dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/use_MWT.json
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{
"use up":{
"to make complete use of":{
"examples":[
"we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorb",
"burn",
"consume",
"deplete",
"devour",
"drain",
"draw down",
"exhaust",
"expend",
"play out",
"spend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce",
"eat",
"use",
"bankrupt",
"clean (out)",
"impoverish",
"cripple",
"debilitate",
"disable",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"undermine",
"weaken",
"dry up",
"empty",
"blow",
"dissipate",
"fritter (away)",
"guzzle",
"lavish",
"misspend",
"run through",
"squander",
"throw away",
"waste"
],
"near antonyms":[
"augment",
"enlarge",
"increase",
"bolster",
"enforce",
"fortify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"rebuild",
"repair",
"restore",
"revive",
"conserve",
"preserve",
"save"
],
"antonyms":[
"renew",
"replace"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"used":{
"being in the habit or custom":{
"examples":[
"my grandmother has spent her whole life on the farm and is used to working hard"
],
"synonyms":[
"accustomed",
"given",
"habituated",
"wont"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apt",
"inclined",
"liable",
"likely",
"prone",
"hardened",
"inured",
"experienced",
"practiced",
"practised",
"seasoned",
"veteran",
"addicted",
"hooked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unapt",
"unlikely",
"averse",
"disinclined",
"opposed",
"inexperienced",
"new",
"unseasoned",
"disaccustomed",
"weaned"
],
"antonyms":[
"unaccustomed",
"unused",
"unwonted"
]
},
"to put into action or service":{
"examples":[
"I will need to use the large hammer for this project"
],
"synonyms":[
"applied",
"employed",
"exercised",
"exploited",
"harnessed",
"operated",
"utilized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"handled",
"manipulated",
"wielded",
"directed",
"ran",
"run",
"worked",
"wrought",
"cannibalized",
"recycled",
"reused"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignored",
"neglected",
"misapplied",
"misused"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers"
],
"synonyms":[
"acted (toward)",
"dealt (with)",
"handled",
"served",
"treated",
"was (to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considered",
"esteemed",
"rated",
"reckoned",
"regarded",
"viewed",
"engaged (with)",
"reacted (to)",
"responded (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take unfair advantage of":{
"examples":[
"I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used"
],
"synonyms":[
"abused",
"capitalized (on)",
"cashed in (on)",
"exploited",
"imposed (on or upon)",
"leveraged",
"milked",
"pimped",
"played (on or upon)",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jerked around",
"manipulated",
"mistreated",
"bled",
"cheated",
"fleeced",
"overcharged",
"skinned",
"soaked",
"stuck",
"commercialized",
"commodified"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"user":{
"a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{
"examples":[
"a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"dopehead",
"doper",
"druggie",
"druggy",
"fiend",
"freak",
"head",
"hophead",
"hype",
"junkie",
"junky",
"stoner"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acidhead",
"cokehead",
"crackhead",
"pothead",
"speed freak",
"burnout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nonaddict",
"nonuser"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"usefulness":{
"the capacity for being useful for some purpose":{
"examples":[
"the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"avail",
"mileage",
"service",
"serviceability",
"serviceableness",
"use",
"utility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantage",
"benefit",
"gain",
"aid",
"assistance",
"help",
"applicability",
"appropriateness",
"fitness",
"relevance",
"profit",
"value",
"worth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inapplicability",
"inappropriateness"
],
"antonyms":[
"uselessness",
"worthlessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"useless":{
"not capable of being put to use or account":{
"examples":[
"a garage full of useless junk"
],
"synonyms":[
"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inoperable",
"nonpractical",
"unserviceable",
"unusable",
"unworkable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unsuitable",
"inaccessible",
"unattainable",
"unavailable",
"unobtainable",
"unreachable",
"dead",
"dormant",
"fallow",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"latent",
"arrested",
"interrupted",
"suspended",
"unrealistic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accessible",
"acquirable",
"available",
"obtainable",
"procurable",
"reachable",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"handy",
"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"operating",
"operative",
"running",
"working"
],
"antonyms":[
"applicable",
"feasible",
"functional",
"operable",
"operational",
"practicable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"utilizable",
"workable"
]
},
"producing no results":{
"examples":[
"a useless attempt to reach an agreement"
],
"synonyms":[
"abortive",
"barren",
"bootless",
"empty",
"fruitless",
"futile",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficacious",
"otiose",
"profitless",
"unavailing",
"unproductive",
"unprofitable",
"unsuccessful",
"vain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hollow",
"idle",
"meaningless",
"pointless",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"hopeless",
"impossible",
"lost",
"no-win",
"unattainable",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"wanting",
"counterproductive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meaningful",
"worthwhile",
"adequate",
"sufficient",
"applicable",
"feasible",
"functional",
"practicable",
"practical",
"realizable",
"usable",
"useable",
"workable"
],
"antonyms":[
"deadly",
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"potent",
"productive",
"profitable",
"successful",
"virtuous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"uses up":{
"to make complete use of":{
"examples":[
"we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbs",
"burns",
"consumes",
"depletes",
"devours",
"drains",
"draws down",
"exhausts",
"expends",
"plays out",
"spends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abates",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"eats",
"uses",
"bankrupts",
"cleans (out)",
"impoverishes",
"cripples",
"debilitates",
"disables",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"undermines",
"weakens",
"dries up",
"empties",
"blows",
"dissipates",
"fritters (away)",
"guzzles",
"lavishes",
"misspends",
"runs through",
"squanders",
"throws away",
"wastes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"augments",
"enlarges",
"increases",
"bolsters",
"enforces",
"fortifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"rebuilds",
"repairs",
"restores",
"revives",
"conserves",
"preserves",
"saves"
],
"antonyms":[
"renews",
"replaces"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"users":{
"a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{
"examples":[
"a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well"
],
"synonyms":[
"addicts",
"dopeheads",
"dopers",
"druggies",
"fiends",
"freaks",
"heads",
"hopheads",
"hypes",
"junkies",
"stoners"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acidheads",
"cokeheads",
"crackheads",
"potheads",
"speed freaks",
"burnouts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nonaddicts",
"nonusers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"uses":{
"to put into action or service":{
"examples":[
"I will need to use the large hammer for this project"
],
"synonyms":[
"applies",
"employs",
"exercises",
"exploits",
"harnesses",
"operates",
"utilizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"handles",
"manipulates",
"wields",
"directs",
"runs",
"works",
"cannibalizes",
"recycles",
"reuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignores",
"neglects",
"misapplies",
"misuses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts (toward)",
"deals (with)",
"handles",
"is (to)",
"serves",
"treats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considers",
"esteems",
"rates",
"reckons",
"regards",
"views",
"engages (with)",
"reacts (to)",
"responds (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take unfair advantage of":{
"examples":[
"I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"capitalizes (on)",
"cashes in (on)",
"exploits",
"imposes (on or upon)",
"leverages",
"milks",
"pimps",
"plays (on or upon)",
"works"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jerks around",
"manipulates",
"mistreats",
"bleeds",
"cheats",
"fleeces",
"overcharges",
"skins",
"soaks",
"sticks",
"commercializes",
"commodifies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"the use of boom boxes is strictly prohibited in the park"
],
"synonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"exercises",
"operations",
"plays",
"usages"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exertions",
"reuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disuses",
"nonuses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"positive regard for something":{
"examples":[
"I have no use for slackers"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"love affairs",
"loves",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cravings",
"desires",
"longings",
"thirsts",
"yens",
"enthusiasms",
"gustoes",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"leanings",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"teeth",
"palates",
"weaknesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathies",
"disinclinations",
"indifferences"
],
"antonyms":[
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"dislikes",
"distastes",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"mislikes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"used up":{
"as in reduced , spent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bankrupted",
"consumed",
"debilitated",
"depleted",
"diminished",
"drained",
"dried-up",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"expended",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"spent",
"uncultivable",
"untillable",
"arid",
"desert",
"droughty",
"dry",
"rainless",
"sere",
"sear",
"thirsty",
"waterless",
"bleak",
"inhospitable",
"lifeless",
"baked",
"dehydrated",
"parched",
"sunbaked",
"barren",
"bony",
"boney",
"dead",
"desolate",
"hardscrabble",
"impoverished",
"infertile",
"poor",
"stark",
"unfertile",
"unproductive",
"waste"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fertile",
"fruitful",
"lush",
"luxuriant",
"productive",
"rich",
"arable",
"tillable",
"green",
"sylvan",
"verdant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make complete use of":{
"examples":[
"we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"consumed",
"depleted",
"devoured",
"drained",
"drew down",
"exhausted",
"expended",
"played out",
"spent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abated",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"ate",
"used",
"bankrupted",
"cleaned (out)",
"impoverished",
"crippled",
"debilitated",
"disabled",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"undermined",
"weakened",
"dried up",
"emptied",
"blew",
"dissipated",
"frittered (away)",
"guzzled",
"lavished",
"misspent",
"ran through",
"squandered",
"threw away",
"wasted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"augmented",
"enlarged",
"increased",
"bolstered",
"enforced",
"fortified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"rebuilt",
"repaired",
"restored",
"revived",
"conserved",
"preserved",
"saved"
],
"antonyms":[
"renewed",
"replaced"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"use":{
"to put into action or service":{
"examples":[
"I will need to use the large hammer for this project"
],
"synonyms":[
"apply",
"employ",
"exercise",
"exploit",
"harness",
"operate",
"utilize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"handle",
"manipulate",
"wield",
"direct",
"run",
"work",
"cannibalize",
"recycle",
"reuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignore",
"neglect",
"misapply",
"misuse"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers"
],
"synonyms":[
"act (toward)",
"be (to)",
"deal (with)",
"handle",
"serve",
"treat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consider",
"esteem",
"rate",
"reckon",
"regard",
"view",
"engage (with)",
"react (to)",
"respond (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take unfair advantage of":{
"examples":[
"I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"capitalize (on)",
"cash in (on)",
"exploit",
"impose (on or upon)",
"leverage",
"milk",
"pimp",
"play (on or upon)",
"work"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jerk around",
"manipulate",
"mistreat",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"fleece",
"overcharge",
"skin",
"soak",
"stick",
"commercialize",
"commodify"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"the use of boom boxes is strictly prohibited in the park"
],
"synonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"exercise",
"operation",
"play",
"usage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exertion",
"reuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disuse",
"nonuse"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the capacity for being useful for some purpose":{
"examples":[
"the broken grill isn't going to be of much use in cooking the hamburgers"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"avail",
"mileage",
"service",
"serviceability",
"serviceableness",
"usefulness",
"utility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantage",
"benefit",
"gain",
"aid",
"assistance",
"help",
"applicability",
"appropriateness",
"fitness",
"relevance",
"profit",
"value",
"worth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inapplicability",
"inappropriateness"
],
"antonyms":[
"uselessness",
"worthlessness"
]
},
"positive regard for something":{
"examples":[
"I have no use for slackers"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"love",
"love affair",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"craving",
"desire",
"hankering",
"longing",
"thirst",
"yen",
"enthusiasm",
"gusto",
"interest",
"passion",
"bias",
"prejudice",
"bent",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"tooth",
"palate",
"weakness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathy",
"disinclination",
"indifference",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disgust",
"dislike",
"distaste",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"mislike"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"useable":{
"capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job"
],
"synonyms":[
"available",
"employable",
"exploitable",
"fit",
"functional",
"operable",
"practicable",
"serviceable",
"useful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applicable",
"relevant",
"doable",
"feasible",
"viable",
"workable",
"reusable"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"inoperable",
"nonfunctional",
"unavailable",
"unemployable",
"unusable"
]
},
"capable of being put to use or account":{
"examples":[
"there's not a scrap of usable information in that article on finding the right pet for one's family"
],
"synonyms":[
"actionable",
"applicable",
"applicative",
"applied",
"functional",
"practicable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"useful",
"workable",
"working"
],
"near synonyms":[
"down-to-earth",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical",
"utilitarian",
"banausic",
"mundane",
"accessible",
"available",
"obtainable",
"reachable",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"handy",
"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"operating",
"operative"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstract",
"academic",
"academical",
"armchair",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"inaccessible",
"unattainable",
"unavailable",
"unobtainable",
"unreachable",
"unsuitable"
],
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"user-friendly":{
"as in accessible , friendly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accessible",
"friendly",
"idiotproof",
"comforting",
"gentle",
"painless",
"relaxed",
"smooth",
"soothing",
"achievable",
"clear",
"doable",
"elementary",
"manageable",
"uncomplicated",
"cheap",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"light",
"mindless",
"simple",
"soft",
"undemanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arduous",
"Augean",
"backbreaking",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"killer",
"laborious",
"moiling",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"toilsome",
"tough",
"uphill",
"abstract",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"elusive",
"hairy",
"insoluble",
"intricate",
"involved",
"knotty",
"opaque",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"recondite",
"serious",
"spiny",
"stubborn",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"tricky",
"bruising",
"burdensome",
"exhausting",
"labored",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"stressful",
"taxing",
"tight",
"trying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"uselessness":{
"as in futility":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"futility",
"collapse",
"crash",
"cropper",
"defeat",
"failure",
"fizzle",
"nonachievement",
"nonsuccess",
"ineffectiveness",
"ineffectuality",
"ineffectualness",
"inefficaciousness",
"inefficacy",
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"disappointment",
"letdown",
"setback"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"success",
"victory",
"win"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in emptiness , meaninglessness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"emptiness",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"meaninglessness",
"pointlessness",
"immateriality",
"inconsequentiality",
"insignificance",
"improperness",
"inappositeness",
"inappropriateness",
"inaptness",
"unfitness",
"unsuitability",
"extraneousness",
"impertinence",
"inapplicability",
"irrelevance"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applicability",
"bearing",
"connection",
"materiality",
"pertinence",
"relevance",
"relevancy",
"appropriateness",
"aptness",
"fitness",
"suitability",
"suitableness",
"importance",
"significance",
"usefulness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"useful":{
"capable of being put to use or account":{
"examples":[
"useful suggestions for limiting the amount of food we eat"
],
"synonyms":[
"actionable",
"applicable",
"applicative",
"applied",
"functional",
"practicable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"workable",
"working"
],
"near synonyms":[
"down-to-earth",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical",
"utilitarian",
"banausic",
"mundane",
"accessible",
"available",
"obtainable",
"reachable",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"handy",
"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"operating",
"operative"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstract",
"academic",
"academical",
"armchair",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"inaccessible",
"unattainable",
"unavailable",
"unobtainable",
"unreachable",
"unsuitable"
],
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
]
},
"capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"I've found this tool really useful for making sure all my pictures are hung straight"
],
"synonyms":[
"available",
"employable",
"exploitable",
"fit",
"functional",
"operable",
"practicable",
"serviceable",
"usable",
"useable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applicable",
"relevant",
"doable",
"feasible",
"viable",
"workable",
"reusable"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"inoperable",
"nonfunctional",
"unavailable",
"unemployable",
"unusable"
]
},
"providing service or assistance":{
"examples":[
"hopefully, the consultant's financial advice will prove useful in planning for our retirement"
],
"synonyms":[
"conducive",
"facilitative",
"helpful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"efficacious",
"favorable",
"productive",
"profitable",
"salutary",
"accommodating",
"obliging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"adverse",
"disadvantageous",
"inconvenient",
"profitless",
"unfavorable"
],
"antonyms":[
"unhelpful",
"useless"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}