farm",
"farmstead",
"ranch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cropland",
"farmland",
"farmyard",
"farmhouse",
"hacienda",
"homestead",
"manor",
"plantation",
"spread",
"croft",
"smallholding",
"station",
"steading",
"garden",
"orchard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grasp":{
"the ability to direct the course of something":{
"examples":[
"for a time it looked like most of Europe would be within Hitler's grasp"
],
"synonyms":[
"control",
"hand(s)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clutch",
"grip",
"hold",
"mastery",
"arm",
"command",
"dominion",
"helm",
"sway",
"authority",
"domination",
"jurisdiction",
"might",
"power",
"administration",
"direction",
"governance",
"government",
"guidance",
"management",
"operation",
"oversight",
"regulation",
"running",
"superintendence",
"supervision"
],
"near antonyms":[
"helplessness",
"weakness",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or manner of holding":{
"examples":[
"during the roller coaster ride, my date clutched my arm with a deathlike grasp"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasp",
"clench",
"grapple",
"grip",
"handgrip",
"handhold",
"hold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorage",
"leverage",
"purchase",
"grab",
"seizure",
"foothold",
"footing",
"toehold",
"clinch",
"embrace",
"hug"
],
"near antonyms":[
"release",
"relinquishment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something":{
"examples":[
"I think I finally have a grasp of Spanish grammar"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"grip",
"hold",
"perception",
"percipience",
"understanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorption",
"assimilation",
"digestion",
"uptake",
"conception",
"visualization",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"enlightenment",
"realization"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"miscomprehension",
"misinterpretation",
"misperception",
"misunderstanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"noncomprehension"
]
},
"to have a practical understanding of":{
"examples":[
"he just doesn't grasp how important it is that he call when he'll be late"
],
"synonyms":[
"comprehend",
"know",
"understand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"cognize",
"fathom",
"follow",
"ken",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"have",
"possess",
"catch on (to)",
"pick up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconceive",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"the departing soldier grasped his children a little closer than usual"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hug",
"clasp",
"crush",
"embrace",
"enclasp",
"enfold",
"hug",
"strain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamp",
"cling",
"cradle",
"grab",
"grip",
"hold",
"bosom",
"embosom",
"encircle",
"entwine",
"envelop",
"enwind",
"fold",
"lock",
"twine",
"wrap",
"cuddle",
"fondle",
"nestle",
"nuzzle",
"pat",
"pet",
"snuggle",
"stroke"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{
"examples":[
"the attendant grasped my arm and steered me towards the door"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasp",
"grip",
"hold",
"take"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clench",
"cling (to)",
"clutch",
"hold on (to)",
"catch",
"nab",
"seize",
"snatch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharge",
"drop",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"hand",
"hand over",
"pass",
"relinquish",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"turn over",
"unhand"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the emergency operator finally grasped what he was trying to tell her"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"assimilate",
"behold",
"catch",
"catch on (to)",
"cognize",
"compass",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"cotton (to or on to)",
"decipher",
"decode",
"dig",
"discern",
"get",
"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"recognize",
"register",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"sense",
"tumble (to)",
"twig",
"understand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorb",
"digest",
"take in",
"realize",
"fathom",
"penetrate",
"pierce"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconceive",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"graphic":{
"something that visually explains or decorates a text":{
"examples":[
"the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page"
],
"synonyms":[
"diagram",
"figure",
"illustration",
"plate",
"visual"
],
"near synonyms":[
"art",
"artwork",
"drawing",
"illumination",
"image",
"pictogram",
"pictograph",
"picture",
"caption",
"key",
"legend",
"inset",
"depiction",
"pictorialization",
"portrait",
"portrayal",
"representation",
"clarification",
"elucidation",
"explanation",
"explication",
"exposition"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description":{
"examples":[
"the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area"
],
"synonyms":[
"delineated",
"pictorial",
"picturesque",
"visual",
"vivid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depicted",
"descriptive",
"expressive",
"concrete",
"explicit",
"specific",
"faithful",
"lifelike",
"natural",
"photographic",
"realistic",
"fresh",
"incisive",
"sharp"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indeterminate",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"sketchy",
"unclear",
"vague",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dark",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"muddy",
"murky",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"ambiguous",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"inscrutable",
"mysterious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"consisting of or relating to pictures":{
"examples":[
"got a degree in graphic design"
],
"synonyms":[
"imaginal",
"pictorial",
"visual"
],
"near synonyms":[
"photographic",
"video",
"drawn",
"painted",
"represented",
"illustrational",
"illustrative",
"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"iconographic",
"iconographical",
"ideogramic",
"ideogrammic",
"ideogrammatic",
"ideographic",
"pictographic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"graspable":{
"capable of being understood":{
"examples":[
"the immensity of the world is not graspable to a child of that age, so the notion of a globe-trotting Santa Claus is plausible"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessible",
"apprehensible",
"coherent",
"comprehendible",
"comprehensible",
"fathomable",
"intelligible",
"legible",
"scrutable",
"understandable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decipherable",
"plain",
"simple",
"straightforward",
"articulate",
"fluent",
"well-spoken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"cryptic",
"esoteric",
"mysterious",
"obscure"
],
"antonyms":[
"incoherent",
"incomprehensible",
"inscrutable",
"insensible"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gravels":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"addles",
"baffles",
"bamboozles",
"beats",
"befogs",
"befuddles",
"bemuses",
"bewilders",
"buffaloes",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"discombobulates",
"disorients",
"flummoxes",
"foxes",
"fuddles",
"gets",
"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":[]
},
"as in sands , dust":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dust",
"sands",
"blacklands",
"clays",
"gaults",
"gleys",
"gucks",
"gooks",
"gumbos",
"kaolins",
"muck",
"muds",
"alluviums",
"alluvia",
"colluvia",
"colluviums",
"detritus",
"loesses",
"marls",
"sediments",
"shingles",
"silts",
"clods",
"dirt",
"earth",
"ground",
"molds",
"duffs",
"mulls",
"humuses",
"loams",
"topsoils",
"subsoils",
"substrata"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grab":{
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"don't grab my arm like that"
],
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"capture",
"catch",
"collar",
"cop",
"corral",
"get",
"glom",
"grapple",
"hook",
"land",
"nab",
"nail",
"net",
"nobble",
"rap",
"seize",
"snag",
"snap (up)",
"snare",
"snatch",
"trap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glove",
"halter",
"lasso",
"rope",
"apprehend",
"arrest",
"detain",
"bay",
"corner",
"clasp",
"clutch",
"fasten (on)",
"fist",
"grasp",
"grip",
"hold",
"latch (on or onto)",
"secure",
"rend",
"wrest",
"enmesh",
"immesh",
"ensnare",
"entangle",
"entrap",
"mesh",
"abduct",
"kidnap",
"spirit (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharge",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"drop",
"loosen",
"unhand"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss"
]
},
"an instance of theft":{
"examples":[
"a political activist who thinks the government's lease of public lands to logging companies amounts to an illegal land grab"
],
"synonyms":[
"heist",
"pinch",
"rip-off",
"snatching",
"swiping",
"theft"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break-in",
"burglary",
"holdup",
"mugging",
"stickup"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grab bag":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grangers":{
"as in farmers , cultivators":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agriculturists",
"agriculturalists",
"agronomists",
"cultivators",
"farmers",
"growers",
"planters",
"tillers",
"farmhands",
"field hands",
"gleaners",
"harvesters",
"plowmen",
"reapers",
"crofters",
"croppers",
"gentlemen farmers",
"sharecroppers",
"subsistence farmers",
"tenant farmers",
"yeomen",
"rancheros",
"ranchers",
"ranchmen",
"homesteaders",
"nesters",
"campesinos",
"workfolks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granny dress":{
"as in sweaterdress , kirtle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chemise",
"coatdress",
"housedress",
"jumper",
"kimono",
"kirtle",
"minidress",
"Mother Hubbard",
"muumuu",
"overdress",
"sack",
"sheath",
"shift",
"shirtdress",
"shirtwaist",
"sundress",
"sweaterdress",
"tea gown",
"dress",
"frock",
"gown"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandly":{
"in a luxurious manner":{
"examples":[
"we were staying at the Plaza Hotel in New York and living rather grandly"
],
"synonyms":[
"expensively",
"extravagantly",
"fatly",
"high",
"large",
"lavishly",
"luxuriously",
"opulently",
"palatially",
"plushly",
"richly",
"sumptuously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imposingly",
"impressively",
"magnificently",
"splendidly",
"grandiosely",
"ostentatiously",
"pompously",
"pretentiously",
"affluently",
"comfortably",
"fine",
"wealthily",
"immoderately",
"indulgently",
"intemperately",
"prodigally",
"wantonly",
"wastefully"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unpretentiously",
"cheaply",
"economically",
"frugally",
"inexpensively",
"meagerly",
"poorly",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"sparingly",
"thriftily",
"conservatively",
"moderately",
"prudently",
"reasonably",
"restrainedly",
"sensibly",
"temperately"
],
"antonyms":[
"austerely",
"humbly",
"modestly",
"plainly",
"simply"
]
},
"in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals":{
"examples":[
"had grandly offered to pay the entire cost of the Christmas party at the children's hospital"
],
"synonyms":[
"gallantly",
"greatheartedly",
"greatly",
"heroically",
"high-mindedly",
"honorably",
"magnanimously",
"nobly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loftily",
"venerably",
"magnificently",
"majestically",
"bravely",
"chivalrously",
"courageously",
"valiantly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"contemptibly",
"despicably",
"detestably",
"hatefully",
"nastily",
"pitiably",
"sorrily",
"wretchedly",
"degenerately"
],
"antonyms":[
"basely",
"currishly",
"dishonorably",
"ignobly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"grandiosely":{
"as in ostentatiously , pretentiously":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ostentatiously",
"pompously",
"pretentiously",
"imposingly",
"impressively",
"magnificently",
"splendidly",
"affluently",
"comfortably",
"fine",
"wealthily",
"expensively",
"extravagantly",
"fatly",
"grandly",
"high",
"large",
"lavishly",
"luxuriously",
"opulently",
"palatially",
"plushly",
"richly",
"sumptuously",
"immoderately",
"indulgently",
"intemperately",
"prodigally",
"wantonly",
"wastefully"
],
"near antonyms":[
"austerely",
"humbly",
"modestly",
"plainly",
"simply",
"unpretentiously",
"cheaply",
"economically",
"frugally",
"inexpensively",
"meagerly",
"poorly",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"sparingly",
"thriftily",
"conservatively",
"moderately",
"prudently",
"reasonably",
"restrainedly",
"sensibly",
"temperately"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"grandsire":{
"as in patriarch , sire":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"patriarch",
"sire",
"ancestress",
"foremother",
"grandmother",
"matriarch",
"ancestry",
"antecedents",
"roots",
"antecessor",
"predecessor",
"ancestor",
"father",
"forebear",
"forbear",
"forebearer",
"forefather",
"grandfather",
"primogenitor",
"progenitor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descendant",
"descendent",
"children",
"family",
"issue",
"lineage",
"offspring",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed",
"stock",
"daughter",
"heir",
"inheritor",
"scion",
"son",
"successor"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravel":{
"harsh and dry in sound":{
"examples":[
"after his bout with laryngitis, he had a terribly gravel voice"
],
"synonyms":[
"coarse",
"croaking",
"croaky",
"grating",
"gravelly",
"gruff",
"hoarse",
"husky",
"rasping",
"raspy",
"rusty",
"scratchy",
"throaty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"growling",
"growly",
"guttural",
"abrasive",
"cacophonous",
"discordant",
"grinding",
"jarring",
"rough",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"cawing",
"raucous",
"screeching",
"squawking",
"strident",
"choked",
"cracked",
"strained",
"strangled",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentle",
"gliding",
"golden",
"liquid",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"mellow",
"soothing",
"sweet",
"tender",
"satiny",
"silken",
"smooth",
"soft",
"velvety",
"euphonious",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"melodic",
"melodious",
"musical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"baffle",
"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"befuddle",
"bemuse",
"bewilder",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discombobulate",
"disorient",
"flummox",
"fox",
"fuddle",
"get",
"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":[]
},
"as in soil , sand":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clay",
"dirt",
"humus",
"loam",
"sand",
"soil",
"gumbo",
"silt",
"guck",
"gook",
"mire",
"muck",
"mud",
"ooze",
"slime",
"slop",
"sludge",
"slush"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grains":{
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program"
],
"synonyms":[
"atoms",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dribbles",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"nuggets",
"particles",
"patches",
"scraps",
"scruples",
"snippets",
"snips",
"specks",
"tittles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aces",
"dabs",
"dashes",
"driblets",
"drops",
"fractions",
"haets",
"halfpence",
"halfpennies",
"ha'pennies",
"iotas",
"jots",
"kennings",
"licks",
"minims",
"mites",
"modicums",
"nutshells",
"ounces",
"pinches",
"shreds",
"smatters",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"spots",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces",
"whispers",
"whits",
"bites",
"mouthfuls",
"nibbles",
"tidbits",
"titbits",
"fragments",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"chips",
"flakes",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"splinters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunks",
"gobs",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs",
"abundances",
"barrels",
"buckets",
"bushels",
"deals",
"heaps",
"loads",
"masses",
"mountains",
"pecks",
"piles",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"scads",
"stacks",
"volumes",
"wads",
"wealths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one's characteristic attitude or mood":{
"examples":[
"cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain"
],
"synonyms":[
"dispositions",
"natures",
"temperaments",
"tempers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheers",
"frames",
"habits",
"humors",
"inclinations",
"modes",
"spirits",
"angles",
"attitudes",
"mind-sets",
"outlooks",
"perspectives",
"slants",
"standpoints",
"viewpoints",
"emotions",
"feelings",
"hearts",
"passions",
"sentiments",
"strains",
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"minds",
"notions",
"opinions",
"persuasions",
"views",
"expressions",
"tones",
"veins",
"characters",
"identities",
"individualities",
"makeups",
"mettles",
"personalities",
"selfhoods",
"self-identities",
"setups",
"sensibilities",
"sensitivities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granulated":{
"made up of large particles":{
"examples":[
"don't use powdered sugar in that recipe, use granulated sugar"
],
"synonyms":[
"coarse",
"grained",
"grainy",
"granular"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unfiltered",
"unrefined",
"earthy",
"gravelly",
"gritty",
"sandy",
"pebbly",
"rocky",
"stony",
"stoney",
"coarse-grained",
"cracked",
"kibbled",
"lumpy",
"mealy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buttery",
"smooth",
"velvety",
"filtered",
"levigated",
"refined",
"close-grained",
"comminuted",
"ground",
"micronized",
"milled",
"mulled",
"pestled",
"pulverized",
"reduced",
"triturated"
],
"antonyms":[
"dusty",
"fine",
"floury",
"powdery",
"superfine",
"ultrafine"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gratifying":{
"giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{
"examples":[
"a spectacular film that is gratifying to both the mind and the eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
"grateful",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"pretty",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty",
"welcome"
],
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"cheerful",
"cheery",
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"gem\u00fctlich",
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"kindly",
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"happy",
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"ghastly",
"god-awful",
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"yucky",
"yukky",
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"commonplace",
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"incensing",
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"upsetting"
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"pleasureless",
"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unwelcome"
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"heartening",
"heartwarming",
"rewarding",
"satisfying"
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"inspiriting",
"moving",
"poignant",
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"touching",
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"uplifting",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"kind",
"kindly",
"loving",
"warm",
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"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"invigorating",
"rousing",
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"thrilling",
"pleasing",
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"welcoming"
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"cheerless",
"disappointing",
"disgruntling",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"saddening",
"discomforting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting",
"cold",
"unfeeling",
"unfriendly",
"unkind",
"unloving",
"unpleasant"
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"depressing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
]
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"examples":[
"just gratify this one whim of mine"
],
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"humoring",
"indulging"
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"basking",
"luxuriating",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"wallowing",
"coddling",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling",
"delighting",
"pleasing",
"pleasuring",
"satiating",
"sating",
"satisfying"
],
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"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"inhibiting",
"restraining",
"stifling"
],
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},
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"examples":[
"your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother"
],
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"feasting",
"gassing",
"gladdening",
"gladding",
"pleasing",
"pleasuring",
"rejoicing",
"satisfying",
"suiting",
"warming"
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"appeasing",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"soothing",
"assuaging",
"quenching",
"satiating",
"sating",
"exciting",
"tickling",
"titillating",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"treating",
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"charming",
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"thrilling",
"calming",
"comforting",
"catering (to)",
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"indulging",
"coddling",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
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"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"chafing",
"crossing",
"exasperating",
"galling",
"getting",
"grating",
"irking",
"irritating",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"ruffling",
"vexing",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"roiling",
"steaming up",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"agitating",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"fretting",
"upsetting",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"offending"
],
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"displeasing"
]
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"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
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"as in progresses , quests":{
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"odysseys",
"pilgrimages",
"progresses",
"quests",
"safaris",
"expeditions",
"journeys",
"passages",
"peregrinations",
"travels",
"treks",
"trips",
"commutations",
"commutes",
"errands",
"excursions",
"flights",
"hops",
"jaunts",
"junkets",
"outings",
"sallies",
"sorties",
"tours",
"cruises",
"sails",
"voyages",
"drives",
"rides",
"spins",
"hikes",
"slogs",
"tramps",
"walkabouts",
"walks"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"gracioso":{
"as in antic , jester":{
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"antic",
"fool",
"jester",
"motley",
"scaramouch",
"scaramouche",
"cutup",
"madcap",
"mime",
"mimic",
"mummer",
"pantaloon",
"buffo",
"buffoon",
"clown",
"harlequin",
"zany",
"comedian",
"comedienne",
"comic",
"droll",
"farceur",
"funnyman",
"gagger",
"gagman",
"gagster",
"humorist",
"joker",
"jokester",
"merry-andrew",
"second banana",
"stand-up",
"top banana",
"wag",
"wit"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gradual":{
"proceeding or changing by steps or degrees":{
"examples":[
"a gradual drop in gas prices will take place over the next several months"
],
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"gradational",
"incremental",
"phased",
"piecemeal",
"step-by-step"
],
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"progressive",
"stepped",
"tapered",
"imperceptible",
"inching",
"decrescent",
"increscent"
],
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"discontinuous",
"saltatory",
"acute",
"sharp",
"changeable",
"dynamic",
"meteoric",
"volatile"
],
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"abrupt",
"sudden"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"graph":{
"to show and compare the values of variables in a set of data by means of a drawing":{
"examples":[
"They used a computer program to graph monthly rainfall amounts over a period of five years."
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"chart",
"delineate",
"diagram",
"draw",
"map (out)",
"plot",
"define",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"sketch",
"trace",
"tabulate",
"tally",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"inventory",
"calculate",
"compute",
"estimate",
"figure",
"reckon",
"cite",
"mention",
"name",
"detail",
"enumerate",
"itemize",
"list",
"numerate",
"recite",
"reel off",
"rehearse",
"tick (off)"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"gravities":{
"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
"examples":[
"the hospital waiting room was filled with the kind of gravity that inevitably accompanies worry"
],
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"earnest",
"earnestness",
"graveness",
"intentness",
"serious-mindedness",
"seriousness",
"soberness",
"sobriety",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"staidness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gravitas",
"humorlessness",
"decisiveness",
"deliberation",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolve",
"absorption",
"attentiveness",
"concentration",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"immersion",
"intensity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightness",
"shallowness",
"superficiality",
"dalliance",
"dilettantism",
"cheerfulness",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glee",
"high-spiritedness",
"merriment",
"mirth"
],
"antonyms":[
"facetiousness",
"flightiness",
"flippancy",
"frivolity",
"frivolousness",
"levity",
"lightheartedness",
"lightness",
"play",
"unseriousness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grapevine":{
"as in outlet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"outlet",
"avenue",
"conduit",
"route",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
"source",
"wellspring",
"channel",
"pipeline",
"supplier",
"connection",
"contact"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grand total":{
"a complete amount of something":{
"examples":[
"The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000."
],
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"aggregate",
"full",
"sum",
"summation",
"sum total",
"total",
"totality",
"whole"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gross",
"completeness",
"comprehensiveness",
"cumulativeness",
"entirety",
"bulk",
"lion's share",
"mass",
"enchilada",
"schmear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"net"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grand finale":{
"the last part of a process or action":{
"examples":[
"the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale"
],
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"capper",
"close",
"closing",
"conclusion",
"consummation",
"end",
"endgame",
"ending",
"finale",
"finis",
"finish",
"homestretch",
"mop-up",
"windup",
"wrap-up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acme",
"apex",
"capstone",
"climax",
"copestone",
"coup de gr\u00e2ce",
"coup de grace",
"crescendo",
"crown",
"culmination",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith",
"aftermath",
"anticlimax",
"coda",
"epilogue",
"epilog",
"postscript",
"shank",
"tag end",
"tail end"
],
"near antonyms":[
"foreword",
"introduction",
"overture",
"preamble",
"preface",
"prelude",
"prologue",
"prolog"
],
"antonyms":[
"baseline",
"beginning",
"dawn",
"day one",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"opening",
"start"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grafted":{
"as in tied , attached":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affixed",
"attached",
"fastened",
"fixed",
"hitched",
"tagged",
"tied",
"added",
"adjoined",
"annexed",
"appended",
"subjoined",
"tacked (on)",
"infused",
"injected",
"inserted",
"interfused",
"introduced",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"compounded",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"increased",
"multiplied",
"raised",
"swelled (up)",
"elongated",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"complemented",
"supplemented",
"supplied",
"enforced",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"maximized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abated",
"bated",
"deducted",
"knocked off",
"removed",
"subtracted",
"took off",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"separated",
"unfastened",
"amputated",
"cut",
"excised",
"lopped (off)",
"severed",
"contracted",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"cut back",
"retrenched"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gravestone":{
"a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased":{
"examples":[
"we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones"
],
"synonyms":[
"headstone",
"monument",
"stone",
"tombstone"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cross",
"marker",
"plaque",
"table",
"tablet",
"monolith",
"obelisk",
"pillar",
"memorial",
"shrine",
"burial",
"sepulchre",
"sepulcher",
"sepulture",
"tomb"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granddaddy":{
"something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed":{
"examples":[
"the granddaddy of all English mystery novels"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestor",
"antecedent",
"archetype",
"daddy",
"foregoer",
"forerunner",
"precursor",
"predecessor",
"prototype"
],
"near synonyms":[
"model",
"original",
"originator",
"sire",
"father",
"mother"
],
"near antonyms":[
"by-product",
"derivative",
"offshoot",
"outgrowth",
"spin-off",
"daughter",
"son"
],
"antonyms":[
"descendant",
"descendent"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandams":{
"as in dowagers , beldams":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beldams",
"beldames",
"dowagers",
"gaffers",
"graybeards",
"patriarchs",
"whitebeards",
"adults",
"grown-ups",
"ancients",
"elders",
"geriatrics",
"golden-agers",
"oldsters",
"old-timers",
"senior citizens",
"seniors",
"dotards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"youngsters",
"youths",
"adolescents",
"minors",
"children",
"cubs",
"juveniles",
"kiddies",
"kids"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grantee":{
"as in beneficiary , assignee":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assignee",
"beneficiary",
"devisee",
"heir",
"heir at law",
"inheritor",
"legatee",
"claimant",
"heir apparent",
"representative",
"succeeder",
"successor",
"coheir",
"coheiress",
"heiress",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"scion"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graving":{
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraving",
"etching",
"incising",
"inscribing",
"insculping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carving",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"sculpting",
"sculpturing",
"chasing",
"grooving",
"indenting",
"notching",
"scoring",
"tracing",
"affixing",
"impressing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gravelly":{
"harsh and dry in sound":{
"examples":[
"his singing voice is a little gravelly , but otherwise he's a fine musician"
],
"synonyms":[
"coarse",
"croaking",
"croaky",
"grating",
"gravel",
"gruff",
"hoarse",
"husky",
"rasping",
"raspy",
"rusty",
"scratchy",
"throaty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"growling",
"growly",
"guttural",
"abrasive",
"cacophonous",
"discordant",
"grinding",
"jarring",
"rough",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"cawing",
"raucous",
"screeching",
"squawking",
"strident",
"choked",
"cracked",
"strained",
"strangled",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentle",
"gliding",
"golden",
"liquid",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"mellow",
"soothing",
"sweet",
"tender",
"satiny",
"silken",
"smooth",
"soft",
"velvety",
"euphonious",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"melodic",
"melodious",
"musical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grandaddies":{
"something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed":{
"examples":[
"the granddaddy of all English mystery novels"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestors",
"antecedents",
"archetypes",
"daddies",
"foregoers",
"forerunners",
"precursors",
"predecessors",
"prototypes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"models",
"originals",
"originators",
"sires",
"fathers",
"mothers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"by-products",
"byproducts",
"derivatives",
"offshoots",
"outgrowths",
"spin-offs",
"daughters",
"sons"
],
"antonyms":[
"descendants",
"descendents"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graduate":{
"of or relating to schooling done after earning a bachelor's degree":{
"examples":[
"The team is conducting graduate research on the effects of climate change.",
"She plans to begin graduate school in the fall."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"collegiate",
"postgraduate",
"bookish",
"donnish",
"geeky",
"nerdish",
"nerdy",
"pedagogical",
"pedagogic",
"pedantic",
"professorial",
"tweedy",
"curricular",
"educative",
"instructive",
"academic",
"educational",
"intellectual",
"scholarly",
"scholastic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noncollegiate",
"nonacademic",
"noneducational",
"unacademic",
"unscholarly",
"cocurricular",
"extracurricular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grandiloquent":{
"full of fine words and fancy expressions":{
"examples":[
"poets in the 19th century tended to write poetry filled with grandiloquent phrases"
],
"synonyms":[
"aureate",
"florid",
"flowery",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"magnific",
"ornate",
"purple",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affected",
"bloated",
"fancy-pants",
"grandiose",
"inflated",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"stilted",
"excessive",
"flattering",
"fulsome",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"elevated",
"eloquent",
"lofty",
"bookish",
"inkhorn",
"learned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prosaic",
"unpoetic",
"bald",
"direct",
"lean",
"matter-of-fact",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"simple",
"spare",
"stark",
"straightforward",
"unadorned",
"natural",
"unaffected",
"unpretentious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{
"examples":[
"at Independence Day celebrations grandiloquent speeches by local politicians are as traditional as fireworks"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombastic",
"flatulent",
"fustian",
"gaseous",
"gassy",
"oratorical",
"orotund",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"windy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloated",
"elevated",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"inflated",
"lofty",
"ornate",
"pompous",
"pontifical",
"pretentious",
"stilted",
"tumid",
"turgid",
"overdone",
"verbose",
"wordy"
],
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"eloquent",
"well-spoken",
"bald",
"direct",
"matter-of-fact",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"simple",
"stark",
"straightforward",
"unadorned",
"unaffected",
"unpretentious"
],
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"unrhetorical"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"clutched",
"corralled",
"got",
"grabbed",
"nabbed",
"nailed",
"seized",
"snatched",
"combed",
"dredged",
"dug (through)",
"raked",
"ransacked",
"rifled",
"rummaged",
"scoured",
"cast about",
"hunted",
"looked",
"reached",
"sought (out)",
"felt",
"fished",
"fumbled",
"groped",
"scrabbled"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grants-in-aid":{
"as in aids , assistances":{
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"aids",
"assistances",
"block grants",
"set-asides",
"allocations",
"allotments",
"annuities",
"appropriations",
"entitlements",
"grants",
"subsidies",
"subventions",
"foreign aids",
"reliefs",
"state aids",
"advances",
"allowances",
"benefits",
"bequests",
"endowments",
"funds",
"legacies",
"stipends",
"trust funds",
"trusts"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graven":{
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face"
],
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"engraved",
"etched",
"incised",
"inscribed",
"insculped"
],
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"carved",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"sculpted",
"sculptured",
"chased",
"grooved",
"indented",
"notched",
"scored",
"traced",
"affixed",
"impressed"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grande dames":{
"a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority":{
"examples":[
"the city's grandes dames still hold considerable sway in its cultural life"
],
"synonyms":[
"dames",
"dowagers",
"matriarchs",
"matrons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grandams",
"grandames",
"headmistresses",
"mistresses",
"materfamiliases",
"mamas",
"mammas",
"mommas",
"mammies",
"mas",
"moms",
"mothers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravestones":{
"a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased":{
"examples":[
"we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones"
],
"synonyms":[
"headstones",
"monuments",
"stones",
"tombstones"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crosses",
"markers",
"plaques",
"tables",
"tablets",
"monoliths",
"obelisks",
"pillars",
"memorials",
"shrines",
"burials",
"sepulchres",
"sepulchers",
"sepultures",
"tombs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grand totals":{
"a complete amount of something":{
"examples":[
"The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000."
],
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"aggregates",
"fulls",
"summations",
"sums",
"sum totals",
"totalities",
"totals",
"wholes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grosses",
"entireties",
"bulks",
"masses",
"enchiladas",
"schmears"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nets"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravitated":{
"to be drawn or attracted":{
"examples":[
"He always gravitated to the fantasy section of the bookstore.",
"She tends to gravitate towards people who share her interest in music."
],
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"inclined (toward)",
"tended (to)",
"cared (for)",
"favored",
"leaned (toward or towards)",
"liked",
"preferred",
"adored",
"cottoned (to)",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"chose",
"culled",
"handpicked",
"named",
"picked",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"took",
"coveted",
"craved",
"desired",
"hankered (for or after)",
"wanted",
"wished (for)",
"biased",
"biassed",
"prejudiced",
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"was partial to",
"went in for",
"went",
"indicated",
"pointed",
"suggested",
"ran",
"run",
"tended",
"trended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"shied (from or away from)",
"shunned",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"misliked",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"hated",
"loathed",
"declined",
"refused",
"rejected",
"turned down",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"threw away",
"threw out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grandiosity":{
"the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case":{
"examples":[
"I'd rather be thought of as a person with simple integrity, not a person given to grandiosity and exaggeration"
],
"synonyms":[
"affectation",
"affectedness",
"inflation",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness"
],
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"arrogance",
"bumptiousness",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"egotism",
"hauteur",
"imperiousness",
"pompousness",
"presumptuousness",
"pride",
"self-aggrandizement",
"self-assertion",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-consequence",
"self-glorification",
"self-importance",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity",
"disdain",
"haughtiness",
"lordliness",
"snobbery",
"snobbishness",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"confidence",
"presumption",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"sureness",
"boastfulness",
"braggadocio",
"aggressiveness",
"assertiveness",
"audaciousness",
"boldness",
"brassiness",
"cheekiness",
"cockiness",
"forwardness",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"grandiloquence",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"mummery",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"show",
"showiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demureness",
"down-to-earthness",
"humbleness",
"humility",
"lowliness",
"meekness",
"modesty",
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"naturalness",
"sincerity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graded":{
"running in a slanting direction":{
"examples":[
"a graded creek bed, with the creek's center depth being about three feet"
],
"synonyms":[
"cant",
"canted",
"diagonal",
"inclined",
"leaning",
"listing",
"oblique",
"pitched",
"raked",
"slant",
"slanted",
"slantwise",
"sloped",
"sloping",
"tilted",
"tilting"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"horizontal",
"level",
"plumb",
"up-and-down",
"vertical",
"parallel",
"perpendicular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"grade these apples \"extra fancy\" and those \"fancy\""
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"broke down",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"grouped",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred",
"pigeonholed",
"shelved",
"identified",
"recognized",
"culled",
"screened",
"set",
"sieved",
"sifted",
"winnowed",
"clumped",
"clustered",
"colligated",
"recategorized",
"reclassified",
"regrouped",
"subcategorized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled",
"misclassified",
"missorted",
"mis-sorted",
"mistyped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes":{
"examples":[
"believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens"
],
"synonyms":[
"placed",
"ranked",
"rated",
"stood",
"was"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seeded",
"counted",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"grouped",
"separated",
"set",
"sorted",
"installed",
"instated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"graduation":{
"a scheme of rank or order":{
"examples":[
"had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students"
],
"synonyms":[
"hierarchy",
"ladder",
"ordering",
"ranking",
"scale"
],
"near synonyms":[
"food chain",
"pecking order",
"peck order",
"arrangement",
"array",
"disposal",
"disposition",
"distribution",
"sequence",
"series",
"setup",
"degree",
"echelon",
"footing",
"level",
"place",
"position",
"reaches",
"rung",
"situation",
"spot",
"standing",
"station",
"status"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grand":{
"large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception":{
"examples":[
"the grand ceremonies that typically mark the opening of the Olympic Games"
],
"synonyms":[
"august",
"baronial",
"epic",
"gallant",
"glorious",
"grandiose",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Homeric",
"imperial",
"imposing",
"magnific",
"magnificent",
"majestic",
"massive",
"monumental",
"noble",
"proud",
"regal",
"royal",
"splendid",
"stately"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colossal",
"monstrous",
"prodigious",
"stupendous",
"tremendous",
"kingly",
"lordly",
"princely",
"queenly",
"awesome",
"awful",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"sublime",
"wondrous",
"formidable",
"impressive",
"prepossessing",
"redoubtable",
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"inflated",
"operatic",
"overblown",
"pompous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"superb",
"terrific",
"wonderful",
"extravagant",
"lavish",
"luxurious",
"opulent",
"palatial",
"palatine",
"sumptuous",
"gorgeous",
"resplendent",
"splendiferous",
"extraordinary",
"killer",
"remarkable",
"sensational",
"striking",
"celestial",
"divine",
"heavenly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lowly",
"modest",
"unprepossessing",
"average",
"common",
"mediocre",
"ordinary",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-rate",
"abject",
"mean",
"meretricious",
"shabby",
"sordid",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"paltry",
"petty",
"puny",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"unheroic",
"unimposing",
"unimpressive"
]
},
"coming before all others in importance":{
"examples":[
"won the grand prize"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"big",
"capital",
"cardinal",
"central",
"chief",
"dominant",
"first",
"foremost",
"great",
"greatest",
"highest",
"key",
"leading",
"main",
"master",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"paramount",
"predominant",
"preeminent",
"premier",
"primal",
"primary",
"principal",
"prior",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme"
],
"near synonyms":[
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"noble",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"prestigious",
"signal",
"star",
"stellar",
"superior",
"high-level",
"senior",
"top",
"important",
"influential",
"major",
"mighty",
"momentous",
"significant",
"incomparable",
"matchless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unparalleled",
"unsurpassed",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"renowned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant",
"collateral",
"inferior",
"secondary",
"subordinate",
"subsidiary"
],
"antonyms":[
"last",
"least"
]
},
"not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{
"examples":[
"the grand total comes to $350"
],
"synonyms":[
"compleat",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"entire",
"full",
"intact",
"integral",
"perfect",
"plenary",
"total",
"whole"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unabridged",
"uncut",
"undiminished",
"all-out",
"exhaustive",
"extensive",
"maximal",
"full-blooded",
"full-blown",
"full-bore",
"full-fledged",
"full-on",
"full-out",
"full-scale"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"cut",
"diminished",
"reduced"
],
"antonyms":[
"imperfect",
"incomplete",
"partial"
]
},
"of a size greater than average of its kind":{
"examples":[
"in the grand ring of the three-ring circus stood the lion tamer himself"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"boxcar",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"husky",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"Bunyanesque",
"cavernous",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"gigantic",
"gross",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"major",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monolithic",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"excessive",
"exorbitant",
"extravagant",
"extreme",
"immoderate",
"inordinate",
"abundant",
"ample",
"appreciable",
"copious",
"plentiful",
"fat",
"thick",
"capacious",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diminutive",
"half-pint",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"mini",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"petite",
"slender",
"slight",
"slim",
"thin"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"dinky",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"puny",
"shrimpy",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize"
]
},
"of high birth, rank, or station":{
"examples":[
"everyone wanted to be seen with Palm Beach society's grand dame"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"great",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"noble",
"patrician",
"silk-stocking",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"high",
"lofty",
"superior",
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"exalted",
"gentlemanly",
"kingly",
"knightly",
"ladylike",
"lordly",
"princely",
"queenly",
"regal",
"royal",
"high-level",
"senior"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inferior",
"knavish",
"bastard",
"illegitimate",
"ordinary",
"plain",
"abased",
"degraded",
"junior",
"subordinate"
],
"antonyms":[
"baseborn",
"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"low",
"lower-class",
"lowly",
"mean",
"nonaristocratic",
"plebeian",
"ungenteel"
]
},
"of the very best kind":{
"examples":[
"that picnic in the mountains was simply grand"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
},
"unusually large":{
"examples":[
"before them lay a grand treeless plain that stretched as far as the eye could see"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous",
"august",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"cavernous",
"monolithic",
"overwhelming",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"little",
"mini",
"petite",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"half-pint"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"graphic novels":{
"as in comic books , funny papers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comic books",
"funny papers",
"cartoons",
"comics",
"comic strips",
"funnies",
"strips",
"animated cartoons",
"animations",
"caricatures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gray matters":{
"the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems":{
"examples":[
"she's got the gray matter to figure that equation out"
],
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"brain(s)",
"brainpower",
"headpiece",
"intellect",
"intellectuality",
"intelligence",
"mentality",
"reason",
"sense",
"smarts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eggheadedness",
"highbrowism",
"intellectualism",
"braininess",
"brilliance",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"apprehension",
"astuteness",
"discernment",
"discriminability",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perception",
"percipience",
"perspicacity",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"mother wit",
"aptitude",
"talent",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"head",
"mind",
"skull"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denseness",
"density",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"feeblemindedness",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"senselessness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gratification":{
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
"examples":[
"eating good chocolate gives me a sense of intense gratification"
],
"synonyms":[
"content",
"contentedness",
"contentment",
"delectation",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"gladness",
"happiness",
"pleasure",
"relish",
"satisfaction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"afterglow",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"glee",
"gleefulness",
"joy",
"pleasance",
"amusement",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"exhilaration",
"exultation",
"intoxication",
"ecstasy",
"euphoria",
"heaven",
"rapture",
"cheer",
"cheerfulness",
"exuberance",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"jollity",
"joyfulness",
"jubilation",
"joie de vivre",
"comfort",
"ease",
"restfulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misery",
"sadness",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness",
"anguish",
"desolation",
"joylessness",
"sorrow",
"woe",
"dejection",
"depression",
"despondency",
"dispiritedness",
"gloom",
"melancholy",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation",
"pique",
"vexation",
"anger",
"fury",
"rage",
"agitation",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"upset",
"discomfort",
"restlessness",
"uneasiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"discontent",
"discontentedness",
"discontentment",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction",
"unhappiness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gray market":{
"as in black market":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"black market",
"business",
"commerce",
"marketplace",
"trade",
"traffic",
"free trade",
"dealings",
"horse-trading",
"e-tail",
"merchandising",
"retailing",
"wholesaling",
"bartering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gratuity":{
"a small sum of money given for a service over and above what is due":{
"examples":[
"for parties of eight or more, we automatically add a 15% gratuity onto the bill"
],
"synonyms":[
"perquisite",
"tip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"donation",
"gift",
"lagniappe",
"largesse",
"largess",
"present",
"bonus",
"favor",
"reward",
"contribution",
"offering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{
"examples":[
"got a $100 gratuity in addition to his regular pay"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonus",
"cumshaw",
"dividend",
"donative",
"extra",
"gravy",
"gravy train",
"lagniappe",
"perk",
"perquisite",
"throw-in",
"tip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pension",
"bestowal",
"presentation",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"bounty",
"charity",
"generosity",
"largesse",
"largess",
"philanthropy",
"contribution",
"donation",
"gift",
"offering",
"present",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"boon",
"manna",
"windfall",
"favor",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"giveaway",
"premium",
"award",
"prize",
"reward",
"fringe benefit",
"icing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandstands":{
"a group of spectators":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"audiences",
"galleries",
"houses",
"assemblages",
"assemblies",
"conferences",
"congregations",
"convocations",
"gatherings",
"ingatherings",
"meetings",
"musters",
"companies",
"consorts",
"coteries",
"gangs",
"packs",
"caucuses",
"forums",
"fora",
"markets",
"panels",
"rallies",
"symposia",
"symposiums",
"synods",
"crowds",
"flocks",
"hordes",
"legions",
"multitudes",
"presses",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"crushes",
"mobs",
"rabblements",
"rabbles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gratifications":{
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
"examples":[
"eating good chocolate gives me a sense of intense gratification"
],
"synonyms":[
"content",
"contentedness",
"contentment",
"delectation",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"gladness",
"happiness",
"pleasure",
"relish",
"satisfaction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"afterglow",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"glee",
"gleefulness",
"joy",
"pleasance",
"amusement",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"exhilaration",
"exultation",
"intoxication",
"ecstasy",
"euphoria",
"heaven",
"rapture",
"cheer",
"cheerfulness",
"exuberance",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"jollity",
"joyfulness",
"jubilation",
"joie de vivre",
"comfort",
"ease",
"restfulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misery",
"sadness",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness",
"anguish",
"desolation",
"joylessness",
"sorrow",
"woe",
"dejection",
"depression",
"despondency",
"dispiritedness",
"gloom",
"melancholy",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation",
"pique",
"vexation",
"anger",
"fury",
"rage",
"agitation",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"upset",
"discomfort",
"restlessness",
"uneasiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"discontent",
"discontentedness",
"discontentment",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction",
"unhappiness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravitates":{
"to be drawn or attracted":{
"examples":[
"He always gravitated to the fantasy section of the bookstore.",
"She tends to gravitate towards people who share her interest in music."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inclines (toward)",
"tends (to)",
"cares (for)",
"favors",
"leans (toward or towards)",
"likes",
"prefers",
"adores",
"cottons (to)",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"chooses",
"culls",
"handpicks",
"names",
"picks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"takes",
"covets",
"craves",
"desires",
"hankers (for or after)",
"wants",
"wishes (for)",
"biases",
"biasses",
"prejudices",
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"goes in for",
"is partial to",
"goes",
"indicates",
"points",
"suggests",
"runs",
"tends",
"trends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"shies (from or away from)",
"shuns",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"mislikes",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"hates",
"loathes",
"declines",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"turns down",
"discards",
"jettisons",
"throws away",
"throws out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grays":{
"as in gets along , gets on":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gets along",
"gets on",
"advances",
"evolves",
"opens",
"unfolds",
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"flourishes",
"flowers",
"mellows",
"softens",
"ages",
"develops",
"grows",
"grows up",
"matures",
"progresses",
"ripens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decays",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"deteriorates",
"sinks",
"worsens",
"dries",
"droops",
"fades",
"flags",
"sags",
"shrivels",
"wanes",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts",
"withers",
"regresses",
"retrogresses",
"reverts",
"backslides",
"lapses",
"returns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grantees":{
"as in beneficiaries , assignees":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assignees",
"beneficiaries",
"devisees",
"heirs",
"heirs at law",
"inheritors",
"legatees",
"claimants",
"heirs apparent",
"representatives",
"succeeders",
"successors",
"coheiresses",
"co-heiresses",
"coheirs",
"co-heirs",
"heiresses",
"descendants",
"descendents",
"scions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graffitist":{
"as in tagger":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tagger",
"defacer",
"vandal",
"demolisher",
"desecrater",
"desecrator",
"despoiler",
"destroyer",
"ravager",
"ruiner",
"saboteur",
"waster",
"wrecker",
"depredator",
"looter",
"marauder",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"ransacker",
"sacker",
"spoiler",
"spoliator"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserver",
"preserver",
"protector",
"saver",
"conservator",
"preservationist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granted":{
"as in given , accepted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accepted",
"given",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable",
"apparent",
"clear",
"evident",
"hands-down",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"patent",
"plain",
"transparent",
"unmistakable",
"self-explanatory",
"axiomatic",
"prima facie",
"self-evident"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arguable",
"contestable",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"dubious",
"moot",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"questionable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
"examples":[
"you will grant that she is difficult to work with"
],
"synonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"admitted",
"agreed",
"allowed",
"conceded",
"confessed",
"fessed (up)",
"owned (up to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disburdened",
"unburdened",
"unloaded",
"affirmed",
"avowed",
"confirmed",
"professed",
"accepted",
"recognized",
"yielded",
"announced",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"broke",
"communicated",
"declared",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"imparted",
"proclaimed",
"published",
"revealed",
"spilled",
"spilt",
"told",
"unveiled",
"betrayed",
"blabbed",
"exposed",
"gave away",
"informed",
"leaked",
"ratted",
"squealed",
"talked",
"tattled",
"tipped (off)",
"warned",
"wised (up)",
"breathed",
"said",
"whispered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disallowed",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disowned",
"contradicted",
"disputed",
"gainsaid",
"negated",
"negatived",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"concealed",
"covered (up)",
"hid",
"obscured",
"veiled",
"kidded (oneself)"
],
"antonyms":[
"denied"
]
},
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
"examples":[
"by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"accorded",
"awarded",
"conferred",
"vested"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestowed",
"contributed",
"donated",
"gave",
"presented",
"showed",
"furnished",
"provided",
"supplied",
"extended",
"offered",
"proffered",
"allocated",
"appropriated",
"assigned",
"appointed",
"designated",
"dubbed",
"fixed",
"named",
"set"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aborted",
"called",
"called off",
"dropped",
"recalled",
"repealed",
"rescinded",
"revoked",
"abrogated",
"annulled",
"invalidated",
"nullified",
"voided",
"wrote off",
"recanted",
"retracted",
"took back",
"withdrew"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grant-in-aid":{
"as in aid , assistance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aid",
"assistance",
"block grant",
"set-aside",
"allocation",
"allotment",
"annuity",
"appropriation",
"entitlement",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"subvention",
"foreign aid",
"relief",
"state aid",
"advance",
"allowance",
"benefit",
"bequest",
"endowment",
"fund",
"legacy",
"stipend",
"trust",
"trust fund"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graces":{
"an act of kind assistance":{
"examples":[
"in Victor Hugo's novel, Les Mis\u00e9rables , Jean Valjean's decision to go to jail for the man mistaken for him is a grace that goes beyond thanks"
],
"synonyms":[
"benevolences",
"boons",
"courtesies",
"favors",
"indulgences",
"mercies",
"services",
"turns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dispensations",
"waivers",
"advantages",
"benefits",
"blessings",
"godsends",
"mannas",
"liberties",
"licenses",
"licences",
"privileges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindrances",
"hurdles",
"impediments",
"interferences",
"obstacles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a quality that gives something special worth":{
"examples":[
"as if taste were not enough, red wine has the added grace of being healthy for the heart"
],
"synonyms":[
"cardinal virtues",
"distinctions",
"excellences",
"excellencies",
"merits",
"values",
"virtues"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantages",
"edges",
"pluses",
"plusses",
"superiorities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemishes",
"defects",
"failings",
"faults",
"flaws",
"drawbacks",
"minuses",
"negatives"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficiencies",
"demerits",
"disvalues"
]
},
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorns",
"arrays",
"beautifies",
"bedecks",
"bedizens",
"blazons",
"caparisons",
"decks",
"decorates",
"does",
"does up",
"dolls up",
"drapes",
"dresses",
"embellishes",
"emblazes",
"embosses",
"enriches",
"fancies up",
"fancifies",
"festoons",
"garnishes",
"glitzes (up)",
"gussies up",
"ornaments",
"pretties (up)",
"trims"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorizes",
"dresses up",
"traps",
"tricks (out)",
"brightens",
"freshens",
"smartens",
"spruces (up)",
"bosses",
"chases",
"braids",
"embroiders",
"feathers",
"figures",
"filigrees",
"fillets",
"flounces",
"frills",
"fringes",
"furbelows",
"garlands",
"hangs",
"laces",
"ribbons",
"swags",
"wreathes",
"appliqu\u00e9s",
"gilds",
"paints",
"diamonds",
"gems",
"impearls",
"jewels",
"pearls",
"redecorates",
"redoes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifies",
"streamlines",
"bares",
"denudes",
"dismantles",
"displays",
"divests",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"strips",
"uncovers",
"uglifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemishes",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"mars",
"scars",
"spoils"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grassed (on)":{
"to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{
"examples":[
"that bloke would grass on his own mater to save himself"
],
"synonyms":[
"finked",
"informed",
"ratted (on)",
"sang",
"sung",
"snitched",
"split (on)",
"squeaked",
"squealed",
"talked",
"told (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betrayed",
"gave away",
"turned in",
"backstabbed",
"crossed",
"double-crossed",
"sold (out)",
"two-timed",
"blabbed",
"tattled",
"tipped (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"graveled":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples"
],
"synonyms":[
"addled",
"baffled",
"bamboozled",
"beat",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"buffaloed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"discombobulated",
"disoriented",
"flummoxed",
"foxed",
"fuddled",
"got",
"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":[
"verb"
]
},
"grand finales":{
"the last part of a process or action":{
"examples":[
"the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale"
],
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"cappers",
"closes",
"closings",
"conclusions",
"consummations",
"endgames",
"endings",
"ends",
"finales",
"finises",
"finishes",
"homestretches",
"mop-ups",
"windups",
"wrap-ups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"capstones",
"climaxes",
"copestones",
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
"coups de grace",
"crescendos",
"crescendoes",
"crescendi",
"crowns",
"culminations",
"high-water marks",
"meridians",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"tip-tops",
"tops",
"zeniths",
"aftermaths",
"anticlimaxes",
"codas",
"epilogues",
"epilogs",
"postscripts",
"shanks",
"tag ends",
"tail ends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forewords",
"introductions",
"overtures",
"preambles",
"prefaces",
"preludes",
"prologues",
"prologs"
],
"antonyms":[
"baselines",
"beginnings",
"dawns",
"day ones",
"nascences",
"nascencies",
"openings",
"starts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravies":{
"a savory fluid food used as a topping or accompaniment to a main dish":{
"examples":[
"order a large serving of fries with extra gravy"
],
"synonyms":[
"dressings",
"sauces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condiments",
"relishes",
"seasonings",
"fixings",
"garnishes",
"toppings",
"dips",
"marinades"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{
"examples":[
"you only pay for three CDs; the fourth one they give you is just gravy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonuses",
"cumshaws",
"dividends",
"donatives",
"extras",
"gratuities",
"gravy trains",
"lagniappes",
"perks",
"perquisites",
"throw-ins",
"tips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pensions",
"bestowals",
"presentations",
"benefactions",
"beneficences",
"benevolences",
"bounties",
"charities",
"generosities",
"largesses",
"philanthropies",
"contributions",
"donations",
"gifts",
"offerings",
"presents",
"grants",
"subsidies",
"boons",
"mannas",
"windfalls",
"favors",
"freebies",
"freebees",
"giveaways",
"premiums",
"awards",
"prizes",
"rewards",
"fringe benefits",
"icings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravitating":{
"to be drawn or attracted":{
"examples":[
"He always gravitated to the fantasy section of the bookstore.",
"She tends to gravitate towards people who share her interest in music."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inclining (toward)",
"tending (to)",
"caring (for)",
"favoring",
"leaning (toward or towards)",
"liking",
"preferring",
"adoring",
"cottoning (to)",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"choosing",
"culling",
"handpicking",
"naming",
"picking",
"selecting",
"singling (out)",
"taking",
"coveting",
"craving",
"desiring",
"hankering (for or after)",
"wanting",
"wishing (for)",
"biasing",
"biassing",
"prejudicing",
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"being partial to",
"going in for",
"going",
"indicating",
"pointing",
"suggesting",
"running",
"tending",
"trending"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"shunning",
"shying (from or away from)",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"misliking",
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"hating",
"loathing",
"declining",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"turning down",
"discarding",
"jettisoning",
"throwing away",
"throwing out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"graciosos":{
"as in antics , jesters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antics",
"fools",
"jesters",
"motleys",
"scaramouches",
"cutups",
"madcaps",
"mimes",
"mimics",
"mummers",
"pantaloons",
"buffi",
"buffos",
"buffoons",
"clowns",
"harlequins",
"zanies",
"comedians",
"comediennes",
"comics",
"drolls",
"farceurs",
"funnymen",
"gaggers",
"gagmen",
"gagsters",
"humorists",
"jokers",
"jokesters",
"merry-andrews",
"second bananas",
"stand-ups",
"top bananas",
"wags",
"wits"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graciously":{
"with good reason or courtesy":{
"examples":[
"flattered to be asked but unable to attend, she graciously turned down the wedding invitation"
],
"synonyms":[
"considerately",
"courteously",
"kindly",
"nicely",
"reasonably",
"thoughtfully",
"well"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pleasantly",
"excusably",
"fairly",
"justifiably",
"validly",
"discreetly",
"judiciously",
"prudently",
"sensibly",
"wisely",
"chivalrously",
"decorously",
"deferentially",
"gallantly",
"politely",
"respectfully",
"solicitously",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"sweetly",
"sympathetically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"disrespectfully",
"impolitely",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"snootily",
"cruelly",
"heartlessly",
"nastily",
"viciously",
"shabbily",
"unfairly"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourteously",
"inconsiderately",
"thoughtlessly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"grandees":{
"a man of high birth or social position":{
"examples":[
"only a Spanish grandee \u2014and no one of lesser rank\u2014can address comments to the king and queen of Spain"
],
"synonyms":[
"gentlemen",
"lords",
"milords",
"noblemen",
"peers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"country gentlemen",
"squires",
"cavaliers",
"chevaliers",
"knights",
"dons",
"hidalgos",
"nabobs",
"nawabs",
"seigneurs",
"seigniors",
"sheikhs",
"sheiks",
"baronets",
"barons",
"counts",
"dukes",
"earls",
"esquires",
"marchesi",
"margraves",
"marquesses",
"marquises",
"marquis",
"masters",
"princelets",
"princelings",
"princes",
"rajas",
"viscounts",
"lordships",
"sires"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boors",
"churls",
"cottars",
"cotters",
"fellahin",
"fellaheen",
"peasants",
"peons",
"peones",
"commoners",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"proletarians",
"toilers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graphical":{
"something that visually explains or decorates a text":{
"examples":[
"the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page"
],
"synonyms":[
"diagram",
"figure",
"illustration",
"plate",
"visual"
],
"near synonyms":[
"art",
"artwork",
"drawing",
"illumination",
"image",
"pictogram",
"pictograph",
"picture",
"caption",
"key",
"legend",
"inset",
"depiction",
"pictorialization",
"portrait",
"portrayal",
"representation",
"clarification",
"elucidation",
"explanation",
"explication",
"exposition"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description":{
"examples":[
"the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area"
],
"synonyms":[
"delineated",
"pictorial",
"picturesque",
"visual",
"vivid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depicted",
"descriptive",
"expressive",
"concrete",
"explicit",
"specific",
"faithful",
"lifelike",
"natural",
"photographic",
"realistic",
"fresh",
"incisive",
"sharp"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indeterminate",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"sketchy",
"unclear",
"vague",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dark",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"muddy",
"murky",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"ambiguous",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"inscrutable",
"mysterious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"consisting of or relating to pictures":{
"examples":[
"got a degree in graphic design"
],
"synonyms":[
"imaginal",
"pictorial",
"visual"
],
"near synonyms":[
"photographic",
"video",
"drawn",
"painted",
"represented",
"illustrational",
"illustrative",
"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"iconographic",
"iconographical",
"ideogramic",
"ideogrammic",
"ideogrammatic",
"ideographic",
"pictographic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"grandiose":{
"large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception":{
"examples":[
"a grandiose plan to upgrade the entire interstate highway system in 10 years"
],
"synonyms":[
"august",
"baronial",
"epic",
"gallant",
"glorious",
"grand",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Homeric",
"imperial",
"imposing",
"magnific",
"magnificent",
"majestic",
"massive",
"monumental",
"noble",
"proud",
"regal",
"royal",
"splendid",
"stately"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colossal",
"monstrous",
"prodigious",
"stupendous",
"tremendous",
"kingly",
"lordly",
"princely",
"queenly",
"awesome",
"awful",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"sublime",
"wondrous",
"formidable",
"impressive",
"prepossessing",
"redoubtable",
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"inflated",
"operatic",
"overblown",
"pompous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"superb",
"terrific",
"wonderful",
"extravagant",
"lavish",
"luxurious",
"opulent",
"palatial",
"palatine",
"sumptuous",
"gorgeous",
"resplendent",
"splendiferous",
"extraordinary",
"killer",
"remarkable",
"sensational",
"striking",
"celestial",
"divine",
"heavenly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lowly",
"modest",
"unprepossessing",
"average",
"common",
"mediocre",
"ordinary",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-rate",
"abject",
"mean",
"meretricious",
"shabby",
"sordid",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"paltry",
"petty",
"puny",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"unheroic",
"unimposing",
"unimpressive"
]
},
"self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance":{
"examples":[
"made some grandiose claim that she was the descendant of a French princess"
],
"synonyms":[
"affected",
"high-minded",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"la-di-da",
"la-de-da",
"lah-de-dah",
"lah-dee-dah",
"lah-di-dah",
"ostentatious",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"snippy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"airy",
"grandiloquent",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"high-toned",
"sententious",
"arrogant",
"bumptious",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"hoity-toity",
"imperious",
"important",
"overweening",
"presumptuous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"self-centered",
"self-complacent",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-obsessed",
"self-pleased",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"uppity",
"vain",
"vainglorious",
"self-aggrandizing",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"cavalier",
"disdainful",
"haughty",
"lordly",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"stuck-up",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"sure",
"boastful",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brassy",
"cheeky",
"cocky",
"forward",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"rude",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"flaunting",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"showy",
"splashy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demure",
"down-to-earth",
"homely",
"humble",
"lowly",
"meek",
"retiring",
"unassertive",
"unassuming",
"bashful",
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"passive",
"quiet",
"reserved",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"antonyms":[
"modest",
"unpretentious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grammar schools":{
"as in high schools , public schools":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"common schools",
"elementary schools",
"high schools",
"junior high schools",
"kindergartens",
"middle schools",
"primary schools",
"public schools",
"secondary schools",
"senior high schools",
"trade schools",
"training schools",
"academes",
"academies",
"schools",
"seminaries",
"boarding schools",
"preparatory schools",
"preps",
"prep schools",
"charter schools",
"magnet schools",
"minischools",
"madrassas",
"madrasas",
"madrassahs",
"madrasahs",
"Sunday schools",
"yeshivas",
"yeshivot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravitas":{
"a very serious quality or manner":{
"examples":[
"The new leader has an air of gravitas that commands respect.",
"a comic actress who lacks the gravitas for dramatic roles"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"humorlessness",
"earnest",
"earnestness",
"graveness",
"gravity",
"intentness",
"serious-mindedness",
"seriousness",
"soberness",
"sobriety",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"staidness",
"decisiveness",
"deliberation",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolve",
"absorption",
"attentiveness",
"concentration",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"immersion",
"intensity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"facetiousness",
"flightiness",
"flippancy",
"frivolity",
"frivolousness",
"levity",
"lightheartedness",
"lightness",
"play",
"unseriousness",
"lightness",
"shallowness",
"superficiality",
"dalliance",
"dilettantism",
"cheerfulness",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glee",
"high-spiritedness",
"merriment",
"mirth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grades":{
"an individual part of a process, series, or ranking":{
"examples":[
"just one grade removed from completion"
],
"synonyms":[
"chapters",
"cuts",
"degrees",
"inches",
"notches",
"pegs",
"phases",
"places",
"points",
"stages",
"steps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angles",
"aspects",
"facets",
"sides",
"amounts",
"measures",
"planes",
"decrements",
"increments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"degree of excellence":{
"examples":[
"only motor oil of the highest grade for his fancy sports car"
],
"synonyms":[
"calibers",
"calibres",
"classes",
"qualities",
"rates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hallmarks",
"marks",
"footings",
"places",
"positions",
"ranks",
"standings",
"statures",
"statuses",
"benchmarks",
"criteria",
"criterions",
"measures",
"pars",
"standards",
"touchstones",
"yardsticks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"there are various grades of wool to consider when selecting a fabric"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackets",
"categories",
"classes",
"classifications",
"divisions",
"families",
"genera",
"genuses",
"groups",
"kinds",
"leagues",
"orders",
"ranks",
"rubrics",
"sets",
"species",
"tiers",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descriptions",
"feathers",
"ilks",
"kidneys",
"likes",
"manners",
"natures",
"sorts",
"branches",
"sections",
"specialities",
"specialties",
"subclasses",
"subdivisions",
"subgroups",
"subspecieses",
"varieties",
"breeds",
"races",
"generations",
"headings",
"labels",
"titles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{
"examples":[
"that painting just doesn't make the grade"
],
"synonyms":[
"barometers",
"bars",
"benchmarks",
"criteria",
"criterions",
"gold standards",
"marks",
"measures",
"metrics",
"pars",
"standards",
"touchstones",
"yardsticks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cases",
"examples",
"instances",
"averages",
"norms",
"rules",
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"meridians",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"zeniths"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aberrations",
"abnormalities",
"deviations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{
"examples":[
"the hill rises at a seven percent grade"
],
"synonyms":[
"cants",
"diagonals",
"gradients",
"inclinations",
"inclines",
"leans",
"pitches",
"rakes",
"slants",
"slopes",
"upgrades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascents",
"banks",
"climbs",
"rises"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declensions",
"declinations",
"declines",
"declivities",
"descents",
"dips",
"downgrades",
"falls",
"hangings",
"hangs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"grade these apples \"extra fancy\" and those \"fancy\""
],
"synonyms":[
"assorts",
"breaks down",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"compartmentalizes",
"compartments",
"digests",
"distinguishes",
"distributes",
"groups",
"pegs",
"places",
"ranges",
"ranks",
"relegates",
"separates",
"sorts",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"alphabetizes",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"files",
"indexes",
"lists",
"refers",
"pigeonholes",
"shelves",
"identifies",
"recognizes",
"culls",
"screens",
"sets",
"sieves",
"sifts",
"winnows",
"clumps",
"clusters",
"colligates",
"recategorizes",
"reclassifies",
"regroups",
"subcategorizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuses",
"disarranges",
"jumbles",
"lumps",
"mixes (up)",
"scrambles",
"misclassifies",
"missorts",
"mistypes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes":{
"examples":[
"believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens"
],
"synonyms":[
"is",
"places",
"ranks",
"rates",
"stands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seeds",
"counts",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"compartmentalizes",
"groups",
"separates",
"sets",
"sorts",
"installs",
"instates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grandee":{
"a man of high birth or social position":{
"examples":[
"only a Spanish grandee \u2014and no one of lesser rank\u2014can address comments to the king and queen of Spain"
],
"synonyms":[
"gentleman",
"lord",
"milord",
"nobleman",
"peer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"country gentleman",
"squire",
"cavalier",
"chevalier",
"knight",
"don",
"hidalgo",
"nabob",
"nawab",
"seigneur",
"seignior",
"sheikh",
"sheik",
"baron",
"baronet",
"count",
"duke",
"earl",
"esquire",
"marchese",
"margrave",
"marquess",
"marquis",
"master",
"prince",
"princelet",
"princeling",
"raja",
"viscount",
"lordship",
"sire"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boor",
"churl",
"cottar",
"cotter",
"fellah",
"peasant",
"peon",
"commoner",
"pleb",
"plebeian",
"proletarian",
"toiler"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grand old men":{
"as in first ladies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"first ladies",
"fixtures",
"institutions",
"icons",
"ikons",
"symbols",
"deans",
"elder statesmen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gracing":{
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorning",
"arraying",
"beautifying",
"bedecking",
"bedizening",
"blazoning",
"caparisoning",
"decking",
"decorating",
"doing",
"doing up",
"dolling up",
"draping",
"dressing",
"embellishing",
"emblazing",
"embossing",
"enriching",
"fancifying",
"fancying up",
"festooning",
"garnishing",
"glitzing (up)",
"gussying up",
"ornamenting",
"prettying (up)",
"trimming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorizing",
"dressing up",
"trapping",
"tricking (out)",
"brightening",
"freshening",
"smartening",
"sprucing (up)",
"bossing",
"chasing",
"braiding",
"embroidering",
"feathering",
"figuring",
"filigreeing",
"filleting",
"flouncing",
"frilling",
"fringing",
"furbelowing",
"garlanding",
"hanging",
"lacing",
"ribboning",
"swagging",
"wreathing",
"appliqu\u00e9ing",
"gilding",
"painting",
"diamonding",
"gemming",
"impearling",
"jeweling",
"jewelling",
"pearling",
"redecorating",
"redoing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifying",
"streamlining",
"baring",
"denuding",
"dismantling",
"displaying",
"divesting",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"stripping",
"uncovering",
"uglifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemishing",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"marring",
"scarring",
"spoiling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grated":{
"free from any trace of the coarse or indecent":{
"examples":[
"the comic's G-rated routine is something that the whole family can enjoy"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaste",
"clean",
"decent",
"immaculate",
"modest",
"pure",
"vestal",
"virgin",
"virginal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lily-white",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"unblemished",
"undefiled",
"unsoiled",
"unspotted",
"unstained",
"unsullied",
"untainted",
"untarnished",
"decorous",
"proper",
"seemly",
"cultivated",
"refined",
"tasteful",
"harmless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemished",
"defiled",
"soiled",
"spotted",
"stained",
"sullied",
"tainted",
"tarnished",
"improper",
"indecorous",
"indelicate",
"ribald",
"unseemly",
"crude",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"unrefined"
],
"antonyms":[
"coarse",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"immodest",
"impure",
"indecent",
"obscene",
"smutty",
"unchaste",
"unclean",
"vulgar"
]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"ate",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"burned (up)",
"burnt (up)",
"chafed",
"exasperated",
"frosted",
"galled",
"got",
"griped",
"hacked (off)",
"irked",
"irritated",
"itched",
"narked",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"persecuted",
"piqued",
"put out",
"rasped",
"riled",
"ruffled",
"spited",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassled",
"heckled",
"nagged",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"provoked",
"roused",
"badgered",
"baited",
"bullyragged",
"ballyragged",
"deviled",
"devilled",
"hagrode",
"harassed",
"harried",
"pestered",
"plagued",
"teased",
"angered",
"antagonized",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"rankled",
"roiled",
"agitated",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"exercised",
"freaked (out)",
"fretted",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"miffed",
"offended",
"outraged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"obliged",
"pacified",
"placated",
"propitiated",
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"contented",
"quieted",
"reassured",
"solaced",
"soothed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface":{
"examples":[
"the sled grated along the bare pavement"
],
"synonyms":[
"ground",
"rasped",
"scraped",
"scratched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rubbed",
"groaned",
"whined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glided",
"skated",
"slid"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound":{
"examples":[
"he grated the pieces of metal together"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunched",
"gnashed",
"gritted",
"ground",
"scraped",
"scrunched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"creaked",
"groaned",
"moaned",
"rasped",
"scratched",
"whined",
"clashed",
"collided",
"jangled",
"jarred"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grappling (with)":{
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"a medical ethicist who grapples with extremely difficult questions all the time"
],
"synonyms":[
"addressing",
"contending (with)",
"coping (with)",
"fielding",
"hacking",
"handling",
"managing",
"maneuvering",
"manipulating",
"negotiating",
"playing",
"swinging",
"taking",
"treating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineering",
"finessing",
"jockeying",
"bringing off",
"carrying off",
"carrying out",
"getting off",
"pulling",
"commanding",
"directing",
"guiding",
"steering",
"controlling",
"micromanaging",
"regulating",
"running",
"reacting (to)",
"responding (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botching",
"bungling",
"foozling",
"fumbling",
"goofing (up)",
"lousing up",
"messing (up)",
"mishandling",
"muffing",
"scamping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"granger":{
"as in farmer , cultivator":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agriculturist",
"agriculturalist",
"agronomist",
"cultivator",
"farmer",
"grower",
"planter",
"tiller",
"farmhand",
"field hand",
"gleaner",
"harvester",
"plowman",
"reaper",
"crofter",
"cropper",
"gentleman farmer",
"sharecropper",
"subsistence farmer",
"tenant farmer",
"yeoman",
"rancher",
"ranchero",
"ranchman",
"homesteader",
"nester",
"campesino",
"workfolk",
"workfolks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravidity":{
"the state of containing unborn young within the body":{
"examples":[
"a study examining the effects of gravidity on women's athletic performance"
],
"synonyms":[
"family way",
"gestation",
"pregnancy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conception",
"begetting",
"breeding",
"generation",
"procreation",
"siring",
"spawning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barrenness",
"infertility"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granting":{
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
"examples":[
"your granting of an interview for this job opening will be much appreciated"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowance",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"green light",
"leave",
"license",
"licence",
"permission",
"sanction",
"sufferance",
"warrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imprimatur",
"seal",
"signature",
"stamp",
"accreditation",
"certification",
"liberty",
"pass",
"concession",
"patent",
"permit",
"tolerance",
"toleration",
"acceptance",
"acquiescence",
"agreement",
"assent",
"OK",
"okay",
"accord",
"grant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denial",
"refusal",
"rejection",
"revocation",
"taboo",
"tabu",
"injunction",
"veto",
"deterrence",
"discouragement",
"repression",
"suppression",
"ban",
"embargo",
"exclusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"interdiction",
"prohibition",
"proscription"
]
},
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
"examples":[
"you will grant that she is difficult to work with"
],
"synonyms":[
"acknowledging",
"admitting",
"agreeing",
"allowing",
"conceding",
"confessing",
"fessing (up)",
"owning (up to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disburdening",
"unburdening",
"unloading",
"affirming",
"avowing",
"confirming",
"professing",
"accepting",
"recognizing",
"yielding",
"announcing",
"breaking",
"broadcasting",
"communicating",
"declaring",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"imparting",
"proclaiming",
"publishing",
"revealing",
"spilling",
"telling",
"unveiling",
"betraying",
"blabbing",
"exposing",
"giving away",
"informing",
"leaking",
"ratting",
"squealing",
"talking",
"tattling",
"tipping (off)",
"warning",
"wising (up)",
"breathing",
"saying",
"whispering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disallowing",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"contradicting",
"disputing",
"gainsaying",
"negating",
"negativing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"concealing",
"covering (up)",
"hiding",
"obscuring",
"veiling",
"kidding (oneself)"
],
"antonyms":[
"denying"
]
},
"to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly":{
"examples":[
"by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"according",
"awarding",
"conferring",
"vesting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bestowing",
"contributing",
"donating",
"giving",
"presenting",
"showing",
"furnishing",
"providing",
"supplying",
"extending",
"offering",
"proffering",
"allocating",
"appropriating",
"assigning",
"appointing",
"designating",
"dubbing",
"fixing",
"naming",
"setting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aborting",
"calling",
"calling off",
"dropping",
"recalling",
"repealing",
"rescinding",
"revoking",
"abrogating",
"annulling",
"invalidating",
"nullifying",
"voiding",
"writing off",
"recanting",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"withdrawing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grapevines":{
"as in outlets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"outlets",
"avenues",
"conduits",
"routes",
"fountainheads",
"origins",
"sources",
"wellsprings",
"channels",
"pipelines",
"suppliers",
"connections",
"contacts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grammar":{
"general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{
"examples":[
"student directors learning the grammar of filmmaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"ABC(s)",
"alphabet",
"basics",
"elements",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"principles",
"rudiments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basis",
"bedrock",
"cornerstone",
"foundation",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"underpinning",
"nitty-gritty",
"belief",
"canon",
"doctrine",
"dogma",
"faith",
"philosophy",
"axiom",
"law",
"precept",
"tenet",
"rule",
"standard",
"theorem"
],
"near antonyms":[
"details",
"trivia"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gradational":{
"proceeding or changing by steps or degrees":{
"examples":[
"gradational increases in altitude"
],
"synonyms":[
"gradual",
"incremental",
"phased",
"piecemeal",
"step-by-step"
],
"near synonyms":[
"progressive",
"stepped",
"tapered",
"imperceptible",
"inching",
"decrescent",
"increscent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discontinuous",
"saltatory",
"acute",
"sharp",
"changeable",
"dynamic",
"meteoric",
"volatile"
],
"antonyms":[
"abrupt",
"sudden"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grafter":{
"as in embezzler":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embezzler",
"burglar",
"cat burglar",
"cracksman",
"housebreaker",
"picklock",
"safecracker",
"klepto",
"kleptomaniac",
"larcenist",
"pincher",
"purloiner",
"robber",
"stealer",
"thief",
"sneak thief",
"cutpurse",
"dip",
"pickpocket",
"pilferer",
"shoplifter",
"abductor",
"carjacker",
"hijacker",
"kidnapper",
"kidnaper",
"skyjacker",
"despoiler",
"looter",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"ransacker",
"ravisher",
"poacher",
"rustler",
"smuggler",
"bandit",
"footpad",
"highwayman",
"pirate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gratified":{
"experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight":{
"examples":[
"I am deeply gratified that you'll be able to come to the wedding"
],
"synonyms":[
"blissful",
"chuffed",
"delighted",
"glad",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"tickled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beaming",
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"gay",
"gladsome",
"lighthearted",
"sunny",
"upbeat",
"gleeful",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"laughing",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"smiling",
"beatific",
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"enraptured",
"entranced",
"euphoric",
"exhilarated",
"intoxicated",
"rapturous",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical",
"exuberant",
"exultant",
"jubilant",
"rapt",
"rejoicing",
"thrilled",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"rosy",
"sanguine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abject",
"aggrieved",
"anguished",
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"disheartened",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"forlorn",
"melancholy",
"doleful",
"dolorous",
"lachrymose",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"woeful",
"black",
"dark",
"desolate",
"dispirited",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"gray",
"grey",
"grieved",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"miserable",
"woebegone",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"joyless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"unpleased",
"unsatisfied"
]
},
"feeling that one's needs or desires have been met":{
"examples":[
"a good meal eaten in excellent company is enough to keep me gratified for some time"
],
"synonyms":[
"content",
"contented",
"happy",
"pleased",
"satisfied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blissful",
"delighted",
"glad",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"rejoicing",
"tickled",
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"enraptured",
"euphoric",
"overjoyed",
"rapturous",
"thrilled",
"appeased",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disaffected",
"disgruntled",
"displeased",
"unsatisfied",
"abject",
"aggrieved",
"anguished",
"brokenhearted",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"downcast",
"downhearted"
],
"antonyms":[
"discontent",
"discontented",
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"malcontent",
"malcontented",
"unhappy"
]
},
"to give in to (a desire)":{
"examples":[
"just gratify this one whim of mine"
],
"synonyms":[
"catered (to)",
"humored",
"indulged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basked",
"luxuriated",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"wallowed",
"coddled",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"delighted",
"pleased",
"pleasured",
"sated",
"satiated",
"satisfied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"restrained",
"stifled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreed (with)",
"contented",
"delighted",
"feasted",
"gassed",
"gladded",
"gladdened",
"pleased",
"pleasured",
"rejoiced",
"satisfied",
"suited",
"warmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeased",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated",
"soothed",
"assuaged",
"quenched",
"sated",
"satiated",
"excited",
"tickled",
"titillated",
"amused",
"diverted",
"entertained",
"treated",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"galvanized",
"thrilled",
"calmed",
"comforted",
"catered (to)",
"humored",
"indulged",
"coddled",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"chafed",
"crossed",
"exasperated",
"galled",
"got",
"grated",
"irked",
"irritated",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"perturbed",
"piqued",
"put out",
"ruffled",
"vexed",
"vext",
"angered",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"steamed up",
"provoked",
"roused",
"agitated",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"fretted",
"upset",
"harassed",
"harried",
"pestered",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"offended"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeased"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gratefulness":{
"acknowledgment of having received something good from another":{
"examples":[
"a note expressing her sincere gratefulness for our help"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciation",
"appreciativeness",
"gratitude",
"thankfulness",
"thanks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"thanksgiving",
"gratification",
"indebtedness",
"satisfaction",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"recognition",
"tribute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"ingratitude",
"thanklessness",
"unappreciation",
"ungratefulness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grating":{
"disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense":{
"examples":[
"the mix of colors in that painting is terribly grating"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesque",
"harsh",
"jarring",
"unaesthetic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acid",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"tawdry",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"vulgar",
"inartistic",
"unartistic",
"artless",
"clumsy",
"crude",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"rude",
"uncouth",
"uncultured",
"unrefined",
"disgusting",
"gross",
"obscene",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"disagreeable",
"jolting",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"blaring",
"clashing",
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"jangling",
"off-key",
"ragged",
"raspy",
"raucous",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical",
"bizarre",
"kinky",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"shocking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artful",
"artistic",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"becoming",
"comely",
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"felicitous",
"good",
"harmonious",
"harmonizing",
"pleasing",
"seemly",
"calming",
"comforting",
"soothing",
"softened",
"subdued",
"cultured",
"elegant",
"graceful",
"gracious",
"polished",
"refined",
"tasteful"
],
"antonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical"
]
},
"harsh and dry in sound":{
"examples":[
"with a grating voice, she croaked a feeble \"hello\""
],
"synonyms":[
"coarse",
"croaking",
"croaky",
"gravel",
"gravelly",
"gruff",
"hoarse",
"husky",
"rasping",
"raspy",
"rusty",
"scratchy",
"throaty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"growling",
"growly",
"guttural",
"abrasive",
"cacophonous",
"discordant",
"grinding",
"jarring",
"rough",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"cawing",
"raucous",
"screeching",
"squawking",
"strident",
"choked",
"cracked",
"strained",
"strangled",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentle",
"gliding",
"golden",
"liquid",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"mellow",
"soothing",
"sweet",
"tender",
"satiny",
"silken",
"smooth",
"soft",
"velvety",
"euphonious",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"melodic",
"melodious",
"musical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"unintentionally or not, you say rude things that grate people"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"eating",
"exasperating",
"frosting",
"galling",
"getting",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"irking",
"irritating",
"itching",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"persecuting",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassling",
"heckling",
"nagging",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"badgering",
"baiting",
"bullyragging",
"ballyragging",
"deviling",
"devilling",
"hagriding",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"plaguing",
"teasing",
"angering",
"antagonizing",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"rankling",
"roiling",
"agitating",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"exercising",
"freaking (out)",
"fretting",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"miffing",
"offending",
"outraging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"assuring",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface":{
"examples":[
"the sled grated along the bare pavement"
],
"synonyms":[
"grinding",
"rasping",
"scraping",
"scratching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rubbing",
"groaning",
"whining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gliding",
"skating",
"sliding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound":{
"examples":[
"he grated the pieces of metal together"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunching",
"gnashing",
"grinding",
"gritting",
"scraping",
"scrunching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"creaking",
"groaning",
"moaning",
"rasping",
"scratching",
"whining",
"clashing",
"colliding",
"jangling",
"jarring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grandfather clocks":{
"as in alarm clocks , atomic clocks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alarm clocks",
"atomic clocks",
"cuckoo clocks",
"time clocks",
"chronometers",
"clocks",
"timekeepers",
"timepieces",
"timers",
"clepsydras",
"clepsydrae",
"hourglasses",
"sandglasses",
"sundials",
"water clocks",
"chronographs",
"stopwatches",
"watches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granny flat":{
"as in garden apartment , duplex apartment":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bed-sitter",
"bedsit",
"bed-sitting-room",
"cohousing",
"condo",
"condominium",
"duplex",
"duplex apartment",
"efficiency",
"efficiency apartment",
"flatlet",
"floor-through",
"garden apartment",
"maisonette",
"penthouse",
"railroad flat",
"salon",
"saloon",
"studio",
"studio apartment",
"triplex",
"walk-up",
"apartment",
"diggings",
"digs",
"flat",
"lodgings",
"suite",
"tenement",
"gallery",
"wing",
"apartment building",
"apartment house",
"tenement house"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graced":{
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorned",
"arrayed",
"beautified",
"bedecked",
"bedizened",
"blazoned",
"caparisoned",
"decked",
"decorated",
"did",
"did up",
"dolled up",
"draped",
"dressed",
"embellished",
"emblazed",
"embossed",
"enriched",
"fancied up",
"fancified",
"festooned",
"garnished",
"glitzed (up)",
"gussied up",
"ornamented",
"prettied (up)",
"trimmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorized",
"dressed up",
"trapped",
"tricked (out)",
"brightened",
"freshened",
"smartened",
"spruced (up)",
"bossed",
"chased",
"braided",
"embroidered",
"feathered",
"figured",
"filigreed",
"filleted",
"flounced",
"frilled",
"fringed",
"furbelowed",
"garlanded",
"hung",
"hanged",
"laced",
"ribboned",
"swagged",
"wreathed",
"appliqu\u00e9d",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"painted",
"diamonded",
"gemmed",
"impearled",
"jeweled",
"jewelled",
"pearled",
"redecorated",
"redid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplified",
"streamlined",
"bared",
"denuded",
"dismantled",
"displayed",
"divested",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"stripped",
"stript",
"uncovered",
"uglified"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemished",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"marred",
"scarred",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"graffitiing":{
"as in tagging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tagging",
"desecrating",
"violating",
"banging up",
"breaking",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"marring",
"shattering",
"spoiling",
"defacing",
"trashing",
"vandalizing",
"annihilating",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"ravaging",
"ravening",
"razing",
"ruining",
"scourging",
"smashing",
"tearing down",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"wasting",
"wiping out",
"wracking",
"wrecking",
"sabotaging",
"depredating",
"despoiling",
"looting",
"marauding",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"ransacking",
"sacking",
"spoliating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"salvaging",
"building",
"rebuilding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gratuitous":{
"not costing or charging anything":{
"examples":[
"they will throw in a gratuitous box of chocolates when you spend $30 or more in their shop"
],
"synonyms":[
"complimentary",
"costless",
"free",
"gratis"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nominal",
"bestowed",
"donated",
"given",
"pro bono",
"discretionary",
"freewill",
"optional",
"voluntary",
"honorary",
"uncompensated",
"unpaid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"paid",
"costly",
"dear",
"expensive",
"high"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end":{
"examples":[
"that violent scene was completely gratuitous and didn't need to be in the movie at all"
],
"synonyms":[
"dispensable",
"inessential",
"needless",
"nonessential",
"uncalled-for",
"unessential",
"unnecessary",
"unwarranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discretionary",
"elective",
"optional",
"extra",
"extraneous",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"redundant",
"superfluous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"all-important",
"crucial",
"important",
"vital",
"imperative",
"pressing",
"urgent"
],
"antonyms":[
"essential",
"indispensable",
"necessary",
"needed",
"needful",
"required"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"graves":{
"a final resting place for a dead person":{
"examples":[
"the forlorn boy put flowers on his mother's grave"
],
"synonyms":[
"burials",
"sepulchres",
"sepulchers",
"sepultures",
"tombs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catacombs",
"charnels",
"charnel houses",
"columbaria",
"crypts",
"mausoleums",
"mausolea",
"vaults",
"cemeteries",
"churchyards",
"graveyards",
"potter's fields",
"barrows",
"mounds",
"tumuli"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"examples":[
"a rock star who found his early grave in a plane crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"deaths",
"deceases",
"demises",
"dissolutions",
"dooms",
"ends",
"exits",
"expirations",
"expiries",
"fates",
"great divides",
"passages",
"passings",
"quietuses",
"sleeps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"casualties",
"fatalities",
"martyrdoms",
"self-destructions",
"self-murders",
"self-slaughters",
"suicides",
"annihilations",
"destructions",
"endings",
"exterminations",
"ruins",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"killings",
"massacres",
"slaughters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existences",
"lives",
"creations",
"geneses",
"originations",
"rises"
],
"antonyms":[
"births",
"nativities"
]
},
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraves",
"etches",
"incises",
"inscribes",
"insculps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carves",
"chisels",
"sculpts",
"sculptures",
"chases",
"grooves",
"indents",
"notches",
"scores",
"traces",
"affixes",
"impresses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grande dame":{
"a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority":{
"examples":[
"the city's grandes dames still hold considerable sway in its cultural life"
],
"synonyms":[
"dame",
"dowager",
"matriarch",
"matron"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grandam",
"grandame",
"headmistress",
"mistress",
"materfamilias",
"ma",
"mama",
"mamma",
"momma",
"mammy",
"mom",
"mother"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grassing (on)":{
"to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{
"examples":[
"that bloke would grass on his own mater to save himself"
],
"synonyms":[
"finking",
"informing",
"ratting (on)",
"singing",
"snitching",
"splitting (on)",
"squeaking",
"squealing",
"talking",
"telling (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betraying",
"giving away",
"turning in",
"backstabbing",
"crossing",
"double-crossing",
"selling (out)",
"two-timing",
"blabbing",
"tattling",
"tipping (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grasses (on)":{
"to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{
"examples":[
"that bloke would grass on his own mater to save himself"
],
"synonyms":[
"finks",
"informs",
"rats (on)",
"sings",
"snitches",
"splits (on)",
"squeaks",
"squeals",
"talks",
"tells (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betrays",
"gives away",
"turns in",
"backstabs",
"crosses",
"double-crosses",
"sells (out)",
"two-times",
"blabs",
"tattles",
"tips (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grappling":{
"to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{
"examples":[
"two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears"
],
"synonyms":[
"rassling",
"scuffling",
"tussling",
"wrestling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battling",
"clashing (with)",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contending",
"dueling",
"duelling",
"fighting",
"warring (against)",
"bashing",
"battering",
"beating",
"buffeting",
"hitting",
"punching",
"slugging",
"striking",
"boxing",
"sparring",
"brawling",
"skirmishing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagging",
"capturing",
"catching",
"collaring",
"copping",
"corralling",
"getting",
"glomming",
"grabbing",
"hooking",
"landing",
"nabbing",
"nailing",
"netting",
"nobbling",
"rapping",
"seizing",
"snagging",
"snapping (up)",
"snaring",
"snatching",
"trapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gloving",
"haltering",
"lassoing",
"roping",
"apprehending",
"arresting",
"detaining",
"baying",
"cornering",
"clasping",
"clutching",
"fastening (on)",
"fisting",
"grasping",
"gripping",
"holding",
"latching (on or onto)",
"securing",
"rending",
"wresting",
"enmeshing",
"immeshing",
"ensnaring",
"entangling",
"entrapping",
"meshing",
"abducting",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"spiriting (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharging",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"releasing",
"dropping",
"loosening",
"unhanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"missing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gracefulness":{
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
"examples":[
"a home decorated with all of the gracefulness you'd expect of a fashion designer",
"impressed by the gracefulness of the antebellum mansion"
],
"synonyms":[
"class",
"classiness",
"courtliness",
"elegance",
"elegancy",
"fineness",
"grace",
"handsomeness",
"majesty",
"refinement",
"stateliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"augustness",
"brilliance",
"gloriousness",
"glory",
"grandeur",
"grandness",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance",
"luxuriousness",
"luxury",
"magnificence",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"opulence",
"ornateness",
"plushiness",
"plushness",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"richness",
"splendor",
"sumptuousness",
"artfulness",
"chic",
"polish",
"sophistication",
"taste",
"tastefulness",
"choiceness",
"classicism",
"dignity",
"exquisiteness",
"restraint",
"simplicity",
"affectedness",
"grandiosity",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"pretentiousness",
"showiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"grotesqueness",
"grotesquerie",
"grotesquery",
"kitsch",
"tastelessness",
"tawdriness",
"vulgarity"
],
"antonyms":[
"gracelessness",
"inelegance"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granddaddies":{
"something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed":{
"examples":[
"the granddaddy of all English mystery novels"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestors",
"antecedents",
"archetypes",
"daddies",
"foregoers",
"forerunners",
"precursors",
"predecessors",
"prototypes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"models",
"originals",
"originators",
"sires",
"fathers",
"mothers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"by-products",
"byproducts",
"derivatives",
"offshoots",
"outgrowths",
"spin-offs",
"daughters",
"sons"
],
"antonyms":[
"descendants",
"descendents"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grazes":{
"an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface":{
"examples":[
"a stumble that resulted in nothing more serious than a graze on the knee"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasions",
"bruises",
"scrapes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedsores",
"galls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to feed on grass or herbs":{
"examples":[
"cows grazing in the meadow"
],
"synonyms":[
"browses",
"forages",
"pastures",
"rustles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eats",
"feeds",
"nibbles",
"ranges",
"stocks",
"overgrazes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"I grazed my elbow diving for the ball"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrades",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"scuffs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barks",
"skins",
"chafes",
"frets",
"galls",
"claws",
"cuts",
"lacerates",
"bruises",
"contuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polishes",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"softens",
"waxes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing":{
"examples":[
"the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay"
],
"synonyms":[
"brushes",
"kisses",
"nudges",
"shaves",
"skims"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumps",
"contacts",
"scrapes",
"sideswipes",
"strikes",
"sweeps",
"swipes",
"touches",
"bounces",
"caroms",
"glances",
"rebounds",
"ricochets",
"skips",
"caresses",
"cuddles",
"fondles",
"loves",
"pats",
"pets",
"strokes",
"misses",
"skirts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bumps",
"clashes",
"collides",
"crashes",
"hits",
"impacts",
"impinges",
"knocks",
"punches",
"rams",
"slams",
"slaps",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"swipes",
"thuds",
"thwacks",
"whacks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gradationally":{
"by small steps or amounts":{
"examples":[
"by adding the white tint drop by drop, she gradationally changed the color from dark red to pink"
],
"synonyms":[
"gradually",
"inchmeal",
"little by little",
"piece by piece",
"piecemeal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hierarchically",
"crescively",
"increasingly",
"progressively",
"fractionally",
"imperceptibly",
"slowly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acutely",
"sharply",
"steeply",
"hastily",
"precipitously"
],
"antonyms":[
"abruptly",
"suddenly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"graphics":{
"something that visually explains or decorates a text":{
"examples":[
"the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page"
],
"synonyms":[
"diagrams",
"figures",
"illustrations",
"plates",
"visuals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arts",
"artworks",
"drawings",
"illuminations",
"images",
"pictograms",
"pictographs",
"pictures",
"captions",
"keys",
"legends",
"insets",
"depictions",
"pictorializations",
"portraits",
"portrayals",
"representations",
"clarifications",
"elucidations",
"explanations",
"explications",
"expositions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grabs":{
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"don't grab my arm like that"
],
"synonyms":[
"bags",
"captures",
"catches",
"collars",
"cops",
"corrals",
"gets",
"gloms",
"grapples",
"hooks",
"lands",
"nabs",
"nails",
"nets",
"nobbles",
"raps",
"seizes",
"snags",
"snaps (up)",
"snares",
"snatches",
"traps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gloves",
"halters",
"lassos",
"ropes",
"apprehends",
"arrests",
"detains",
"bays",
"corners",
"clasps",
"clutches",
"fastens (on)",
"fists",
"grasps",
"grips",
"holds",
"latches (on or onto)",
"secures",
"rends",
"wrests",
"enmeshes",
"immeshes",
"ensnares",
"entangles",
"entraps",
"meshes",
"abducts",
"kidnaps",
"spirits (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharges",
"frees",
"liberates",
"releases",
"drops",
"loosens",
"unhands"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses"
]
},
"an instance of theft":{
"examples":[
"a political activist who thinks the government's lease of public lands to logging companies amounts to an illegal land grab"
],
"synonyms":[
"heists",
"pinches",
"rip-offs",
"thefts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break-ins",
"burglaries",
"holdups",
"muggings",
"stickups"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"graybeard":{
"as in patriarch , whitebeard":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gaffer",
"patriarch",
"whitebeard",
"ancient",
"elder",
"geriatric",
"golden-ager",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen",
"beldam",
"beldame",
"dowager",
"grandam",
"grandame",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"dotard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"youngster",
"youth",
"adolescent",
"minor",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graffiti":{
"as in tag":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tag",
"desecrate",
"violate",
"bang up",
"break",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"mar",
"shatter",
"spoil",
"deface",
"trash",
"vandalize",
"annihilate",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"ravage",
"raven",
"raze",
"ruin",
"scourge",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"waste",
"wipe out",
"wrack",
"wreck",
"sabotage",
"depredate",
"despoil",
"loot",
"maraud",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ransack",
"sack",
"spoliate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"salvage",
"build",
"rebuild"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grandiloquence":{
"boastful speech or writing":{
"examples":[
"a heavyweight champion who was famous for his entertaining grandiloquence prior to every match"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"gasconade",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oratory",
"rhapsody",
"rhetoric",
"pomposity",
"turgidity",
"wind",
"bloviation",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"babble",
"blab",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"jawing",
"patter",
"prating",
"yammering",
"egotism",
"self-conceit",
"self-importance",
"swagger",
"vaunt"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere":{
"examples":[
"the predictably wearisome grandiloquence of the speeches at a political convention"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombast",
"fustian",
"gas",
"hot air",
"oratory",
"rhetoric",
"verbiage",
"wind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"claptrap",
"drivel",
"gibberish",
"hogwash",
"humbug",
"jabberwocky",
"jazz",
"moonshine",
"nonsense",
"affectedness",
"floweriness",
"grandiosity",
"loftiness",
"pomposity",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gradient":{
"the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{
"examples":[
"the path goes up at a pretty steep gradient before leveling off"
],
"synonyms":[
"cant",
"diagonal",
"grade",
"inclination",
"incline",
"lean",
"pitch",
"rake",
"slant",
"slope",
"upgrade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascent",
"bank",
"climb",
"rise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"declivity",
"descent",
"dip",
"downgrade",
"fall",
"hang",
"hanging",
"receding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graphed":{
"to show and compare the values of variables in a set of data by means of a drawing":{
"examples":[
"They used a computer program to graph monthly rainfall amounts over a period of five years."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charted",
"delineated",
"diagrammed",
"diagramed",
"drew",
"mapped (out)",
"plotted",
"defined",
"outlined",
"silhouetted",
"sketched",
"traced",
"tabulated",
"tallied",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"inventoried",
"calculated",
"computed",
"estimated",
"figured",
"reckoned",
"cited",
"mentioned",
"named",
"detailed",
"enumerated",
"itemized",
"listed",
"numerated",
"recited",
"reeled off",
"rehearsed",
"ticked (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gracious":{
"showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations":{
"examples":[
"a gracious host who goes out of his way to make every guest feel welcome"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"cordial",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"sociable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"benign",
"benignant",
"congenial",
"convivial",
"friendly",
"kind",
"kindly",
"neighborly",
"accommodating",
"obliging",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"cosmopolitan",
"sophisticated",
"urbane",
"approachable",
"attentive",
"outgoing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boorish",
"churlish",
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"curt",
"gruff",
"sharp",
"snippy",
"antisocial",
"disagreeable",
"discourteous",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"rude",
"sullen",
"surly",
"uncivil",
"unfriendly",
"unkind",
"unmannerly",
"crabbed",
"crabby",
"cross",
"crusty",
"grumpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inhospitable",
"ungenial",
"ungracious",
"unsociable"
]
},
"having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{
"examples":[
"a gracious innkeeper whose jokes and laughter made weary travelers feel right at home"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"mellow",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"sweet",
"well-disposed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amicable",
"clever",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"neighborly",
"benign",
"gentle",
"kind",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"glad",
"sunny",
"companionable",
"conversable",
"sociable",
"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"accommodating",
"amenable",
"obliging",
"attractive",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"likable",
"likeable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boorish",
"discourteous",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"rude",
"surly",
"uncivil",
"unkind",
"unmannerly",
"unsociable",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"choleric",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"quick-tempered",
"snappish",
"testy",
"touchy",
"argumentative",
"contentious",
"contrary",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"unappealing",
"unattractive",
"sour",
"vinegary"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"unamiable",
"ungenial",
"ungracious",
"unpleasant"
]
},
"showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners":{
"examples":[
"he was a gracious man, habitually offering his seat on the bus to elderly women"
],
"synonyms":[
"civil",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"well-bred"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attentive",
"careful",
"considerate",
"nice",
"solicitous",
"thoughtful",
"chivalrous",
"civilized",
"courtly",
"gallant",
"gentlemanlike",
"gentlemanly",
"ladylike",
"ceremonial",
"ceremonious",
"red-carpet",
"couth",
"formal",
"smooth",
"suave",
"unctuous",
"urbane",
"elegant",
"refined",
"deferential",
"dutiful",
"respectful",
"submissive",
"yielding",
"acceptable",
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"comme il faut",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"fit",
"fitting",
"good",
"meet",
"proper",
"respectable",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable",
"affable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"pleasant",
"sociable",
"felicitous",
"graceful",
"demure",
"humble",
"meek",
"modest",
"unassertive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassy",
"disrespectful",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"lippy",
"saucy",
"shameless",
"boorish",
"churlish",
"clodhopping",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth",
"vulgar",
"casual",
"informal",
"unceremonious",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"uncalled-for",
"unrespectable",
"unseemly",
"arrogant",
"conceited",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourteous",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"mannerless",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncivil",
"ungenteel",
"ungracious",
"unmannered",
"unmannerly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grade":{
"an individual part of a process, series, or ranking":{
"examples":[
"just one grade removed from completion"
],
"synonyms":[
"chapter",
"cut",
"degree",
"inch",
"notch",
"peg",
"phase",
"place",
"point",
"stage",
"step"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"side",
"amount",
"measure",
"plane",
"decrement",
"increment"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"degree of excellence":{
"examples":[
"only motor oil of the highest grade for his fancy sports car"
],
"synonyms":[
"caliber",
"calibre",
"class",
"quality",
"rate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hallmark",
"mark",
"footing",
"place",
"position",
"rank",
"standing",
"stature",
"status",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"measure",
"par",
"standard",
"touchstone",
"yardstick"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"there are various grades of wool to consider when selecting a fabric"
],
"synonyms":[
"bracket",
"category",
"class",
"classification",
"division",
"family",
"genus",
"group",
"kind",
"league",
"order",
"rank(s)",
"rubric",
"set",
"species",
"tier",
"type"
],
"near synonyms":[
"description",
"feather",
"ilk",
"kidney",
"like",
"manner",
"nature",
"sort",
"branch",
"section",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"subclass",
"subdivision",
"subgroup",
"subspecies",
"variety",
"breed",
"race",
"generation",
"heading",
"label",
"title"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{
"examples":[
"that painting just doesn't make the grade"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"barometer",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"gold standard",
"mark",
"measure",
"metric",
"par",
"standard",
"touchstone",
"yardstick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"case",
"example",
"instance",
"average",
"norm",
"rule",
"acme",
"apex",
"meridian",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"zenith"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aberration",
"abnormality",
"deviation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{
"examples":[
"the hill rises at a seven percent grade"
],
"synonyms":[
"cant",
"diagonal",
"gradient",
"inclination",
"incline",
"lean",
"pitch",
"rake",
"slant",
"slope",
"upgrade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascent",
"bank",
"climb",
"rise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"declivity",
"descent",
"dip",
"downgrade",
"fall",
"hang",
"hanging",
"receding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"grade these apples \"extra fancy\" and those \"fancy\""
],
"synonyms":[
"assort",
"break down",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"group",
"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type"
],
"near synonyms":[
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"alphabetize",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"file",
"index",
"list",
"refer",
"pigeonhole",
"shelve",
"identify",
"recognize",
"cull",
"screen",
"set",
"sieve",
"sift",
"winnow",
"clump",
"cluster",
"colligate",
"recategorize",
"reclassify",
"regroup",
"subcategorize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"jumble",
"lump",
"mix (up)",
"scramble",
"misclassify",
"missort",
"mistype"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes":{
"examples":[
"believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens"
],
"synonyms":[
"be",
"place",
"rank",
"rate",
"stand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seed",
"count",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartmentalize",
"group",
"separate",
"set",
"sort",
"install",
"instate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in half-bred":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"half-bred",
"cold-blooded",
"cross",
"crossbred",
"hybrid",
"mixed",
"mongrel",
"dihybrid",
"trihybrid",
"crossed",
"hybridized",
"interbred",
"outcrossed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blooded",
"full-blood",
"full-blooded",
"purebred",
"thoroughbred",
"pedigreed",
"pedigree",
"inbred",
"linebred",
"straightbred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gratitude":{
"acknowledgment of having received something good from another":{
"examples":[
"accept these flowers as a token of my gratitude"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciation",
"appreciativeness",
"gratefulness",
"thankfulness",
"thanks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"thanksgiving",
"gratification",
"indebtedness",
"satisfaction",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"recognition",
"tribute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"ingratitude",
"thanklessness",
"unappreciation",
"ungratefulness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gratis":{
"not costing or charging anything":{
"examples":[
"if you sign up today, you get a 13-inch TV gratis"
],
"synonyms":[
"complimentary",
"costless",
"free",
"gratuitous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nominal",
"bestowed",
"donated",
"given",
"pro bono",
"discretionary",
"freewill",
"optional",
"voluntary",
"honorary",
"uncompensated",
"unpaid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"paid",
"costly",
"dear",
"expensive",
"high"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gracelessly":{
"as in awkwardly , clumsily":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"awkwardly",
"clumsily",
"ham-handedly",
"ineptly",
"maladroitly",
"unskillfully",
"arduously",
"hardly",
"laboriously",
"strenuously",
"meticulously",
"painfully",
"painstakingly",
"thoroughly",
"assiduously",
"diligently",
"indefatigably",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intently",
"mightily",
"sedulously",
"tirelessly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easily",
"easy",
"effortlessly",
"facilely",
"fluently",
"freely",
"handily",
"hands down",
"lightly",
"painlessly",
"readily",
"smoothly",
"well",
"ably",
"adeptly",
"adroitly",
"competently",
"deftly",
"dexterously",
"efficiently",
"expertly",
"masterfully",
"proficiently",
"skillfully",
"instinctively",
"intuitively",
"naturally",
"spontaneously"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"graspingness":{
"an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions":{
"examples":[
"that period of the 19th century when the graspingness of the robber barons knew no bounds is often called the Gilded Age"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquisitiveness",
"avarice",
"avariciousness",
"avidity",
"avidness",
"covetousness",
"cupidity",
"greed",
"greediness",
"mercenariness",
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialism",
"materialism",
"possessiveness",
"gluttonousness",
"gluttony",
"piggishness",
"appetite",
"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
"hankering",
"hunger",
"itch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"ravenousness",
"thirst",
"voracity",
"yearning",
"yen",
"egoism",
"egotism",
"self-centeredness",
"self-interest",
"selfishness",
"self-regard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contentment",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment",
"gratification",
"satisfaction",
"bounteousness",
"bountifulness",
"bounty",
"charity",
"generosity",
"generousness",
"largesse",
"largess",
"liberality",
"magnanimity",
"openhandedness",
"openheartedness",
"unselfishness",
"altruism",
"selflessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gradients":{
"the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{
"examples":[
"the path goes up at a pretty steep gradient before leveling off"
],
"synonyms":[
"cants",
"diagonals",
"grades",
"inclinations",
"inclines",
"leans",
"pitches",
"rakes",
"slants",
"slopes",
"upgrades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascents",
"banks",
"climbs",
"rises"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declensions",
"declinations",
"declines",
"declivities",
"descents",
"dips",
"downgrades",
"falls",
"hangings",
"hangs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grabbing":{
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"don't grab my arm like that"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagging",
"capturing",
"catching",
"collaring",
"copping",
"corralling",
"getting",
"glomming",
"grappling",
"hooking",
"landing",
"nabbing",
"nailing",
"netting",
"nobbling",
"rapping",
"seizing",
"snagging",
"snapping (up)",
"snaring",
"snatching",
"trapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gloving",
"haltering",
"lassoing",
"roping",
"apprehending",
"arresting",
"detaining",
"baying",
"cornering",
"clasping",
"clutching",
"fastening (on)",
"fisting",
"grasping",
"gripping",
"holding",
"latching (on or onto)",
"securing",
"rending",
"wresting",
"enmeshing",
"immeshing",
"ensnaring",
"entangling",
"entrapping",
"meshing",
"abducting",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"spiriting (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharging",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"releasing",
"dropping",
"loosening",
"unhanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"missing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gratifies":{
"to give in to (a desire)":{
"examples":[
"just gratify this one whim of mine"
],
"synonyms":[
"caters (to)",
"humors",
"indulges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basks",
"luxuriates",
"revels",
"wallows",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils",
"delights",
"pleases",
"pleasures",
"sates",
"satiates",
"satisfies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"restrains",
"stifles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother"
],
"synonyms":[
"agrees (with)",
"contents",
"delights",
"feasts",
"gases",
"gasses",
"gladdens",
"glads",
"pleases",
"pleasures",
"rejoices",
"satisfies",
"suits",
"warms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeases",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"soothes",
"assuages",
"quenches",
"sates",
"satiates",
"excites",
"tickles",
"titillates",
"amuses",
"diverts",
"entertains",
"treats",
"captivates",
"charms",
"galvanizes",
"thrills",
"calms",
"comforts",
"caters (to)",
"humors",
"indulges",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"crosses",
"exasperates",
"galls",
"gets",
"grates",
"irks",
"irritates",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"perturbs",
"piques",
"puts out",
"ruffles",
"vexes",
"angers",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"outrages",
"rankles",
"riles",
"roils",
"steams up",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"agitates",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"frets",
"upsets",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offends"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeases"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grammars":{
"general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{
"examples":[
"student directors learning the grammar of filmmaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"ABC(s)",
"alphabet",
"basics",
"elements",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"principles",
"rudiments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"basis",
"bedrock",
"cornerstone",
"foundation",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"underpinning",
"nitty-gritty",
"belief",
"canon",
"doctrine",
"dogma",
"faith",
"philosophy",
"axiom",
"law",
"precept",
"tenet",
"rule",
"standard",
"theorem"
],
"near antonyms":[
"details",
"trivia"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gracile":{
"moving easily":{
"examples":[
"gracile as any pair of classically trained dancers, the bride and groom made their way around the dance floor"
],
"synonyms":[
"agile",
"featly",
"feline",
"graceful",
"light",
"light-footed",
"light-foot",
"lightsome",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"lithesome",
"nimble",
"spry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acrobatic",
"flexible",
"limber",
"loose-jointed",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"supple",
"adroit",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"light-fingered",
"fleet-footed",
"sure-footed",
"athletic",
"balletic",
"coordinated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncoordinated",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"bungling",
"inept",
"maladroit"
],
"antonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gawky",
"graceless",
"klutzy",
"lumbering",
"ungainly",
"ungraceful"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grapple":{
"the act or manner of holding":{
"examples":[
"was simply unable to break my opponent's viselike grapple and lost the wrestling match"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasp",
"clench",
"grasp",
"grip",
"handgrip",
"handhold",
"hold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorage",
"leverage",
"purchase",
"grab",
"seizure",
"foothold",
"footing",
"toehold",
"clinch",
"embrace",
"hug"
],
"near antonyms":[
"release",
"relinquishment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
"examples":[
"after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball game",
"battle",
"combat",
"competition",
"conflict",
"confrontation",
"contention",
"contest",
"dogfight",
"duel",
"face-off",
"match",
"rivalry",
"strife",
"struggle",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tug-of-war",
"war",
"warfare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"horse race",
"nail-biter",
"showdown",
"clash",
"collision",
"discord",
"friction",
"argument",
"controversy",
"debate",
"disagreement",
"disputation",
"dispute",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"quarrel",
"row",
"wrangle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concord",
"harmony",
"peace"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{
"examples":[
"two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears"
],
"synonyms":[
"rassle",
"scuffle",
"tussle",
"wrestle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle",
"clash (with)",
"combat",
"contend",
"duel",
"fight",
"war (against)",
"bash",
"batter",
"beat",
"buffet",
"hit",
"punch",
"slug",
"strike",
"box",
"spar",
"brawl",
"skirmish"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
"examples":[
"a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water"
],
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"capture",
"catch",
"collar",
"cop",
"corral",
"get",
"glom",
"grab",
"hook",
"land",
"nab",
"nail",
"net",
"nobble",
"rap",
"seize",
"snag",
"snap (up)",
"snare",
"snatch",
"trap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glove",
"halter",
"lasso",
"rope",
"apprehend",
"arrest",
"detain",
"bay",
"corner",
"clasp",
"clutch",
"fasten (on)",
"fist",
"grasp",
"grip",
"hold",
"latch (on or onto)",
"secure",
"rend",
"wrest",
"enmesh",
"immesh",
"ensnare",
"entangle",
"entrap",
"mesh",
"abduct",
"kidnap",
"spirit (away or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharge",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"drop",
"loosen",
"unhand"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grandaddy":{
"something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed":{
"examples":[
"the granddaddy of all English mystery novels"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestor",
"antecedent",
"archetype",
"daddy",
"foregoer",
"forerunner",
"precursor",
"predecessor",
"prototype"
],
"near synonyms":[
"model",
"original",
"originator",
"sire",
"father",
"mother"
],
"near antonyms":[
"by-product",
"derivative",
"offshoot",
"outgrowth",
"spin-off",
"daughter",
"son"
],
"antonyms":[
"descendant",
"descendent"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graved":{
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
"examples":[
"the doomed climber graved his initials into the rock face"
],
"synonyms":[
"engraved",
"etched",
"incised",
"inscribed",
"insculped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carved",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"sculpted",
"sculptured",
"chased",
"grooved",
"indented",
"notched",
"scored",
"traced",
"affixed",
"impressed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gratifyingly":{
"in a pleasing way":{
"examples":[
"the popular television series' gratifyingly conclusive finale"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"grateful":{
"feeling or expressing gratitude":{
"examples":[
"she was grateful for her neighbor's help after she broke her foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciative",
"appreciatory",
"glad",
"obliged",
"thankful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beholden",
"indebted",
"contented",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"tickled",
"thanking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inhospitable",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"ungracious"
],
"antonyms":[
"inappreciative",
"thankless",
"unappreciative",
"ungrateful"
]
},
"giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{
"examples":[
"I'm glad for the grateful warmth of the fire on such a cold day"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"pretty",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty",
"welcome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"attractive",
"desirable",
"enviable",
"inviting",
"relishable",
"tempting",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"calming",
"comforting",
"soothing",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"recreative",
"affable",
"amiable",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"comfortable",
"gem\u00fctlich",
"genial",
"goodly",
"good-natured",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"kindly",
"personable",
"blissful",
"felicific",
"glad",
"happy",
"joyous",
"elating",
"exhilarating",
"intoxicating",
"ecstatic",
"euphoric",
"nirvanic",
"rapturous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominable",
"ghastly",
"god-awful",
"hellish",
"horrid",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"bilious",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"obnoxious",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revulsive",
"unsavory",
"vile",
"yucky",
"yukky",
"abhorrent",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"odious",
"boring",
"commonplace",
"dull",
"flat",
"insipid",
"irksome",
"stale",
"tedious",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"depressing",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"joyless",
"lachrymose",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"deplorable",
"doleful",
"dolorous",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"regrettable",
"sorrowful",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"exasperating",
"irritating",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"vexing",
"forbidding",
"hostile",
"intimidating",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"pleasureless",
"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unwelcome"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grandstand":{
"a group of spectators":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"audience",
"gallery",
"house",
"assemblage",
"assembly",
"conference",
"congregation",
"convocation",
"gathering",
"ingathering",
"meeting",
"muster",
"company",
"consort",
"coterie",
"gang",
"pack",
"caucus",
"forum",
"market",
"panel",
"rally",
"symposium",
"synod",
"crowd",
"flock",
"horde",
"legion",
"multitude",
"press",
"swarm",
"throng",
"crush",
"mob",
"rabble",
"rabblement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravimeters":{
"as in scales , balances":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"balances",
"scales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grazed":{
"to feed on grass or herbs":{
"examples":[
"cows grazing in the meadow"
],
"synonyms":[
"browsed",
"foraged",
"pastured",
"rustled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ate",
"fed",
"nibbled",
"ranged",
"stocked",
"overgrazed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"I grazed my elbow diving for the ball"
],
"synonyms":[
"abraded",
"scraped",
"scratched",
"scuffed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barked",
"skinned",
"chafed",
"fretted",
"galled",
"clawed",
"cut",
"lacerated",
"bruised",
"contused"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polished",
"smoothed",
"softened",
"waxed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing":{
"examples":[
"the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay"
],
"synonyms":[
"brushed",
"kissed",
"nudged",
"shaved",
"skimmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumped",
"contacted",
"scraped",
"sideswiped",
"struck",
"swept",
"swiped",
"touched",
"bounced",
"caromed",
"glanced",
"rebounded",
"ricocheted",
"ricochetted",
"skipped",
"caressed",
"cuddled",
"fondled",
"loved",
"patted",
"petted",
"stroked",
"missed",
"skirted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banged",
"bashed",
"bumped",
"clashed",
"collided",
"crashed",
"hit",
"impacted",
"impinged",
"knocked",
"punched",
"rammed",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"smacked",
"smashed",
"swiped",
"thudded",
"thwacked",
"whacked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"granular":{
"made up of large particles":{
"examples":[
"icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing\u2014if you can, ski on light, powdery snow"
],
"synonyms":[
"coarse",
"grained",
"grainy",
"granulated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unfiltered",
"unrefined",
"earthy",
"gravelly",
"gritty",
"sandy",
"pebbly",
"rocky",
"stony",
"stoney",
"coarse-grained",
"cracked",
"kibbled",
"lumpy",
"mealy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buttery",
"smooth",
"velvety",
"filtered",
"levigated",
"refined",
"close-grained",
"comminuted",
"ground",
"micronized",
"milled",
"mulled",
"pestled",
"pulverized",
"reduced",
"triturated"
],
"antonyms":[
"dusty",
"fine",
"floury",
"powdery",
"superfine",
"ultrafine"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gradually":{
"by small steps or amounts":{
"examples":[
"gradually worked his way down the class roster",
"add the sugar to the beaten egg whites gradually to make the meringue"
],
"synonyms":[
"gradationally",
"inchmeal",
"little by little",
"piece by piece",
"piecemeal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hierarchically",
"crescively",
"increasingly",
"progressively",
"fractionally",
"imperceptibly",
"slowly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acutely",
"sharply",
"steeply",
"hastily",
"precipitously"
],
"antonyms":[
"abruptly",
"suddenly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"grapple (with)":{
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"a medical ethicist who grapples with extremely difficult questions all the time"
],
"synonyms":[
"address",
"contend (with)",
"cope (with)",
"field",
"hack",
"handle",
"manage",
"maneuver",
"manipulate",
"negotiate",
"play",
"swing",
"take",
"treat",
"come to grips with",
"have a grip on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineer",
"finesse",
"jockey",
"bring off",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"get off",
"pull",
"command",
"direct",
"guide",
"steer",
"control",
"micromanage",
"regulate",
"run",
"react (to)",
"respond (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botch",
"bungle",
"foozle",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"mishandle",
"muff",
"scamp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gray matter":{
"the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems":{
"examples":[
"she's got the gray matter to figure that equation out"
],
"synonyms":[
"brain(s)",
"brainpower",
"headpiece",
"intellect",
"intellectuality",
"intelligence",
"mentality",
"reason",
"sense",
"smarts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eggheadedness",
"highbrowism",
"intellectualism",
"braininess",
"brilliance",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"apprehension",
"astuteness",
"discernment",
"discriminability",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perception",
"percipience",
"perspicacity",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"mother wit",
"aptitude",
"talent",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"head",
"mind",
"skull"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denseness",
"density",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"feeblemindedness",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"senselessness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gravy train":{
"something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{
"examples":[
"the new tax law offers a real gravy train to certain categories of investors"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonus",
"cumshaw",
"dividend",
"donative",
"extra",
"gratuity",
"gravy",
"lagniappe",
"perk",
"perquisite",
"throw-in",
"tip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pension",
"bestowal",
"presentation",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"bounty",
"charity",
"generosity",
"largesse",
"largess",
"philanthropy",
"contribution",
"donation",
"gift",
"offering",
"present",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"boon",
"manna",
"windfall",
"favor",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"giveaway",
"premium",
"award",
"prize",
"reward",
"fringe benefit",
"icing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"granges":{
"a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock":{
"examples":[
"asked the community's farmers to meet at the Howard family grange to help raise a new barn"
],
"synonyms":[
"estates",
"farms",
"farmsteads",
"ranches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"croplands",
"farmlands",
"farmyards",
"farmhouses",
"haciendas",
"homesteads",
"manors",
"plantations",
"spreads",
"crofts",
"smallholdings",
"stations",
"steadings",
"gardens",
"orchards"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grappled (with)":{
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"a medical ethicist who grapples with extremely difficult questions all the time"
],
"synonyms":[
"addressed",
"contended (with)",
"coped (with)",
"fielded",
"hacked",
"handled",
"managed",
"maneuvered",
"manipulated",
"negotiated",
"played",
"swung",
"took",
"treated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineered",
"finessed",
"jockeyed",
"brought off",
"carried off",
"carried out",
"got off",
"pulled",
"commanded",
"directed",
"guided",
"steered",
"controlled",
"micromanaged",
"ran",
"run",
"regulated",
"reacted (to)",
"responded (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botched",
"bungled",
"foozled",
"fumbled",
"goofed (up)",
"loused up",
"messed (up)",
"mishandled",
"muffed",
"scamped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grabbles":{
"as in gets , casts about":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"captures",
"clutches",
"corrals",
"gets",
"grabs",
"nabs",
"nails",
"seizes",
"snatches",
"combs",
"digs (through)",
"dredges",
"rakes",
"ransacks",
"rifles",
"rummages",
"scours",
"casts about",
"hunts",
"looks",
"reaches",
"seeks (out)",
"feels",
"fishes",
"fumbles",
"gropes",
"scrabbles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"graze":{
"to feed on grass or herbs":{
"examples":[
"cows grazing in the meadow"
],
"synonyms":[
"browse",
"forage",
"pasture",
"rustle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eat",
"feed",
"nibble",
"range",
"stock",
"overgraze"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{
"examples":[
"I grazed my elbow diving for the ball"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrade",
"scrape",
"scratch",
"scuff"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bark",
"skin",
"chafe",
"fret",
"gall",
"claw",
"cut",
"lacerate",
"bruise",
"contuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"polish",
"smooth",
"soften",
"wax"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing":{
"examples":[
"the volleyball just grazed my face, so I'm okay"
],
"synonyms":[
"brush",
"kiss",
"nudge",
"shave",
"skim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bump",
"contact",
"scrape",
"sideswipe",
"strike",
"sweep",
"swipe",
"touch",
"bounce",
"carom",
"glance",
"rebound",
"ricochet",
"skip",
"caress",
"cuddle",
"fondle",
"love",
"pat",
"pet",
"stroke",
"miss",
"skirt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bump",
"clash",
"collide",
"crash",
"hit",
"impact",
"impinge",
"knock",
"punch",
"ram",
"slam",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"swipe",
"thud",
"thwack",
"whack"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface":{
"examples":[
"a stumble that resulted in nothing more serious than a graze on the knee"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasion",
"bruise",
"scrape"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedsore",
"gall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grasping":{
"having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{
"examples":[
"a grasping person who would rather buy a car he didn't need than give a dime to charity"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquisitive",
"avaricious",
"avid",
"coveting",
"covetous",
"grabby",
"greedy",
"mercenary",
"moneygrubbing",
"rapacious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialistic",
"materialistic",
"philistine",
"desirous",
"eager",
"itchy",
"lickerish",
"miserly",
"hoggish",
"piggish",
"piggy",
"swinish",
"devouring",
"gluttonous",
"gobbling",
"insatiable",
"ravenous",
"unquenchable",
"voracious",
"egocentric",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"self-centered",
"self-seeking",
"discontent",
"discontented",
"malcontent",
"unsatisfied",
"begrudging",
"grudging",
"resentful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonmaterialistic",
"altruistic",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"handsome",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"openhearted",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"controlled",
"moderate",
"restrained",
"temperate",
"content",
"sated",
"satisfied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a practical understanding of":{
"examples":[
"he just doesn't grasp how important it is that he call when he'll be late"
],
"synonyms":[
"comprehending",
"knowing",
"understanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"cognizing",
"fathoming",
"following",
"kenning",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"having",
"possessing",
"catching on (to)",
"picking up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconceiving",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"the departing soldier grasped his children a little closer than usual"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugging",
"clasping",
"crushing",
"embracing",
"enclasping",
"enfolding",
"hugging",
"straining"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamping",
"clinging",
"cradling",
"grabbing",
"gripping",
"holding",
"bosoming",
"embosoming",
"encircling",
"entwining",
"enveloping",
"enwinding",
"folding",
"locking",
"twining",
"wrapping",
"cuddling",
"fondling",
"nestling",
"nuzzling",
"patting",
"petting",
"snuggling",
"stroking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{
"examples":[
"the attendant grasped my arm and steered me towards the door"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasping",
"gripping",
"holding",
"taking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clenching",
"clinging (to)",
"clutching",
"holding on (to)",
"catching",
"nabbing",
"seizing",
"snatching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharging",
"dropping",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"releasing",
"delivering",
"entrusting",
"intrusting",
"giving",
"handing",
"handing over",
"passing",
"relinquishing",
"transferring",
"transmitting",
"turning over",
"unhanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the emergency operator finally grasped what he was trying to tell her"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"assimilating",
"beholding",
"catching",
"catching on (to)",
"cognizing",
"compassing",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"cottoning (to or on to)",
"deciphering",
"decoding",
"digging",
"discerning",
"getting",
"grokking",
"intuiting",
"knowing",
"making",
"making out",
"perceiving",
"recognizing",
"registering",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"sensing",
"tumbling (to)",
"twigging",
"understanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"digesting",
"taking in",
"realizing",
"fathoming",
"penetrating",
"piercing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconceiving",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"missing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gravimeter":{
"as in scale , balance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"balance",
"scale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graft":{
"dishonest activity in which people with power (such as political leaders) use their position and influence to get money and advantages":{
"examples":[
"The newspaper published a series of articles exposing graft in the city government."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embezzlement",
"embezzling",
"misapplication",
"misappropriation",
"peculation",
"larceny",
"robbery",
"stealing",
"theft",
"thievery",
"burglary",
"housebreaking",
"petit larceny",
"petty larceny",
"filching",
"pilferage",
"pilfering",
"purloining",
"shoplifting",
"abduction",
"carjacking",
"hijacking",
"highjacking",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"shanghaiing",
"despoilment",
"despoliation",
"looting",
"pillage",
"plundering",
"rapine",
"spoliation",
"poaching",
"rustling",
"black marketeering",
"smuggling",
"banditry",
"piracy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tie , attach":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affix",
"attach",
"fasten",
"fix",
"hitch",
"tag",
"tie",
"add",
"adjoin",
"annex",
"append",
"subjoin",
"tack (on)",
"infuse",
"inject",
"insert",
"interfuse",
"introduce",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"increase",
"multiply",
"raise",
"swell (up)",
"elongate",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"complement",
"supplement",
"supply",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"maximize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abate",
"bate",
"deduct",
"knock off",
"remove",
"subtract",
"take off",
"detach",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"separate",
"unfasten",
"amputate",
"cut",
"excise",
"lop (off)",
"sever",
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce",
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"shorten",
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"cut back",
"retrench"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"graveness":{
"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
"examples":[
"the doctor's unexpected graveness warned us that the news was bad"
],
"synonyms":[
"earnest",
"earnestness",
"gravity",
"intentness",
"serious-mindedness",
"seriousness",
"soberness",
"sobriety",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"staidness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gravitas",
"humorlessness",
"decisiveness",
"deliberation",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolve",
"absorption",
"attentiveness",
"concentration",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"immersion",
"intensity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightness",
"shallowness",
"superficiality",
"dalliance",
"dilettantism",
"cheerfulness",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glee",
"high-spiritedness",
"merriment",
"mirth"
],
"antonyms":[
"facetiousness",
"flightiness",
"flippancy",
"frivolity",
"frivolousness",
"levity",
"lightheartedness",
"lightness",
"play",
"unseriousness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graffitists":{
"as in taggers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"taggers",
"defacers",
"vandals",
"demolishers",
"desecraters",
"desecrators",
"despoilers",
"destroyers",
"ravagers",
"ruiners",
"saboteurs",
"wasters",
"wreckers",
"depredators",
"looters",
"marauders",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"ransackers",
"sackers",
"spoilers",
"spoliators"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conservers",
"preservers",
"protectors",
"savers",
"conservators",
"preservationists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grandfather clock":{
"as in alarm clock , atomic clock":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alarm clock",
"atomic clock",
"cuckoo clock",
"time clock",
"chronometer",
"clock",
"timekeeper",
"timepiece",
"timer",
"clepsydra",
"hourglass",
"sandglass",
"sundial",
"water clock",
"chronograph",
"stopwatch",
"watch"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"graciousness":{
"speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding":{
"examples":[
"at this type of private school, young women would be taught upper-class graciousness"
],
"synonyms":[
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"genteelness",
"gentility",
"mannerliness",
"politeness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attentiveness",
"consideration",
"thoughtfulness",
"ceremonialness",
"ceremoniousness",
"ceremony",
"formality",
"chivalrousness",
"chivalry",
"courtliness",
"gallantry",
"gentlemanliness",
"knighthood",
"knightliness",
"breeding",
"manners",
"suaveness",
"unctuousness",
"urbanity",
"elegance",
"refinement",
"deference",
"respect",
"decency",
"decorousness",
"decorum",
"gentilesse",
"polish",
"politesse",
"propriety",
"respectability",
"seemliness",
"affability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"hospitality",
"sociability",
"felicitousness",
"gracefulness",
"humility",
"meekness",
"modesty",
"shyness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"sauciness",
"shamelessness",
"boorishness",
"churlishness",
"clownishness",
"loutishness",
"vulgarity",
"casualness",
"informality",
"delinquency",
"improperness",
"impropriety",
"inappropriateness",
"incorrectness",
"indecency",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"thoughtlessness",
"arrogance",
"conceit",
"presumption",
"pretentiousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"rudeness",
"surliness",
"ungraciousness"
]
},
"the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{
"examples":[
"his graciousness and wit kept his fellow diners entertained throughout the meal"
],
"synonyms":[
"affability",
"agreeability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"geniality",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"niceness",
"personableness",
"pleasantness",
"sweetness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amenability",
"complaisance",
"mellowness",
"sweetness and light",
"amicability",
"amicableness",
"amity",
"cordiality",
"empressement",
"friendliness",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"benignity",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"cheerfulness",
"cheeriness",
"sunniness",
"civility",
"comity",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"politeness",
"thoughtfulness",
"attractiveness",
"delightfulness",
"enjoyableness",
"likability",
"likableness",
"pleasingness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boorishness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"biliousness",
"cantankerousness",
"churlishness",
"crankiness",
"fussiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"peevishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"orneriness",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness",
"hostility",
"unfriendliness",
"sourness",
"vinegar"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"unpleasantness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grab bags":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}
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