dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/elo_MWT.json
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{
"elongate":{
"of great extent from end to end":{
"antonyms":[
"brief",
"curt",
"short",
"shortish"
],
"examples":[
"the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"diminished",
"shortened",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"little",
"miniature",
"minute",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"teeny",
"tiny",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"wee"
],
"related":[
"extensive",
"far-reaching",
"longish",
"outstretched",
"oblong",
"rectangular",
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"large",
"largish",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super"
],
"synonyms":[
"extended",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"lengthy",
"long"
]
},
"to make longer":{
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut",
"cut back",
"shorten"
],
"examples":[
"in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"reduce",
"thicken"
],
"related":[
"amplify",
"enlarge",
"expand",
"increase",
"attenuate",
"thin"
],
"synonyms":[
"drag (out)",
"draw out",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"outstretch",
"prolong",
"protract",
"stretch"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"elopes":{
"as in escapes , absconds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"absconds",
"clears out",
"decamps",
"escapes",
"gets (away)",
"gets out",
"lams",
"lights out",
"makes off",
"mizzles",
"scarpers",
"scats",
"scrams",
"skips (out)",
"skirrs",
"bolts",
"breaks",
"bugs out",
"flees",
"flies",
"hightails (it)",
"retreats",
"runs",
"runs away",
"runs off",
"skedaddles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beards",
"braves",
"confronts",
"dares",
"defies",
"faces",
"abides",
"dwells",
"hangs around",
"lingers",
"remains",
"stays",
"sticks around",
"tarries"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elongations":{
"the act of making longer":{
"examples":[
"the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process"
],
"synonyms":[
"extensions",
"prolongations"
],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviations",
"abridgments",
"abridgements",
"curtailments",
"cutbacks",
"shortenings"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elongated":{
"to make longer":{
"examples":[
"in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality"
],
"synonyms":[
"dragged (out)",
"drew out",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"outstretched",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"stretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amplified",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"increased",
"attenuated",
"thinned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"thickened"
],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"cut",
"cut back",
"shortened"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"eloquent":{
"able to express oneself clearly and well":{
"examples":[
"an eloquent writer and speaker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the founders of the women's rights movement"
],
"synonyms":[
"articulate",
"fluent",
"silver-tongued",
"well-spoken"
],
"near synonyms":[
"facile",
"glib",
"smooth-tongued",
"voluble",
"expressive",
"outspoken",
"verbal",
"vocal",
"blabby",
"chatty",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"verbose",
"unfaltering",
"unhesitating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"faltering",
"halting",
"hesitant",
"maundering",
"mumbling",
"muttering",
"sputtering",
"stammering",
"stumbling",
"stuttering",
"mute",
"speechless",
"tongueless",
"tongue-tied",
"voiceless"
],
"antonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"ineloquent",
"unvocal"
]
},
"clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)":{
"examples":[
"in an eloquent gesture, the defeated general was graciously given back his sword at the surrender ceremonies"
],
"synonyms":[
"expressive",
"meaning",
"meaningful",
"pregnant",
"revealing",
"revelatory",
"significant",
"suggestive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"graphic",
"graphical",
"pictorial",
"vivid",
"evocative",
"redolent",
"reminiscent",
"sententious",
"weighty",
"flavorful",
"full-bodied",
"rich"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"very dignified in form, tone, or style":{
"examples":[
"President Kennedy's eloquent inaugural address is often credited with inspiring a whole generation"
],
"synonyms":[
"elevated",
"formal",
"high-flown",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"stately",
"towering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affected",
"bombastic",
"declamatory",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiloquent",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"oratorical",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"stilted",
"Attic",
"cultured",
"refined",
"classy",
"courtly",
"fine",
"graceful",
"tasteful",
"aristocratic",
"genteel",
"patrician",
"correct",
"educated",
"grammatical",
"proper",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"learned",
"literary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casual",
"colloquial",
"conversational",
"informal",
"nonformal",
"slangy",
"unbookish",
"unliterary",
"vernacular",
"coarse",
"common",
"crass",
"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"indecent",
"lowbred",
"lowbrow",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"rude",
"tasteless",
"uncouth",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"vulgar",
"incorrect",
"substandard",
"uneducated",
"ungrammatical",
"unlearned"
],
"antonyms":[
"ineloquent",
"low",
"undignified"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"elope":{
"as in escape , abscond":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abscond",
"clear out",
"decamp",
"escape",
"get (away)",
"get out",
"lam",
"light out",
"make off",
"mizzle",
"scarper",
"scat",
"scram",
"skip (out)",
"skirr",
"bolt",
"break",
"bug out",
"flee",
"fly",
"hightail (it)",
"retreat",
"run",
"run away",
"run off",
"skedaddle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"abide",
"dwell",
"hang around",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay",
"stick around",
"tarry"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elongation":{
"the act of making longer":{
"examples":[
"the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process"
],
"synonyms":[
"drawing out",
"extension",
"lengthening",
"prolongation",
"prolonging",
"stretching"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviation",
"abridgment",
"abridgement",
"curtailment",
"cutback",
"shortening"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elongates":{
"to make longer":{
"examples":[
"in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality"
],
"synonyms":[
"drags (out)",
"draws out",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"outstretches",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"stretches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amplifies",
"enlarges",
"expands",
"increases",
"attenuates",
"thins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"reduces",
"thickens"
],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"curtails",
"cuts",
"cuts back",
"shortens"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"eloping":{
"as in escaping , absconding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"absconding",
"clearing out",
"decamping",
"escaping",
"getting (away)",
"getting out",
"lamming",
"lighting out",
"making off",
"mizzling",
"scarpering",
"scatting",
"scramming",
"skipping (out)",
"skirring",
"bolting",
"breaking",
"bugging out",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"hightailing (it)",
"retreating",
"running",
"running away",
"running off",
"skedaddling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"hanging around",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying",
"sticking around",
"tarrying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"elocution":{
"the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively":{
"examples":[
"the oft-told story that he practiced elocution by learning to speak with a mouth full of pebbles"
],
"synonyms":[
"oratory",
"public speaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bombast",
"grandiloquence",
"eloquence",
"rhetoric",
"discourse",
"speech",
"talk"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"eloquence":{
"the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way":{
"examples":[
"millions have been inspired by the eloquence of Martin Luther King's \"I Have a Dream\" speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"articulacy",
"articulateness",
"poetry",
"rhetoric"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expression",
"expressiveness",
"declamation",
"elocution",
"oratory",
"cogency",
"force",
"forcefulness",
"meaningfulness",
"persuasion",
"persuasiveness",
"ardor",
"emotion",
"fervency",
"fervidness",
"fervor",
"heat",
"intensity",
"passion",
"power",
"vehemence",
"warmth"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"inarticulateness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}