dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/est_MWT.json
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{
"establish":{
"to gain full recognition or acceptance of":{
"examples":[
"a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrate",
"prove",
"show",
"substantiate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attest",
"authenticate",
"bear out",
"document",
"evidence",
"support",
"sustain",
"uphold",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"justify",
"validate",
"verify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confute",
"discredit",
"invalidate",
"rebut",
"refute"
],
"antonyms":[
"disprove"
]
},
"to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{
"examples":[
"the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrate",
"document",
"prove",
"substantiate",
"validate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back (up)",
"buttress",
"circumstantiate",
"corroborate",
"evidence",
"evince",
"record",
"support",
"uphold",
"witness",
"adduce",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"certify",
"identify",
"confirm",
"sustain",
"verify",
"vouch",
"clinch",
"nail",
"settle",
"confess",
"depose",
"testify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"dispute",
"object",
"allege",
"assume",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"presume",
"surmise",
"suspect"
],
"antonyms":[
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
]
},
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
"examples":[
"established the first school in the town"
],
"synonyms":[
"begin",
"constitute",
"found",
"inaugurate",
"initiate",
"innovate",
"institute",
"introduce",
"launch",
"pioneer",
"plant",
"set up",
"start"
],
"near synonyms":[
"author",
"father",
"originate",
"conceive",
"concoct",
"contrive",
"cook (up)",
"create",
"devise",
"fabricate",
"invent",
"make up",
"manufacture",
"produce",
"think (up)",
"construct",
"put up",
"develop",
"enlarge",
"expand",
"endow",
"finance",
"fund",
"subsidize",
"arrange",
"organize",
"systematize",
"systemize",
"refound",
"reinitiate",
"reinstitute",
"relaunch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"annul",
"nullify",
"end",
"finish",
"halt",
"stop",
"terminate",
"round (off or out)",
"wind up",
"wrap up"
],
"antonyms":[
"close (down)",
"phase out",
"shut (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"esteem":{
"a feeling of great approval and liking":{
"antonyms":[
"disfavor"
],
"examples":[
"an athlete who is held in great esteem by her peers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemnation",
"disapproval",
"disdain",
"opprobrium",
"scorn",
"disappointment",
"discontent",
"disenchantment",
"disgruntlement",
"disillusionment",
"displeasure",
"indignation",
"unhappiness",
"aversion",
"contempt",
"disfavor",
"disgust",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"disregard",
"distaste",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"abomination",
"antipathy",
"detestation",
"deprecation",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction"
],
"related":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"like",
"love",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use",
"acclamation",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"approbation",
"deference",
"hero worship",
"homage",
"honor",
"idolatry",
"infatuation",
"lionization",
"praise",
"props",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"worship",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"amazement",
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment",
"enthusiasm",
"interest",
"passion",
"bias",
"prejudice",
"affection",
"attachment",
"devotion",
"passion"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"admiration",
"appreciation",
"estimation",
"favor",
"regard",
"respect"
]
},
"to have as an opinion":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distrust",
"doubt",
"mistrust",
"question",
"suspect",
"disbelieve",
"discredit",
"reject"
],
"related":[
"regard",
"view",
"accept",
"perceive",
"depend",
"rely",
"trust",
"assume",
"presume",
"presuppose",
"surmise",
"conclude",
"deduce",
"infer"
],
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"believe",
"conceive",
"consider",
"deem",
"feel",
"figure",
"guess",
"hold",
"imagine",
"judge",
"reckon",
"suppose",
"think"
]
},
"to think of in a particular way":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"believe",
"deem",
"feel",
"sense",
"think",
"conceive",
"fancy",
"imagine"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"call",
"consider",
"count",
"hold",
"look (on or upon)",
"rate",
"reckon",
"regard",
"set down",
"view"
]
},
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe",
"condemn",
"decry",
"deplore",
"disapprove",
"discount",
"discountenance",
"disdain",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"dismiss",
"disregard",
"frown (on or upon)",
"kiss off",
"scorn",
"vilify"
],
"related":[
"acclaim",
"accredit",
"applaud",
"approve",
"commend",
"compliment",
"credit",
"praise",
"delight (in)",
"drink (in)",
"enjoy",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"savor",
"savour",
"dig",
"fancy",
"favor",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"love",
"adore",
"adulate",
"canonize",
"deify",
"dote (on)",
"hallow",
"idolize",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"worship",
"cherish",
"love",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value"
],
"synonyms":[
"admire",
"appreciate",
"consider",
"regard",
"respect"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"estimable":{
"deserving of high regard or great approval":{
"examples":[
"a dramatist with an estimable body of work"
],
"synonyms":[
"admirable",
"applaudable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deserving",
"worthy",
"awesome",
"distinctive",
"distinguished",
"excellent",
"heady",
"honorable",
"impressive",
"noteworthy",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"redoubtable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"invaluable",
"precious",
"priceless",
"valuable",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"ethical",
"good",
"high-minded",
"moral",
"noble",
"principled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"base",
"contemptible",
"deplorable",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"dirty",
"infamous",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"notorious",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"scabby",
"scummy",
"scurvy",
"sorry",
"unlikable",
"unworthy",
"vile",
"worthless",
"wretched",
"disgraceful",
"dishonorable",
"disreputable",
"ignominious",
"low",
"mean",
"scandalous",
"seamy",
"shady",
"shameful",
"shocking",
"sordid",
"unethical",
"unsavory"
],
"antonyms":[
"censurable",
"discreditable",
"illaudable",
"reprehensible"
]
},
"having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge":{
"examples":[
"no estimable archaeologist would be fooled by such a crude and obvious hoax"
],
"synonyms":[
"esteemed",
"name",
"prestigious",
"recognized",
"reputable",
"reputed",
"respectable",
"respected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"honorable",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"creditable",
"good",
"praiseworthy",
"celebrated",
"distinguished",
"famed",
"famous",
"honored",
"illustrious",
"notable",
"prominent",
"redoubtable",
"renowned",
"well-known"
],
"near antonyms":[
"seedy",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"no-name",
"obscure",
"undistinguished",
"unknown"
],
"antonyms":[
"disreputable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"estimates":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraises",
"assesses",
"evaluates",
"guesstimates",
"rates",
"sets",
"valuates",
"values"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudges",
"deems",
"judges",
"ascertains",
"determines",
"discovers",
"learns",
"prices",
"prizes",
"decides",
"settles",
"analyzes",
"assays",
"surveys",
"tests",
"reappraises",
"reassesses",
"reevaluates",
"rejudges",
"revalues",
"transvaluates",
"transvalues",
"misesteems",
"misjudges",
"misprizes",
"underestimates",
"undervalues"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
"examples":[
"we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"calculates",
"calls",
"conjectures",
"figures",
"gauges",
"gages",
"guesses",
"judges",
"makes",
"places",
"puts",
"reckons",
"supposes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concludes",
"deduces",
"extrapolates",
"gathers",
"infers",
"reasons",
"understands"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calibrates",
"measures",
"scales",
"computes",
"works out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"what we owe our war veterans is beyond estimate"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimations",
"evaluations",
"reckonings",
"valuations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculations",
"computations",
"measurements",
"mensurations",
"audits",
"checks",
"checkups",
"examinations",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"scans",
"scrutinies",
"surveys",
"reassessments",
"transvaluations",
"overestimations",
"overevaluations",
"underestimations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"the estimate of many art specialists that the painting is a fake"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimations",
"evaluations",
"fixes",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"value judgments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aper\u00e7us",
"feelings",
"impressions",
"notions",
"perceptions",
"confidences",
"faiths",
"stocks",
"trusts",
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"minds",
"persuasions",
"sentiments",
"views",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"surmises",
"theories"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"estimations":{
"a feeling of great approval and liking":{
"antonyms":[
"disfavors"
],
"examples":[
"a show business superstar who enjoys the estimation of fans and fellow performers alike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemnations",
"disapprovals",
"disdains",
"opprobriums",
"scorns",
"disappointments",
"discontents",
"disenchantments",
"disgruntlements",
"disillusionments",
"displeasures",
"indignations",
"aversions",
"contempts",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"disregards",
"distastes",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"detestations",
"deprecations",
"displeasures",
"dissatisfactions"
],
"related":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"likes",
"loves",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses",
"acclamations",
"adorations",
"adulations",
"approbations",
"deferences",
"hero worships",
"homages",
"honors",
"idolatries",
"infatuations",
"lionizations",
"praises",
"props",
"reverences",
"venerations",
"worships",
"delights",
"enjoyments",
"amazements",
"awes",
"wonderments",
"wonders",
"enthusiasms",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"affections",
"attachments",
"devotions",
"passions"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"admirations",
"appreciations",
"esteems",
"favors",
"regards",
"respects"
]
},
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the teacher's estimation of her student's scientific aptitude proved to be well-founded when he won a national science award"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"aper\u00e7us",
"feelings",
"impressions",
"notions",
"perceptions",
"confidences",
"faiths",
"stocks",
"trusts",
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"minds",
"persuasions",
"sentiments",
"views",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"surmises",
"theories"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"evaluations",
"fixes",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"value judgments"
]
},
"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I may have been a little too hasty in my estimation of his musical abilities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"calculations",
"computations",
"measurements",
"mensurations",
"audits",
"checks",
"checkups",
"examinations",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"scans",
"scrutinies",
"surveys",
"reassessments",
"transvaluations",
"overestimations",
"overevaluations",
"underestimations"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"evaluations",
"reckonings",
"valuations"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"estrange":{
"to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{
"antonyms":[
"reconcile"
],
"examples":[
"she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endear",
"ingratiate",
"appease",
"conciliate",
"disarm",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate"
],
"related":[
"antagonize",
"embitter",
"envenom",
"aggravate",
"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"outrage",
"rankle",
"rile",
"roil",
"break up",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke",
"disappoint",
"disenchant",
"disillusion",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"chafe",
"exasperate",
"gall",
"grate",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"pique",
"rile",
"vex"
],
"synonyms":[
"alien",
"alienate",
"disaffect",
"disgruntle",
"sour"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"estranges":{
"to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{
"examples":[
"she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head"
],
"synonyms":[
"alienates",
"aliens",
"disaffects",
"disgruntles",
"sours"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antagonizes",
"embitters",
"envenoms",
"aggravates",
"angers",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"outrages",
"rankles",
"riles",
"roils",
"breaks up",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divides",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"disappoints",
"disenchants",
"disillusions",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"exasperates",
"galls",
"grates",
"irks",
"irritates",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"piques",
"riles",
"vexes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endears",
"ingratiates",
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"disarms",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates"
],
"antonyms":[
"reconciles"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"estrangement":{
"the loss of friendship or affection":{
"examples":[
"a silly quarrel that eventually resulted in a complete and lasting estrangement between the onetime friends"
],
"synonyms":[
"alienation",
"disaffection",
"disgruntlement",
"souring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antagonism",
"embitterment",
"envenoming",
"breach",
"breakup",
"divorce",
"rift",
"rupture",
"schism",
"separation",
"split",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bitterness",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"aggravation",
"furor",
"fury",
"incensing",
"indignation",
"infuriation",
"ire",
"outrage",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"disenchantment",
"disillusionment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endearment",
"ingratiation",
"appeasement",
"conciliation",
"mollification",
"pacification",
"propitiation"
],
"antonyms":[
"reconcilement",
"reconciliation"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"esthetic":{
"very pleasing to look at":{
"examples":[
"an aesthetic arrangement of the floral decorations"
],
"synonyms":[
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"desirable",
"dishy",
"dollish",
"foxy",
"hot",
"luscious",
"nubile",
"pulchritudinous",
"seductive",
"sexy",
"toothsome",
"hunky",
"studly",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy",
"photogenic",
"telegenic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"terrible",
"vile",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
]
},
"as in sensibility , way":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"approach",
"fashion",
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"cove",
"creek",
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"fjord",
"fiord",
"gulf",
"inlet",
"loch"
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"port",
"road(s)",
"roadstead",
"narrow",
"sound",
"strait",
"bayou",
"backwater",
"slough",
"slew",
"slue"
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"type":[
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"supertaxes",
"surcharges",
"surtaxes",
"flat taxes",
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"customs",
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"hidden taxes",
"income taxes",
"poll taxes",
"property taxes",
"sales taxes",
"single taxes",
"sin taxes",
"tariffs",
"tolls",
"tributes",
"value-added taxes",
"withholding taxes",
"direct taxes",
"personal taxes",
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"duties",
"impositions",
"imposts",
"levies",
"taxes"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"a silly quarrel that eventually resulted in a complete and lasting estrangement between the onetime friends"
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"disaffections",
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"breaches",
"breakups",
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"rifts",
"ruptures",
"schisms",
"separations",
"splits",
"animosities",
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"hostilities",
"jaundices",
"rancors",
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"furies",
"furors",
"indignations",
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"ires",
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"rages",
"spleens",
"wraths",
"disenchantments",
"disillusionments"
],
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"endearments",
"ingratiations",
"appeasements",
"conciliations",
"mollifications",
"pacifications",
"propitiations"
],
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"reconcilements",
"reconciliations"
]
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"estaminets":{
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"coffeehouses",
"coffee shops",
"teahouses",
"tearooms",
"tea shops",
"pizzerias",
"barrooms",
"bars",
"inns",
"taverns",
"chophouses",
"steak houses",
"greasy spoons",
"hash houses",
"cafeterias",
"lunch counters",
"luncheonettes",
"lunchrooms",
"snack bars",
"beaneries",
"caf\u00e9s",
"cafes",
"caffs",
"diners",
"eateries",
"grills",
"restaurants"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"established":{
"as in stable , constant":{
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"constant",
"determinate",
"set",
"settled",
"stable",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"unaltered",
"unchanging",
"unvarying",
"fixed",
"hard-and-fast",
"immutable",
"inalterable",
"incommutable",
"inflexible",
"invariable",
"unalterable",
"unchangeable",
"immovable",
"unmovable"
],
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"alterable",
"changeable",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"mutable",
"variable",
"adaptable",
"adjustable",
"fickle",
"fluctuating",
"inconstant",
"uncertain",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"varying",
"plastic",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"supple",
"willowy"
],
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"attested",
"authenticated",
"confirmed",
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"proven",
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"validated",
"verified",
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"concrete",
"de facto",
"effective",
"existent",
"factual",
"genuine",
"real",
"sure-enough",
"true",
"very",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"inescapable",
"irrefutable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable",
"believable",
"convincing",
"literal",
"realistic",
"unmistakable",
"verifiable",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
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"real-world",
"absolute",
"certain",
"final",
"hard",
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"palpable",
"positive",
"substantial",
"tangible",
"authoritative",
"certifiable",
"certified"
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"conjectural",
"hypothetical",
"ideal",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent",
"platonic",
"possible",
"potential",
"suppositional",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"alleged",
"assumed",
"reputed",
"supposed",
"conceived",
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"envisioned",
"imagined",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabled",
"fanciful",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"illusory",
"legendary",
"fabricated",
"fake",
"imaginary",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"pretend",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"symbolic",
"unreal",
"virtual"
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"examples":[
"a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation"
],
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"proved",
"showed",
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],
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"authenticated",
"bore out",
"documented",
"evidenced",
"supported",
"sustained",
"upheld",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"justified",
"validated",
"verified"
],
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"confuted",
"discredited",
"invalidated",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
],
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"disproved"
]
},
"to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{
"examples":[
"the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town"
],
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"demonstrated",
"documented",
"proved",
"substantiated",
"validated"
],
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"backed (up)",
"buttressed",
"circumstantiated",
"corroborated",
"evidenced",
"evinced",
"recorded",
"supported",
"upheld",
"witnessed",
"adduced",
"attested",
"authenticated",
"certified",
"identified",
"confirmed",
"sustained",
"verified",
"vouched",
"clinched",
"nailed",
"settled",
"confessed",
"deposed",
"testified"
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"challenged",
"disputed",
"objected",
"alleged",
"assumed",
"conjectured",
"guessed",
"presumed",
"surmised",
"suspected"
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"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
]
},
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
"examples":[
"established the first school in the town"
],
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"began",
"constituted",
"founded",
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"initiated",
"innovated",
"instituted",
"introduced",
"launched",
"pioneered",
"planted",
"set up",
"started"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authored",
"fathered",
"originated",
"conceived",
"concocted",
"contrived",
"cooked (up)",
"created",
"devised",
"fabricated",
"invented",
"made up",
"manufactured",
"produced",
"thought (up)",
"constructed",
"put up",
"developed",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"endowed",
"financed",
"funded",
"subsidized",
"arranged",
"organized",
"systematized",
"systemized",
"refounded",
"reinitiated",
"reinstituted",
"relaunched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abolished",
"annihilated",
"annulled",
"nullified",
"ended",
"finished",
"halted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"rounded (off or out)",
"wound up",
"winded up",
"wrapped up"
],
"antonyms":[
"closed (down)",
"phased out",
"shut (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"esthetics":{
"the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses":{
"examples":[
"what the building lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in practicality"
],
"synonyms":[
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allure",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"fascination",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"charm",
"delightfulness",
"elegance",
"exquisiteness",
"gloriousness",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"sublimeness",
"sublimity",
"superbness",
"desirability",
"desirableness",
"foxiness",
"lusciousness",
"nubility",
"pulchritude",
"seductiveness",
"sex appeal",
"sexiness",
"shapeliness",
"flawlessness",
"perfection",
"daintiness",
"delicacy",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"glossiness",
"showiness",
"slickness",
"splashiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"horribleness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"blemish",
"flaw",
"imperfection"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness"
]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"estivated":{
"as in dozed , hibernated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dozed",
"hibernated",
"bummed",
"chilled",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"droned",
"footled",
"goofed (off)",
"hacked (around)",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"hung about",
"idled",
"kicked around",
"kicked back",
"lazed",
"lazied",
"loafed",
"lolled",
"lounged",
"vegged out",
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled",
"messed",
"monkeyed",
"mucked",
"piddled",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"slept",
"tarried",
"furloughed",
"goldbricked",
"malingered",
"truanted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudged",
"ground",
"grubbed",
"humped",
"hustled",
"labored",
"moiled",
"pegged",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged",
"slaved",
"sweat",
"sweated",
"toiled",
"travailed",
"worked",
"wrought",
"applied",
"buckled (down)",
"exerted",
"put out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"estivating":{
"as in dozing , hibernating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dozing",
"hibernating",
"bumming",
"chilling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"droning",
"footling",
"goofing (off)",
"hacking (around)",
"hanging (around or out)",
"hanging about",
"idling",
"kicking around",
"kicking back",
"lazing",
"lazying",
"loafing",
"lolling",
"lounging",
"vegging out",
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling",
"messing",
"monkeying",
"mucking",
"piddling",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling",
"lagging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"poking",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"sleeping",
"tarrying",
"furloughing",
"goldbricking",
"malingering",
"truanting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudging",
"grinding",
"grubbing",
"humping",
"hustling",
"laboring",
"moiling",
"pegging",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging",
"slaving",
"sweating",
"toiling",
"travailing",
"working",
"applying",
"buckling (down)",
"exerting",
"putting out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"estates":{
"a large impressive residence":{
"examples":[
"the estates of multimillionaires line the shores of this ocean resort"
],
"synonyms":[
"castles",
"ch\u00e2teaus",
"ch\u00e2teaux",
"haciendas",
"halls",
"manor houses",
"manors",
"manses",
"mansions",
"palaces",
"villas"
],
"near synonyms":[
"showplaces",
"abodes",
"domiciles",
"dwellings",
"habitations",
"hearths",
"homes",
"houses",
"lodgings",
"pads",
"places",
"housings",
"nests",
"quarters",
"residencies",
"roofs",
"great houses",
"country houses",
"countryseats",
"aeries",
"penthouses",
"salons",
"suites",
"town houses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the segments of society into which people are grouped":{
"examples":[
"the passionate belief that a society is judged by how well it treats and cares for those in the lowest estate"
],
"synonyms":[
"castes",
"classes",
"folk",
"folks",
"gentries",
"orders",
"strata"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brackets",
"echelons",
"grades",
"layers",
"levels",
"tiers",
"places",
"positions",
"ranks",
"standings",
"statuses",
"food chains",
"groupings",
"hierarchies",
"stratifications",
"clans",
"families",
"fraternities",
"people",
"races",
"tribes",
"subcastes",
"sub-castes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock":{
"examples":[
"a huge coffee estate in Brazil"
],
"synonyms":[
"farms",
"farmsteads",
"granges",
"ranches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"croplands",
"farmlands",
"farmyards",
"farmhouses",
"haciendas",
"homesteads",
"manors",
"plantations",
"spreads",
"crofts",
"smallholdings",
"stations",
"steadings",
"gardens",
"orchards"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"establishment":{
"a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business":{
"examples":[
"one of the best dining establishments in the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"joint",
"parlor",
"place",
"salon"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spot",
"station",
"facility",
"installation",
"club",
"house",
"den",
"dive",
"hole"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{
"examples":[
"new business establishments sprang up all over in the postwar boom"
],
"synonyms":[
"business",
"company",
"concern",
"enterprise",
"firm",
"house",
"interest",
"outfit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conglomerate",
"corporation",
"multinational",
"association",
"cartel",
"chain",
"combine",
"syndicate",
"trust",
"agency",
"dealer",
"outlet",
"microenterprise"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a public organization with a particular purpose or function":{
"examples":[
"the proposed change in pollution standards was opposed by environmental establishments across the board"
],
"synonyms":[
"foundation",
"institute",
"institution"
],
"near synonyms":[
"body",
"collective",
"group",
"corporation",
"enterprise",
"charity",
"philanthropy",
"think tank"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"the city boasts a host of outstanding medical establishments"
],
"synonyms":[
"complex",
"facility",
"installation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"building",
"edifice",
"institute",
"institution",
"business",
"company",
"concern",
"outfit"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"estimating":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraising",
"assessing",
"evaluating",
"guesstimating",
"rating",
"setting",
"valuating",
"valuing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudging",
"deeming",
"judging",
"ascertaining",
"determining",
"discovering",
"learning",
"pricing",
"prizing",
"deciding",
"settling",
"analyzing",
"assaying",
"surveying",
"testing",
"reappraising",
"reassessing",
"reevaluating",
"re-evaluating",
"rejudging",
"revaluing",
"transvaluating",
"transvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"misjudging",
"misprizing",
"underestimating",
"undervaluing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
"examples":[
"we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"calculating",
"calling",
"conjecturing",
"figuring",
"gauging",
"gaging",
"guessing",
"judging",
"making",
"placing",
"putting",
"reckoning",
"supposing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concluding",
"deducing",
"extrapolating",
"gathering",
"inferring",
"reasoning",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calibrating",
"measuring",
"scaling",
"computing",
"working out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"esteems":{
"a feeling of great approval and liking":{
"examples":[
"an athlete who is held in great esteem by her peers"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"admirations",
"appreciations",
"estimations",
"favors",
"regards",
"respects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"likes",
"loves",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses",
"acclamations",
"adorations",
"adulations",
"approbations",
"deferences",
"hero worships",
"homages",
"honors",
"idolatries",
"infatuations",
"lionizations",
"praises",
"props",
"reverences",
"venerations",
"worships",
"delights",
"enjoyments",
"amazements",
"awes",
"wonderments",
"wonders",
"enthusiasms",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"affections",
"attachments",
"devotions",
"passions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemnations",
"disapprovals",
"disdains",
"opprobriums",
"scorns",
"disappointments",
"discontents",
"disenchantments",
"disgruntlements",
"disillusionments",
"displeasures",
"indignations",
"aversions",
"contempts",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"disregards",
"distastes",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"detestations",
"deprecations",
"displeasures",
"dissatisfactions"
],
"antonyms":[
"disfavors"
]
},
"to think of in a particular way":{
"examples":[
"I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"calls",
"considers",
"counts",
"holds",
"looks (on or upon)",
"rates",
"reckons",
"regards",
"sets down",
"views"
],
"near synonyms":[
"believes",
"deems",
"feels",
"senses",
"thinks",
"conceives",
"fancies",
"imagines"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
"examples":[
"although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced"
],
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"appreciates",
"considers",
"regards",
"respects"
],
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"accredits",
"applauds",
"approves",
"commends",
"compliments",
"credits",
"praises",
"delights (in)",
"drinks (in)",
"enjoys",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"savors",
"savours",
"digs",
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"favors",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"loves",
"adores",
"adulates",
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"dotes (on)",
"hallows",
"idolizes",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"cherishes",
"loves",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes",
"condemns",
"decries",
"deplores",
"disapproves",
"discountenances",
"discounts",
"disdains",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"dismisses",
"disregards",
"frowns (on or upon)",
"kisses off",
"scorns",
"vilifies"
],
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"I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success"
],
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"believes",
"conceives",
"considers",
"deems",
"feels",
"figures",
"guesses",
"holds",
"imagines",
"judges",
"reckons",
"supposes",
"thinks"
],
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"regards",
"views",
"accepts",
"perceives",
"depends",
"relies",
"trusts",
"assumes",
"presumes",
"presupposes",
"surmises",
"concludes",
"deduces",
"infers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distrusts",
"doubts",
"mistrusts",
"questions",
"suspects",
"disbelieves",
"discredits",
"rejects"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"estaminet":{
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"coffeehouse",
"coffee shop",
"teahouse",
"tearoom",
"tea shop",
"pizzeria",
"bar",
"barroom",
"inn",
"tavern",
"chophouse",
"steak house",
"greasy spoon",
"hash house",
"cafeteria",
"lunch counter",
"luncheonette",
"lunchroom",
"snack bar",
"beanery",
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"caff",
"diner",
"eatery",
"grill",
"restaurant"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"estranging":{
"to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring":{
"examples":[
"she estranged several of her coworkers when she let her promotion go to her head"
],
"synonyms":[
"alienating",
"aliening",
"disaffecting",
"disgruntling",
"souring"
],
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"antagonizing",
"embittering",
"envenoming",
"aggravating",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"roiling",
"breaking up",
"dissociating",
"disuniting",
"dividing",
"separating",
"severing",
"splitting",
"sundering",
"uncoupling",
"unlinking",
"unyoking",
"disappointing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"chafing",
"exasperating",
"galling",
"grating",
"irking",
"irritating",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"piquing",
"riling",
"vexing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endearing",
"ingratiating",
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"disarming",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating"
],
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"reconciling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars"
],
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"appraise",
"assess",
"evaluate",
"guesstimate",
"rate",
"set",
"valuate",
"value"
],
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"adjudge",
"deem",
"judge",
"ascertain",
"determine",
"discover",
"learn",
"price",
"prize",
"decide",
"settle",
"analyze",
"assay",
"survey",
"test",
"reappraise",
"reassess",
"reevaluate",
"rejudge",
"revalue",
"transvaluate",
"transvalue",
"misesteem",
"misjudge",
"misprize",
"underestimate",
"undervalue"
],
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},
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
"examples":[
"we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot"
],
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"calculate",
"call",
"conjecture",
"figure",
"gauge",
"gage",
"guess",
"judge",
"make",
"place",
"put",
"reckon",
"suppose"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conclude",
"deduce",
"extrapolate",
"gather",
"infer",
"reason",
"understand"
],
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"calibrate",
"measure",
"scale",
"compute",
"work out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"what we owe our war veterans is beyond estimate"
],
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"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"reckoning",
"valuation"
],
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"calculation",
"computation",
"measurement",
"mensuration",
"audit",
"check",
"checkup",
"examination",
"inspection",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutiny",
"survey",
"reassessment",
"transvaluation",
"overestimation",
"overevaluation",
"underestimation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"the estimate of many art specialists that the painting is a fake"
],
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"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"fix",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"value judgment"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aper\u00e7u",
"feeling",
"impression",
"notion",
"perception",
"confidence",
"faith",
"stock",
"trust",
"belief",
"conviction",
"mind",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"view",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"surmise",
"theory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"estate":{
"a large impressive residence":{
"examples":[
"the estates of multimillionaires line the shores of this ocean resort"
],
"synonyms":[
"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"hacienda",
"hall",
"manor",
"manor house",
"manse",
"mansion",
"palace",
"villa"
],
"near synonyms":[
"showplace",
"abode",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"home",
"house",
"lodging(s)",
"pad",
"place",
"housing",
"nest",
"quarter(s)",
"residency",
"roof",
"great house",
"country house",
"countryseat",
"aerie",
"penthouse",
"salon",
"suite",
"town house"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a state of being or fitness":{
"examples":[
"the mayor pronounced the city's schools to be in their best estate ever"
],
"synonyms":[
"condition",
"fettle",
"form",
"health",
"keeping",
"kilter",
"nick",
"order",
"repair",
"shape",
"trim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"practice",
"practise",
"pass",
"phase",
"stage",
"footing",
"picture",
"posture",
"scene",
"situation",
"status",
"rank",
"standing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disorder",
"disrepair"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the segments of society into which people are grouped":{
"examples":[
"the passionate belief that a society is judged by how well it treats and cares for those in the lowest estate"
],
"synonyms":[
"caste",
"class",
"folk",
"gentry",
"order",
"stratum"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bracket",
"echelon",
"grade",
"layer",
"level",
"tier",
"place",
"position",
"rank",
"standing",
"status",
"food chain",
"grouping",
"hierarchy",
"stratification",
"clan",
"family",
"fraternity",
"people",
"race",
"tribe",
"subcaste"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock":{
"examples":[
"a huge coffee estate in Brazil"
],
"synonyms":[
"farm",
"farmstead",
"grange",
"ranch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cropland",
"farmland",
"farmyard",
"farmhouse",
"hacienda",
"homestead",
"manor",
"plantation",
"spread",
"croft",
"smallholding",
"station",
"steading",
"garden",
"orchard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"establishers":{
"a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor":{
"examples":[
"Alfred Stieglitz is often credited as the establisher of photography as an art form"
],
"synonyms":[
"authors",
"begetters",
"creators",
"fathers",
"founders",
"founding fathers",
"generators",
"inaugurators",
"initiators",
"instituters",
"institutors",
"originators",
"sires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cocreators",
"co-creators",
"cofounders",
"co-founders",
"conceivers",
"contrivers",
"designers",
"devisers",
"formulators",
"innovators",
"introducers",
"inventors",
"spawners",
"builders",
"makers",
"producers",
"developers",
"pioneers",
"researchers",
"researchists",
"organizers",
"promoters",
"encouragers",
"galvanizers",
"inspirations",
"inspirers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disciples",
"followers",
"pupils",
"students",
"supporters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"establishments":{
"a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business":{
"examples":[
"one of the best dining establishments in the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"joints",
"parlors",
"places",
"salons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spots",
"stations",
"facilities",
"installations",
"clubs",
"houses",
"dens",
"dives",
"holes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{
"examples":[
"new business establishments sprang up all over in the postwar boom"
],
"synonyms":[
"businesses",
"companies",
"concerns",
"enterprises",
"firms",
"houses",
"interests",
"outfits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conglomerates",
"corporations",
"multinationals",
"associations",
"cartels",
"chains",
"combines",
"syndicates",
"trusts",
"agencies",
"dealers",
"outlets",
"microenterprises"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a public organization with a particular purpose or function":{
"examples":[
"the proposed change in pollution standards was opposed by environmental establishments across the board"
],
"synonyms":[
"foundations",
"institutes",
"institutions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bodies",
"collectives",
"groups",
"corporations",
"enterprises",
"charities",
"philanthropies",
"think tanks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"the city boasts a host of outstanding medical establishments"
],
"synonyms":[
"complexes",
"facilities",
"installations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"buildings",
"edifices",
"institutes",
"institutions",
"businesses",
"companies",
"concerns",
"outfits"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"estimation":{
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"the teacher's estimation of her student's scientific aptitude proved to be well-founded when he won a national science award"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"evaluation",
"fix",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"value judgment"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aper\u00e7u",
"feeling",
"impression",
"notion",
"perception",
"confidence",
"faith",
"stock",
"trust",
"belief",
"conviction",
"mind",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"view",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"surmise",
"theory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"I may have been a little too hasty in my estimation of his musical abilities"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"evaluation",
"reckoning",
"valuation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculation",
"computation",
"measurement",
"mensuration",
"audit",
"check",
"checkup",
"examination",
"inspection",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutiny",
"survey",
"reassessment",
"transvaluation",
"overestimation",
"overevaluation",
"underestimation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a feeling of great approval and liking":{
"examples":[
"a show business superstar who enjoys the estimation of fans and fellow performers alike"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"admiration",
"appreciation",
"esteem",
"favor",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"like",
"love",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use",
"acclamation",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"approbation",
"deference",
"hero worship",
"homage",
"honor",
"idolatry",
"infatuation",
"lionization",
"praise",
"props",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"worship",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"amazement",
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment",
"enthusiasm",
"interest",
"passion",
"bias",
"prejudice",
"affection",
"attachment",
"devotion",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemnation",
"disapproval",
"disdain",
"opprobrium",
"scorn",
"disappointment",
"discontent",
"disenchantment",
"disgruntlement",
"disillusionment",
"displeasure",
"indignation",
"unhappiness",
"aversion",
"contempt",
"disfavor",
"disgust",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"disregard",
"distaste",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"abomination",
"antipathy",
"detestation",
"deprecation",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction"
],
"antonyms":[
"disfavor"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"estimated":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraised",
"assessed",
"evaluated",
"guesstimated",
"rated",
"set",
"valuated",
"valued"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudged",
"deemed",
"judged",
"ascertained",
"determined",
"discovered",
"learned",
"priced",
"prized",
"decided",
"settled",
"analyzed",
"assayed",
"surveyed",
"tested",
"reappraised",
"reassessed",
"reevaluated",
"re-evaluated",
"rejudged",
"revalued",
"transvaluated",
"transvalued",
"misesteemed",
"misjudged",
"misprized",
"underestimated",
"undervalued"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
"examples":[
"we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot"
],
"synonyms":[
"calculated",
"called",
"conjectured",
"figured",
"gauged",
"gaged",
"guessed",
"judged",
"made",
"placed",
"put",
"reckoned",
"supposed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concluded",
"deduced",
"extrapolated",
"gathered",
"inferred",
"reasoned",
"understood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calibrated",
"measured",
"scaled",
"computed",
"worked out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"esteeming":{
"to think of in a particular way":{
"examples":[
"I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounting",
"calling",
"considering",
"counting",
"holding",
"looking (on or upon)",
"rating",
"reckoning",
"regarding",
"setting down",
"viewing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"believing",
"deeming",
"feeling",
"sensing",
"thinking",
"conceiving",
"fancying",
"imagining"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
"examples":[
"although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced"
],
"synonyms":[
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"considering",
"regarding",
"respecting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"accrediting",
"applauding",
"approving",
"commending",
"complimenting",
"crediting",
"praising",
"delighting (in)",
"drinking (in)",
"enjoying",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring",
"digging",
"fancying",
"favoring",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"loving",
"adoring",
"adulating",
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"doting (on)",
"hallowing",
"idolizing",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"cherishing",
"loving",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing",
"condemning",
"decrying",
"deploring",
"disapproving",
"discountenancing",
"discounting",
"disdaining",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"dismissing",
"disregarding",
"frowning (on or upon)",
"kissing off",
"scorning",
"vilifying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as an opinion":{
"examples":[
"I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowing",
"believing",
"conceiving",
"considering",
"deeming",
"feeling",
"figuring",
"guessing",
"holding",
"imagining",
"judging",
"reckoning",
"supposing",
"thinking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"regarding",
"viewing",
"accepting",
"perceiving",
"depending",
"relying",
"trusting",
"assuming",
"presuming",
"presupposing",
"surmising",
"concluding",
"deducing",
"inferring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distrusting",
"doubting",
"mistrusting",
"questioning",
"suspecting",
"disbelieving",
"discrediting",
"rejecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"establishes":{
"to gain full recognition or acceptance of":{
"examples":[
"a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrates",
"proves",
"shows",
"substantiates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attests",
"authenticates",
"bears out",
"documents",
"evidences",
"supports",
"sustains",
"upholds",
"confirms",
"corroborates",
"justifies",
"validates",
"verifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confutes",
"discredits",
"invalidates",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproves"
]
},
"to show the existence or truth of by evidence":{
"examples":[
"the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrates",
"documents",
"proves",
"substantiates",
"validates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backs (up)",
"buttresses",
"circumstantiates",
"corroborates",
"evidences",
"evinces",
"records",
"supports",
"upholds",
"witnesses",
"adduces",
"attests",
"authenticates",
"certifies",
"identifies",
"confirms",
"sustains",
"verifies",
"vouches",
"clinches",
"nails",
"settles",
"confesses",
"deposes",
"testifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"disputes",
"objects",
"alleges",
"assumes",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"presumes",
"surmises",
"suspects"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
]
},
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
"examples":[
"established the first school in the town"
],
"synonyms":[
"begins",
"constitutes",
"founds",
"inaugurates",
"initiates",
"innovates",
"institutes",
"introduces",
"launches",
"pioneers",
"plants",
"sets up",
"starts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authors",
"fathers",
"originates",
"conceives",
"concocts",
"contrives",
"cooks (up)",
"creates",
"devises",
"fabricates",
"invents",
"makes up",
"manufactures",
"produces",
"thinks (up)",
"constructs",
"puts up",
"develops",
"enlarges",
"expands",
"endows",
"finances",
"funds",
"subsidizes",
"arranges",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"systemizes",
"refounds",
"reinitiates",
"reinstitutes",
"relaunches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abolishes",
"annihilates",
"annuls",
"nullifies",
"ends",
"finishes",
"halts",
"stops",
"terminates",
"rounds (off or out)",
"winds up",
"wraps up"
],
"antonyms":[
"closes (down)",
"phases out",
"shuts (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"esteemed":{
"having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge":{
"examples":[
"concerned about his heart, my grandfather went to see an esteemed cardiac specialist"
],
"synonyms":[
"estimable",
"name",
"prestigious",
"recognized",
"reputable",
"reputed",
"respectable",
"respected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"honorable",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"creditable",
"good",
"praiseworthy",
"celebrated",
"distinguished",
"famed",
"famous",
"honored",
"illustrious",
"notable",
"prominent",
"redoubtable",
"renowned",
"well-known"
],
"near antonyms":[
"seedy",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"no-name",
"obscure",
"undistinguished",
"unknown"
],
"antonyms":[
"disreputable"
]
},
"to think of in a particular way":{
"examples":[
"I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounted",
"called",
"considered",
"counted",
"held",
"looked (on or upon)",
"rated",
"reckoned",
"regarded",
"set down",
"viewed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"believed",
"deemed",
"felt",
"sensed",
"thought",
"conceived",
"fancied",
"imagined"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
"examples":[
"although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced"
],
"synonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"considered",
"regarded",
"respected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"accredited",
"applauded",
"approved",
"commended",
"complimented",
"credited",
"praised",
"delighted (in)",
"drank (in)",
"enjoyed",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured",
"dug",
"fancied",
"favored",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"adored",
"adulated",
"canonized",
"deified",
"doted (on)",
"hallowed",
"idolized",
"revered",
"reverenced",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"cherished",
"loved",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"condemned",
"decried",
"deplored",
"disapproved",
"discounted",
"discountenanced",
"disdained",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"dismissed",
"disregarded",
"frowned (on or upon)",
"kissed off",
"scorned",
"vilified"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as an opinion":{
"examples":[
"I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowed",
"believed",
"conceived",
"considered",
"deemed",
"felt",
"figured",
"guessed",
"held",
"imagined",
"judged",
"reckoned",
"supposed",
"thought"
],
"near synonyms":[
"regarded",
"viewed",
"accepted",
"perceived",
"depended",
"relied",
"trusted",
"assumed",
"presumed",
"presupposed",
"surmised",
"concluded",
"deduced",
"inferred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distrusted",
"doubted",
"mistrusted",
"questioned",
"suspected",
"disbelieved",
"discredited",
"rejected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
}
}