dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/ant_MWT.json
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{
"antagonist":{
"one that is hostile toward another":{
"examples":[
"please name the novel's hero and his antagonist"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversary",
"enemy",
"foe",
"hostile",
"opponent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archenemy",
"archfoe",
"nemesis",
"ill-wisher",
"bane",
"b\u00eate noire",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"combatant",
"invader",
"competitor",
"emulator",
"rival"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buddy",
"chum",
"compadre",
"crony",
"fellow",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"hobnobber",
"mate",
"musketeer",
"pal",
"abettor",
"abetter",
"accomplice",
"ally",
"collaborator",
"colleague",
"comrade",
"confederate",
"friendly",
"partner",
"adherent",
"disciple",
"follower",
"backer",
"benefactor",
"exponent",
"supporter",
"sympathizer",
"well-wisher"
],
"antonyms":[
"amigo",
"friend"
]
},
"one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict":{
"examples":[
"his antagonist in the boxing match"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversary",
"foe",
"opponent",
"rival"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equal",
"match",
"enemy",
"archenemy",
"nemesis",
"competitor",
"contestant",
"bane",
"b\u00eate noire",
"curse",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"combatant",
"invader"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accomplice",
"ally",
"confederate",
"partner",
"advocate",
"champion",
"exponent",
"proponent",
"supporter",
"sympathizer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antagonists":{
"one that is hostile toward another":{
"examples":[
"please name the novel's hero and his antagonist"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversaries",
"enemies",
"foes",
"hostiles",
"opponents"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archenemies",
"archfoes",
"nemeses",
"ill-wishers",
"banes",
"b\u00eates noires",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"combatants",
"invaders",
"competitors",
"emulators",
"rivals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buddies",
"chums",
"compadres",
"cronies",
"fellows",
"hail-fellows",
"hail-fellows-well-met",
"hearties",
"hobnobbers",
"mates",
"musketeers",
"pals",
"abettors",
"abetters",
"accomplices",
"allies",
"collaborators",
"colleagues",
"comrades",
"confederates",
"friendlies",
"partners",
"adherents",
"disciples",
"followers",
"backers",
"benefactors",
"exponents",
"supporters",
"sympathizers",
"well-wishers"
],
"antonyms":[
"amigos",
"friends"
]
},
"one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict":{
"examples":[
"his antagonist in the boxing match"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversaries",
"foes",
"opponents",
"rivals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equals",
"matches",
"enemies",
"archenemies",
"nemeses",
"competitors",
"contestants",
"banes",
"b\u00eates noires",
"curses",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"combatants",
"invaders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accomplices",
"allies",
"confederates",
"partners",
"advocates",
"champions",
"exponents",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"sympathizers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antagonize":{
"to implant bitter feelings in":{
"examples":[
"everything he said just antagonized the other side even more"
],
"synonyms":[
"embitter",
"empoison",
"envenom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"alienate",
"disaffect",
"disgruntle",
"estrange",
"set (against)",
"curdle",
"sour"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endear",
"ingratiate",
"appease",
"assuage",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"sweeten"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"antecessor":{
"as in predecessor":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"predecessor",
"ancestor",
"father",
"forebear",
"forbear",
"forebearer",
"forefather",
"grandfather",
"primogenitor",
"progenitor",
"ancestress",
"foremother",
"grandmother",
"matriarch",
"grandsire",
"patriarch",
"sire",
"ancestry",
"antecedents",
"roots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descendant",
"descendent",
"children",
"family",
"issue",
"lineage",
"offspring",
"posterity",
"progeny",
"seed",
"stock",
"daughter",
"heir",
"inheritor",
"scion",
"son",
"successor"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antelopes":{
"as in ostrich , crocodile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alligator",
"buckskin",
"cabretta",
"calfskin",
"capeskin",
"chamois",
"cordovan",
"cowhide",
"crocodile",
"deerskin",
"doeskin",
"goatskin",
"horsehide",
"kid",
"kidskin",
"lambskin",
"morocco",
"ostrich",
"pigskin",
"seal",
"sharkskin",
"sheepskin",
"snakeskin",
"coat",
"fleece",
"fur",
"pelt",
"nubuck",
"patent leather",
"suede",
"hide",
"leather",
"skin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anteriorly":{
"so as to precede something in order of time":{
"examples":[
"archaeological artifacts are all that we have of those ancient people who flourished anteriorly of the invention of writing"
],
"synonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead",
"already",
"antecedently",
"before",
"beforehand",
"earlier",
"formerly",
"preliminarily",
"previously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"a priori",
"early",
"prematurely",
"first",
"first off",
"now",
"before long",
"erelong",
"presently",
"shortly",
"soon"
],
"near antonyms":[
"behind",
"by and by",
"next",
"subsequently"
],
"antonyms":[
"after",
"afterward",
"afterwards",
"later"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"anticipation":{
"the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in anticipation of a job offer, she had already begun looking for an apartment in the city where the company was based"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"alarm",
"alarum",
"apprehension",
"dread",
"foreboding",
"misgiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"contemplation",
"expectance",
"expectancy",
"expectation",
"prospect"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anticlimaxes":{
"a dull or disappointing ending or result":{
"examples":[
"The last chapter of the book was an anticlimax ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aftermaths",
"codas",
"epilogues",
"epilogs",
"postscripts",
"cappers",
"closes",
"closings",
"conclusions",
"consummations",
"endgames",
"endings",
"ends",
"finales",
"finises",
"finishes",
"grand finales",
"homestretches",
"mop-ups",
"windups",
"wrap-ups",
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"capstones",
"climaxes",
"copestones",
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
"coups de grace",
"crescendos",
"crescendoes",
"crescendi",
"crowns",
"culminations",
"high-water marks",
"meridians",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"tip-tops",
"tops",
"zeniths",
"shanks",
"tag ends",
"tail ends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forewords",
"introductions",
"overtures",
"preambles",
"prefaces",
"preludes",
"prologues",
"prologs",
"baselines",
"beginnings",
"dawns",
"day ones",
"nascences",
"nascencies",
"openings",
"starts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antics":{
"a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{
"examples":[
"we'll have no more of your antics , so just settle down"
],
"synonyms":[
"capers",
"capriccios",
"didoes",
"didos",
"escapades",
"frolics",
"gags",
"jests",
"knaveries",
"monkeyshines",
"practical jokes",
"pranks",
"rags",
"rogueries",
"shavies",
"shines",
"tricks",
"waggeries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adventures",
"experiences",
"games",
"larks",
"times",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplays",
"plays",
"rowdyisms",
"shenanigans",
"tomfooleries",
"gambits",
"hoaxes",
"maneuvers",
"ploys",
"deeds",
"feats",
"missions",
"performances",
"stunts",
"caprices",
"conceits",
"fancies",
"vagaries",
"whims",
"whimsies",
"whimseys",
"deceits",
"deceptions",
"delusions",
"frauds",
"hanky-pankies",
"ruses",
"shams",
"stratagems",
"subterfuges",
"trickeries",
"wiles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antinomy":{
"as in contradiction , paradox":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conundrum",
"enigma",
"mystery",
"mystification",
"puzzle",
"puzzlement",
"riddle",
"contradiction",
"dichotomy",
"incongruity",
"paradox"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antipodal":{
"being as different as possible":{
"examples":[
"love is antipodal to hate"
],
"synonyms":[
"antipodean",
"antithetical",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposite",
"polar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adverse",
"negative",
"unfavorable",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"counter",
"cross",
"hostile",
"converse",
"inverse",
"obverse",
"reverse",
"alien",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"divergent",
"unalike",
"unlike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alike",
"analogous",
"like",
"similar",
"equivalent",
"identical",
"same",
"synonymous"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncontradictory"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anthologizing":{
"to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list":{
"examples":[
"anthologized an impressive array of essays championing freedom of the press"
],
"synonyms":[
"collecting",
"compiling"
],
"related":[
"editing",
"recompiling",
"redacting",
"redrafting",
"reediting",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"assembling",
"collating",
"gathering",
"grouping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"anted (up)":{
"to give what is owed for":{
"examples":[
"if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted"
],
"synonyms":[
"balanced",
"cleared",
"discharged",
"footed",
"liquidated",
"met",
"paid",
"paid off",
"paid up",
"ponied up",
"quit",
"quitted",
"recompensed",
"settled",
"sprang (for)",
"sprung (for)",
"stood"
],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"repudiated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"antipathies":{
"something or someone that is hated":{
"examples":[
"cruelty to animals is one of my most deeply felt antipathies"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"aversions",
"b\u00eates noires",
"detestations",
"execrations",
"hates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dreads",
"hang-ups",
"horrors",
"phobias",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"adversaries",
"enemies",
"annoyances",
"grievances",
"hassles",
"nuisances",
"peeves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beloveds",
"darlings",
"dears",
"honeys",
"sweethearts",
"delights",
"enjoyments",
"felicities",
"joys",
"pleasures",
"favorites",
"likes",
"preferences",
"treasures"
],
"antonyms":[
"loves"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antidepression":{
"as in antidepressant , antianxiety":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antianxiety",
"antidepressant",
"antistress",
"analgesic",
"anesthetic",
"anodyne",
"deadening",
"depressant",
"numbing",
"hypnotic",
"opiate",
"calming",
"comforting",
"dreamy",
"lulling",
"narcotic",
"pacifying",
"quieting",
"relaxing",
"sedative",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"unsettling",
"worrisome",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulant",
"stimulating",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"grating",
"harassing",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antic":{
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
"examples":[
"antic shenanigans that made me nearly fall over with laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"chucklesome",
"comedic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humoristic",
"humorous",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"killing",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"clownish",
"knockabout",
"slapstick",
"slapsticky",
"zany",
"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"snickery",
"jocular",
"playful",
"waggish",
"campy",
"jokey",
"joky",
"priceless",
"rich",
"whimsical",
"witty",
"wry",
"blithesome",
"gleeful",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"laughing",
"mad",
"merry",
"mirthful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"earnest",
"grave",
"no-nonsense",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"staid",
"unsmiling",
"weighty",
"affecting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"lachrymose",
"mournful",
"sad",
"sorrowful",
"tearful",
"woeful"
],
"antonyms":[
"humorless",
"lame",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"unhumorous",
"unhysterical"
]
},
"given to good-natured joking or teasing":{
"examples":[
"an antic group of kids at summer camp"
],
"synonyms":[
"coltish",
"elfish",
"fay",
"frisky",
"frolicsome",
"larky",
"playful",
"rollicking",
"sportful",
"sportive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coy",
"kittenish",
"gay",
"happy",
"lighthearted",
"whimsical",
"energetic",
"frolic",
"jocund",
"lively",
"merry",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"spunky",
"vivacious",
"devilish",
"impish",
"knavish",
"mischievous",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"rascally",
"roguish",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"enjoyable",
"entertaining",
"fun",
"pleasurable",
"dabbling",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"silly",
"trifling",
"delightful",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"jesting",
"jocose",
"jocular",
"joking",
"prankish",
"teasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dutiful",
"responsible",
"grave",
"grim",
"serious",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stern",
"stolid",
"no-nonsense",
"priggish",
"starchy",
"stuffy",
"decorous",
"formal",
"proper",
"sedate",
"staid",
"guarded",
"inhibited",
"restrained"
],
"antonyms":[
"earnest",
"serious-minded",
"sober",
"sobersided"
]
},
"a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{
"examples":[
"we'll have no more of your antics , so just settle down"
],
"synonyms":[
"caper",
"capriccio",
"dido",
"escapade",
"frolic",
"gag",
"jest",
"knavery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"rag",
"roguery",
"shavie",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
"waggery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skylarking",
"adventure",
"experience",
"game",
"lark",
"time",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplay",
"play",
"roughhousing",
"rowdyism",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"joking",
"kidding",
"teasing",
"gambit",
"hoax",
"maneuver",
"ploy",
"deed",
"feat",
"mission",
"performance",
"stunt",
"caprice",
"conceit",
"fancy",
"vagary",
"whim",
"whimsy",
"whimsey",
"deceit",
"deception",
"delusion",
"fooling",
"fraud",
"hanky-panky",
"hoodwinking",
"ruse",
"sham",
"stratagem",
"subterfuge",
"trickery",
"wile"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"antedated":{
"to go or come before in time":{
"examples":[
"dinosaurs antedate humans by millions of years"
],
"synonyms":[
"anteceded",
"forewent",
"preceded",
"predated",
"preexisted"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"followed",
"postdated",
"succeeded"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"antonyms":{
"a word having the opposite meaning as another word":{
"examples":[
"She needed an antonym for \"hot,\" and decided to settle on \"chilly.\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antipodes",
"antitheses",
"contraries",
"counters",
"negatives",
"obverses",
"opposites",
"reverses",
"negations",
"counterpoints",
"converses",
"inverses",
"mirror images"
],
"near antonyms":[
"synonyms",
"analogues",
"analogs",
"counterparts",
"carbon copies",
"copies",
"duplicates",
"replicas"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anticlimactical":{
"as in inconsequential , trivial":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"indecisive",
"insignificant",
"noncritical",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"climacteric",
"climactic",
"apical",
"apogean",
"crestal",
"crowning",
"culminating",
"high",
"highest",
"meridian",
"critical",
"crossover",
"crucial",
"fateful",
"life-and-death",
"life-or-death",
"vital"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antipodes":{
"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
"examples":[
"our little pug is an antipode to our other dog, a mastiff"
],
"synonyms":[
"antitheses",
"contraries",
"counters",
"negatives",
"obverses",
"opposites",
"reverses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"negations",
"antonyms",
"counterpoints",
"converses",
"inverses",
"mirror images"
],
"near antonyms":[
"synonyms",
"analogues",
"analogs",
"counterparts",
"carbon copies",
"copies",
"duplicates",
"replicas"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antireform":{
"as in antirevolutionary , antiliberal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antiliberal",
"antimodern",
"antiprogressive",
"antirevolutionary",
"right",
"right-wing",
"dowdy",
"fogyish",
"fogeyish",
"fuddy-duddy",
"ossified",
"set",
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"blimpish",
"neoconservative",
"Tory",
"ultraright",
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"true",
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"conventional",
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"brassbound",
"button-down",
"buttoned-down",
"conservative",
"die-hard",
"hidebound",
"mossbacked",
"old-fashioned",
"old-line",
"old-school",
"orthodox",
"paleoconservative",
"reactionary",
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"traditional",
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"unprogressive"
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"large-minded",
"liberal",
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"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"open-minded",
"progressive",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"anticonventional",
"antiestablishment",
"antitraditional",
"extremist",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"nonconformist",
"advanced",
"contemporary",
"modern",
"lefty",
"radical",
"ultraleft",
"ultraleftist",
"ultraprogressive",
"ultraradical"
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"adjective"
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"as in antimilitarism , antiaggression":{
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"antiaggression",
"antimilitarism",
"nonaggression",
"pacifism"
],
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"imperialism",
"jingoism",
"militarism",
"antagonism",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"hyperaggressiveness",
"unfriendliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in antidiscrimination , antisegregation":{
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"antidiscrimination",
"antisegregation",
"assimilationism"
],
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"prejudice",
"racialism",
"racism",
"race-baiting",
"apartheid",
"Jim Crow",
"segregation",
"separatism"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"a small room that is connected to a larger room and used as a place for people to wait before going into the larger room":{
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"antechamber",
"lounge",
"waiting room",
"entranceway",
"entry",
"entryway",
"foyer",
"hall",
"hallway",
"lobby",
"vestibule",
"door",
"doorway",
"entrance",
"portal",
"threshold"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"anthem":{
"a religious song":{
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"fervently sang an anthem of praise to the Lord"
],
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"carol",
"chorale",
"hymn",
"psalm",
"spiritual"
],
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"dirge",
"lament",
"requiem",
"threnody",
"Gloria Patri",
"hallelujah",
"paean",
"mass",
"oratorio",
"processional",
"recessional"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antibiotics":{
"a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections":{
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"antiseptics",
"sera",
"serums",
"cures",
"drugs",
"medicaments",
"medications",
"medicinals",
"medicines",
"pharmaceuticals",
"physics",
"remedies",
"specifics",
"cure-alls",
"nostrums",
"panaceas",
"botanicals",
"patent medicines",
"prescription drugs",
"prescriptions",
"cordials",
"potions",
"tonics",
"miracle drugs",
"wonder drugs",
"caps",
"capsules",
"pills",
"tablets",
"injections",
"shots",
"embrocations",
"liniments",
"lotions",
"ointments",
"potions",
"poultices",
"salves",
"syrups",
"sirups",
"tinctures",
"cathartics",
"purgatives"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
"examples":[
"found evidence in the Middle East of an antediluvian people previously unknown to history"
],
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"age-old",
"aged",
"ancient",
"antique",
"dateless",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"immemorial",
"old",
"venerable"
],
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"aging",
"ageing",
"mature",
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"archaistic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"geriatric",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moldy",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"old-world",
"retro",
"vintage",
"durable",
"enduring",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"ageless",
"hallowed",
"time-honored",
"timeless",
"time-tested",
"timeworn",
"traditional",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"classic",
"classical",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"primeval",
"primordial"
],
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"fresh",
"vernal",
"young",
"youthful",
"contemporary",
"current",
"latest",
"mod",
"novel",
"present-day",
"ultramodern",
"untested",
"untried",
"brand-new",
"unused",
"unworn"
],
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"modern",
"new",
"recent"
]
},
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"examples":[
"thought his dad was an antediluvian for refusing to use any social media"
],
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"Colonel Blimp",
"dodo",
"fogy",
"fogey",
"fossil",
"fud",
"fuddy-duddy",
"mossback",
"reactionary",
"stick-in-the-mud",
"stuffed shirt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conservative",
"rightist",
"Tory",
"mandarin",
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"veteran",
"old maid"
],
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"liberal",
"progressive",
"radical"
],
"antonyms":[
"hipster",
"modern",
"trendy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"antitraditional":{
"as in radical , extremist":{
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"anticonventional",
"antiestablishment",
"extremist",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"broad-minded",
"large-minded",
"liberal",
"nonconservative",
"nonconventional",
"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"open-minded",
"progressive",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"nonconformist",
"advanced",
"contemporary",
"modern",
"lefty",
"radical",
"ultraleft",
"ultraleftist",
"ultraprogressive",
"ultraradical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"archconservative",
"brassbound",
"button-down",
"buttoned-down",
"conservative",
"die-hard",
"hidebound",
"mossbacked",
"old-fashioned",
"old-line",
"old-school",
"orthodox",
"paleoconservative",
"reactionary",
"standpat",
"traditional",
"traditionalistic",
"ultraconservative",
"unprogressive",
"conventional",
"square",
"devoted",
"faithful",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antiphonary":{
"as in antiphonal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antiphonal",
"songbook",
"songster",
"breviary",
"missal",
"Psalter",
"hymnal",
"hymnary",
"hymnbook",
"psalmody"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antiquity":{
"the state of being something old":{
"examples":[
"despite their indisputable antiquity , many of the carvings look like they could have been made yesterday"
],
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"age",
"agedness",
"ancientness",
"hoariness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antiquation",
"datedness",
"obsolescence",
"obsoleteness",
"old-fashionedness",
"fustiness",
"agelessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"currency",
"currentness",
"freshness",
"modernity",
"modernness",
"novelty",
"recentness"
],
"antonyms":[
"newness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antipodean":{
"being as different as possible":{
"examples":[
"the convincing yet antipodean arguments presented by the two speakers left many members of the audience unsure of which side to support"
],
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"antipodal",
"antithetical",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposite",
"polar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adverse",
"negative",
"unfavorable",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"counter",
"cross",
"hostile",
"converse",
"inverse",
"obverse",
"reverse",
"alien",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"divergent",
"unalike",
"unlike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alike",
"analogous",
"like",
"similar",
"equivalent",
"identical",
"same",
"synonymous"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncontradictory"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antiracist":{
"as in antidiscrimination , antisegregation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antidiscrimination",
"antisegregation",
"assimilationism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prejudice",
"racialism",
"racism",
"race-baiting",
"apartheid",
"Jim Crow",
"segregation",
"separatism"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anthropical":{
"as in anthropocentric":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anthropocentric",
"unspiritual",
"daily",
"diurnal",
"animal",
"bodily",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"physical",
"carnal",
"earthborn",
"earthbound",
"earthly",
"fleshly",
"material",
"mundane",
"sublunary",
"temporal",
"terrene",
"terrestrial",
"worldly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heavenly",
"nontemporal",
"unearthly",
"unworldly",
"celestial",
"Elysian",
"empyreal",
"empyrean",
"supernal",
"metaphysical",
"devotional",
"divine",
"religious",
"sacred",
"spiritual",
"utopian",
"ethereal",
"supernatural",
"transcendent",
"transcendental"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anticipated":{
"being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events":{
"examples":[
"the anticipated date of delivery is July 14th"
],
"synonyms":[
"awaited",
"due",
"expected",
"scheduled",
"slated"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"behind",
"behindhand",
"belated",
"delinquent",
"dilatory",
"late",
"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy",
"early",
"premature",
"untimely",
"unanticipated",
"unforeseen",
"unlooked-for"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to believe in the future occurrence of (something)":{
"examples":[
"I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's"
],
"synonyms":[
"awaited",
"expected",
"hoped (for)",
"watched (for)"
],
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"banked on",
"counted (on or upon)",
"depended (on or upon)",
"relied (on or upon)",
"waited (for)",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"foresaw",
"foretold",
"predicted",
"prophesied",
"assumed",
"presumed",
"presupposed",
"contemplated",
"eyed",
"viewed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubted",
"questioned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to realize or know about beforehand":{
"examples":[
"I anticipated this unhelpful response"
],
"synonyms":[
"divined",
"forefelt",
"foreknew",
"foresaw",
"previsioned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"augured",
"forecast",
"forecasted",
"foretold",
"predicted",
"presaged",
"prognosticated",
"prophesied",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"foreshadowed",
"prefigured",
"visualized",
"alerted",
"cautioned",
"foretokened",
"forewarned",
"previewed",
"descried",
"discerned",
"perceived",
"apprehended",
"dreaded",
"feared"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"antagonisms":{
"a deep-seated ill will":{
"examples":[
"the antagonism between them was so bad they couldn't even sit near each other"
],
"synonyms":[
"animosity",
"animus",
"antipathy",
"bad blood",
"bitterness",
"enmity",
"gall",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blood feud",
"feud",
"score",
"vendetta",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"vindictiveness",
"virulence",
"vitriol",
"alienation",
"disaffection",
"estrangement",
"conflict",
"coolness",
"discord",
"friction",
"strain",
"tension",
"inhospitableness",
"unfriendliness",
"malice",
"malignancy",
"malignity",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"venom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amiability",
"amicability",
"civility",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"hospitality",
"neighborliness",
"comity",
"empathy",
"friendship",
"goodwill",
"sympathy",
"understanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"amity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antiphonaries":{
"as in antiphonals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antiphonals",
"songbooks",
"songsters",
"breviaries",
"missals",
"Psalters",
"hymnals",
"hymnaries",
"hymnbooks",
"psalmodies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anteing (up)":{
"to give what is owed for":{
"examples":[
"if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted"
],
"synonyms":[
"balancing",
"clearing",
"discharging",
"footing",
"liquidating",
"meeting",
"paying",
"paying off",
"paying up",
"ponying up",
"quitting",
"recompensing",
"settling",
"springing (for)",
"standing"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"repudiating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"antielitist":{
"as in democratic , modest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"egoless",
"humble",
"modest",
"unpretentious",
"democratic",
"egalitarian"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"elitist",
"high-hat",
"persnickety",
"potty",
"ritzy",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"snotty",
"toffee-nosed",
"aloof",
"arrogant",
"bumptious",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-handed",
"hoity-toity",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"lordly",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppity",
"biggety",
"biggity",
"bigheaded",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"prideful",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"stuck-up",
"swelled-headed",
"swellheaded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anticonventional":{
"as in radical , extremist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antiestablishment",
"antitraditional",
"extremist",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"broad-minded",
"large-minded",
"liberal",
"nonconservative",
"nonconventional",
"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"open-minded",
"progressive",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"nonconformist",
"advanced",
"contemporary",
"modern",
"lefty",
"radical",
"ultraleft",
"ultraleftist",
"ultraprogressive",
"ultraradical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"archconservative",
"brassbound",
"button-down",
"buttoned-down",
"conservative",
"die-hard",
"hidebound",
"mossbacked",
"old-fashioned",
"old-line",
"old-school",
"orthodox",
"paleoconservative",
"reactionary",
"standpat",
"traditional",
"traditionalistic",
"ultraconservative",
"unprogressive",
"conventional",
"square",
"devoted",
"faithful",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anti-utopia":{
"as in hell , dystopia":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dystopia",
"hell",
"fool's paradise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"Camelot",
"Cockaigne",
"Eden",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"fantasyland",
"heaven",
"lotusland",
"never-never land",
"New Jerusalem",
"nirvana",
"paradise",
"promised land",
"Shangri-la",
"utopia",
"Zion",
"Sion",
"arcadia",
"dreamland",
"dreamworld",
"fairyland",
"wonderland"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anticipate":{
"to believe in the future occurrence of (something)":{
"examples":[
"I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's"
],
"synonyms":[
"await",
"expect",
"hope (for)",
"watch (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bank on",
"count (on or upon)",
"depend (on or upon)",
"rely (on or upon)",
"wait (for)",
"envisage",
"envision",
"foresee",
"foretell",
"predict",
"prophesy",
"assume",
"presume",
"presuppose",
"contemplate",
"eye",
"view"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubt",
"question"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to realize or know about beforehand":{
"examples":[
"I anticipated this unhelpful response"
],
"synonyms":[
"divine",
"forefeel",
"foreknow",
"foresee",
"prevision"
],
"near synonyms":[
"augur",
"forecast",
"foretell",
"predict",
"presage",
"prognosticate",
"prophesy",
"envisage",
"envision",
"foreshadow",
"prefigure",
"visualize",
"alert",
"caution",
"foretoken",
"forewarn",
"preview",
"descry",
"discern",
"perceive",
"apprehend",
"dread",
"fear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"anticipations":{
"the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence":{
"examples":[
"in anticipation of a job offer, she had already begun looking for an apartment in the city where the company was based"
],
"synonyms":[
"contemplations",
"expectances",
"expectancies",
"expectations",
"prospects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alarms",
"alarums",
"apprehensions",
"dreads",
"forebodings",
"misgivings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antagonistically":{
"as in caustically , obnoxiously":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acrimoniously",
"caustically",
"envyingly",
"hostilely",
"invidiously",
"obnoxiously",
"rancorously",
"venomously",
"vindictively",
"vituperatively",
"contemptuously",
"deprecatingly",
"disdainfully",
"scornfully",
"bitterly",
"enviously",
"jealously",
"resentfully",
"bitchily",
"cattily",
"despitefully",
"hatefully",
"malevolently",
"maliciously",
"malignantly",
"meanly",
"nastily",
"spitefully",
"viciously",
"villainously",
"virulently",
"wickedly",
"balefully",
"caddishly",
"callously",
"cruelly",
"evil-mindedly",
"felly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"kindlessly",
"mercilessly",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"soullessly",
"unfeelingly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"ungraciously",
"unkindly",
"ill-naturedly",
"inconsiderately",
"insensitively",
"thoughtlessly",
"diabolically",
"fiendishly",
"misanthropically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"good-heartedly",
"kindheartedly",
"kindly",
"affably",
"agreeably",
"amiably",
"cordially",
"genially",
"good-humoredly",
"good-naturedly",
"graciously",
"nicely",
"pleasantly",
"altruistically",
"humanely",
"considerately",
"feelingly",
"lovingly",
"mercifully",
"sensitively",
"softheartedly",
"solicitously",
"soulfully",
"thoughtfully",
"compassionately",
"sympathetically",
"angelically",
"divinely",
"gently",
"sweetly",
"tenderly"
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"adverb"
]
},
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"having a natural dislike for something":{
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],
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"allergic",
"averse"
],
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"disinclined",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant",
"unwilling",
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"intolerant",
"negative",
"opposed",
"opposing",
"resistant",
"resisting",
"uncongenial",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repelled",
"repulsed",
"revolted",
"shocked",
"squeamish",
"turned off"
],
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"friendly",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"admiring",
"appreciative",
"charmed",
"delighted",
"fond",
"pleased",
"tickled"
],
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},
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"examples":[
"the mayor has always had an openly antipathetic relationship with the local press"
],
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"adversary",
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"jaundiced",
"mortal",
"negative",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic"
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"adverse",
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"clashing",
"combative",
"conflicting",
"contentious",
"contrary",
"disputatious",
"militant",
"opposed",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"resisting",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"antisocial",
"cold",
"cool",
"disagreeable",
"disapproving",
"distant",
"frigid",
"icy",
"biased",
"prejudiced",
"discourteous",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impertinent",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"rude",
"surly",
"uncivil",
"unfavorable",
"unkind",
"unmannerly",
"unpleasant",
"unsociable",
"acrimonious",
"bitter",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"opprobrious",
"rancorous",
"spiteful",
"unloving",
"vindictive",
"virulent"
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"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"civil",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"convivial",
"cordial",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"gregarious",
"neighborly",
"pleasant",
"sociable",
"social",
"warm",
"affectionate",
"devoted",
"kind",
"kindly",
"loving",
"nice",
"sweet",
"accepting",
"agreeable",
"approving",
"benign",
"empathetic",
"favorable",
"understanding",
"warmhearted",
"welcoming"
],
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"friendly",
"hospitable",
"nonantagonistic",
"nonhostile",
"sympathetic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anthropoid":{
"resembling a human in shape or form":{
"examples":[
"They were on the lookout for the famed Sasquatch, a tall anthropoid creature some thought lived deep in these forests."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"creatural",
"hominid",
"human",
"humanlike",
"humanoid",
"earthborn",
"mortal",
"natural"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonhuman",
"inhuman",
"robotic",
"subhuman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ape , cretin":{
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"near synonyms":[
"ape",
"beast",
"boor",
"brute",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"cur",
"heel",
"louse",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinker",
"tyke",
"tike",
"villain",
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"blunderer",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dum-dum",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"galoot",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simp",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo",
"booby",
"fool",
"goose",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"madman",
"nut",
"slouch",
"featherbrain",
"scatterbrain",
"chump",
"loser",
"schlemiel",
"shlemiel",
"turkey",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"scamp",
"clod",
"clodhopper",
"gawk",
"hulk",
"lout",
"lubber",
"lug",
"lump",
"Neanderthal",
"oaf",
"palooka"
],
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"brain",
"brainiac",
"genius",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"antenatal":{
"as in prenatal":{
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"near synonyms":[
"prenatal",
"big",
"caught",
"enceinte",
"expectant",
"expecting",
"gone",
"gravid",
"heavy",
"pregnant",
"quick",
"parturient",
"childbearing",
"gestational",
"brooding",
"conceiving",
"impregnated"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anticipatory":{
"having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something":{
"examples":[
"couldn't control his anticipatory excitement on Christmas morning"
],
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"agape",
"agog",
"anticipant",
"expectant"
],
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"open-eyed",
"openmouthed",
"alert",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"anxious",
"athirst",
"breathless",
"eager",
"enthusiastic",
"raring",
"antsy",
"impatient",
"restive",
"restless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"unimpressed",
"uninterested",
"unmoved"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antimilitarism":{
"as in anti-imperialism , antiaggression":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antiaggression",
"anti-imperialism",
"nonaggression",
"pacifism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"imperialism",
"jingoism",
"militarism",
"antagonism",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"hyperaggressiveness",
"unfriendliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antipode":{
"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
"examples":[
"our little pug is an antipode to our other dog, a mastiff"
],
"synonyms":[
"antithesis",
"contrary",
"counter",
"negative",
"obverse",
"opposite",
"reverse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"negation",
"antonym",
"counterpoint",
"converse",
"inverse",
"mirror image"
],
"near antonyms":[
"synonym",
"analogue",
"analog",
"counterpart",
"carbon copy",
"copy",
"duplicate",
"replica"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anteceded":{
"to go or come before in time":{
"examples":[
"the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelites claimed to base their principles and practices on the Italian art that anteceded Raphael and other masters of the High Renaissance"
],
"synonyms":[
"antedated",
"forewent",
"preceded",
"predated",
"preexisted"
],
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"antonyms":[
"followed",
"postdated",
"succeeded"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"anti-utopians":{
"as in naysayers , pragmatists":{
"examples":[],
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"cynics",
"fatalists",
"nihilists",
"hardnoses",
"pragmatists",
"realists",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"worriers",
"worrywarts",
"knockers",
"naysayers",
"Cassandras",
"Jeremiahs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"Don Quixotes",
"dreamers",
"fantasts",
"idealists",
"idealizers",
"ideologues",
"idealogues",
"romanticists",
"romantics",
"utopians",
"visionaries",
"sentimentalists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anticlockwise":{
"as in counterclockwise , widdershins":{
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"near synonyms":[
"counterclockwise",
"left-handed",
"left-handedly",
"retrograde",
"reversely",
"widdershins",
"withershins",
"back",
"backward",
"rearward",
"rearwards",
"astern",
"sternforemost"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ahead",
"along",
"forth",
"forward",
"forwards",
"on",
"onward",
"onwards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"antivenom":{
"as in antivenin , antidote":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antidote",
"antivenin",
"mithridate",
"cure",
"cure-all",
"elixir",
"panacea"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxic",
"toxin",
"venom",
"cancer",
"contagion",
"disease",
"virus",
"fungicide",
"germicide",
"herbicide",
"insecticide",
"microbicide",
"pesticide",
"toxicant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antelope":{
"as in ostrich , crocodile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alligator",
"buckskin",
"cabretta",
"calfskin",
"capeskin",
"chamois",
"cordovan",
"cowhide",
"crocodile",
"deerskin",
"doeskin",
"goatskin",
"horsehide",
"kid",
"kidskin",
"lambskin",
"morocco",
"ostrich",
"pigskin",
"seal",
"sharkskin",
"sheepskin",
"snakeskin",
"coat",
"fleece",
"fur",
"pelt",
"nubuck",
"patent leather",
"suede",
"hide",
"leather",
"skin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anticruelty":{
"as in cruelty-free":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cruelty-free",
"altruistic",
"brotherly",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"humanitarian",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"noble",
"openhearted",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"patient",
"pitying",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"clement",
"forbearing",
"forgiving",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"soft",
"affable",
"amicable",
"benign",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gentle",
"good",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"mild",
"neighborly",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"sweet",
"warm",
"attentive",
"considerate",
"solicitous",
"thoughtful",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"softhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"warmhearted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brute",
"brutish",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"uncompassionate",
"unfeeling",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"unsympathetic",
"vicious",
"wanton",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"stonyhearted",
"inconsiderate",
"insensitive",
"thoughtless",
"uncaring",
"unthinking",
"grim",
"hard-boiled",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"severe",
"stern",
"tough",
"unsentimental",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"virulent",
"antihumanitarian",
"uncharitable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antidemocratic":{
"as in antirepublican":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antirepublican",
"authoritarian",
"jackbooted",
"oppressive",
"totalitarian",
"high-handed",
"magisterial",
"absolute",
"arbitrary",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"czarist",
"tsarist",
"tzarist",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"monocratic",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"masterful",
"all-powerful",
"almighty",
"omnipotent",
"autonomous",
"self-governing",
"self-ruling",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"unconditional",
"unlimited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limited",
"circumscribed",
"restrained",
"restricted",
"constitutional",
"lawful",
"democratic",
"republican"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anterior":{
"being at or in the forward part or surface of something":{
"examples":[
"the anterior chamber of the eye is bounded in front by the cornea"
],
"synonyms":[
"fore",
"forward",
"front",
"frontal",
"frontward",
"frontwards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ventral"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dorsal"
],
"antonyms":[
"aft",
"after",
"hind",
"hinder",
"hindmost",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rearward"
]
},
"going before another in time or order":{
"examples":[
"fossils from an anterior geologic age"
],
"synonyms":[
"antecedent",
"foregoing",
"former",
"precedent",
"preceding",
"previous",
"prior"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advance",
"early",
"premature",
"earliest",
"first",
"inaugural",
"initial",
"maiden",
"original",
"pioneer",
"preexisting",
"introductory",
"preliminary",
"erstwhile",
"whilom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advanced",
"late",
"closing",
"concluding",
"final",
"last",
"latest",
"latter",
"terminal",
"ultimate"
],
"antonyms":[
"after",
"ensuing",
"following",
"later",
"posterior",
"subsequent",
"succeeding"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antipasti":{
"as in appetizers , cocktails":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amuse-bouches",
"amuses-bouches",
"amuse-gueules",
"appetizers",
"apps",
"canap\u00e9s",
"cocktails",
"hors d'oeuvres",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"munchies",
"starters",
"finger foods",
"natural foods",
"commissaries",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliments",
"nutriments",
"diets",
"nourishments",
"nurtures",
"sustenances",
"messes",
"paps",
"ensilages",
"feeds",
"fodders",
"forages",
"silages",
"slop",
"swills",
"feasts",
"meals",
"refreshments",
"regales",
"repasts",
"spreads",
"boards",
"dishes",
"plates",
"platters",
"servings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banes",
"poisons",
"toxins",
"venoms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antithetical":{
"being as different as possible":{
"examples":[
"spiritual concerns and ideals that are antithetical to the materialism embraced by modern society"
],
"synonyms":[
"antipodal",
"antipodean",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposite",
"polar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adverse",
"negative",
"unfavorable",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"counter",
"cross",
"hostile",
"converse",
"inverse",
"obverse",
"reverse",
"alien",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"divergent",
"unalike",
"unlike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alike",
"analogous",
"like",
"similar",
"equivalent",
"identical",
"same",
"synonymous"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncontradictory"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antechamber":{
"a room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anteroom",
"lounge",
"waiting room",
"entranceway",
"entry",
"entryway",
"foyer",
"hall",
"hallway",
"lobby",
"vestibule",
"door",
"doorway",
"entrance",
"portal",
"threshold"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anti":{
"opposed to; not for":{
"examples":[
"if you ask me, she's anti anything that sounds like the least bit of fun"
],
"synonyms":[
"against",
"agin",
"contra"
],
"near synonyms":[
"athwart",
"contrary to",
"versus",
"with"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"for",
"pro"
]
},
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"antidotes":{
"something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable":{
"examples":[
"hoped that taking dance lessons would prove to be an antidote for her loneliness"
],
"synonyms":[
"correctives",
"curatives",
"cures",
"rectifiers",
"remedies",
"therapeutics",
"therapies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cure-alls",
"elixirs",
"panaceas",
"answers",
"solutions",
"aids",
"help",
"reliefs",
"succors",
"balms",
"medicinals",
"medicines",
"palliatives"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antiphonal":{
"as in antiphonary":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antiphonary",
"songbook",
"songster",
"breviary",
"missal",
"Psalter",
"hymnal",
"hymnary",
"hymnbook",
"psalmody"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antiaggression":{
"as in anti-imperialism , antimilitarism":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anti-imperialism",
"antimilitarism",
"nonaggression",
"pacifism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"imperialism",
"jingoism",
"militarism",
"antagonism",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"hyperaggressiveness",
"unfriendliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antiquarians":{
"as in booksellers , bibliopoles":{
"examples":[],
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"booksellers",
"bookworms",
"bibliopegists",
"bookbinders",
"bookmakers",
"bibliolaters",
"bibliomaniacs",
"bibliophiles",
"bookmen"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in antibiotics , sera":{
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"sera",
"serums",
"cures",
"drugs",
"medicaments",
"medications",
"medicinals",
"medicines",
"pharmaceuticals",
"physics",
"remedies",
"specifics",
"cure-alls",
"nostrums",
"panaceas",
"botanicals",
"patent medicines",
"prescription drugs",
"prescriptions",
"cordials",
"potions",
"tonics",
"miracle drugs",
"wonder drugs",
"caps",
"capsules",
"pills",
"tablets",
"injections",
"shots",
"embrocations",
"liniments",
"lotions",
"ointments",
"potions",
"poultices",
"salves"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in antiliberal , antireform":{
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"antimodern",
"antiprogressive",
"antireform",
"right",
"right-wing",
"dowdy",
"fogyish",
"fogeyish",
"fuddy-duddy",
"ossified",
"set",
"stodgy",
"blimpish",
"neoconservative",
"Tory",
"ultraright",
"ultrarightist",
"devoted",
"faithful",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true",
"true-blue",
"conventional",
"square",
"archconservative",
"brassbound",
"button-down",
"buttoned-down",
"conservative",
"die-hard",
"hidebound",
"mossbacked",
"old-fashioned",
"old-line",
"old-school",
"orthodox",
"paleoconservative",
"reactionary",
"standpat",
"traditional",
"traditionalistic",
"ultraconservative",
"unprogressive"
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"broad-minded",
"large-minded",
"liberal",
"nonconservative",
"nonconventional",
"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"open-minded",
"progressive",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"anticonventional",
"antiestablishment",
"antitraditional",
"extremist",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"nonconformist",
"advanced",
"contemporary",
"modern",
"lefty",
"radical",
"ultraleft",
"ultraleftist",
"ultraprogressive",
"ultraradical"
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"adjective"
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"as in cynical , hard-boiled":{
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"cynical",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"hardheaded",
"unsentimental"
],
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"nostalgic",
"wistful",
"dreamy",
"misty-eyed",
"moonstruck",
"moony",
"starry-eyed",
"melodramatic",
"soap-operatic",
"soapy",
"sudsy"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"to give what is owed for":{
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"if we can't ante up at least half of the overdue rent, we are going to be evicted"
],
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"balances",
"clears",
"discharges",
"foots",
"liquidates",
"meets",
"pays",
"pays off",
"pays up",
"ponies up",
"quits",
"recompenses",
"settles",
"springs (for)",
"stands"
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"repudiates"
]
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"verb"
]
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"going before another in time or order":{
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"I'd like to follow up on an antecedent question from another reporter"
],
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"foregoing",
"former",
"precedent",
"preceding",
"previous",
"prior"
],
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"advance",
"early",
"premature",
"earliest",
"first",
"inaugural",
"initial",
"maiden",
"original",
"pioneer",
"preexisting",
"introductory",
"preliminary",
"erstwhile",
"whilom"
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"advanced",
"late",
"closing",
"concluding",
"final",
"last",
"latest",
"latter",
"terminal",
"ultimate"
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"after",
"ensuing",
"following",
"later",
"posterior",
"subsequent",
"succeeding"
]
},
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"examples":[
"what are the antecedents of the American Revolutionary War?"
],
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"causality",
"causation",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason"
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"consideration",
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"factor",
"alpha and omega",
"be-all and end-all",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"stimulus",
"mother",
"origin",
"root",
"source",
"spring"
],
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"ramification",
"denouement",
"d\u00e9nouement",
"repercussion",
"conclusion",
"end",
"by-product",
"side effect",
"side reaction"
],
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"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the typewriter is the antecedent of the computer keyboard"
],
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"ancestor",
"archetype",
"daddy",
"foregoer",
"forerunner",
"granddaddy",
"grandaddy",
"precursor",
"predecessor",
"prototype"
],
"near synonyms":[
"model",
"original",
"originator",
"sire",
"father",
"mother"
],
"near antonyms":[
"by-product",
"derivative",
"offshoot",
"outgrowth",
"spin-off",
"daughter",
"son"
],
"antonyms":[
"descendant",
"descendent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
"examples":[
"true love for another is the antithesis of the desire to control that person's life"
],
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"antipode",
"contrary",
"counter",
"negative",
"obverse",
"opposite",
"reverse"
],
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"negation",
"antonym",
"counterpoint",
"converse",
"inverse",
"mirror image"
],
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"synonym",
"analogue",
"analog",
"counterpart",
"carbon copy",
"copy",
"duplicate",
"replica"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ante":{
"the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{
"examples":[
"the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the ante"
],
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"charge",
"cost",
"damage",
"fee",
"figure",
"freight",
"price",
"price tag"
],
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"fair market value",
"market value",
"valuation",
"value",
"asking price",
"list price",
"sticker price",
"price point",
"rate",
"tariff",
"unit price",
"carrying charge",
"overcharge",
"service charge",
"service fee",
"surcharge",
"deduction",
"discount",
"markdown",
"reduction",
"sale",
"deposit",
"down payment",
"account",
"bill",
"check",
"invoice",
"tab"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"antivenin":{
"as in antidote , antivenom":{
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"antidote",
"antivenom",
"mithridate",
"cure",
"cure-all",
"elixir",
"panacea"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxic",
"toxin",
"venom",
"cancer",
"contagion",
"disease",
"virus",
"fungicide",
"germicide",
"herbicide",
"insecticide",
"microbicide",
"pesticide",
"toxicant"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antirepublican":{
"as in antidemocratic":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"antidemocratic",
"authoritarian",
"jackbooted",
"oppressive",
"totalitarian",
"high-handed",
"magisterial",
"absolute",
"arbitrary",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"czarist",
"tsarist",
"tzarist",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"monocratic",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"masterful",
"all-powerful",
"almighty",
"omnipotent",
"autonomous",
"self-governing",
"self-ruling",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"unconditional",
"unlimited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limited",
"circumscribed",
"restrained",
"restricted",
"constitutional",
"lawful",
"democratic",
"republican"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"antianxiety":{
"as in antidepressant , antistress":{
"examples":[],
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"antidepressant",
"antidepression",
"antistress",
"analgesic",
"anesthetic",
"anodyne",
"deadening",
"depressant",
"numbing",
"hypnotic",
"opiate",
"calming",
"comforting",
"dreamy",
"lulling",
"narcotic",
"pacifying",
"quieting",
"relaxing",
"sedative",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"unsettling",
"worrisome",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulant",
"stimulating",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"grating",
"harassing",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"anthologizes":{
"to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list":{
"examples":[
"anthologized an impressive array of essays championing freedom of the press"
],
"synonyms":[
"collects",
"compiles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"edits",
"recompiles",
"redacts",
"redrafts",
"reedits",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"assembles",
"collates",
"gathers",
"groups"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"antagonizing":{
"as in antagonistic , confrontational":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"chafing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"inflammatory",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nagging",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"offensive",
"provocative",
"provoking",
"rankling",
"riling",
"vexing",
"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"engaging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"martial",
"militant",
"militaristic",
"military",
"warlike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"conciliatory",
"disarming",
"mollifying",
"pacific",
"pacifying",
"peacemaking",
"placating",
"placatory",
"propitiatory",
"endearing",
"ingratiating",
"winning",
"winsome",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
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"to implant bitter feelings in":{
"examples":[
"everything he said just antagonized the other side even more"
],
"synonyms":[
"embittering",
"empoisoning",
"envenoming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggravating",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"alienating",
"disaffecting",
"disgruntling",
"estranging",
"setting (against)",
"curdling",
"souring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endearing",
"ingratiating",
"appeasing",
"assuaging",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"sweetening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"antecedently":{
"so as to precede something in order of time":{
"examples":[
"check your flight status antecedently to leaving home for the airport just in case there's a delay"
],
"synonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead",
"already",
"anteriorly",
"before",
"beforehand",
"earlier",
"formerly",
"preliminarily",
"previously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"a priori",
"early",
"prematurely",
"first",
"first off",
"now",
"before long",
"erelong",
"presently",
"shortly",
"soon"
],
"near antonyms":[
"behind",
"by and by",
"next",
"subsequently"
],
"antonyms":[
"after",
"afterward",
"afterwards",
"later"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"antique":{
"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
"examples":[
"studied shards from antique pots made by the Pueblos of the Southwest"
],
"synonyms":[
"age-old",
"aged",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"dateless",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"immemorial",
"old",
"venerable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aging",
"ageing",
"mature",
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"archaistic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"geriatric",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moldy",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"old-world",
"retro",
"vintage",
"durable",
"enduring",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"ageless",
"hallowed",
"time-honored",
"timeless",
"time-tested",
"timeworn",
"traditional",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"classic",
"classical",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"primeval",
"primordial"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"vernal",
"young",
"youthful",
"contemporary",
"current",
"latest",
"mod",
"novel",
"present-day",
"ultramodern",
"untested",
"untried",
"brand-new",
"unused",
"unworn"
],
"antonyms":[
"modern",
"new",
"recent"
]
},
"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
"examples":[
"loved to collect antique sugar tongs"
],
"synonyms":[
"old-fashioned",
"old-school",
"old-time",
"old-timey",
"old-world",
"oldfangled",
"quaint",
"retro",
"retrograde",
"vintage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antiquated",
"moldy",
"obsolete",
"rinky-dink",
"historic",
"historical",
"olden",
"traditional",
"old hat",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"superannuated",
"dated",
"fusty",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"stodgy",
"aged",
"age-old",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"atavistic",
"fossilized",
"hoary",
"venerable",
"bygone",
"erstwhile",
"former",
"late",
"past",
"forgotten",
"remote",
"ageless",
"dateless",
"timeless",
"anachronistic",
"anachronic",
"anachronous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"chic",
"designer",
"fashionable",
"smart",
"stylish",
"modernized",
"refurbished",
"remodeled",
"renewed",
"updated",
"last",
"latest",
"futuristic",
"high-tech",
"hi-tech",
"latter-day",
"nontraditional",
"recent"
],
"antonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernist",
"modernistic",
"new age",
"newfangled",
"new-fashioned",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date"
]
},
"something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period":{
"examples":[
"their house is filled with rare antiques , including a collection of 19th-century African masks"
],
"synonyms":[
"museum piece",
"relic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"artifact",
"fossil",
"dinosaur",
"antiquities",
"ruins",
"hangover",
"remains",
"remnant",
"trace",
"vestige"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"anticlimax":{
"a dull or disappointing ending or result":{
"examples":[
"The last chapter of the book was an anticlimax ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aftermath",
"coda",
"epilogue",
"epilog",
"postscript",
"capper",
"close",
"closing",
"conclusion",
"consummation",
"end",
"endgame",
"ending",
"finale",
"finis",
"finish",
"grand finale",
"homestretch",
"mop-up",
"windup",
"wrap-up",
"acme",
"apex",
"capstone",
"climax",
"copestone",
"coup de gr\u00e2ce",
"coup de grace",
"crescendo",
"crown",
"culmination",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith",
"shank",
"tag end",
"tail end"
],
"near antonyms":[
"foreword",
"introduction",
"overture",
"preamble",
"preface",
"prelude",
"prologue",
"prolog",
"baseline",
"beginning",
"dawn",
"day one",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"opening",
"start"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anthologies":{
"a collection of writings":{
"examples":[
"an anthology of American short stories"
],
"synonyms":[
"albums",
"compendiums",
"compendia",
"compilations",
"florilegia",
"miscellanies",
"readers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"almanacs",
"ana",
"anas",
"analects",
"chapbooks",
"digests",
"garlands",
"symposia",
"symposiums",
"casebooks",
"sourcebooks",
"archives",
"corpora",
"libraries",
"miscellanea"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anticlimactic":{
"as in inconsequential , trivial":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"indecisive",
"insignificant",
"noncritical",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"climacteric",
"climactic",
"apical",
"apogean",
"crestal",
"crowning",
"culminating",
"high",
"highest",
"meridian",
"critical",
"crossover",
"crucial",
"fateful",
"life-and-death",
"life-or-death",
"vital"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antagonized":{
"to implant bitter feelings in":{
"examples":[
"everything he said just antagonized the other side even more"
],
"synonyms":[
"embittered",
"empoisoned",
"envenomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"angered",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"alienated",
"disaffected",
"disgruntled",
"estranged",
"set (against)",
"curdled",
"soured"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endeared",
"ingratiated",
"appeased",
"assuaged",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated",
"propitiated",
"sweetened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"antres":{
"a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface":{
"examples":[
"a fantasy in which an intrepid band of adventurers enter a vast antre and discover a hidden world filled with monsters and wonders"
],
"synonyms":[
"caverns",
"caves",
"delves",
"grots",
"grottoes",
"grottos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abysses",
"chasms",
"gulfs",
"hollows",
"crawlways",
"galleries",
"subways",
"tunnels",
"excavations",
"mines",
"pits",
"shafts",
"wells",
"bunkers",
"dugouts",
"foxholes",
"burrows",
"coverts",
"dens",
"holes",
"lairs",
"lodges",
"shelters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anthology":{
"a collection of writings":{
"examples":[
"an anthology of American short stories"
],
"synonyms":[
"album",
"collectanea",
"compendium",
"compilation",
"florilegium",
"miscellany",
"reader"
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"ana",
"analects",
"chapbook",
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"symposium",
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"corpus",
"library",
"miscellanea"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"a small room that is connected to a larger room and used as a place for people to wait before going into the larger room":{
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"antechambers",
"lounges",
"waiting rooms",
"entranceways",
"entries",
"entryways",
"foyers",
"halls",
"hallways",
"lobbies",
"vestibules",
"doors",
"doorways",
"entrances",
"portals",
"thresholds"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"to go or come before in time":{
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"foregoes",
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"verb"
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"something belonging to or surviving from an earlier period":{
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],
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"museum pieces",
"relics"
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"artifacts",
"fossils",
"dinosaurs",
"antiquities",
"ruins",
"hangovers",
"remains",
"remnants",
"traces",
"vestiges"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in antidiscrimination , antiracism":{
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"antidiscrimination",
"antiracism",
"assimilationism"
],
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"prejudice",
"racialism",
"racism",
"race-baiting",
"apartheid",
"Jim Crow",
"segregation",
"separatism"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in dystopian":{
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"dystopian",
"earthly",
"mundane",
"terrestrial",
"worldly",
"chthonic",
"chthonian",
"hellish",
"infernal",
"plutonian",
"sulfurous",
"Tartarean"
],
"near antonyms":[
"celestial",
"elysian",
"empyreal",
"empyrean",
"ethereal",
"heavenly",
"supernal",
"supernatural",
"transcendent",
"transcendental",
"unearthly",
"unworldly",
"angelic",
"angelical",
"beatific",
"blissful"
],
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"as in naysayer , pragmatist":{
"examples":[],
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"cynic",
"fatalist",
"nihilist",
"hardnose",
"pragmatist",
"realist",
"defeatist",
"pessimist",
"worrier",
"worrywart",
"knocker",
"naysayer",
"Cassandra",
"Jeremiah"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"Don Quixote",
"dreamer",
"fantast",
"idealist",
"idealizer",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"romantic",
"romanticist",
"utopian",
"visionary",
"sentimentalist"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
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"having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{
"examples":[
"she's not antisocial , just extremely shy"
],
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"aloof",
"asocial",
"buttoned-up",
"cold",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"detached",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"offish",
"remote",
"standoff",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"unclubbable",
"unsociable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"indrawn",
"introverted",
"nongregarious",
"recessive",
"reclusive",
"reserved",
"unsocial",
"withdrawn",
"misanthropic",
"apathetic",
"hard",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"clinical",
"dispassionate",
"impersonal",
"professional",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"uninterested",
"reticent",
"silent",
"taciturn",
"uncommunicative",
"diffident",
"shy",
"timid",
"cliquey",
"cliquish",
"clubbish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boon",
"clubbable",
"clubable",
"clubby",
"companionable",
"convivial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"communicative",
"expansive",
"garrulous",
"talkative",
"affable",
"folksy",
"genial",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"congenial",
"kindly",
"neighborly"
],
"antonyms":[
"cordial",
"friendly",
"sociable",
"social",
"warm"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anti-feminist":{
"as in bigot , misogynist":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"bigot",
"chauvinist",
"misandrist",
"misogynist",
"sexist",
"cynic",
"misanthrope",
"naysayer",
"pessimist",
"doubter",
"negativist",
"skeptic",
"belittler",
"critic",
"derider",
"detractor",
"scoffer",
"malcontent",
"defeatist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"egalitarian",
"feminist",
"optimist",
"positivist",
"idealist"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{
"examples":[
"the base price is $500, but any additional repairs will up the ante"
],
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"charges",
"costs",
"damages",
"fees",
"figures",
"freights",
"prices",
"price tags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fair market values",
"market values",
"valuations",
"values",
"asking prices",
"list prices",
"sticker prices",
"price points",
"rates",
"tariffs",
"unit prices",
"carrying charges",
"overcharges",
"service charges",
"service fees",
"surcharges",
"deductions",
"discounts",
"markdowns",
"reductions",
"sales",
"deposits",
"down payments",
"accounts",
"bills",
"checks",
"invoices",
"tabs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonymous":{
"as in antonymic":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"antonymic",
"different",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"distant",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishable",
"diverse",
"nonidentical",
"other",
"unalike",
"unlike",
"antipodal",
"antipodean",
"antithetical",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposite",
"polar",
"differentiable",
"discriminable"
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"near antonyms":[
"akin",
"alike",
"analogous",
"comparable",
"coordinate",
"correspondent",
"corresponding",
"equivalent",
"like",
"look-alike",
"matching",
"parallel",
"similar",
"such",
"suchlike",
"synonymous",
"tantamount",
"coequal",
"duplicate",
"equal",
"even",
"identical",
"indistinguishable",
"same",
"cognate",
"connate",
"ditto",
"resemblant",
"resembling"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"to go or come before in time":{
"examples":[
"the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelites claimed to base their principles and practices on the Italian art that anteceded Raphael and other masters of the High Renaissance"
],
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"antedating",
"foregoing",
"preceding",
"predating",
"preexisting"
],
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"antonyms":[
"following",
"postdating",
"succeeding"
]
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"type":[
"verb"
]
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"antiquarian":{
"as in bookseller , bibliopole":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"bibliopole",
"bookseller",
"bookworm",
"bibliopegist",
"bookbinder",
"bookmaker",
"bibliolater",
"bibliomaniac",
"bibliophile",
"bookman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antimacho":{
"as in feminine , womanlike":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"feminine",
"girlie",
"girly",
"girlish",
"womanlike",
"womanly",
"effeminate",
"effete",
"epicene",
"sissified",
"sissy",
"unmanly",
"womanish",
"old-maidish",
"overnice",
"prissy",
"spinsterish",
"dandyish",
"dudish",
"foppish",
"sappy",
"camp",
"campy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"having passed its time of use or usefulness":{
"examples":[
"saw an antiquated hand-cranked rope-making machine at the textiles museum"
],
"synonyms":[
"archaic",
"dated",
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"out-of-date",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aging",
"ageing",
"obsolescent",
"discarded",
"disused",
"inoperable",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless",
"dead",
"defunct",
"expired",
"extinct",
"vanished",
"dormant",
"fallow",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"latent",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"antique",
"dateless",
"fusty",
"musty",
"old",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"retro",
"vintage",
"aged",
"age-old",
"hoary",
"venerable",
"atavistic",
"bygone",
"erstwhile",
"former",
"historic",
"historical",
"late",
"old-world",
"past"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"mod",
"modern",
"new",
"newfangled",
"new-fashioned",
"present-day",
"recent",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date",
"up-to-the-minute",
"fresh",
"modernized",
"refurbished",
"remodeled",
"renewed",
"functional",
"operable",
"operational",
"workable",
"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"operating",
"operative"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antidepressant":{
"as in antianxiety , antistress":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antianxiety",
"antidepression",
"antistress",
"analgesic",
"anesthetic",
"anodyne",
"deadening",
"depressant",
"numbing",
"hypnotic",
"opiate",
"calming",
"comforting",
"dreamy",
"lulling",
"narcotic",
"pacifying",
"quieting",
"relaxing",
"sedative",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"unsettling",
"worrisome",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulant",
"stimulating",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"grating",
"harassing",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antidotal":{
"as in counterbalancing , counteractive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"counteractive",
"counterbalancing",
"beneficial",
"helpful",
"salutary",
"wholesome",
"reparative",
"restorative",
"curative",
"medicinal",
"therapeutic",
"amendatory",
"corrective",
"rectifying",
"reformative",
"reformatory",
"remedial",
"remedying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anthropic":{
"as in anthropocentric":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anthropocentric",
"unspiritual",
"daily",
"diurnal",
"animal",
"bodily",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"physical",
"carnal",
"earthborn",
"earthbound",
"earthly",
"fleshly",
"material",
"mundane",
"sublunary",
"temporal",
"terrene",
"terrestrial",
"worldly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heavenly",
"nontemporal",
"unearthly",
"unworldly",
"celestial",
"Elysian",
"empyreal",
"empyrean",
"supernal",
"metaphysical",
"devotional",
"divine",
"religious",
"sacred",
"spiritual",
"utopian",
"ethereal",
"supernatural",
"transcendent",
"transcendental"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anthologize":{
"to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list":{
"examples":[
"anthologized an impressive array of essays championing freedom of the press"
],
"synonyms":[
"collect",
"compile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"edit",
"recompile",
"redact",
"redraft",
"reedit",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"assemble",
"collate",
"gather",
"group"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"anticipating":{
"to believe in the future occurrence of (something)":{
"examples":[
"I anticipate that we'll be seeing you for New Year's"
],
"synonyms":[
"awaiting",
"expecting",
"hoping (for)",
"watching (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banking on",
"counting (on or upon)",
"depending (on or upon)",
"relying (on or upon)",
"waiting (for)",
"envisaging",
"envisioning",
"foreseeing",
"foretelling",
"predicting",
"prophesying",
"assuming",
"presuming",
"presupposing",
"contemplating",
"eyeing",
"eying",
"viewing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubting",
"questioning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to realize or know about beforehand":{
"examples":[
"I anticipated this unhelpful response"
],
"synonyms":[
"divining",
"forefeeling",
"foreknowing",
"foreseeing",
"previsioning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"auguring",
"forecasting",
"foretelling",
"predicting",
"presaging",
"prognosticating",
"prophesying",
"envisaging",
"envisioning",
"foreshadowing",
"prefiguring",
"visualizing",
"alerting",
"cautioning",
"foretokening",
"forewarning",
"previewing",
"descrying",
"discerning",
"perceiving",
"apprehending",
"dreading",
"fearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"anti-intellectuals":{
"as in philistines , lowbrows":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lowbrows",
"philistines",
"blockheads",
"dolts",
"dopes",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"fatheads",
"half-wits",
"imbeciles",
"morons",
"nitwits",
"pinheads",
"simpletons"
],
"near antonyms":[
"double-domes",
"geeks",
"highbrows",
"intellectualists",
"intellectuals",
"longhairs",
"nerds",
"blues",
"bluestockings",
"Brahmins",
"mandarins",
"sages"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"anti-imperialist":{
"as in antimilitarist , unwarlike":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antimilitarist",
"unwarlike",
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious",
"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"complaisant",
"conciliatory",
"cordial",
"easygoing",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"ingratiating",
"kindhearted",
"obliging",
"pleasant",
"sociable",
"calm",
"quiet",
"relaxed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"benign",
"gentle",
"kindly",
"mild"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike",
"antagonistic",
"fierce",
"hostile",
"hot-tempered",
"acidic",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"bristly",
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"fractious",
"fretful",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"huffy",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"ornery",
"peevish",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"querulous",
"rude",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"stroppy",
"surly",
"testy",
"touchy",
"ugly",
"waspish"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antiforeign":{
"as in anti-immigrant , xenophobic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anti-immigrant",
"nativist",
"nativistic",
"xenophobic",
"loyal",
"patriotic",
"spread-eagle",
"chauvinist",
"chauvinistic",
"jingoist",
"jingoistic",
"nationalist",
"nationalistic",
"superpatriotic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"internationalist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"anthropoids":{
"as in apes , cretins":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apes",
"beasts",
"boors",
"brutes",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"curs",
"heels",
"louses",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"tykes",
"tikes",
"villains",
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"blunderers",
"boneheads",
"bubbleheads",
"chowderheads",
"chuckleheads",
"clodpolls",
"clodpoles",
"clots",
"clucks",
"clunks",
"cuddies",
"deadheads",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dullards",
"dumbbells",
"dumbheads",
"dum-dums",
"dummies",
"dummkopfs",
"dunces",
"dunderheads",
"fatheads",
"galoots",
"ganders",
"golems",
"goofs",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"hardheads",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"jackasses",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"lamebrains",
"loggerheads",
"loons",
"lunkheads",
"meatheads",
"momes",
"morons",
"mugs",
"mutts",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"noddies",
"noodles",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
"sapheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"simps",
"stocks",
"stupes",
"stupids",
"thickheads",
"turkeys",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos",
"boobies",
"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
"lunatics",
"madmen",
"nuts",
"slouches",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"chumps",
"losers",
"schlemiels",
"shlemiels",
"turkeys",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"scamps",
"clodhoppers",
"clods",
"gawks",
"hulks",
"louts",
"lubbers",
"lugs",
"lumps",
"Neanderthals",
"oafs",
"palookas"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brainiacs",
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"antimilitaristic":{
"as in antiwar , antimilitarist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"antimilitarist",
"antiviolence",
"antiwar",
"irenic",
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"noncombative",
"unaggressive",
"unwarlike",
"calm",
"mild",
"neutral",
"quiet",
"relaxed",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"dovish",
"pacific",
"pacifist",
"pacifistic",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"genial",
"gentle",
"kind",
"kindly",
"submissive",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"hawkish",
"martial",
"warlike",
"militarist",
"militaristic",
"aggressive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"antagonistic",
"argumentative",
"fierce",
"gladiatorial",
"hostile",
"hot-tempered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"antireligious":{
"as in irreligious , godless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"faithless",
"godless",
"impious",
"irreligious",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"blasphemous",
"desecrating",
"irreverent",
"profanatory",
"profane",
"sacrilegious",
"nonreligious",
"secular",
"unspiritual",
"worldly",
"backsliding",
"unfaithful",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"miscreant",
"sinful",
"sinning",
"unrighteous",
"wicked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"devout",
"godly",
"holy",
"pious",
"religious",
"sainted",
"saintly",
"ascetic",
"ascetical",
"prayerful",
"reverent",
"reverential",
"spiritual",
"worshipful",
"pietistic",
"religiose"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}