dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/enj_MWT.json
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{
"enjoined":{
"to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{
"examples":[
"police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers"
],
"synonyms":[
"called (for)",
"claimed",
"clamored (for)",
"commanded",
"demanded",
"exacted",
"insisted (on)",
"pressed (for)",
"quested",
"stipulated (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asked",
"pleaded (for)",
"pled (for)",
"plead (for)",
"requested",
"wanted",
"cried (for)",
"necessitated",
"needed",
"required",
"took",
"warranted",
"requisitioned",
"imposed",
"badgered",
"dunned",
"harassed",
"hounded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gave up",
"relinquished",
"surrendered",
"yielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
"examples":[
"undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjured",
"bade",
"bid",
"bossed (around)",
"charged",
"commanded",
"directed",
"instructed",
"ordered",
"told"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asked",
"petitioned",
"requested",
"begged",
"beseeched",
"besought",
"entreated",
"advised",
"counseled",
"counselled",
"warned",
"appointed",
"assigned",
"authorized",
"commissioned",
"oversaw",
"superintended",
"supervised",
"conducted",
"controlled",
"led",
"managed",
"coerced",
"compelled",
"constrained",
"forced",
"obliged",
"required"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complied (with)",
"followed",
"kept",
"observed"
],
"antonyms":[
"minded",
"obeyed"
]
},
"to order not to do or use or to be done or used":{
"examples":[
"Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life"
],
"synonyms":[
"banned",
"barred",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deterred",
"discouraged",
"dissuaded",
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"crushed",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"repressed",
"silenced",
"snuffed (out)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"halted",
"precluded",
"prevented",
"stopped",
"embargoed",
"excluded",
"ruled out",
"shut out",
"debarred",
"deprived",
"disallowed",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"vetoed",
"bridled",
"checked",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"blocked",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"obstructed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"authorized",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"warranted",
"abetted",
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted",
"supported",
"bade",
"bid",
"commanded",
"ordered",
"abided",
"abode",
"bore",
"brooked",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"tolerated"
],
"antonyms":[
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"suffered"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enjoying":{
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"antonyms":[
"lacking",
"wanting"
],
"examples":[
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"ceding",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"handing over",
"relinquishing",
"renouncing",
"surrendering",
"yielding",
"discarding",
"dumping",
"declining",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"needing",
"requiring"
],
"related":[
"keeping",
"reserving",
"withholding",
"bearing",
"carrying",
"boasting",
"showing off",
"sporting"
],
"synonyms":[
"commanding",
"having",
"holding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"retaining"
]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"disliking",
"hating",
"loathing",
"condemning",
"despising",
"scorning"
],
"related":[
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"devouring",
"drinking (in)",
"eating (up)",
"feasting (on)",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"cottoning (to)",
"favoring",
"preferring",
"indulging (in)",
"luxuriating (in)",
"wallowing (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"fancying",
"getting off (on)",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"loving",
"rejoicing (in)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enjoyments":{
"the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal":{
"antonyms":[
"nonpossession"
],
"examples":[
"a scenic walkway along the ocean shore that is intended for the enjoyment of all"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispossession",
"relinquishment",
"surrendering",
"transferal"
],
"related":[
"ownership",
"proprietorship",
"authority",
"command",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"power",
"repossession",
"retention",
"claiming",
"collaring",
"commandeering",
"confiscation",
"procurement"
],
"synonyms":[
"control",
"hands",
"keeping",
"possession"
]
},
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
"antonyms":[
"discontent",
"discontentedness",
"discontentment",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction",
"unhappiness"
],
"examples":[
"this new video game should provide countless hours of enjoyment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misery",
"sadness",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness",
"anguish",
"desolation",
"joylessness",
"sorrow",
"woe",
"dejection",
"depression",
"despondency",
"dispiritedness",
"gloom",
"melancholy",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation",
"pique",
"vexation",
"anger",
"fury",
"rage",
"agitation",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"upset",
"discomfort",
"restlessness",
"uneasiness"
],
"related":[
"afterglow",
"bliss",
"felicity",
"glee",
"gleefulness",
"joy",
"pleasance",
"amusement",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"exhilaration",
"exultation",
"intoxication",
"ecstasy",
"euphoria",
"heaven",
"rapture",
"cheer",
"cheerfulness",
"exuberance",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"jollity",
"joyfulness",
"jubilation",
"joie de vivre",
"comfort",
"ease",
"restfulness"
],
"synonyms":[
"content",
"contentedness",
"contentment",
"delectation",
"delight",
"gladness",
"gratification",
"happiness",
"pleasure",
"relish",
"satisfaction"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enjoyably":{
"in a pleasing way":{
"examples":[
"an enjoyably goofy comedy"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"enjoyed":{
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
],
"synonyms":[
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"fancied",
"got off (on)",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"rejoiced (in)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"revered",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"ate (up)",
"devoured",
"drank (in)",
"feasted (on)",
"doted (on)",
"idolized",
"cottoned (to)",
"favored",
"preferred",
"indulged (in)",
"luxuriated (in)",
"wallowed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"loathed",
"condemned",
"despised",
"scorned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"examples":[
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
],
"synonyms":[
"commanded",
"had",
"held",
"owned",
"possessed",
"retained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kept",
"reserved",
"withheld",
"bore",
"carried",
"boasted",
"showed off",
"sported"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"ceded",
"disclaimed",
"disowned",
"handed over",
"relinquished",
"renounced",
"surrendered",
"yielded",
"discarded",
"dumped",
"declined",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"needed",
"required"
],
"antonyms":[
"lacked",
"wanted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enjoys":{
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
],
"synonyms":[
"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"fancies",
"gets off (on)",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"loves",
"rejoices (in)",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"savors",
"savours"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"devours",
"drinks (in)",
"eats (up)",
"feasts (on)",
"dotes (on)",
"idolizes",
"cottons (to)",
"favors",
"prefers",
"indulges (in)",
"luxuriates (in)",
"wallows (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"dislikes",
"hates",
"loathes",
"condemns",
"despises",
"scorns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"examples":[
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
],
"synonyms":[
"commands",
"has",
"holds",
"owns",
"possesses",
"retains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keeps",
"reserves",
"withholds",
"bears",
"carries",
"boasts",
"shows off",
"sports"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"cedes",
"disclaims",
"disowns",
"hands over",
"relinquishes",
"renounces",
"surrenders",
"yields",
"discards",
"dumps",
"declines",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"needs",
"requires"
],
"antonyms":[
"lacks",
"wants"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enjoins":{
"to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{
"examples":[
"police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers"
],
"synonyms":[
"calls (for)",
"claims",
"clamors (for)",
"commands",
"demands",
"exacts",
"insists (on)",
"presses (for)",
"quests",
"stipulates (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asks",
"pleads (for)",
"requests",
"wants",
"cries (for)",
"necessitates",
"needs",
"requires",
"takes",
"warrants",
"requisitions",
"imposes",
"badgers",
"duns",
"harasses",
"hounds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gives up",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders",
"yields"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
"examples":[
"undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjures",
"bids",
"bosses (around)",
"charges",
"commands",
"directs",
"instructs",
"orders",
"tells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asks",
"petitions",
"requests",
"begs",
"beseeches",
"entreats",
"advises",
"counsels",
"warns",
"appoints",
"assigns",
"authorizes",
"commissions",
"oversees",
"superintends",
"supervises",
"conducts",
"controls",
"leads",
"manages",
"coerces",
"compels",
"constrains",
"forces",
"obliges",
"requires"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complies (with)",
"follows",
"keeps",
"observes"
],
"antonyms":[
"minds",
"obeys"
]
},
"to order not to do or use or to be done or used":{
"examples":[
"Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life"
],
"synonyms":[
"bans",
"bars",
"forbids",
"interdicts",
"outlaws",
"prohibits",
"proscribes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deters",
"discourages",
"dissuades",
"clamps down (on)",
"cracks down (on)",
"crushes",
"puts down",
"quashes",
"quells",
"represses",
"silences",
"snuffs (out)",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"halts",
"precludes",
"prevents",
"stops",
"embargoes",
"excludes",
"rules out",
"shuts out",
"debars",
"deprives",
"disallows",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"vetoes",
"bridles",
"checks",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"blocks",
"hinders",
"impedes",
"obstructs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"authorizes",
"licenses",
"licences",
"warrants",
"abets",
"advances",
"cultivates",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"furthers",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"promotes",
"supports",
"bids",
"commands",
"orders",
"abides",
"bears",
"brooks",
"countenances",
"endures",
"tolerates"
],
"antonyms":[
"allows",
"lets",
"permits",
"suffers"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enjoy":{
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
],
"synonyms":[
"adore",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"fancy",
"get off (on)",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"love",
"rejoice (in)",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"savor",
"savour"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admire",
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"revere",
"venerate",
"worship",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"devour",
"drink (in)",
"eat (up)",
"feast (on)",
"dote (on)",
"idolize",
"cotton (to)",
"favor",
"prefer",
"indulge (in)",
"luxuriate (in)",
"wallow (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"dislike",
"hate",
"loathe",
"condemn",
"despise",
"scorn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"examples":[
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
],
"synonyms":[
"command",
"have",
"hold",
"own",
"possess",
"retain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"keep",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"bear",
"carry",
"boast",
"show off",
"sport"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"cede",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"hand over",
"relinquish",
"renounce",
"surrender",
"yield",
"discard",
"dump",
"decline",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"need",
"require"
],
"antonyms":[
"lack",
"want"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enjoyableness":{
"as in likableness , pleasingness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attractiveness",
"delightfulness",
"likability",
"likableness",
"pleasingness",
"civility",
"comity",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"politeness",
"thoughtfulness",
"cheerfulness",
"cheeriness",
"sunniness",
"benignity",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"amicability",
"amicableness",
"amity",
"cordiality",
"empressement",
"friendliness",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"amenability",
"complaisance",
"mellowness",
"sweetness and light",
"affability",
"agreeability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"geniality",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"graciousness",
"niceness",
"personableness",
"pleasantness",
"sweetness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"unpleasantness",
"boorishness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"biliousness",
"cantankerousness",
"churlishness",
"crankiness",
"fussiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"peevishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"orneriness",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness",
"hostility",
"unfriendliness",
"sourness",
"vinegar"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enjoyable":{
"giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{
"examples":[
"the great food, service, and atmosphere made for a most enjoyable dinner"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"felicitous",
"good",
"grateful",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"jolly",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"pretty",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"tasty",
"welcome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"attractive",
"desirable",
"enviable",
"inviting",
"relishable",
"tempting",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"calming",
"comforting",
"soothing",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"recreative",
"affable",
"amiable",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"comfortable",
"gem\u00fctlich",
"genial",
"goodly",
"good-natured",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"kindly",
"personable",
"blissful",
"felicific",
"glad",
"happy",
"joyous",
"elating",
"exhilarating",
"intoxicating",
"ecstatic",
"euphoric",
"nirvanic",
"rapturous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominable",
"ghastly",
"god-awful",
"hellish",
"horrid",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"bilious",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"obnoxious",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revulsive",
"unsavory",
"vile",
"yucky",
"yukky",
"abhorrent",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"odious",
"boring",
"commonplace",
"dull",
"flat",
"insipid",
"irksome",
"stale",
"tedious",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"depressing",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"joyless",
"lachrymose",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"deplorable",
"doleful",
"dolorous",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"regrettable",
"sorrowful",
"tragic",
"tragical",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"exasperating",
"irritating",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"vexing",
"forbidding",
"hostile",
"intimidating",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"pleasureless",
"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unwelcome"
]
},
"providing amusement or enjoyment":{
"examples":[
"the theme park's great variety of attractions mean that every member of the family will have an enjoyable time"
],
"synonyms":[
"amusing",
"delightful",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"fun",
"pleasurable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"beguiling",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"recreational",
"antic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humorous",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious",
"blithesome",
"gay",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"sunny",
"exciting",
"stimulating",
"thrilling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"displeasing",
"distasteful",
"uncongenial",
"unlovely",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"unwelcome"
],
"antonyms":[
"boring",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"heavy",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"pleasureless",
"ponderous",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"enjoin":{
"to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{
"examples":[
"police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers"
],
"synonyms":[
"call (for)",
"claim",
"clamor (for)",
"command",
"demand",
"exact",
"insist (on)",
"press (for)",
"quest",
"stipulate (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ask",
"plead (for)",
"request",
"want",
"cry (for)",
"necessitate",
"need",
"require",
"take",
"warrant",
"requisition",
"impose",
"badger",
"dun",
"harass",
"hound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"give up",
"relinquish",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
"examples":[
"undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjure",
"bid",
"boss (around)",
"charge",
"command",
"direct",
"instruct",
"order",
"tell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ask",
"petition",
"request",
"beg",
"beseech",
"entreat",
"advise",
"counsel",
"warn",
"appoint",
"assign",
"authorize",
"commission",
"oversee",
"superintend",
"supervise",
"conduct",
"control",
"lead",
"manage",
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"force",
"oblige",
"require"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comply (with)",
"follow",
"keep",
"observe"
],
"antonyms":[
"mind",
"obey"
]
},
"to order not to do or use or to be done or used":{
"examples":[
"Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life"
],
"synonyms":[
"ban",
"bar",
"forbid",
"interdict",
"outlaw",
"prohibit",
"proscribe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deter",
"discourage",
"dissuade",
"clamp down (on)",
"crack down (on)",
"crush",
"put down",
"quash",
"quell",
"repress",
"silence",
"snuff (out)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"subdue",
"suppress",
"halt",
"preclude",
"prevent",
"stop",
"embargo",
"exclude",
"rule out",
"shut out",
"debar",
"deprive",
"disallow",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"veto",
"bridle",
"check",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"block",
"hinder",
"impede",
"obstruct"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"authorize",
"license",
"licence",
"warrant",
"abet",
"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"further",
"nourish",
"nurture",
"promote",
"support",
"bid",
"command",
"order",
"abide",
"bear",
"brook",
"countenance",
"endure",
"tolerate"
],
"antonyms":[
"allow",
"let",
"permit",
"suffer"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}