dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/lik_MWT.json
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{
"likability":{
"as in attractiveness , likableness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attractiveness",
"delightfulness",
"enjoyableness",
"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"
]
},
"likable":{
"easy to like; having pleasant or appealing qualities":{
"examples":[
"Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel.",
"She seems like a friendly, likable young woman."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admirable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"adorable",
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome",
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"desirable",
"lovely",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"cheerful",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"kind",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"delightful",
"pleasing",
"well-disposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"unloved",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile",
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"likableness":{
"as in enjoyableness , pleasingness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"likeable":{
"easy to like; having pleasant or appealing qualities":{
"examples":[
"Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel.",
"She seems like a friendly, likable young woman."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admirable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"adorable",
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome",
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"desirable",
"lovely",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"cheerful",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"kind",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"delightful",
"pleasing",
"well-disposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"unloved",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile",
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"liked":{
"as in wanted , desirable":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to see fit":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"feel free to order whatever you like from the menu"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"ached (for)",
"coveted",
"craved",
"desired",
"died (for)",
"fancied",
"hankered (for)",
"hungered (for)",
"itched (for)",
"longed (for)",
"lusted (for or after)",
"panted (after)",
"pined (for)",
"repined (for)",
"sighed (for)",
"thirsted (for)",
"yearned (for)",
"decided",
"determined",
"resolved"
],
"synonyms":[
"chose",
"pleased",
"wanted",
"willed",
"wished"
]
},
"to show partiality toward":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I like romantic comedies more than action movies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"misliked",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"hated",
"loathed",
"declined",
"refused",
"rejected",
"turned down",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"threw away",
"threw out"
],
"related":[
"adored",
"cottoned (to)",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"chose",
"culled",
"handpicked",
"named",
"picked",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"took",
"coveted",
"craved",
"desired",
"hankered (for or after)",
"wanted",
"wished (for)",
"biased",
"biassed",
"prejudiced",
"inclined (toward)",
"tended (to)",
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"synonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"favored",
"leaned (toward or towards)",
"preferred"
]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"loathed",
"condemned",
"despised",
"scorned"
],
"related":[
"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)"
],
"synonyms":[
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"got off (on)",
"grooved (on)",
"loved",
"rejoiced (in)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured"
]
},
"to wish to have":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"loved",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"welcomed",
"coveted",
"craved",
"desired",
"died (for)",
"hankered (for or after)",
"wished (for)",
"yearned (for)"
],
"synonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"wanted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"likened":{
"to describe as similar":{
"examples":[
"he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture"
],
"synonyms":[
"analogized",
"assimilated",
"bracketed",
"compared",
"equated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associated",
"connected",
"coupled",
"linked",
"alluded",
"referred",
"related",
"equaled",
"equalled",
"matched",
"paralleled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contrasted"
]
},
"to regard or represent as equal or comparable":{
"examples":[
"I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent"
],
"synonyms":[
"compared",
"equated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associated",
"connected",
"correlated",
"identified",
"joined",
"linked",
"matched",
"related",
"grouped",
"lumped (together)",
"assorted",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"graded",
"grouped",
"sorted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differentiated",
"discerned",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"likeness":{
"a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing":{
"examples":[
"the wealthy businessman hired a leading artist to paint his likeness"
],
"synonyms":[
"icon",
"ikon",
"illustration",
"image",
"picture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delineation",
"depiction",
"representation",
"resemblance",
"view",
"portrait",
"daub",
"drawing",
"finger painting",
"etching",
"silhouette",
"sketch",
"watercolor",
"caricature",
"cartoon",
"doodle",
"collage",
"montage",
"photograph",
"hieroglyph",
"hieroglyphic",
"ideogram",
"ideograph",
"pictograph",
"diagram"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
"examples":[
"why, you're the very likeness of your mother!"
],
"synonyms":[
"alter ego",
"carbon",
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"counterpart",
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
"doppelganger",
"double",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"facsimile",
"fetch",
"image",
"look-alike",
"match",
"mirror image",
"picture",
"replica",
"ringer",
"spit",
"spitting image",
"twin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"Chinese copy",
"effigy",
"portrait",
"portrayal",
"companion",
"fellow",
"mate",
"equal",
"equivalent",
"analogue",
"analog",
"parallel"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antithesis",
"converse",
"opposite",
"reverse"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quality or state of having many qualities in common":{
"examples":[
"the forgery was difficult to detect due to the pinpoint likeness it bore to the original"
],
"synonyms":[
"alikeness",
"community",
"comparability",
"correspondence",
"parallelism",
"resemblance",
"similarity",
"similitude"
],
"near synonyms":[
"semblance",
"affinity",
"analogousness",
"equation",
"equivalence",
"equivalency",
"par",
"parity",
"identicalness",
"identity",
"sameness",
"correlation",
"relationship",
"exchangeability",
"interchangeability",
"accordance",
"agreement",
"compatibility",
"conformity",
"congruity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inequality",
"conflict",
"polarity",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness",
"nonconformity",
"differentiability",
"discriminability",
"distinguishability",
"anomalousness",
"dichotomy",
"disproportion",
"imbalance",
"inequality",
"nonequivalence"
],
"antonyms":[
"difference",
"disagreement",
"discrepancy",
"disparateness",
"disparity",
"dissimilarity",
"dissimilitude",
"distinctiveness",
"distinctness",
"unlikeness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"likes":{
"to wish to have":{
"examples":[
"I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have"
],
"synonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"wants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"loves",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"welcomes",
"covets",
"craves",
"desires",
"dies (for)",
"hankers (for or after)",
"wishes (for)",
"yearns (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to show partiality toward":{
"examples":[
"I like romantic comedies more than action movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"favors",
"leans (toward or towards)",
"prefers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adores",
"cottons (to)",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"chooses",
"culls",
"handpicks",
"names",
"picks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"takes",
"covets",
"craves",
"desires",
"hankers (for or after)",
"wants",
"wishes (for)",
"biases",
"biasses",
"prejudices",
"inclines (toward)",
"tends (to)",
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"mislikes",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"hates",
"loathes",
"declines",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"turns down",
"discards",
"jettisons",
"throws away",
"throws out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"gets off (on)",
"grooves (on)",
"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 see fit":{
"examples":[
"feel free to order whatever you like from the menu"
],
"synonyms":[
"chooses",
"pleases",
"wants",
"wills",
"wishes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aches (for)",
"covets",
"craves",
"desires",
"dies (for)",
"fancies",
"hankers (for)",
"hungers (for)",
"itches (for)",
"longs (for)",
"lusts (for or after)",
"pants (after)",
"pines (for)",
"repines (for)",
"sighs (for)",
"thirsts (for)",
"yearns (for)",
"decides",
"determines",
"resolves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common":{
"examples":[
"you can never trust his like , because they'll always let you down"
],
"synonyms":[
"breeds",
"classes",
"descriptions",
"feathers",
"genres",
"ilks",
"kidneys",
"kinds",
"manners",
"natures",
"orders",
"sorts",
"species",
"strains",
"stripes",
"types",
"varieties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"models",
"samples",
"specimens",
"brackets",
"bunches",
"categories",
"divisions",
"families",
"grades",
"groupings",
"groups",
"lots",
"persuasions",
"ranks",
"sets",
"suites"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value":{
"examples":[
"we'd never seen its like in any other shop in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"coequals",
"compeers",
"coordinates",
"counterparts",
"equals",
"equivalents",
"fellows",
"matches",
"parallels",
"peers",
"rivals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"analogues",
"analogs",
"doubles",
"halves",
"mates",
"twins",
"associates",
"colleagues",
"companions",
"copartners",
"co-partners",
"partners",
"competitors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"positive regard for something":{
"examples":[
"she thought her new boyfriend was unusually interested in her likes and dislikes"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likings",
"love affairs",
"loves",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cravings",
"desires",
"longings",
"thirsts",
"yens",
"enthusiasms",
"gustoes",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"leanings",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"teeth",
"palates",
"weaknesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathies",
"disinclinations",
"indifferences"
],
"antonyms":[
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"dislikes",
"distastes",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"mislikes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"liking":{
"positive regard for something":{
"examples":[
"I have a liking for dark chocolate"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"love",
"love affair",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use"
],
"near synonyms":[
"craving",
"desire",
"hankering",
"longing",
"thirst",
"yen",
"enthusiasm",
"gusto",
"interest",
"passion",
"bias",
"prejudice",
"bent",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"tooth",
"palate",
"weakness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathy",
"disinclination",
"indifference",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disgust",
"dislike",
"distaste",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"mislike"
]
},
"to wish to have":{
"examples":[
"I'd like another slice of pizza, but I've already eaten more than I should have"
],
"synonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"wanting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"loving",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"welcoming",
"coveting",
"craving",
"desiring",
"dying (for)",
"hankering (for or after)",
"wishing (for)",
"yearning (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to show partiality toward":{
"examples":[
"I like romantic comedies more than action movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"favoring",
"leaning (toward or towards)",
"preferring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adoring",
"cottoning (to)",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"choosing",
"culling",
"handpicking",
"naming",
"picking",
"selecting",
"singling (out)",
"taking",
"coveting",
"craving",
"desiring",
"hankering (for or after)",
"wanting",
"wishing (for)",
"biasing",
"biassing",
"prejudicing",
"inclining (toward)",
"tending (to)",
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"misliking",
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"hating",
"loathing",
"declining",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"turning down",
"discarding",
"jettisoning",
"throwing away",
"throwing out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"an adventuresome young woman who likes skydiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"getting off (on)",
"grooving (on)",
"loving",
"rejoicing (in)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"disliking",
"hating",
"loathing",
"condemning",
"despising",
"scorning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to see fit":{
"examples":[
"feel free to order whatever you like from the menu"
],
"synonyms":[
"choosing",
"pleasing",
"wanting",
"willing",
"wishing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aching (for)",
"coveting",
"craving",
"desiring",
"dying (for)",
"fancying",
"hankering (for)",
"hungering (for)",
"itching (for)",
"longing (for)",
"lusting (for or after)",
"panting (after)",
"pining (for)",
"repining (for)",
"sighing (for)",
"thirsting (for)",
"yearning (for)",
"deciding",
"determining",
"resolving"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"likenesses":{
"a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing":{
"examples":[
"the wealthy businessman hired a leading artist to paint his likeness"
],
"synonyms":[
"icons",
"ikons",
"illustrations",
"images",
"pictures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delineations",
"depictions",
"representations",
"resemblances",
"views",
"portraits",
"daubs",
"drawings",
"finger paintings",
"etchings",
"silhouettes",
"sketches",
"watercolors",
"caricatures",
"cartoons",
"doodles",
"collages",
"montages",
"photographs",
"hieroglyphics",
"hieroglyphs",
"ideograms",
"ideographs",
"pictographs",
"diagrams"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
"examples":[
"why, you're the very likeness of your mother!"
],
"synonyms":[
"alter egos",
"carbon copies",
"carbons",
"clones",
"counterparts",
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
"doppelgangers",
"doubles",
"duplicates",
"duplications",
"facsimiles",
"fetches",
"images",
"look-alikes",
"matches",
"mirror images",
"pictures",
"replicas",
"ringers",
"spits",
"spitting images",
"twins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"Chinese copies",
"effigies",
"portraits",
"portrayals",
"companions",
"fellows",
"mates",
"equals",
"equivalents",
"analogues",
"analogs",
"parallels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antitheses",
"converses",
"opposites",
"reverses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"likening":{
"as in comparison , analogy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"analogy",
"comparison",
"equation",
"equivalence",
"equivalency",
"par",
"parity",
"affinity",
"association",
"connection",
"linkage",
"relation",
"relationship",
"correlation",
"interrelation",
"semblance",
"identicalness",
"identity",
"sameness",
"alikeness",
"community",
"comparability",
"correspondence",
"likeness",
"parallelism",
"resemblance",
"similarity",
"similitude"
],
"near antonyms":[
"difference",
"disagreement",
"discrepancy",
"disparateness",
"disparity",
"dissimilarity",
"dissimilitude",
"distinctiveness",
"distinctness",
"unlikeness",
"inequality",
"conflict",
"polarity",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness",
"nonconformity",
"differentiability",
"discriminability",
"distinguishability",
"anomalousness",
"dichotomy",
"disproportion",
"imbalance",
"inequality",
"nonequivalence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to describe as similar":{
"examples":[
"he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture"
],
"synonyms":[
"analogizing",
"assimilating",
"bracketing",
"comparing",
"equating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associating",
"connecting",
"coupling",
"linking",
"alluding",
"referring",
"relating",
"equaling",
"equalling",
"matching",
"paralleling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contrasting"
]
},
"to regard or represent as equal or comparable":{
"examples":[
"I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent"
],
"synonyms":[
"comparing",
"equating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associating",
"connecting",
"correlating",
"identifying",
"joining",
"linking",
"matching",
"relating",
"grouping",
"lumping (together)",
"assorting",
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"classing",
"grading",
"grouping",
"sorting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differentiating",
"discerning",
"discriminating",
"distinguishing",
"separating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"likelihoods":{
"the quality or state of being likely to occur":{
"examples":[
"the weatherman on TV said that the likelihood of rain today was fairly high"
],
"synonyms":[
"liability",
"probability"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credibility",
"plausibility",
"plausibleness",
"feasibility",
"feasibleness",
"possibility",
"potentiality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"viability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubtfulness",
"dubiousness",
"impracticability",
"impracticality",
"implausibility",
"incredibility",
"incredibleness"
],
"antonyms":[
"improbability",
"unlikelihood",
"unlikeliness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"likens":{
"to describe as similar":{
"examples":[
"he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture"
],
"synonyms":[
"analogizes",
"assimilates",
"brackets",
"compares",
"equates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associates",
"connects",
"couples",
"links",
"alludes",
"refers",
"relates",
"equals",
"matches",
"parallels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contrasts"
]
},
"to regard or represent as equal or comparable":{
"examples":[
"I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent"
],
"synonyms":[
"compares",
"equates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associates",
"connects",
"correlates",
"identifies",
"joins",
"links",
"matches",
"relates",
"groups",
"lumps (together)",
"assorts",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"grades",
"groups",
"sorts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differentiates",
"discerns",
"discriminates",
"distinguishes",
"separates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"like as not":{
"by reasonable assumption":{
"examples":[
"As like as not they'll have eaten by the time we arrive."
],
"synonyms":[
"assumably",
"doubtless",
"likely",
"presumably",
"probably"
],
"near synonyms":[
"maybe",
"mayhap",
"perchance",
"perhaps",
"possibly",
"conceivably",
"imaginably",
"plausibly",
"practically",
"reasonably",
"potentially",
"assuredly",
"certainly",
"clearly",
"conclusively",
"decisively",
"definitely",
"definitively",
"indisputably",
"indubitably",
"positively",
"really",
"surely",
"truly",
"undeniably",
"undoubtedly",
"unquestionably",
"presumedly",
"supposably",
"supposedly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implausibly",
"inconceivably",
"incredibly",
"unbelievably",
"unthinkably"
],
"antonyms":[
"improbably"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"like crazy":{
"with all power or resources being used":{
"examples":[
"She studied like crazy hoping for an A."
],
"synonyms":[
"all out",
"full blast",
"full tilt",
"tooth and nail"
],
"near synonyms":[
"completely",
"comprehensively",
"detailedly",
"exhaustively",
"fully",
"minutely",
"roundly",
"thoroughly",
"totally",
"extremely",
"utterly"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"likelihood":{
"the quality or state of being likely to occur":{
"examples":[
"the weatherman on TV said that the likelihood of rain today was fairly high"
],
"synonyms":[
"liability",
"probability"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credibility",
"plausibility",
"plausibleness",
"feasibility",
"feasibleness",
"possibility",
"potentiality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"viability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubtfulness",
"dubiousness",
"impracticability",
"impracticality",
"implausibility",
"incredibility",
"incredibleness"
],
"antonyms":[
"improbability",
"unlikelihood",
"unlikeliness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}