dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/val_MWT.json
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{
"validations":{
"something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{
"examples":[
"I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation"
],
"synonyms":[
"attestations",
"confirmations",
"corroborations",
"documentations",
"evidences",
"proofs",
"substantiations",
"testaments",
"testimonials",
"testimonies",
"vouchers",
"witnesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"(the) goods",
"certificates",
"documents",
"exhibits",
"demonstrations",
"illustrations",
"authentications",
"identifications",
"manifestations",
"verifications"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttals",
"refutations",
"accusations",
"allegations",
"charges",
"assumptions",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"presumptions",
"surmises",
"suspicions"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproofs"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valuate":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraise",
"assess",
"estimate",
"evaluate",
"guesstimate",
"rate",
"set",
"value"
],
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"adjudge",
"deem",
"judge",
"ascertain",
"determine",
"discover",
"learn",
"price",
"prize",
"decide",
"settle",
"analyze",
"assay",
"survey",
"test",
"reappraise",
"reassess",
"reevaluate",
"rejudge",
"revalue",
"transvaluate",
"transvalue",
"misesteem",
"misjudge",
"misprize",
"underestimate",
"undervalue"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"valuation":{
"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"my valuation of your musical talent has nothing to do with our friendship"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"reckoning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculation",
"computation",
"measurement",
"mensuration",
"audit",
"check",
"checkup",
"examination",
"inspection",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutiny",
"survey",
"reassessment",
"transvaluation",
"overestimation",
"overevaluation",
"underestimation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the amount of money for which something will find a buyer":{
"examples":[
"the final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn"
],
"synonyms":[
"value",
"worth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charge",
"cost",
"fee",
"figure",
"price",
"rate",
"appraisal",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"face value",
"list price",
"unit price"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities":{
"examples":[
"the low valuation that society places on knowledge for the sake of knowledge"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"merit",
"value",
"worth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assessment",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"excellence",
"greatness",
"perfection",
"consequence",
"importance",
"significance",
"weight",
"desirability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emptiness",
"valuelessness",
"worthlessness",
"baseness",
"cheapness",
"crumminess",
"inferiority",
"lousiness",
"meanness",
"paltriness",
"pettiness",
"poorness",
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"unacceptability"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valuated":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraised",
"assessed",
"estimated",
"evaluated",
"guesstimated",
"rated",
"set",
"valued"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudged",
"deemed",
"judged",
"ascertained",
"determined",
"discovered",
"learned",
"priced",
"prized",
"decided",
"settled",
"analyzed",
"assayed",
"surveyed",
"tested",
"reappraised",
"reassessed",
"reevaluated",
"re-evaluated",
"rejudged",
"revalued",
"transvaluated",
"transvalued",
"misesteemed",
"misjudged",
"misprized",
"underestimated",
"undervalued"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"valuating":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraising",
"assessing",
"estimating",
"evaluating",
"guesstimating",
"rating",
"setting",
"valuing"
],
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"adjudging",
"deeming",
"judging",
"ascertaining",
"determining",
"discovering",
"learning",
"pricing",
"prizing",
"deciding",
"settling",
"analyzing",
"assaying",
"surveying",
"testing",
"reappraising",
"reassessing",
"reevaluating",
"re-evaluating",
"rejudging",
"revaluing",
"transvaluating",
"transvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"misjudging",
"misprizing",
"underestimating",
"undervaluing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"valentine":{
"as in tribute , eulogy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accolade",
"citation",
"commendation",
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"homage",
"paean",
"panegyric",
"salutation",
"tribute",
"bouquet",
"compliment",
"kudo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affront",
"barb",
"dart",
"dig",
"epithet",
"insult",
"put-down",
"slight",
"slur"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in love , lover":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admirer",
"beau",
"beloved",
"boyfriend",
"darling",
"dear",
"favorite",
"fellow",
"flame",
"girlfriend",
"honey",
"love",
"lover",
"steady",
"swain",
"sweet",
"sweetheart",
"sweetie",
"sweetie pie",
"betrothed",
"fianc\u00e9",
"fianc\u00e9e",
"intended",
"bride",
"groom"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"validated":{
"as in valid , demonstrated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attested",
"authenticated",
"confirmed",
"demonstrated",
"established",
"proven",
"substantiated",
"valid",
"verified",
"actual",
"concrete",
"de facto",
"effective",
"existent",
"factual",
"genuine",
"real",
"sure-enough",
"true",
"very",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"inescapable",
"irrefutable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable",
"believable",
"convincing",
"literal",
"realistic",
"unmistakable",
"verifiable",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"real-life",
"real-world",
"absolute",
"certain",
"final",
"hard",
"objective",
"palpable",
"positive",
"substantial",
"tangible",
"authoritative",
"certifiable",
"certified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conjectural",
"hypothetical",
"ideal",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent",
"platonic",
"possible",
"potential",
"suppositional",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"alleged",
"assumed",
"reputed",
"supposed",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"imagined",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabled",
"fanciful",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"illusory",
"legendary",
"fabricated",
"fake",
"imaginary",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"pretend",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"symbolic",
"unreal",
"virtual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events"
],
"synonyms":[
"argued",
"attested",
"authenticated",
"bore out",
"certified",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"supported",
"verified",
"vindicated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouched",
"backed (up)",
"testified (to)",
"vouched (for)",
"witnessed",
"guaranteed",
"warranted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avowed",
"declared",
"professed",
"demonstrated",
"documented",
"established",
"proved",
"reinforced",
"reenforced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicted",
"gainsaid",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"challenged",
"contested",
"disputed",
"questioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
]
},
"to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{
"examples":[
"the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrated",
"documented",
"established",
"proved",
"substantiated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backed (up)",
"buttressed",
"circumstantiated",
"corroborated",
"evidenced",
"evinced",
"recorded",
"supported",
"upheld",
"witnessed",
"adduced",
"attested",
"authenticated",
"certified",
"identified",
"confirmed",
"sustained",
"verified",
"vouched",
"clinched",
"nailed",
"settled",
"confessed",
"deposed",
"testified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenged",
"disputed",
"objected",
"alleged",
"assumed",
"conjectured",
"guessed",
"presumed",
"surmised",
"suspected"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"valuelessness":{
"as in emptiness , worthlessness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"emptiness",
"worthlessness",
"immateriality",
"inconsequence",
"inconsequentiality",
"inconsiderableness",
"insignificance",
"insignificancy",
"littleness",
"negligibility",
"nullity",
"pettiness",
"slightness",
"smallness",
"triviality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bigness",
"consequence",
"import",
"importance",
"magnitude",
"moment",
"significance",
"weight",
"weightiness",
"substance",
"value",
"worth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"value":{
"the amount of money for which something will find a buyer":{
"examples":[
"the real value of that house is close to a million dollars"
],
"synonyms":[
"valuation",
"worth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charge",
"cost",
"fee",
"figure",
"price",
"rate",
"appraisal",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"face value",
"list price",
"unit price"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a quality that gives something special worth":{
"examples":[
"defending the democratic system's intrinsic values"
],
"synonyms":[
"cardinal virtue",
"distinction",
"excellence",
"excellency",
"grace",
"merit",
"virtue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantage",
"edge",
"plus",
"superiority"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemish",
"defect",
"failing",
"fault",
"flaw",
"drawback",
"minus",
"negative"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"demerit",
"disvalue"
]
},
"the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities":{
"examples":[
"the value of a good education cannot be overstated"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"merit",
"valuation",
"worth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assessment",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"excellence",
"greatness",
"perfection",
"consequence",
"importance",
"significance",
"weight",
"desirability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emptiness",
"valuelessness",
"worthlessness",
"baseness",
"cheapness",
"crumminess",
"inferiority",
"lousiness",
"meanness",
"paltriness",
"pettiness",
"poorness",
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"unacceptability"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to hold dear":{
"examples":[
"a nation that values individualism and self-reliance"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"love",
"prize",
"treasure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"admire",
"apprize",
"esteem",
"regard",
"respect",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"enshrine",
"memorialize",
"adore",
"caress",
"dote (on)",
"idolize",
"worship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undervalue",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe",
"disdain",
"high-hat",
"scorn",
"scout",
"slight",
"sniff (at)",
"snub",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"minimize",
"put down",
"write off",
"abandon",
"forget",
"neglect"
],
"antonyms":[
"disvalue"
]
},
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraise",
"assess",
"estimate",
"evaluate",
"guesstimate",
"rate",
"set",
"valuate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudge",
"deem",
"judge",
"ascertain",
"determine",
"discover",
"learn",
"price",
"prize",
"decide",
"settle",
"analyze",
"assay",
"survey",
"test",
"reappraise",
"reassess",
"reevaluate",
"rejudge",
"revalue",
"transvaluate",
"transvalue",
"misesteem",
"misjudge",
"misprize",
"underestimate",
"undervalue"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"values":{
"the amount of money for which something will find a buyer":{
"examples":[
"the real value of that house is close to a million dollars"
],
"synonyms":[
"valuations",
"worths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charges",
"costs",
"fees",
"figures",
"prices",
"rates",
"appraisals",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"evaluations",
"face values",
"list prices",
"unit prices"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a quality that gives something special worth":{
"examples":[
"defending the democratic system's intrinsic values"
],
"synonyms":[
"cardinal virtues",
"distinctions",
"excellences",
"excellencies",
"graces",
"merits",
"virtues"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advantages",
"edges",
"pluses",
"plusses",
"superiorities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemishes",
"defects",
"failings",
"faults",
"flaws",
"drawbacks",
"minuses",
"negatives"
],
"antonyms":[
"deficiencies",
"demerits",
"disvalues"
]
},
"to hold dear":{
"examples":[
"a nation that values individualism and self-reliance"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"loves",
"prizes",
"treasures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"admires",
"apprizes",
"esteems",
"regards",
"respects",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"enshrines",
"memorializes",
"adores",
"caresses",
"dotes (on)",
"idolizes",
"worships"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undervalues",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes",
"disdains",
"high-hats",
"scorns",
"scouts",
"slights",
"sniffs (at)",
"snubs",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"cries down",
"decries",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"disparages",
"kisses off",
"minimizes",
"puts down",
"writes off",
"abandons",
"forgets",
"neglects"
],
"antonyms":[
"disvalues"
]
},
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts"
],
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"appraises",
"assesses",
"estimates",
"evaluates",
"guesstimates",
"rates",
"sets",
"valuates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudges",
"deems",
"judges",
"ascertains",
"determines",
"discovers",
"learns",
"prices",
"prizes",
"decides",
"settles",
"analyzes",
"assays",
"surveys",
"tests",
"reappraises",
"reassesses",
"reevaluates",
"rejudges",
"revalues",
"transvaluates",
"transvalues",
"misesteems",
"misjudges",
"misprizes",
"underestimates",
"undervalues"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"validating":{
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events"
],
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"arguing",
"attesting",
"authenticating",
"bearing out",
"certifying",
"confirming",
"corroborating",
"substantiating",
"supporting",
"verifying",
"vindicating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouching",
"backing (up)",
"testifying (to)",
"vouching (for)",
"witnessing",
"guaranteeing",
"warranting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avowing",
"declaring",
"professing",
"demonstrating",
"documenting",
"establishing",
"proving",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicting",
"gainsaying",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"challenging",
"contesting",
"disputing",
"questioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting"
]
},
"to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{
"examples":[
"the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies"
],
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"demonstrating",
"documenting",
"establishing",
"proving",
"substantiating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backing (up)",
"buttressing",
"circumstantiating",
"corroborating",
"evidencing",
"evincing",
"recording",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"witnessing",
"adducing",
"attesting",
"authenticating",
"certifying",
"identifying",
"confirming",
"sustaining",
"verifying",
"vouching",
"clinching",
"nailing",
"settling",
"confessing",
"deposing",
"testifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenging",
"disputing",
"objecting",
"alleging",
"assuming",
"conjecturing",
"guessing",
"presuming",
"surmising",
"suspecting"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"valuables":{
"as in treasure":{
"examples":[],
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"treasure",
"abundance",
"affluence",
"prosperity",
"success",
"accession",
"acquisition",
"personal property",
"personalty",
"property",
"petty cash",
"pin money",
"pocket money",
"spending money",
"accumulation",
"assemblage",
"gathering",
"harvest",
"bankroll",
"deep pockets",
"finances",
"funds",
"money",
"wallet",
"cache",
"collection",
"cushion",
"hoard",
"pocketbook",
"coffers",
"deposit",
"sinking fund",
"belongings",
"chattels",
"effects",
"holdings",
"paraphernalia",
"possessions",
"things",
"assets",
"capital",
"fortune",
"means",
"opulence",
"riches",
"substance",
"wealth",
"wherewithal",
"worth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debts",
"liabilities",
"indebtedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"valuing":{
"to hold dear":{
"examples":[
"a nation that values individualism and self-reliance"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"loving",
"prizing",
"treasuring"
],
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"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"admiring",
"apprizing",
"esteeming",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"enshrining",
"memorializing",
"adoring",
"caressing",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undervaluing",
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing",
"disdaining",
"high-hatting",
"scorning",
"scouting",
"slighting",
"sniffing (at)",
"snubbing",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"crying down",
"decrying",
"deprecating",
"depreciating",
"disparaging",
"kissing off",
"minimizing",
"putting down",
"writing off",
"abandoning",
"forgetting",
"neglecting"
],
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"disvaluing"
]
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"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts"
],
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"appraising",
"assessing",
"estimating",
"evaluating",
"guesstimating",
"rating",
"setting",
"valuating"
],
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"adjudging",
"deeming",
"judging",
"ascertaining",
"determining",
"discovering",
"learning",
"pricing",
"prizing",
"deciding",
"settling",
"analyzing",
"assaying",
"surveying",
"testing",
"reappraising",
"reassessing",
"reevaluating",
"re-evaluating",
"rejudging",
"revaluing",
"transvaluating",
"transvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"misjudging",
"misprizing",
"underestimating",
"undervaluing"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"valves":{
"a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid":{
"examples":[
"a hot water valve"
],
"synonyms":[
"cocks",
"faucets",
"gates",
"spigots",
"stopcocks",
"taps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hydrants",
"spouts",
"petcocks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valiance":{
"as in bravery , hardihood":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"nerve",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"virtue",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"spunk",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"tenacity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"gutlessness",
"poltroonery",
"pusillanimity",
"spinelessness",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"carefulness",
"cautiousness",
"wariness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valets":{
"as in butlers , footmen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"butlers",
"footmen",
"grooms",
"houseboys",
"housemen",
"majordomos",
"men",
"menservants",
"servitors",
"dailies",
"domestics",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"lackeys",
"menials",
"retainers",
"servants",
"stewards",
"handmaidens",
"handmaids",
"housekeepers",
"housemaids",
"ladies-in-waiting",
"maids",
"maidservants",
"wenches",
"women",
"assistants",
"attendants",
"companions",
"factotums",
"followers",
"dogsbodies",
"drudges",
"gofers",
"gophers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"masters",
"mistresses",
"bosses",
"captains",
"chiefs",
"foremen",
"headmen",
"heads",
"helmsmen",
"kingpins",
"leaders",
"taskmasters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valleys":{
"an area of lowland between hills or mountains":{
"examples":[
"the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises"
],
"synonyms":[
"dales",
"denes",
"hollows",
"vales"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canyons",
"ca\u00f1ons",
"combes",
"coombes",
"coombs",
"dells",
"depressions",
"dingles",
"glens",
"gorges",
"gulches",
"gullies",
"gulleys",
"kloofs",
"ravines",
"rift valleys",
"basins",
"bowls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alps",
"mountains",
"mounts",
"peaks",
"heights",
"mountaintops",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valley":{
"an area of lowland between hills or mountains":{
"examples":[
"the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises"
],
"synonyms":[
"dale",
"dene",
"hollow",
"vale"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canyon",
"ca\u00f1on",
"combe",
"coombe",
"coomb",
"dell",
"depression",
"dingle",
"glen",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gully",
"gulley",
"kloof",
"ravine",
"rift valley",
"basin",
"bowl"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alp",
"mount",
"mountain",
"peak",
"height",
"mountaintop",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"plateau",
"tableland"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valueless":{
"having no usefulness":{
"examples":[
"a fish that was once regarded as valueless and routinely thrown away by fishermen"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaffy",
"empty",
"junky",
"no-good",
"null",
"vain",
"worthless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"base",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"duff",
"inferior",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"second-rate",
"bad",
"defective",
"dud",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"unacceptable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invaluable",
"precious",
"priceless",
"cherished",
"esteemed",
"prized",
"treasured",
"choice",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special"
],
"antonyms":[
"useful",
"valuable",
"worthy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"valetudinary":{
"as in crock , valetudinarian":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crock",
"hypochondriac",
"valetudinarian",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"fusser",
"griper",
"grouch",
"whiner",
"malingerer",
"handwringer",
"worrier",
"worrywart",
"defeatist",
"pessimist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valetudinarian":{
"as in crock , valetudinary":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crock",
"hypochondriac",
"valetudinary",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"fusser",
"griper",
"grouch",
"whiner",
"malingerer",
"handwringer",
"worrier",
"worrywart",
"defeatist",
"pessimist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valise":{
"a small suitcase":{
"examples":[
"The salesman reached down into the valise to remove a miniature prototype."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9",
"attach\u00e9 case",
"briefcase",
"carryall",
"carry-on",
"grip",
"handbag",
"holdall",
"portmanteau",
"traveling bag",
"wallet",
"overnight bag",
"overnight case",
"weekend bag",
"weekender",
"cosmetic case",
"traveling case",
"carpetbag",
"duffel bag",
"kit",
"kit bag",
"backpack",
"haversack",
"knapsack",
"packsack",
"rucksack",
"baggage",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valuates":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraises",
"assesses",
"estimates",
"evaluates",
"guesstimates",
"rates",
"sets",
"values"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudges",
"deems",
"judges",
"ascertains",
"determines",
"discovers",
"learns",
"prices",
"prizes",
"decides",
"settles",
"analyzes",
"assays",
"surveys",
"tests",
"reappraises",
"reassesses",
"reevaluates",
"rejudges",
"revalues",
"transvaluates",
"transvalues",
"misesteems",
"misjudges",
"misprizes",
"underestimates",
"undervalues"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"valet":{
"as in butler , footman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"butler",
"footman",
"groom",
"houseboy",
"houseman",
"majordomo",
"man",
"manservant",
"servitor",
"daily",
"domestic",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"lackey",
"menial",
"retainer",
"servant",
"steward",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"housekeeper",
"housemaid",
"lady-in-waiting",
"maid",
"maidservant",
"wench",
"woman",
"assistant",
"attendant",
"companion",
"factotum",
"follower",
"dogsbody",
"drudge",
"gofer",
"gopher"
],
"near antonyms":[
"master",
"mistress",
"boss",
"captain",
"chief",
"foreman",
"head",
"headman",
"helmsman",
"kingpin",
"leader",
"taskmaster"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"value judgments":{
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"lexicographers do not make value judgments about words when deciding whether they should be entered in the dictionary"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"evaluations",
"fixes",
"judgments",
"judgements"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aper\u00e7us",
"feelings",
"impressions",
"notions",
"perceptions",
"confidences",
"faiths",
"stocks",
"trusts",
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"minds",
"persuasions",
"sentiments",
"views",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"surmises",
"theories"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vales":{
"an area of lowland between hills or mountains":{
"examples":[
"settled in a lush vale in the shadow of the mountains"
],
"synonyms":[
"dales",
"denes",
"hollows",
"valleys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canyons",
"ca\u00f1ons",
"combes",
"coombes",
"coombs",
"dells",
"depressions",
"dingles",
"glens",
"gorges",
"gulches",
"gullies",
"gulleys",
"kloofs",
"ravines",
"rift valleys",
"basins",
"bowls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alps",
"mountains",
"mounts",
"peaks",
"heights",
"mountaintops",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"validate":{
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events"
],
"synonyms":[
"argue",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"bear out",
"certify",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"support",
"verify",
"vindicate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouch",
"back (up)",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness",
"guarantee",
"warrant",
"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avow",
"declare",
"profess",
"demonstrate",
"document",
"establish",
"prove",
"reinforce",
"reenforce"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradict",
"gainsay",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"challenge",
"contest",
"dispute",
"question"
],
"antonyms":[
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
]
},
"to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{
"examples":[
"the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrate",
"document",
"establish",
"prove",
"substantiate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back (up)",
"buttress",
"circumstantiate",
"corroborate",
"evidence",
"evince",
"record",
"support",
"uphold",
"witness",
"adduce",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"certify",
"identify",
"confirm",
"sustain",
"verify",
"vouch",
"clinch",
"nail",
"settle",
"confess",
"depose",
"testify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"dispute",
"object",
"allege",
"assume",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"presume",
"surmise",
"suspect"
],
"antonyms":[
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"value-added tax":{
"as in property tax , income tax":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"capitation",
"custom(s)",
"excise",
"hidden tax",
"income tax",
"poll tax",
"property tax",
"sales tax",
"single tax",
"sin tax",
"tariff",
"toll",
"tribute",
"withholding tax",
"assessment",
"duty",
"imposition",
"impost",
"levy",
"tax",
"direct tax",
"personal tax",
"supertax",
"surcharge",
"surtax",
"death tax",
"estate tax",
"inheritance tax",
"flat tax",
"proportional tax"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valorous":{
"feeling or displaying no fear by temperament":{
"examples":[
"valorous deeds that will be long remembered"
],
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determined",
"firm",
"game",
"gamy",
"gamey",
"gritty",
"plucky",
"resolute",
"Spartan",
"undeterred",
"undismayed",
"unflinching",
"unswerving",
"mettlesome",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"daring",
"dashing",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"crazy",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"brash",
"brazen",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"heedless",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"madcap",
"overbold",
"overconfident",
"rash",
"reckless",
"thoughtless",
"wild",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate",
"comforted",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"reassured",
"unafraid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"nervous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"afraid",
"agitated",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"unnerved",
"upset",
"appalled",
"concerned",
"dismayed",
"worried",
"unmanly",
"weak",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"validates":{
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"a witness independently validated the policeman's version of events"
],
"synonyms":[
"argues",
"attests",
"authenticates",
"bears out",
"certifies",
"confirms",
"corroborates",
"substantiates",
"supports",
"verifies",
"vindicates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouches",
"backs (up)",
"testifies (to)",
"vouches (for)",
"witnesses",
"guarantees",
"warrants",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avows",
"declares",
"professes",
"demonstrates",
"documents",
"establishes",
"proves",
"reinforces",
"reenforces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicts",
"gainsays",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"challenges",
"contests",
"disputes",
"questions"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
]
},
"to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{
"examples":[
"the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrates",
"documents",
"establishes",
"proves",
"substantiates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backs (up)",
"buttresses",
"circumstantiates",
"corroborates",
"evidences",
"evinces",
"records",
"supports",
"upholds",
"witnesses",
"adduces",
"attests",
"authenticates",
"certifies",
"identifies",
"confirms",
"sustains",
"verifies",
"vouches",
"clinches",
"nails",
"settles",
"confesses",
"deposes",
"testifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"disputes",
"objects",
"alleges",
"assumes",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"presumes",
"surmises",
"suspects"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"valuable":{
"commanding a large price":{
"examples":[
"an extremely valuable diamond necklace"
],
"synonyms":[
"big-ticket",
"costly",
"dear",
"expensive",
"extravagant",
"high",
"high-end",
"high-ticket",
"precious",
"premium",
"priceless",
"pricey",
"pricy",
"spendy",
"ultraexpensive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exorbitant",
"overpriced",
"prohibitive",
"sky-high",
"steep",
"stiff",
"unaffordable",
"uneconomic",
"uneconomical",
"unreasonable",
"inestimable",
"invaluable",
"deluxe",
"luxurious",
"sumptuous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"moderate",
"reasonable",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"discounted"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"inexpensive"
]
},
"as in blessing , find":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blessing",
"find",
"godsend",
"goody",
"goodie",
"windfall",
"catch",
"gem",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"prize",
"treasure",
"booty",
"loot",
"plunder",
"spoil",
"swag",
"brass ring",
"glory",
"pride",
"gold",
"jackpot",
"prize money",
"treasure trove"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lemon",
"loser"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"valetudinaries":{
"as in crocks , valetudinarians":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crocks",
"hypochondriacs",
"valetudinarians",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grouches",
"whiners",
"malingerers",
"handwringers",
"worriers",
"worrywarts",
"defeatists",
"pessimists"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"validly":{
"as in fairly , justifiably":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"excusably",
"fairly",
"justifiably",
"pleasantly",
"discreetly",
"judiciously",
"prudently",
"sensibly",
"wisely",
"considerately",
"courteously",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"nicely",
"reasonably",
"thoughtfully",
"well",
"chivalrously",
"decorously",
"deferentially",
"gallantly",
"politely",
"respectfully",
"solicitously",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"sweetly",
"sympathetically"
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"discourteously",
"inconsiderately",
"thoughtlessly",
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"disrespectfully",
"impolitely",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"snootily",
"cruelly",
"heartlessly",
"nastily",
"viciously",
"shabbily",
"unfairly"
],
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},
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"adverb"
]
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"as in heroes , stalwarts":{
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"near synonyms":[
"heroes",
"stalwarts",
"daredevils"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chickens",
"cowards",
"cravens",
"curs",
"dastards",
"funks",
"poltroons",
"recreants",
"sissies",
"defeatists",
"quitters",
"cream puffs",
"milquetoasts",
"pushovers",
"pussies",
"weaklings",
"wimps"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vale":{
"an area of lowland between hills or mountains":{
"examples":[
"settled in a lush vale in the shadow of the mountains"
],
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"dale",
"dene",
"hollow",
"valley"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canyon",
"ca\u00f1on",
"combe",
"coombe",
"coomb",
"dell",
"depression",
"dingle",
"glen",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gully",
"gulley",
"kloof",
"ravine",
"rift valley",
"basin",
"bowl"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alp",
"mount",
"mountain",
"peak",
"height",
"mountaintop",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"plateau",
"tableland"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valve":{
"a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid":{
"examples":[
"a hot water valve"
],
"synonyms":[
"cock",
"faucet",
"gate",
"spigot",
"stopcock",
"tap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hydrant",
"spout",
"petcock"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"my valuation of your musical talent has nothing to do with our friendship"
],
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"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"evaluations",
"reckonings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculations",
"computations",
"measurements",
"mensurations",
"audits",
"checks",
"checkups",
"examinations",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"scans",
"scrutinies",
"surveys",
"reassessments",
"transvaluations",
"overestimations",
"overevaluations",
"underestimations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the amount of money for which something will find a buyer":{
"examples":[
"the final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn"
],
"synonyms":[
"values",
"worths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charges",
"costs",
"fees",
"figures",
"prices",
"rates",
"appraisals",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"evaluations",
"face values",
"list prices",
"unit prices"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valetudinarians":{
"as in crocks , valetudinaries":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crocks",
"hypochondriacs",
"valetudinaries",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grouches",
"whiners",
"malingerers",
"handwringers",
"worriers",
"worrywarts",
"defeatists",
"pessimists"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valorously":{
"in a fearless manner":{
"examples":[
"they fought valorously for a cause that most people were too timid to support"
],
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"boldly",
"bravely",
"courageously",
"dauntlessly",
"doughtily",
"fearlessly",
"gallantly",
"gutsily",
"heroically",
"intrepidly",
"manfully",
"stalwartly",
"stoutheartedly",
"valiantly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"gamely",
"grittily",
"pluckily",
"resolutely",
"spiritedly",
"spunkily",
"stoutly",
"adventurously",
"audaciously",
"daringly",
"hardily",
"venturesomely",
"venturously",
"self-confidently",
"crazily",
"foolishly",
"insanely",
"brashly",
"brazenly",
"foolhardily",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"impetuously",
"imprudently",
"impulsively",
"incautiously",
"overconfidently",
"rashly",
"recklessly",
"thoughtlessly",
"wildly",
"hastily",
"precipitately"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffidently",
"mousily",
"shyly",
"skittishly",
"timidly",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"nervously",
"carefully",
"cautiously",
"heedfully",
"prudently"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardly",
"cravenly",
"fearfully",
"pusillanimously",
"spinelessly",
"spiritlessly",
"timorously"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"validation":{
"something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{
"examples":[
"I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation"
],
"synonyms":[
"attestation",
"confirmation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"evidence",
"proof",
"substantiation",
"testament",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
"voucher",
"witness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"(the) goods",
"certificate",
"document",
"exhibit",
"demonstration",
"illustration",
"authentication",
"identification",
"manifestation",
"verification"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rebuttal",
"refutation",
"accusation",
"allegation",
"charge",
"assumption",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"presumption",
"surmise",
"suspicion"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproof"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valued":{
"as in cherished , prized":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cherished",
"loved",
"prized",
"protected",
"treasured",
"owned",
"possessed",
"retained"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gone",
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced",
"missing",
"absent",
"castaway",
"irrecoverable",
"irretrievable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to hold dear":{
"examples":[
"a nation that values individualism and self-reliance"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"loved",
"prized",
"treasured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"admired",
"apprized",
"esteemed",
"regarded",
"respected",
"revered",
"reverenced",
"venerated",
"enshrined",
"memorialized",
"adored",
"caressed",
"doted (on)",
"idolized",
"worshipped",
"worshiped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undervalued",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"disdained",
"high-hatted",
"scorned",
"scouted",
"slighted",
"sniffed (at)",
"snubbed",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"cried down",
"decried",
"deprecated",
"depreciated",
"disparaged",
"kissed off",
"minimized",
"put down",
"wrote off",
"abandoned",
"forgot",
"neglected"
],
"antonyms":[
"disvalued"
]
},
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraised",
"assessed",
"estimated",
"evaluated",
"guesstimated",
"rated",
"set",
"valuated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudged",
"deemed",
"judged",
"ascertained",
"determined",
"discovered",
"learned",
"priced",
"prized",
"decided",
"settled",
"analyzed",
"assayed",
"surveyed",
"tested",
"reappraised",
"reassessed",
"reevaluated",
"re-evaluated",
"rejudged",
"revalued",
"transvaluated",
"transvalued",
"misesteemed",
"misjudged",
"misprized",
"underestimated",
"undervalued"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"valiantly":{
"in a fearless manner":{
"examples":[
"valiantly they plowed forward through the dense jungle"
],
"synonyms":[
"boldly",
"bravely",
"courageously",
"dauntlessly",
"doughtily",
"fearlessly",
"gallantly",
"gutsily",
"heroically",
"intrepidly",
"manfully",
"stalwartly",
"stoutheartedly",
"valorously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"gamely",
"grittily",
"pluckily",
"resolutely",
"spiritedly",
"spunkily",
"stoutly",
"adventurously",
"audaciously",
"daringly",
"hardily",
"venturesomely",
"venturously",
"self-confidently",
"crazily",
"foolishly",
"insanely",
"brashly",
"brazenly",
"foolhardily",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"impetuously",
"imprudently",
"impulsively",
"incautiously",
"overconfidently",
"rashly",
"recklessly",
"thoughtlessly",
"wildly",
"hastily",
"precipitately"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffidently",
"mousily",
"shyly",
"skittishly",
"timidly",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"nervously",
"carefully",
"cautiously",
"heedfully",
"prudently"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardly",
"cravenly",
"fearfully",
"pusillanimously",
"spinelessly",
"spiritlessly",
"timorously"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"valentines":{
"as in tributes , eulogies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accolades",
"citations",
"commendations",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"homages",
"paeans",
"panegyrics",
"salutations",
"tributes",
"bouquets",
"compliments",
"kudos"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affronts",
"barbs",
"darts",
"digs",
"epithets",
"insults",
"put-downs",
"slights",
"slurs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in loves , lovers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admirers",
"beaux",
"beaus",
"beloveds",
"boyfriends",
"darlings",
"dears",
"favorites",
"fellows",
"flames",
"girlfriends",
"honeys",
"lovers",
"loves",
"steadies",
"swains",
"sweethearts",
"sweetie pies",
"sweeties",
"sweets",
"betrotheds",
"fianc\u00e9es",
"fianc\u00e9s",
"intendeds",
"brides",
"grooms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Valhalla":{
"as in glory , nirvana":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Beulah",
"glory",
"happy hunting ground",
"nirvana",
"promised land",
"above",
"bliss",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"New Jerusalem",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion",
"afterlife",
"afterworld",
"hereafter",
"otherworld"
],
"near antonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"perdition",
"inferno",
"limbo",
"purgatory",
"hades",
"netherworld",
"underworld",
"abyss",
"pit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"value-added taxes":{
"as in property taxes , income taxes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"capitations",
"customs",
"excises",
"hidden taxes",
"income taxes",
"poll taxes",
"property taxes",
"sales taxes",
"single taxes",
"sin taxes",
"tariffs",
"tolls",
"tributes",
"withholding taxes",
"assessments",
"duties",
"impositions",
"imposts",
"levies",
"taxes",
"direct taxes",
"personal taxes",
"supertaxes",
"surcharges",
"surtaxes",
"death taxes",
"estate taxes",
"inheritance taxes",
"flat taxes",
"proportional taxes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valid":{
"according to the rules of logic":{
"examples":[
"your argument isn't valid because you're taking what should be the conclusion and using it as a premise"
],
"synonyms":[
"analytic",
"analytical",
"coherent",
"consequent",
"good",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"sound",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"a posteriori",
"a priori",
"syllogistic",
"cognitive",
"empirical",
"empiric",
"defendable",
"defensible",
"justifiable",
"maintainable",
"supportable",
"sustainable",
"tenable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casuistic",
"casuistical",
"eristic",
"eristical",
"fallacious",
"misleading",
"sophistic",
"sophistical",
"specious",
"unarticulated",
"unscientific",
"absurd",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"daffy",
"fatuous",
"half-baked",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"loony",
"looney",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"senseless",
"thoughtless",
"uncompelling",
"unconvincing"
],
"antonyms":[
"illegitimate",
"illogical",
"incoherent",
"inconsequent",
"inconsequential",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"unsound",
"weak"
]
},
"based on sound reasoning or information":{
"examples":[
"only further investigation will show whether your theory is valid"
],
"synonyms":[
"commonsense",
"commonsensible",
"commonsensical",
"firm",
"good",
"hard",
"informed",
"just",
"justified",
"levelheaded",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"reasoned",
"sensible",
"sober",
"solid",
"well-founded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"actual",
"real",
"true",
"certain",
"sure",
"certified",
"validated",
"verified",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"cogent",
"convincing",
"colorable",
"credible",
"plausible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unsubstantiated",
"unsupported",
"unwarranted",
"flimsy",
"implausible",
"unconvincing",
"weak",
"fallacious",
"false",
"misguided",
"misled"
],
"antonyms":[
"groundless",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"nonsensical",
"nonvalid",
"unfounded",
"uninformed",
"unjustified",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoned",
"unsound"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"valiant":{
"feeling or displaying no fear by temperament":{
"examples":[
"valiant soldiers marching off to war"
],
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valorous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determined",
"firm",
"game",
"gamy",
"gamey",
"gritty",
"plucky",
"resolute",
"Spartan",
"undeterred",
"undismayed",
"unflinching",
"unswerving",
"mettlesome",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"daring",
"dashing",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"crazy",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"brash",
"brazen",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"heedless",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"madcap",
"overbold",
"overconfident",
"rash",
"reckless",
"thoughtless",
"wild",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate",
"comforted",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"reassured",
"unafraid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"nervous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"afraid",
"agitated",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"unnerved",
"upset",
"appalled",
"concerned",
"dismayed",
"worried",
"unmanly",
"weak",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
]
},
"as in hero , stalwart":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hero",
"stalwart",
"daredevil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chicken",
"coward",
"craven",
"cur",
"dastard",
"funk",
"poltroon",
"recreant",
"sissy",
"defeatist",
"quitter",
"cream puff",
"milquetoast",
"pushover",
"pussy",
"weakling",
"wimp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"valor":{
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
"examples":[
"the absence of indecision even in the face of death is the true mark of valor"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottle",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"virtue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"pluckiness",
"spunk",
"temper",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"stomach",
"tenacity",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cojones",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cold feet",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"mousiness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness",
"impotence",
"ineffectualness",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valors":{
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
"examples":[
"the absence of indecision even in the face of death is the true mark of valor"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottle",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"virtue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"pluckiness",
"spunk",
"temper",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"stomach",
"tenacity",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cojones",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cold feet",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"mousiness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness",
"impotence",
"ineffectualness",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"value judgment":{
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"lexicographers do not make value judgments about words when deciding whether they should be entered in the dictionary"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"fix",
"judgment",
"judgement"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aper\u00e7u",
"feeling",
"impression",
"notion",
"perception",
"confidence",
"faith",
"stock",
"trust",
"belief",
"conviction",
"mind",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"view",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"surmise",
"theory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Valhallas":{
"as in glories , nirvanas":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"glories",
"happy hunting grounds",
"nirvanas",
"promised lands",
"above",
"blisses",
"elysian fields",
"Elysiums",
"Elysia",
"empyreans",
"heavens",
"kingdom comes",
"New Jerusalems",
"paradises",
"skies",
"Zions",
"Sions",
"afterlives",
"afterworlds",
"hereafters",
"otherworlds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"Gehennas",
"hells",
"Pandemoniums",
"perditions",
"infernos",
"limbos",
"purgatories",
"netherworlds",
"underworlds",
"abysses",
"pits"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valises":{
"a small suitcase":{
"examples":[
"The salesman reached down into the valise to remove a miniature prototype."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attach\u00e9 cases",
"attach\u00e9s",
"briefcases",
"carryalls",
"carry-ons",
"grips",
"handbags",
"holdalls",
"portmanteaus",
"portmanteaux",
"traveling bags",
"wallets",
"overnight bags",
"overnight cases",
"weekend bags",
"weekenders",
"cosmetic cases",
"traveling cases",
"carpetbags",
"duffel bags",
"kit bags",
"kits",
"backpacks",
"haversacks",
"knapsacks",
"packsacks",
"rucksacks",
"baggages",
"bags",
"luggage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"valedictory":{
"given, taken, or performed at parting":{
"examples":[
"a valedictory address given by the college president upon his retirement"
],
"synonyms":[
"farewell",
"parting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"closing",
"concluding",
"final",
"last",
"ultimate",
"departing",
"leaving"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"validity":{
"as in credibility , soundness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"believability",
"credibility",
"soundness",
"impact",
"might",
"power",
"punch",
"strength",
"weight",
"authoritativeness",
"definitiveness",
"authority",
"cogency",
"conclusiveness",
"convincingness",
"effectiveness",
"force",
"forcefulness",
"persuasion",
"persuasiveness",
"suasiveness",
"influence",
"sway",
"appeal",
"seductiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inconclusiveness",
"ineffectiveness",
"ineffectuality",
"ineffectualness",
"invalidity",
"shakiness",
"unsoundness",
"feebleness",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in relevance , applicability":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"applicability",
"bearing",
"connection",
"justifiability",
"materiality",
"pertinence",
"relevance",
"relevancy",
"agreeableness",
"compatibility",
"congruity",
"harmoniousness",
"acceptability",
"adequacy",
"adequateness",
"convenience",
"expedience",
"expediency",
"satisfactoriness",
"serviceableness",
"usefulness",
"appositeness",
"appropriateness",
"aptness",
"felicitousness",
"felicity",
"fitness",
"fittingness",
"happiness",
"properness",
"propriety",
"rightness",
"seemliness",
"suitability",
"suitableness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improperness",
"impropriety",
"inappositeness",
"inappropriateness",
"inaptness",
"infelicity",
"unfitness",
"unseemliness",
"unsuitability",
"wrongness",
"disagreeableness",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness",
"inexpedience",
"inexpediency",
"inharmoniousness",
"unbecomingness",
"immateriality",
"inapplicability",
"irrelevance",
"irrelevancy",
"meaninglessness",
"pointlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}