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1833 lines
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{
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"aberrated":{
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"being out of the ordinary":{
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"examples":[
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"you may have taken an aberrated path to the correct answer, but you got there"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aberrant",
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"abnormal",
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"anomalous",
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"atypical",
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"especial",
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"exceeding",
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"exceptional",
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"extraordinaire",
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"extraordinary",
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"freak",
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"odd",
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"peculiar",
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"phenomenal",
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"preternatural",
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"rare",
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"singular",
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"uncommon",
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"uncustomary",
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"unique",
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"unusual",
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"unwonted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"conspicuous",
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"notable",
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"noticeable",
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"outstanding",
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"prominent",
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"remarkable",
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"salient",
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"striking",
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"bizarre",
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"deviant",
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"eccentric",
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"freakish",
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"monstrous",
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"oddball",
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"outlandish",
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"quaint",
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"strange",
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"weird",
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"incomprehensible",
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"inconceivable",
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"incredible",
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"unimaginable",
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"unthinkable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"everyday",
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"familiar",
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"frequent"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"common",
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"customary",
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"normal",
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"ordinary",
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"typical",
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"unexceptional",
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"unextraordinary",
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"usual"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"abet":{
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"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
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"examples":[
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"the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brew",
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"ferment",
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"foment",
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"incite",
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"instigate",
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"pick",
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"provoke",
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"raise",
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"stir (up)",
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"whip (up)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advance",
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"cultivate",
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"encourage",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"nourish",
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"nurture",
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"promote",
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"sow",
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"stimulate",
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"detonate",
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"set",
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"set off",
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"trigger",
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"excite",
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"galvanize",
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"inflame",
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"enflame",
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"inspire",
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"motivate",
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"rouse",
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"activate",
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"energize",
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"enliven",
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"fire",
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"invigorate",
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"jazz (up)",
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"liven (up)",
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"pep (up)",
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"quicken",
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"stimulate",
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"vitalize"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bridle",
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"check",
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"constrain",
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"curb",
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"discourage",
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"hold",
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"inhibit",
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"regulate",
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"rein (in)",
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"restrain",
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"tame",
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"allay",
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"calm",
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"quiet",
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"settle",
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"soothe",
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"still",
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"subdue",
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"tranquilize",
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"tranquillize"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
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"car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aid",
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"assist",
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"back",
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"backstop",
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"help",
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"prop (up)",
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"support"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advance",
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"ease",
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"facilitate",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"launch",
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"champion",
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"endorse",
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"indorse",
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"patronize",
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"promote",
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"sponsor",
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"attend",
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"care (for)",
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"comfort",
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"minister (to)",
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"succor",
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"sustain",
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"bolster",
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"boost",
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"buttress",
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"reinforce",
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"reenforce",
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"advise",
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"counsel",
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"guide",
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"mentor",
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"nurture",
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"bail out",
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"deliver",
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"rescue",
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"save",
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"embolden",
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"encourage",
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"hearten",
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"benefit",
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"favor",
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"oblige",
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"profit",
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"serve"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"balk",
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"bar",
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"block",
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"constrain",
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"hamper",
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"handicap",
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"hold back",
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"impede",
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"inhibit",
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"obstruct",
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"restrain",
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"strangle",
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"baffle",
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"foil",
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"frustrate",
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"inconvenience",
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"interfere",
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"oppose",
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"sabotage",
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"thwart",
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"desert",
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"disappoint",
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"fail",
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"let down",
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"discourage",
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"dishearten",
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"repress",
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"retard",
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"stifle",
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"straiten",
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"stunt",
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"damage",
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"harm",
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"hurt",
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"injure"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hinder"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"abetted":{
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"as in supported , encouraged":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"encouraged",
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"promoted",
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"suggested",
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"supported",
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"approved",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"certified",
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"licensed",
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"lawful",
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"legal",
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"legit",
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"legitimate",
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"licit",
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"permissible",
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"regulation",
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"authoritative",
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"canonical",
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"ex officio",
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"authorized",
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"official",
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"sanctioned",
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"semiofficial"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"nonofficial",
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"unauthorized",
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"unofficial",
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"unsanctioned",
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"illegal",
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"illegitimate",
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"illicit",
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"impermissible",
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"lawless",
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"unlawful",
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"wrongful",
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"unapproved",
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"unlicensed",
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"verboten"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
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"examples":[
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"the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brewed",
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"fermented",
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"fomented",
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"incited",
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"instigated",
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"picked",
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"provoked",
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"raised",
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"stirred (up)",
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"whipped (up)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advanced",
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"cultivated",
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"encouraged",
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"forwarded",
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"fostered",
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"furthered",
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"nourished",
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"nurtured",
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"promoted",
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"sowed",
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"stimulated",
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"detonated",
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"set",
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"set off",
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"triggered",
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"excited",
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"galvanized",
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"inflamed",
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"enflamed",
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"inspired",
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"motivated",
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"roused",
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"activated",
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"energized",
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"enlivened",
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"fired",
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"invigorated",
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"jazzed (up)",
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"livened (up)",
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"pepped (up)",
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"quickened",
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"stimulated",
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"vitalized"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bridled",
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"checked",
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"constrained",
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"curbed",
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"discouraged",
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"held",
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"inhibited",
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"regulated",
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"reined (in)",
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"restrained",
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"tamed",
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"allayed",
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"calmed",
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"quieted",
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"settled",
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"soothed",
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"stilled",
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"subdued",
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"tranquilized",
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"tranquillized"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
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"car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aided",
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"assisted",
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"backed",
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"backstopped",
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"helped",
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"propped (up)",
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"supported"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advanced",
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"eased",
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"facilitated",
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"forwarded",
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"fostered",
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"furthered",
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"launched",
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"championed",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"patronized",
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"promoted",
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"sponsored",
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"attended",
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"cared (for)",
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"comforted",
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"ministered (to)",
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"succored",
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"sustained",
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"bolstered",
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"boosted",
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"buttressed",
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"reinforced",
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"reenforced",
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"advised",
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"counseled",
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"counselled",
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"guided",
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"mentored",
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"nurtured",
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"bailed out",
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"delivered",
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"rescued",
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"saved",
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"emboldened",
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"encouraged",
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"heartened",
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"benefited",
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"benefitted",
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"favored",
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"obliged",
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"profited",
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"served"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"balked",
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"barred",
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"blocked",
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"constrained",
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"hampered",
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"handicapped",
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"held back",
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"impeded",
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"inhibited",
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"obstructed",
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"restrained",
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"strangled",
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"baffled",
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"foiled",
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"frustrated",
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"inconvenienced",
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"interfered",
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"opposed",
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"sabotaged",
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"thwarted",
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"deserted",
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"disappointed",
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"failed",
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"let down",
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"discouraged",
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"disheartened",
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"repressed",
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"retarded",
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"stifled",
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"straitened",
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"stunted",
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"damaged",
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"harmed",
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"hurt",
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"injured"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hindered"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"aberrant":{
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"being out of the ordinary":{
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"examples":[
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"a year of aberrant weather\u2014record rainfall in the summer, record heat in the autumn"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aberrated",
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"abnormal",
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"anomalous",
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"atypical",
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"especial",
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"exceeding",
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"exceptional",
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"extraordinaire",
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"extraordinary",
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"freak",
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"odd",
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"peculiar",
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"phenomenal",
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"preternatural",
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"rare",
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"singular",
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"uncommon",
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"uncustomary",
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"unique",
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"unusual",
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"unwonted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"conspicuous",
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"notable",
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"noticeable",
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"outstanding",
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"prominent",
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"remarkable",
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"salient",
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"striking",
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"bizarre",
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"deviant",
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"eccentric",
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"freakish",
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"monstrous",
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"oddball",
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"outlandish",
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"quaint",
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"strange",
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"weird",
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"incomprehensible",
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"inconceivable",
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"incredible",
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"unimaginable",
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"unthinkable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"everyday",
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"familiar",
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"frequent"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"common",
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"customary",
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"normal",
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"ordinary",
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"typical",
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"unexceptional",
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"unextraordinary",
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"usual"
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]
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},
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"departing from some accepted standard of what is normal":{
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"examples":[
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"aberrant behavior can be a sign of rabies in a wild animal"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aberrational",
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"abnormal",
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"anomalous",
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"atypical",
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"deviant",
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"deviate",
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"devious",
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"irregular",
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"unnatural",
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"untypical"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"unrepresentative",
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"extraordinary",
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"preternatural",
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"rare",
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"uncommon",
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"uncustomary",
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"unusual",
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"unwonted",
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"bizarre",
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"curious",
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"far-out",
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"funny",
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"kinky",
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"odd",
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"outlandish",
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"out-of-the-way",
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"outr\u00e9",
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"peculiar",
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"quaint",
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"queer",
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"queerish",
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"quirky",
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"remarkable",
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"screwy",
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"strange",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"way-out",
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"weird",
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"wild",
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"eccentric",
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"freakish",
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"idiosyncratic",
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"nonconformist",
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"unconventional",
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"unorthodox",
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"extraordinary",
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"preternatural",
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"rare",
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"uncommon",
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"uncustomary",
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"unusual",
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"unwonted",
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"odd",
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"peculiar",
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"strange"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"common",
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"commonplace",
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"everyday",
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"familiar",
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"ordinary",
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"routine",
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"run-of-the-mill",
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"run-of-the-mine",
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"run-of-mine",
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"unexceptional",
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"unremarkable",
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"workaday",
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"customary",
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"usual",
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"wonted",
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"archetypal",
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"archetypical",
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"average",
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"characteristic",
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"representative"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"natural",
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"normal",
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"regular",
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"standard",
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"typical"
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]
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},
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"as in deviant":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deviant",
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"character",
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"crackbrain",
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"crackpot",
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"crank",
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"eccentric",
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"kook",
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"nut",
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"oddball",
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"screwball",
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"weirdo",
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"individualist",
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"maverick",
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"nonconformist",
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"abortion",
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"malformation",
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"miscreation",
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"mutant",
|
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"mutation",
|
|
"curiosity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"abnormality",
|
|
"anomaly",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrosity",
|
|
"aberration",
|
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"exception",
|
|
"irregularity",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"rarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"norm",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"par",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"sample",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abettor":{
|
|
"one associated with another in wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"confederate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborationist",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"informant",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"state's evidence",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"henchman",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"conspirator",
|
|
"plotter",
|
|
"traitor",
|
|
"gangster",
|
|
"mobster",
|
|
"racketeer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"without all the neighborhood kids as abettors , I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"bedfellow",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"fellow traveler",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"coalitionist",
|
|
"collaborationist",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"coadjutor",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"detractor",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abecedarians":{
|
|
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"abecedarians soon learn that martial arts have a spiritual as well as physical side"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprentices",
|
|
"babes",
|
|
"beginners",
|
|
"colts",
|
|
"cubs",
|
|
"fledglings",
|
|
"freshmen",
|
|
"greenhorns",
|
|
"neophytes",
|
|
"newbies",
|
|
"newcomers",
|
|
"novices",
|
|
"novitiates",
|
|
"punks",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"rookies",
|
|
"rooks",
|
|
"tenderfeet",
|
|
"tenderfoots",
|
|
"tyros",
|
|
"virgins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boots",
|
|
"amateurs",
|
|
"dabblers",
|
|
"dilettantes",
|
|
"dilettanti",
|
|
"learners",
|
|
"students",
|
|
"trainees",
|
|
"candidates",
|
|
"entrants",
|
|
"probationers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
"pros"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"old hands",
|
|
"old-timers",
|
|
"veterans",
|
|
"vets"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abecedarian":{
|
|
"of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an abecedarian approach to historical study"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basal",
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"elemental",
|
|
"elementary",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"introductory",
|
|
"meat-and-potatoes",
|
|
"rudimental",
|
|
"rudimentary",
|
|
"underlying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primal",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"primordial",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"preliminary",
|
|
"preparatory",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"key"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advanced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"abecedarians soon learn that martial arts have a spiritual as well as physical side"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beginner",
|
|
"colt",
|
|
"cub",
|
|
"fledgling",
|
|
"freshman",
|
|
"greenhorn",
|
|
"neophyte",
|
|
"newbie",
|
|
"newcomer",
|
|
"novice",
|
|
"novitiate",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"rookie",
|
|
"tenderfoot",
|
|
"tyro",
|
|
"virgin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"learner",
|
|
"student",
|
|
"trainee",
|
|
"candidate",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"probationer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"pro",
|
|
"professional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"old hand",
|
|
"old-timer",
|
|
"vet",
|
|
"veteran"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abettors":{
|
|
"one associated with another in wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"confederates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"informants",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"state's evidences",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"conspirators",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"gangsters",
|
|
"mobsters",
|
|
"racketeers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"without all the neighborhood kids as abettors , I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"bedfellows",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"fellow travelers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"sympathizers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizers",
|
|
"well-wishers",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"coalitionists",
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"coadjutors",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"familiars",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"pals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"enemies",
|
|
"foes",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aberrants":{
|
|
"as in deviants":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deviants",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"crackbrains",
|
|
"crackpots",
|
|
"cranks",
|
|
"eccentrics",
|
|
"kooks",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"oddballs",
|
|
"screwballs",
|
|
"weirdos",
|
|
"individualists",
|
|
"mavericks",
|
|
"nonconformists",
|
|
"abortions",
|
|
"malformations",
|
|
"miscreations",
|
|
"mutants",
|
|
"mutations",
|
|
"curiosities",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"singularities",
|
|
"abnormalities",
|
|
"anomalies",
|
|
"freaks",
|
|
"monsters",
|
|
"monstrosities",
|
|
"aberrations",
|
|
"exceptions",
|
|
"irregularities",
|
|
"oddities",
|
|
"rarities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"averages",
|
|
"normals",
|
|
"norms",
|
|
"pars",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"samples",
|
|
"specimens",
|
|
"commonplaces",
|
|
"usuals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abetters":{
|
|
"one associated with another in wrongdoing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"confederates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"informants",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"evidences",
|
|
"state's evidences",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"conspirators",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"gangsters",
|
|
"mobsters",
|
|
"racketeers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"without all the neighborhood kids as abettors , I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"bedfellows",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"fellow travelers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"sympathizers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empathizers",
|
|
"well-wishers",
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"accomplices",
|
|
"coalitionists",
|
|
"collaborationists",
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"coadjutors",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"colleagues",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"buddies",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"comrades",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cronies",
|
|
"familiars",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"pals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"enemies",
|
|
"foes",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abetments":{
|
|
"an act or instance of helping":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the proposed government bailout of the company is being decried as an ill-advised abetment of managerial ineptitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assistances",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"helping hands",
|
|
"legs up",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"supports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"encouragements",
|
|
"facilitations",
|
|
"furtherances",
|
|
"nurturances",
|
|
"benefactions",
|
|
"patronages",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"sponsorships",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"attendances",
|
|
"attentions",
|
|
"hand-holdings",
|
|
"services",
|
|
"beneficences",
|
|
"charities",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"philanthropies",
|
|
"assuagements",
|
|
"palliations",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"succors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"constraints",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"inhibitions",
|
|
"interferences",
|
|
"obstructions",
|
|
"repressions",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"deterrences",
|
|
"discouragements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hindrances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aberration":{
|
|
"a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Joan of Arc was certain the voices she had been hearing were not a manifestation of some sort of aberration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dementia",
|
|
"derangement",
|
|
"insanity",
|
|
"lunacy",
|
|
"madness",
|
|
"mania",
|
|
"rage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"neurosis",
|
|
"psychosis",
|
|
"instability",
|
|
"irrationality",
|
|
"unreasonableness",
|
|
"delirium",
|
|
"frenzy",
|
|
"hysteria",
|
|
"hallucinosis",
|
|
"hypomania",
|
|
"paranoia",
|
|
"schizophrenia",
|
|
"senile dementia",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"monomania",
|
|
"obsession",
|
|
"phobia",
|
|
"abnormality",
|
|
"dementedness",
|
|
"unsoundness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lucidity",
|
|
"rationality",
|
|
"rationalness",
|
|
"reasonability",
|
|
"reasonableness",
|
|
"normality",
|
|
"soundness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"saneness",
|
|
"sanity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that is different from what is ordinary or expected":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abnormality",
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"anomaly",
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"exception",
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"oddity",
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"oddment",
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"rarity"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"curiosity",
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"peculiarity",
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"singularity",
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"accident",
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"bizarrerie",
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"phenomenon",
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"quirk",
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"vagary",
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"distortion",
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"kink",
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"mutation",
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"variation",
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"difference",
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"disparity",
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"inconsistence",
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"inconsistency",
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"error",
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"mistake",
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"contradiction",
|
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"paradox"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
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"norm",
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"ordinary",
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"usual"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"abeyant":{
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"as in suspended , arrested":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arrested",
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"interrupted",
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"suspended",
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"dead",
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"dormant",
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"fallow",
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"free",
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"idle",
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"inactive",
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"inert",
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"inoperative",
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"latent",
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"off",
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"unused",
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"vacant",
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"unoccupied",
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"asleep",
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"comatose",
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"lifeless",
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"moribund",
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"quiescent",
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"sleepy",
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"inoperable",
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"unusable",
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"unworkable",
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"useless",
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"dull",
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"slow"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"active",
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"alive",
|
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"busy",
|
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"employed",
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"functioning",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"on",
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"operating",
|
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"operative",
|
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"running",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"functional",
|
|
"operable",
|
|
"operational",
|
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"workable",
|
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"assiduous",
|
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"industrious",
|
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"sedulous",
|
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"energetic",
|
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"vigorous",
|
|
"feasible",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"usable",
|
|
"useable",
|
|
"useful",
|
|
"viable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abeyance":{
|
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"a state of temporary inactivity":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"our weekend plans were held in abeyance until we could get a weather forecast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cold storage",
|
|
"deep freeze",
|
|
"doldrums",
|
|
"dormancy",
|
|
"holding pattern",
|
|
"latency",
|
|
"moratorium",
|
|
"quiescence",
|
|
"suspended animation",
|
|
"suspense",
|
|
"suspension"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inaction",
|
|
"inertia",
|
|
"inertness",
|
|
"motionlessness",
|
|
"impasse",
|
|
"standstill",
|
|
"coma",
|
|
"hibernation",
|
|
"hypnosis",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"slumber",
|
|
"torpor",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"recession",
|
|
"remission",
|
|
"downtime",
|
|
"idleness",
|
|
"layoff"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"recommencement",
|
|
"renewal",
|
|
"resumption",
|
|
"resuscitation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"abetting":{
|
|
"as in aiding , assisting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"facilitating",
|
|
"smoothing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"precautionary",
|
|
"preventative",
|
|
"preventive",
|
|
"prophylactic",
|
|
"deterrent",
|
|
"deterring",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"neutralizing",
|
|
"nullifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brewing",
|
|
"fermenting",
|
|
"fomenting",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"instigating",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"stirring (up)",
|
|
"whipping (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"sowing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"detonating",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"setting off",
|
|
"triggering",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"motivating",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"activating",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"jazzing (up)",
|
|
"livening (up)",
|
|
"pepping (up)",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"vitalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bridling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"reining (in)",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"taming",
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"backstopping",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"propping (up)",
|
|
"supporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"facilitating",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"launching",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"sponsoring",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"ministering (to)",
|
|
"succoring",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"bolstering",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"buttressing",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"mentoring",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"bailing out",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"emboldening",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"benefiting",
|
|
"benefitting",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"profiting",
|
|
"serving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"balking",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"handicapping",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"inconveniencing",
|
|
"interfering",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"sabotaging",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"disappointing",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"letting down",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"straitening",
|
|
"stunting",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"injuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hindering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aberrational":{
|
|
"departing from some accepted standard of what is normal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in wartime what was once regarded as clearly aberrational becomes the new norm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aberrant",
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"anomalous",
|
|
"atypical",
|
|
"deviant",
|
|
"deviate",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"unnatural",
|
|
"untypical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unrepresentative",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"uncustomary",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"unwonted",
|
|
"bizarre",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"far-out",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"out-of-the-way",
|
|
"outr\u00e9",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"queerish",
|
|
"quirky",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"screwy",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"way-out",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"freakish",
|
|
"idiosyncratic",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"unorthodox",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"preternatural",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"uncustomary",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"unwonted",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"strange"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"everyday",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
"run-of-the-mine",
|
|
"run-of-mine",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"workaday",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"usual",
|
|
"wonted",
|
|
"archetypal",
|
|
"archetypical",
|
|
"average",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"typical"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aberrations":{
|
|
"something that is different from what is ordinary or expected":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abnormalities",
|
|
"anomalies",
|
|
"exceptions",
|
|
"oddities",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"rarities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curiosities",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"singularities",
|
|
"accidents",
|
|
"bizarreries",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"quirks",
|
|
"vagaries",
|
|
"distortions",
|
|
"kinks",
|
|
"mutations",
|
|
"variations",
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"disparities",
|
|
"inconsistences",
|
|
"inconsistencies",
|
|
"errors",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"contradictions",
|
|
"paradoxes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"norms",
|
|
"ordinaries",
|
|
"usuals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |