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6416 lines
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{
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"loud":{
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"marked by a high volume of sound":{
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"examples":[
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"loud music that could be heard all over the neighborhood"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blaring",
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"blasting",
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"booming",
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"clamorous",
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"clangorous",
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"deafening",
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"earsplitting",
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"piercing",
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"plangent",
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"resounding",
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"ringing",
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"roaring",
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"slam-bang",
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"sonorous",
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"stentorian",
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"thundering",
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"thunderous"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brazen",
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"dinning",
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"discordant",
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"noisy",
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"obstreperous",
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"raucous",
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"rip-roaring",
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"vociferous",
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"grating",
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"harsh",
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"overloud",
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"sharp",
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"shrill",
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"squealing",
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"strident"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dead",
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"quiet",
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"silent",
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"still",
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"stilly",
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"ultraquiet",
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"calm",
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"dreamy",
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"peaceful",
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"restful",
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"serene",
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"soothing",
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"tranquil",
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"hushed",
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"muffled",
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"muted",
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"softened",
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"toned (down)"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"gentle",
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"low",
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"soft"
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]
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},
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"excessively showy":{
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"examples":[
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"his loud Hawaiian shirt made his face look especially pale"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"flamboyant",
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"flaring",
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"flashy",
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"garish",
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"gaudy",
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"glitzy",
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"noisy",
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"ostentatious",
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"razzle-dazzle",
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"splashy",
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"swank",
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"swanky"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"excessive",
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"extravagant",
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"fulsome",
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"hammy",
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"overdone",
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"over-the-top",
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"overwrought",
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"pretentious",
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"baroque",
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"bedizened",
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"ornate",
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"fancy",
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"snazzy",
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"zooty",
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"blaring",
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"bright",
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"florid",
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"glaring",
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"glittery",
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"overbright",
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"spectacular",
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"graceless",
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"inelegant",
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"lurid",
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"tacky",
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"tasteless",
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"tawdry",
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"tinselly",
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"vulgar"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"appropriate",
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"fitting",
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"proper",
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"inconspicuous",
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"muted",
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"restrained",
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"subdued",
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"toned (down)",
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"unobtrusive",
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"elegant",
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"graceful",
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"tasteful",
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"modest",
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"plain",
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"simple",
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"unpretentious"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"conservative",
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"quiet",
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"understated",
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"unflamboyant",
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"unflashy"
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]
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},
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"as in loudly , flamboyantly":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"flamboyantly",
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"flashily",
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"garishly",
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"gaudily",
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"loudly",
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"ostentatiously",
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"bravely",
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"brightly",
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"brilliantly",
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"colorfully",
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"gaily",
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"gayly",
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"fancily",
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"ornately",
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"swankily",
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"gorgeously",
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"richly",
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"spectacularly",
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"splendidly",
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"strikingly",
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"dapperly",
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"dashingly",
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"gallantly",
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"jazzily",
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"nattily",
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"neatly",
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"pertly",
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"smartly",
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"snappily",
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"spiffily",
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"conspicuously",
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"luridly",
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"shockingly"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"boringly",
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"drably",
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"dully",
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"colorlessly",
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"inconspicuously",
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"unobtrusively",
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"unpretentiously",
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"chastely",
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"demurely",
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"modestly",
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"conservatively",
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"plainly",
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"quietly",
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"simply",
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"bleakly",
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"severely",
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"somberly"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"lounger":{
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"as in loafer , slouch":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"as in love seat , t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lounges":{
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"a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters":{
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"examples":[
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"the kids were stretched out on the lounge watching TV"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chesterfields",
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"couches",
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"davenports",
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"divans",
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"settees",
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"sofas",
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"squabs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"loungers",
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"love seats",
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"recamiers",
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"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates",
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"daybeds",
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"sofa beds",
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"studio couches",
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"banquettes",
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"benches",
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"ottomans"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to refrain from labor or exertion":{
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"examples":[
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"the construction workers spent their break lounging in the shade behind the building"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"basks",
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"kicks back",
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"lolls",
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"relaxes",
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"reposes",
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"rests"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bums",
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"goldbricks",
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"hangs",
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"hangs about",
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"hangs around",
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"idles",
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"loafs",
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"slacks (off)",
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"vegges out",
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"veges out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drudges",
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"grubs",
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"humps",
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"hustles",
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"labors",
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"moils",
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"pegs (away)",
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"plods",
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"plows",
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"plugs",
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"slaves",
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"slogs",
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"strains",
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"strives",
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"struggles",
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"sweats",
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"toils",
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"travails",
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"works",
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"exercises",
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"works out"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to spend time doing nothing":{
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"examples":[
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"after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bums",
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"chills",
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"dallies",
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"dawdles",
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"dillydallies",
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"drones",
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"footles",
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"goofs (off)",
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"hacks (around)",
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"hangs about",
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"hangs (around or out)",
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"idles",
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"kicks around",
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"kicks back",
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"lazes",
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"lazies",
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"loafs",
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"lolls",
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"vegges out",
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"veges out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fiddles (around)",
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"fools",
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"messes",
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"monkeys",
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"mucks",
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"piddles",
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"plays",
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"potters (around)",
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"putters (around)",
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"trifles",
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"dozes",
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"estivates",
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"aestivates",
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"hibernates",
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"lags",
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"lingers",
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"loiters",
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"pokes",
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"relaxes",
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"rests",
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"tarries",
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"ambles",
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"moseys",
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"saunters",
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"strolls",
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"swans",
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"furloughs",
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"goldbricks",
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"malingers",
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"truants"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drudges",
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"grinds",
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"grubs",
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"humps",
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"hustles",
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"labors",
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"moils",
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"pegs",
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"plods",
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"plows",
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"plugs",
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"slaves",
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"sweats",
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"toils",
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"travails",
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"works",
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"applies",
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"buckles (down)",
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"exerts",
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"puts out"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lounging (around or about)":{
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"as in hanging , bumming (around)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bumming (around)",
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"dawdling",
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"goldbricking",
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"hanging",
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"hanging about",
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"idling",
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"loafing",
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"relaxing",
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"resting",
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"screwing around",
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"slacking (off)",
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"dabbling",
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"fiddling (around)",
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"messing around",
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"puttering (around)",
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"jesting",
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"joking",
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"teasing",
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"delighting",
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"pleasing",
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"amusing",
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"diverting",
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"entertaining",
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"dabbling",
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"trifling",
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"cavorting",
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"frisking",
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"gamboling",
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"gambolling",
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"romping",
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"dallying",
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"disporting",
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"frolicking",
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"playing",
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"recreating",
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"rollicking",
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"skylarking",
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"sporting",
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"toying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drudging",
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"laboring",
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"plodding",
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"plugging (away)",
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"slaving",
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"straining",
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"striving",
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"struggling",
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"sweating",
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"toiling",
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"working"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[]
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},
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"lousy":{
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"arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{
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"examples":[
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"why, you lousy cheater!"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cheap",
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"contemptible",
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"cruddy",
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"deplorable",
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"despicable",
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"dirty",
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"grubby",
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"lame",
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"mean",
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"nasty",
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"paltry",
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"pitiable",
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"pitiful",
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"ratty",
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"scabby",
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"scummy",
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"scurvy",
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"sneaking",
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"sorry",
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"wretched"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abhorrent",
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"abominable",
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"condemnable",
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"detestable",
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"execrable",
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"hateful",
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"loathsome",
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"odious",
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"disgusting",
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"reptilian",
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"repugnant",
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"repulsive",
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"revolting",
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"revulsive",
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"discreditable",
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"disgraceful",
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"dishonorable",
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"disreputable",
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"ignominious",
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"shameful",
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"base",
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"ignoble",
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"low",
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"shabby",
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"sordid",
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"squalid",
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"vile",
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"blamable",
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"censurable",
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"reprehensible",
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"reproachable",
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"cowardly",
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"craven",
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"dastardly",
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"unethical",
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"unprincipled",
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"unscrupulous"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"high-minded",
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"honest",
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"honorable",
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"noble",
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"principled",
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"redoubtable",
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"reputable",
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"right-minded",
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"scrupulous",
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"upright",
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"ethical",
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"good",
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"moral",
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"right",
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"righteous",
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"virtuous"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"admirable",
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"commendable",
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"creditable",
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"laudable",
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"meritorious",
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"praiseworthy"
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]
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},
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"falling short of a standard":{
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"examples":[
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"I actually play a pretty lousy game of tennis"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bad",
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"bastard",
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"bush",
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"bush-league",
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"crummy",
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"crumby",
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"deficient",
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"dissatisfactory",
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"ill",
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"inferior",
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"lame",
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"off",
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"paltry",
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"poor",
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"punk",
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"sour",
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"suboptimal",
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"subpar",
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"substandard",
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"unacceptable",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"wack",
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"wanting",
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"wretched",
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"wrong"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abysmal",
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"bitchin'",
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"brutal",
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"damnable",
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"deplorable",
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"detestable",
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"disastrous",
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"dreadful",
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"execrable",
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"gnarly",
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"horrendous",
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"horrible",
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"pathetic",
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"stinky",
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"sucky",
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"terrible",
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"unspeakable",
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"defective",
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"faulty",
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"flawed",
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"egregious",
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"flagrant",
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"gross",
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"bum",
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"cheesy",
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"coarse",
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"common",
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"crappy",
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"cut-rate",
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"junky",
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"lesser",
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"low-grade",
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"low-rent",
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"mediocre",
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"miserable",
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"reprehensible",
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"rotten",
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"rubbishy",
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"second-rate",
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"shoddy",
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"sleazy",
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"trashy",
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"abominable",
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"odious",
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"vile",
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"useless",
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"valueless",
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"worthless",
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"inadequate",
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"insufficient",
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"lacking",
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"meager",
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"meagre",
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"mean",
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"miserly",
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"niggardly",
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"scanty",
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"shabby",
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"short",
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"skimp",
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"skimpy",
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"spare",
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"stingy",
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"miscreant",
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"scurrilous",
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"villainous",
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"counterfeit",
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|
"fake",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"classical",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-test",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"sufficient",
|
|
"average",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"minimal",
|
|
"so-so",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"useful",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"satisfying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"tolerable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extremely unsatisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the restaurant served a lousy meal that we shouldn't have had to pay for"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"sucky",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"defective",
|
|
"faulty",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"useless",
|
|
"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"damnable",
|
|
"fiendish",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"vile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"sufficient",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"satisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bitchin'",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of low quality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a tacky store selling lousy souvenirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"bargain-basement",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"cheapjack",
|
|
"cheesy",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"crappy",
|
|
"cut-rate",
|
|
"el cheapo",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"gimcrack",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"junky",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"low-rent",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"rubbishy",
|
|
"schlock",
|
|
"schlocky",
|
|
"shlock",
|
|
"shlocky",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"shoddy",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"useless",
|
|
"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"brummagem",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"kitschy",
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"supercheap",
|
|
"ultracheap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"top-notch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a Manhattan neighborhood that is lousy with wannabe actors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abounding",
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"awash",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fraught",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"rife",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thronging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brimming",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"chock-full",
|
|
"chockful",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"stuffed",
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
"congested",
|
|
"overcrowded",
|
|
"overfilled",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"overfull",
|
|
"overladen",
|
|
"overloaded",
|
|
"overstuffed",
|
|
"surfeited",
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"astir",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"humming",
|
|
"lively"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"devoid",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"vacant",
|
|
"void",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"short"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lout":{
|
|
"a big clumsy often slow-witted person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"watch where you're going, you big lout !"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clod",
|
|
"clodhopper",
|
|
"gawk",
|
|
"hulk",
|
|
"lubber",
|
|
"lug",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"Neanderthal",
|
|
"oaf",
|
|
"palooka"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chump",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"schlemiel",
|
|
"shlemiel",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"slouch",
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"blunderer",
|
|
"bonehead",
|
|
"bubblehead",
|
|
"chowderhead",
|
|
"chucklehead",
|
|
"clodpoll",
|
|
"clodpole",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"cluck",
|
|
"clunk",
|
|
"cuddy",
|
|
"cuddie",
|
|
"deadhead",
|
|
"dim bulb",
|
|
"dimwit",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"dullard",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dumbhead",
|
|
"dum-dum",
|
|
"dummkopf",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"dunderhead",
|
|
"fathead",
|
|
"galoot",
|
|
"gander",
|
|
"golem",
|
|
"goof",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"hammerhead",
|
|
"hardhead",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"know-nothing",
|
|
"knucklehead",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"loggerhead",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"lunkhead",
|
|
"meathead",
|
|
"mome",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"mutt",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"nimrod",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"noddy",
|
|
"noodle",
|
|
"numskull",
|
|
"numbskull",
|
|
"pinhead",
|
|
"prat",
|
|
"ratbag",
|
|
"saphead",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schnook",
|
|
"simp",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stupe",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thickhead",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"woodenhead",
|
|
"yahoo",
|
|
"yo-yo",
|
|
"anthropoid",
|
|
"ape",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"cad",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"louse",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"tyke",
|
|
"tike",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"goose",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"madman",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"featherbrain",
|
|
"scatterbrain",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"scamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"brainiac",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"thinker",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Howard's rude behavior at the country club earned him a reputation as a lout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"bleeder",
|
|
"blighter",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"bounder",
|
|
"bugger",
|
|
"buzzard",
|
|
"cad",
|
|
"chuff",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"crud",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"dirtbag",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"fink",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"louse",
|
|
"pill",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"rat fink",
|
|
"reptile",
|
|
"rotter",
|
|
"schmuck",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"scumbag",
|
|
"scuzzball",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleaze",
|
|
"sleazebag",
|
|
"sleazeball",
|
|
"slime",
|
|
"slimeball",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"so-and-so",
|
|
"sod",
|
|
"stinkard",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"swine",
|
|
"toad",
|
|
"varmint",
|
|
"vermin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarian",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"caveman",
|
|
"Neanderthal",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"loudmouth",
|
|
"vulgarian",
|
|
"lowlife",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"roughneck",
|
|
"scab",
|
|
"scamp",
|
|
"scoundrel",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wretch",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"schmo",
|
|
"schmoe",
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dink",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"brat",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"nuisance",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"snip",
|
|
"snob",
|
|
"snoot",
|
|
"snot",
|
|
"dweeb",
|
|
"nerd"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hero",
|
|
"heroine",
|
|
"idol",
|
|
"role model",
|
|
"gentleman",
|
|
"lady",
|
|
"angel",
|
|
"saint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lounge":{
|
|
"a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kids were stretched out on the lounge watching TV"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chesterfield",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"davenport",
|
|
"divan",
|
|
"settee",
|
|
"sofa",
|
|
"squab"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lounger",
|
|
"love seat",
|
|
"recamier",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate",
|
|
"daybed",
|
|
"sofa bed",
|
|
"studio couch",
|
|
"banquette",
|
|
"bench",
|
|
"ottoman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to refrain from labor or exertion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the construction workers spent their break lounging in the shade behind the building"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bask",
|
|
"kick back",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"rest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"goldbrick",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hang about",
|
|
"hang around",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"slack (off)",
|
|
"veg out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"peg (away)",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"plow",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"strive",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"travail",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"footle",
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"hang about",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"kick back",
|
|
"laze",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"veg out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddle (around)",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"piddle",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"potter (around)",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"trifle",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"estivate",
|
|
"aestivate",
|
|
"hibernate",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"mosey",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"swan",
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"goldbrick",
|
|
"malinger",
|
|
"truant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"grind",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"plow",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"travail",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"apply",
|
|
"buckle (down)",
|
|
"exert",
|
|
"put out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"louse up":{
|
|
"to make a mistake":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"boob",
|
|
"err",
|
|
"flub",
|
|
"fluff",
|
|
"foul up",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"screw up",
|
|
"slip up",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nod",
|
|
"bobble",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"foozle",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"muff",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"miscalculate",
|
|
"misconceive",
|
|
"miscount",
|
|
"miscue",
|
|
"misdeem",
|
|
"misgauge",
|
|
"misjudge",
|
|
"mistake",
|
|
"misconstrue",
|
|
"misinterpret",
|
|
"misunderstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom\u2014the seams show too much"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bobble",
|
|
"boggle",
|
|
"bollix (up)",
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"bugger (up)",
|
|
"bumble",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"dub",
|
|
"flub",
|
|
"fluff",
|
|
"foozle",
|
|
"foul up",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"muck up",
|
|
"muff",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"screw up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"gum (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"piffle",
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"mutilate",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"vitiate",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"wreck",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mismanage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate",
|
|
"rectify",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"reform",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"recondition",
|
|
"renovate",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"revamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"louses up":{
|
|
"to make a mistake":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunders",
|
|
"boobs",
|
|
"errs",
|
|
"flubs",
|
|
"fluffs",
|
|
"fouls up",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"goofs (up)",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"screws up",
|
|
"slips up",
|
|
"stumbles",
|
|
"trips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"bobbles",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"bungles",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"foozles",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"muffs",
|
|
"murders",
|
|
"miscalculates",
|
|
"misconceives",
|
|
"miscounts",
|
|
"miscues",
|
|
"misdeems",
|
|
"misgauges",
|
|
"misjudges",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"misconstrues",
|
|
"misinterprets",
|
|
"misunderstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom\u2014the seams show too much"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bobbles",
|
|
"boggles",
|
|
"bollixes (up)",
|
|
"boots",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"buggers (up)",
|
|
"bumbles",
|
|
"bungles",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"dubs",
|
|
"flubs",
|
|
"fluffs",
|
|
"foozles",
|
|
"fouls up",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"goofs (up)",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mucks up",
|
|
"muffs",
|
|
"murders",
|
|
"screws up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blunders",
|
|
"gums (up)",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"piffles",
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"blights",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"flaws",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"mutilates",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"vitiates",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"wrecks",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"mismanages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"meliorates",
|
|
"rectifies",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"reforms",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"reconditions",
|
|
"renovates",
|
|
"repairs",
|
|
"revamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lounged":{
|
|
"to refrain from labor or exertion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the construction workers spent their break lounging in the shade behind the building"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basked",
|
|
"kicked back",
|
|
"lolled",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"rested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bummed",
|
|
"goldbricked",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"hung about",
|
|
"hung around",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"loafed",
|
|
"slacked (off)",
|
|
"vegged out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudged",
|
|
"grubbed",
|
|
"humped",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"moiled",
|
|
"pegged (away)",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"plowed",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"slaved",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"strove",
|
|
"strived",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"sweated",
|
|
"toiled",
|
|
"travailed",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bummed",
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"dillydallied",
|
|
"droned",
|
|
"footled",
|
|
"goofed (off)",
|
|
"hacked (around)",
|
|
"hung about",
|
|
"hung (around or out)",
|
|
"hanged (around or out)",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"kicked back",
|
|
"lazed",
|
|
"lazied",
|
|
"loafed",
|
|
"lolled",
|
|
"vegged out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddled (around)",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"messed",
|
|
"monkeyed",
|
|
"mucked",
|
|
"piddled",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"pottered (around)",
|
|
"puttered (around)",
|
|
"trifled",
|
|
"dozed",
|
|
"estivated",
|
|
"aestivated",
|
|
"hibernated",
|
|
"lagged",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"loitered",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"ambled",
|
|
"moseyed",
|
|
"sauntered",
|
|
"strolled",
|
|
"swanned",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lour":{
|
|
"having not so great importance or rank as another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lower position in the company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"junior",
|
|
"less",
|
|
"lesser",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"smaller",
|
|
"subordinate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"jerkwater",
|
|
"one-horse",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"two-bit",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"secondary",
|
|
"subsidiary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"greater",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superordinate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"situated lower down":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this book goes on the lower shelf"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"nether"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lowest",
|
|
"nethermost",
|
|
"underlying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"highest",
|
|
"uppermost",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"overhead"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"upper"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"throw down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"floor",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"strike down",
|
|
"topple",
|
|
"plop",
|
|
"plunk down",
|
|
"bobble",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"foozle",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"submerge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"raise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"crater",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"descend",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"nose-dive",
|
|
"plummet",
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"skid",
|
|
"tumble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"die (down)",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"droop",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"taper off",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"retreat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wax"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"ascend",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"soar",
|
|
"spike",
|
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"up"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"downscale",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"reduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"cut down",
|
|
"dock",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pare",
|
|
"prune",
|
|
"retrench",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"truncate",
|
|
"whittle",
|
|
"deflate",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"modulate",
|
|
"qualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract",
|
|
"add (to)",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"redouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"raise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"die (away or down or out)",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"drain (away)",
|
|
"drop (off)",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"fall away",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"phase down",
|
|
"ratchet (down)",
|
|
"rachet (down)",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"taper",
|
|
"taper off",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"fade (away)",
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
|
"give out",
|
|
"melt (away)",
|
|
"peter (out)",
|
|
"tail (off)",
|
|
"vanish",
|
|
"slacken",
|
|
"slow (down)",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"cave (in)",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"deflate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"emerge",
|
|
"show up",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"lengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"soar",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wax"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"chasten",
|
|
"cheapen",
|
|
"debase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate",
|
|
"shame",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"smirch",
|
|
"take down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abash",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"faze",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"nonplus",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"cry down",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"detract",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"write off",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"defame",
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"libel",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"slander",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"reprobate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"boast",
|
|
"celebrate",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"congratulate",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"eulogize",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"fete",
|
|
"f\u00eate",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"highlight",
|
|
"play up",
|
|
"spotlight",
|
|
"dignify",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"enshrine",
|
|
"ensky",
|
|
"enthrone",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"idealize",
|
|
"romanticize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"exalt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the price or value of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attenuate",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"cheapen",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"devaluate",
|
|
"devalue",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"mark down",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"write down",
|
|
"write off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"debase",
|
|
"demonetize",
|
|
"underestimate",
|
|
"underprice",
|
|
"underrate",
|
|
"undervalue",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"deflate",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bloat",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"overestimate",
|
|
"overprice",
|
|
"overrate",
|
|
"overvalue",
|
|
"add",
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"maximize",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"mark up",
|
|
"upgrade"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take on a gloomy or forbidding look":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"glower"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"scowl",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"stare",
|
|
"brood",
|
|
"mope",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"sulk",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"bristle",
|
|
"fume",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"steam",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"intimidate",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"threaten"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"perk (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look with anger or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"scowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gape",
|
|
"gaze",
|
|
"ogle",
|
|
"stare",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"sulk",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"sneer",
|
|
"snigger"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"smile"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he turned to see the scornful lower on her face"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"face",
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"moue",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"mow",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"scowl",
|
|
"snoot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flinch",
|
|
"squinch",
|
|
"wince",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"rictus",
|
|
"simper",
|
|
"smirk",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"sneer",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"stare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lousing up":{
|
|
"to make a mistake":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everything is riding on this project, so we can't afford to louse up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"boobing",
|
|
"erring",
|
|
"flubbing",
|
|
"fluffing",
|
|
"fouling up",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"goofing (up)",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"screwing up",
|
|
"slipping up",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"tripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nodding",
|
|
"bobbling",
|
|
"botching",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"foozling",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"muffing",
|
|
"murdering",
|
|
"miscalculating",
|
|
"misconceiving",
|
|
"miscounting",
|
|
"miscuing",
|
|
"misdeeming",
|
|
"misgauging",
|
|
"misgaging",
|
|
"misjudging",
|
|
"mistaking",
|
|
"misconstruing",
|
|
"misinterpreting",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I loused up the wallpapering job in the bedroom\u2014the seams show too much"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"bobbling",
|
|
"boggling",
|
|
"bollixing (up)",
|
|
"booting",
|
|
"botching",
|
|
"buggering (up)",
|
|
"bumbling",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"dubbing",
|
|
"flubbing",
|
|
"fluffing",
|
|
"foozling",
|
|
"fouling up",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"goofing (up)",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mucking up",
|
|
"muffing",
|
|
"murdering",
|
|
"screwing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"gumming (up)",
|
|
"muddling",
|
|
"piffling",
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"blighting",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"flawing",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"mutilating",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"vitiating",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"wrecking",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"mismanaging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"reforming",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"patching",
|
|
"reconditioning",
|
|
"renovating",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"revamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loury":{
|
|
"as in grim , threatening":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"threatening",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"distressful",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"mirthless",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"Cimmerian",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"depressive",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dreich",
|
|
"elegiac",
|
|
"elegiacal",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"lonely",
|
|
"lonesome",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"plutonian",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"festive",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"sunshiny",
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"lightsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loudmouths":{
|
|
"a loud person; a person who talks too much and who says unpleasant or stupid things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I missed half of the movie's dialogue because of that loudmouth in the back row."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"vulgarians",
|
|
"bastards",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"bleeders",
|
|
"blighters",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"bounders",
|
|
"buggers",
|
|
"buzzards",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"chuffs",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clowns",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"cruds",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"dirtbags",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"finks",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jokers",
|
|
"louses",
|
|
"louts",
|
|
"pills",
|
|
"rat finks",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"reptiles",
|
|
"rotters",
|
|
"schmucks",
|
|
"scumbags",
|
|
"scums",
|
|
"scuzzballs",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleazebags",
|
|
"sleazeballs",
|
|
"sleazes",
|
|
"slimeballs",
|
|
"slimes",
|
|
"slobs",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"so-and-sos",
|
|
"so-and-so's",
|
|
"sods",
|
|
"stinkards",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"swine",
|
|
"toads",
|
|
"varmints",
|
|
"vermin",
|
|
"barbarians",
|
|
"brutes",
|
|
"cavemen",
|
|
"Neanderthals",
|
|
"savages",
|
|
"lowlifes",
|
|
"lowlives",
|
|
"miscreants",
|
|
"rascals",
|
|
"rogues",
|
|
"roughnecks",
|
|
"scabs",
|
|
"scamps",
|
|
"scoundrels",
|
|
"villains",
|
|
"wretches",
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"doofuses",
|
|
"dufuses",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"nits",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"schmoes",
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"dinks",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dorks",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"brats",
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"insolents",
|
|
"nuisances",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"snips",
|
|
"snobs",
|
|
"snoots",
|
|
"snots",
|
|
"dweebs",
|
|
"nerds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heroes",
|
|
"heroines",
|
|
"idols",
|
|
"role models",
|
|
"gentlemen",
|
|
"ladies",
|
|
"angels",
|
|
"saints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loutishness":{
|
|
"as in boorishness , rowdiness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boorishness",
|
|
"brutishness",
|
|
"churlishness",
|
|
"clownishness",
|
|
"rowdiness",
|
|
"rusticity",
|
|
"uncouthness",
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"commonness",
|
|
"crassness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"crudity",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"indelicacy",
|
|
"indelicateness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"raffishness",
|
|
"rawness",
|
|
"roughness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"vulgarity",
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"inelegance",
|
|
"unsophistication",
|
|
"insensitiveness",
|
|
"insensitivity",
|
|
"thoughtlessness",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"tackiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"genteelness",
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"refinement",
|
|
"tastefulness",
|
|
"courtliness",
|
|
"urbanity",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"sensitivity",
|
|
"thoughtfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lousiness":{
|
|
"as in wretchedness , miserableness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"miserableness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"baseness",
|
|
"despicableness",
|
|
"dirtiness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"reprehensibleness",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"anathema",
|
|
"taboo",
|
|
"tabu",
|
|
"indecency",
|
|
"lasciviousness",
|
|
"lechery",
|
|
"lewdness",
|
|
"looseness",
|
|
"perversion",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"wantonness",
|
|
"corruptness",
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"depravedness",
|
|
"dissoluteness",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"deviltry",
|
|
"fiendishness",
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"evilness",
|
|
"heinousness",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"unscrupulousness",
|
|
"viciousness",
|
|
"vileness",
|
|
"villainousness",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"badness",
|
|
"blackness",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"evildoing",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"turpitude",
|
|
"villainy",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"virtue",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"integrity",
|
|
"legitimacy",
|
|
"probity",
|
|
"rectitude",
|
|
"scrupulosity",
|
|
"scrupulousness",
|
|
"uprightness",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"righteousness",
|
|
"virtuousness",
|
|
"blamelessness",
|
|
"chastity",
|
|
"innocence",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"pureness",
|
|
"purity",
|
|
"spotlessness",
|
|
"cleanness",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"decency",
|
|
"decorousness",
|
|
"propriety",
|
|
"rightness",
|
|
"seemliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loughs":{
|
|
"as in lakes , lochs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lagoons",
|
|
"lakes",
|
|
"lochs",
|
|
"ponds",
|
|
"reservoirs",
|
|
"tarns",
|
|
"water holes",
|
|
"billabongs",
|
|
"meres",
|
|
"pools",
|
|
"puddles",
|
|
"stanks",
|
|
"wells",
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"potholes",
|
|
"sinkholes",
|
|
"swimming pools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"louts":{
|
|
"a big clumsy often slow-witted person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"watch where you're going, you big lout !"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clodhoppers",
|
|
"clods",
|
|
"gawks",
|
|
"hulks",
|
|
"lubbers",
|
|
"lugs",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"Neanderthals",
|
|
"oafs",
|
|
"palookas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chumps",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"schlemiels",
|
|
"shlemiels",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"slouches",
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"blunderers",
|
|
"boneheads",
|
|
"bubbleheads",
|
|
"chowderheads",
|
|
"chuckleheads",
|
|
"clodpolls",
|
|
"clodpoles",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"clucks",
|
|
"clunks",
|
|
"cuddies",
|
|
"deadheads",
|
|
"dim bulbs",
|
|
"dimwits",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"dodoes",
|
|
"dodos",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"donkeys",
|
|
"doofuses",
|
|
"dufuses",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dorks",
|
|
"dullards",
|
|
"dumbbells",
|
|
"dumbheads",
|
|
"dum-dums",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"dummkopfs",
|
|
"dunces",
|
|
"dunderheads",
|
|
"fatheads",
|
|
"galoots",
|
|
"ganders",
|
|
"golems",
|
|
"goofs",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"hammerheads",
|
|
"hardheads",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"ignoramuses",
|
|
"ignorami",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"know-nothings",
|
|
"knuckleheads",
|
|
"lamebrains",
|
|
"loggerheads",
|
|
"loons",
|
|
"lunkheads",
|
|
"meatheads",
|
|
"momes",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"mutts",
|
|
"naturals",
|
|
"nimrods",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"ninnyhammers",
|
|
"nits",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"noddies",
|
|
"noodles",
|
|
"numskulls",
|
|
"numbskulls",
|
|
"pinheads",
|
|
"prats",
|
|
"ratbags",
|
|
"sapheads",
|
|
"schlubs",
|
|
"shlubs",
|
|
"schnooks",
|
|
"simpletons",
|
|
"simps",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"stupes",
|
|
"stupids",
|
|
"thickheads",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"woodenheads",
|
|
"yahoos",
|
|
"yo-yos",
|
|
"anthropoids",
|
|
"apes",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"brutes",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clowns",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"cretins",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"louses",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"tykes",
|
|
"tikes",
|
|
"villains",
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"loonies",
|
|
"lunatics",
|
|
"madmen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"featherbrains",
|
|
"scatterbrains",
|
|
"rascals",
|
|
"rogues",
|
|
"scamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brainiacs",
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"intellectuals",
|
|
"sages",
|
|
"thinkers",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Howard's rude behavior at the country club earned him a reputation as a lout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastards",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"bleeders",
|
|
"blighters",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"bounders",
|
|
"buggers",
|
|
"buzzards",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"chuffs",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clowns",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"cretins",
|
|
"cruds",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"dirtbags",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"finks",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jokers",
|
|
"louses",
|
|
"pills",
|
|
"rat finks",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"reptiles",
|
|
"rotters",
|
|
"schmucks",
|
|
"scumbags",
|
|
"scums",
|
|
"scuzzballs",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleazebags",
|
|
"sleazeballs",
|
|
"sleazes",
|
|
"slimeballs",
|
|
"slimes",
|
|
"slobs",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"so-and-sos",
|
|
"so-and-so's",
|
|
"sods",
|
|
"stinkards",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"swine",
|
|
"toads",
|
|
"varmints",
|
|
"vermin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarians",
|
|
"brutes",
|
|
"cavemen",
|
|
"Neanderthals",
|
|
"savages",
|
|
"loudmouths",
|
|
"vulgarians",
|
|
"lowlifes",
|
|
"lowlives",
|
|
"miscreants",
|
|
"rascals",
|
|
"rogues",
|
|
"roughnecks",
|
|
"scabs",
|
|
"scamps",
|
|
"scoundrels",
|
|
"villains",
|
|
"wretches",
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"doofuses",
|
|
"dufuses",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"nits",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"schmoes",
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"dinks",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dorks",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"brats",
|
|
"insolents",
|
|
"nuisances",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"snips",
|
|
"snobs",
|
|
"snoots",
|
|
"snots",
|
|
"dweebs",
|
|
"nerds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heroes",
|
|
"heroines",
|
|
"idols",
|
|
"role models",
|
|
"gentlemen",
|
|
"ladies",
|
|
"angels",
|
|
"saints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"louse":{
|
|
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can't believe you're willing to spend time with that lying louse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"bleeder",
|
|
"blighter",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"bounder",
|
|
"bugger",
|
|
"buzzard",
|
|
"cad",
|
|
"chuff",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"crud",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"dirtbag",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"fink",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"lout",
|
|
"pill",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"rat fink",
|
|
"reptile",
|
|
"rotter",
|
|
"schmuck",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"scumbag",
|
|
"scuzzball",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleaze",
|
|
"sleazebag",
|
|
"sleazeball",
|
|
"slime",
|
|
"slimeball",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"so-and-so",
|
|
"sod",
|
|
"stinkard",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"swine",
|
|
"toad",
|
|
"varmint",
|
|
"vermin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarian",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"caveman",
|
|
"Neanderthal",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"loudmouth",
|
|
"vulgarian",
|
|
"lowlife",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"roughneck",
|
|
"scab",
|
|
"scamp",
|
|
"scoundrel",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wretch",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"schmo",
|
|
"schmoe",
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dink",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"brat",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"nuisance",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"snip",
|
|
"snob",
|
|
"snoot",
|
|
"snot",
|
|
"dweeb",
|
|
"nerd"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hero",
|
|
"heroine",
|
|
"idol",
|
|
"role model",
|
|
"gentleman",
|
|
"lady",
|
|
"angel",
|
|
"saint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lounges (around or about)":{
|
|
"as in hangs , bums (around)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bums (around)",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"goldbricks",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"hangs about",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"screws around",
|
|
"slacks (off)",
|
|
"dabbles",
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"jests",
|
|
"jokes",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"amuses",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"dabbles",
|
|
"trifles",
|
|
"cavorts",
|
|
"frisks",
|
|
"gambols",
|
|
"romps",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"disports",
|
|
"frolics",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"recreates",
|
|
"rollicks",
|
|
"skylarks",
|
|
"sports",
|
|
"toys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudges",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"plugs (away)",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"strives",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweats",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"works"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"lounged (around or about)":{
|
|
"as in hung , bummed (around)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bummed (around)",
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"goldbricked",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"hung about",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"loafed",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"screwed around",
|
|
"slacked (off)",
|
|
"dabbled",
|
|
"fiddled (around)",
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
"puttered (around)",
|
|
"jested",
|
|
"joked",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"amused",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"dabbled",
|
|
"trifled",
|
|
"cavorted",
|
|
"frisked",
|
|
"gamboled",
|
|
"gambolled",
|
|
"romped",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"disported",
|
|
"frolicked",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"recreated",
|
|
"rollicked",
|
|
"skylarked",
|
|
"sported",
|
|
"toyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudged",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"plugged (away)",
|
|
"slaved",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"strove",
|
|
"strived",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"sweated",
|
|
"toiled",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"louring":{
|
|
"covered over by clouds":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lowering sky made us think twice about going to the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"hazed",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overclouded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"overshadowed",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sunlit",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"sunshiny",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"radiant",
|
|
"shiny"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"cloudless"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"harsh and threatening in manner or appearance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we chose our next words carefully, mindful of the lowering expression on his face"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"flinty",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"steely",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"ungentle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"ironhanded",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful",
|
|
"immutable",
|
|
"unchangeable",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"moody",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"sulky",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"brooding",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"unsmiling",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"featherbrained",
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"goofy",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"light-headed",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"scatterbrained",
|
|
"silly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"nonintimidating",
|
|
"tender"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in reduction , loss":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"decrement",
|
|
"de-escalation",
|
|
"deflation",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"diminution",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"downslide",
|
|
"downtrend",
|
|
"downturn",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"falloff",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"sag",
|
|
"shrinkage",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"declination",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolade",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"devolution",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"dark age",
|
|
"nadir",
|
|
"sunset",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"rotting",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"crumbling",
|
|
"decomposition",
|
|
"disintegration",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"depreciation",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"decimation",
|
|
"demolishment",
|
|
"demolition",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"evolution",
|
|
"growth",
|
|
"blossoming",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flowering",
|
|
"renewal",
|
|
"restoration",
|
|
"revitalization",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"accrual",
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"augmentation",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"enhancement",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"increment",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upswing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"throwing",
|
|
"throwing down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"flooring",
|
|
"leveling",
|
|
"levelling",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"striking down",
|
|
"toppling",
|
|
"plopping",
|
|
"plunking down",
|
|
"plonking down",
|
|
"bobbling",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"foozling",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"submerging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"raising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"cratering",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"diving",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"nose-diving",
|
|
"plummeting",
|
|
"plunging",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"skidding",
|
|
"tumbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"dying (down)",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"letting up",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"tapering off",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"retreating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"waxing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arising",
|
|
"ascending",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"soaring",
|
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"spiking",
|
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"upping"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"abating",
|
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"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
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"denting",
|
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"depleting",
|
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"diminishing",
|
|
"downscaling",
|
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"downsizing",
|
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"dropping",
|
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"dwindling",
|
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"easing",
|
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"knocking down",
|
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"lessening",
|
|
"reducing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
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"contracting",
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"cropping",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"cutting back",
|
|
"cutting down",
|
|
"docking",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"paring",
|
|
"pruning",
|
|
"retrenching",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"truncating",
|
|
"whittling",
|
|
"deflating",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"modulating",
|
|
"qualifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"protracting",
|
|
"adding (to)",
|
|
"complementing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"redoubling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"raising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"draining (away)",
|
|
"dropping (off)",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"dying (away or down or out)",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"falling away",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"letting up",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"phasing down",
|
|
"ratcheting (down)",
|
|
"racheting (down)",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"tapering",
|
|
"tapering off",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
"fading (away)",
|
|
"frittering (away)",
|
|
"giving out",
|
|
"melting (away)",
|
|
"petering (out)",
|
|
"tailing (off)",
|
|
"vanishing",
|
|
"slackening",
|
|
"slowing (down)",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"caving (in)",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"deflating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appearing",
|
|
"emerging",
|
|
"showing up",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"lengthening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"soaring",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"waxing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"cheapening",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"disgracing",
|
|
"dishonoring",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"shaming",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"smirching",
|
|
"taking down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abashing",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fazing",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"nonplussing",
|
|
"nonplusing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"crying down",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"detracting",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"ridiculing",
|
|
"writing off",
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"defaming",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"libeling",
|
|
"libelling",
|
|
"maligning",
|
|
"slandering",
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"insulting",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"reprobating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"boasting",
|
|
"celebrating",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"congratulating",
|
|
"decorating",
|
|
"eulogizing",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"feting",
|
|
"f\u00eating",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"saluting",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"recognizing",
|
|
"highlighting",
|
|
"playing up",
|
|
"spotlighting",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"enskying",
|
|
"enthroning",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"exalting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the price or value of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attenuating",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"cheapening",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"devaluating",
|
|
"devaluing",
|
|
"downgrading",
|
|
"marking down",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"writing down",
|
|
"writing off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"demonetizing",
|
|
"underestimating",
|
|
"underpricing",
|
|
"underrating",
|
|
"undervaluing",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"deflating",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bloating",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"overestimating",
|
|
"overpricing",
|
|
"overrating",
|
|
"overvaluing",
|
|
"adding",
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"maximizing",
|
|
"multiplying",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"upping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"marking up",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take on a gloomy or forbidding look":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"glooming",
|
|
"glowering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frowning",
|
|
"scowling",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"staring",
|
|
"brooding",
|
|
"moping",
|
|
"petting",
|
|
"pouting",
|
|
"sulking",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"bristling",
|
|
"fuming",
|
|
"raging",
|
|
"steaming",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"cheering (up)",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"perking (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look with anger or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frowning",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"glooming",
|
|
"glowering",
|
|
"scowling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gaping",
|
|
"gazing",
|
|
"ogling",
|
|
"staring",
|
|
"grimacing",
|
|
"pouting",
|
|
"sulking",
|
|
"growling",
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"sneering",
|
|
"sniggering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"grinning",
|
|
"smiling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lounging":{
|
|
"as in lethargic , inactive":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"snaillike",
|
|
"snail-paced",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"unhurried",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"heavy-footed",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"slow-footed",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing",
|
|
"filibustering",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"stalling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"breakneck",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleet",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"lightning",
|
|
"meteoric",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rapid",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"warp-speed",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whirlwind",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping",
|
|
"expeditious",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"rushed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in loafing , dallying":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"goldbricking",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"sluggishness",
|
|
"supineness",
|
|
"idleness",
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"inertia",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"shiftlessness",
|
|
"sloth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"industriousness",
|
|
"industry",
|
|
"ambition",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"initiative",
|
|
"assiduity",
|
|
"assiduousness",
|
|
"diligence",
|
|
"perseverance",
|
|
"animation",
|
|
"briskness",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"jazziness",
|
|
"liveliness",
|
|
"lustiness",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"peppiness",
|
|
"robustness",
|
|
"sprightliness",
|
|
"vibrancy",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"vivacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to refrain from labor or exertion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the construction workers spent their break lounging in the shade behind the building"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basking",
|
|
"kicking back",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"resting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bumming",
|
|
"goldbricking",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"hanging about",
|
|
"hanging around",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"slacking (off)",
|
|
"vegging out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudging",
|
|
"grubbing",
|
|
"humping",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"laboring",
|
|
"moiling",
|
|
"pegging (away)",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"plowing",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"slaving",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"striving",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"sweating",
|
|
"toiling",
|
|
"travailing",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"exercising",
|
|
"working out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bumming",
|
|
"chilling",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"droning",
|
|
"footling",
|
|
"goofing (off)",
|
|
"hacking (around)",
|
|
"hanging about",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"kicking around",
|
|
"kicking back",
|
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"lazing",
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"lazying",
|
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"loafing",
|
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"lolling",
|
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"vegging out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddling (around)",
|
|
"fooling",
|
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"messing",
|
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"monkeying",
|
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"mucking",
|
|
"piddling",
|
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"playing",
|
|
"pottering (around)",
|
|
"puttering (around)",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"dozing",
|
|
"estivating",
|
|
"aestivating",
|
|
"hibernating",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"moseying",
|
|
"sauntering",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"swanning",
|
|
"furloughing",
|
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"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":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"loured":{
|
|
"directed down":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she wouldn't look at me, preferring instead to just sit there with lowered eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downward"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upward"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"threw",
|
|
"threw down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"floored",
|
|
"leveled",
|
|
"levelled",
|
|
"knocked down",
|
|
"knocked over",
|
|
"struck down",
|
|
"toppled",
|
|
"plopped",
|
|
"plunked down",
|
|
"plonked down",
|
|
"bobbled",
|
|
"bungled",
|
|
"foozled",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"submerged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"raised"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crashed",
|
|
"cratered",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"descended",
|
|
"dipped",
|
|
"dived",
|
|
"dove",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"nose-dived",
|
|
"plummeted",
|
|
"plunged",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"skidded",
|
|
"tumbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"died (down)",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"drooped",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"ebbed",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"tapered off",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"retreated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"built",
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"waxed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arose",
|
|
"ascended",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"soared",
|
|
"spiked",
|
|
"upped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"dented",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"downscaled",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"knocked down",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"clipped",
|
|
"cropped",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"cut down",
|
|
"docked",
|
|
"nicked",
|
|
"pared",
|
|
"pruned",
|
|
"retrenched",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"truncated",
|
|
"whittled",
|
|
"deflated",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"modulated",
|
|
"qualified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted",
|
|
"added (to)",
|
|
"complemented",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"redoubled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"raised"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"died (away or down or out)",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"drained (away)",
|
|
"dropped (off)",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"ebbed",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"fell away",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"palled",
|
|
"phased down",
|
|
"ratcheted (down)",
|
|
"racheted (down)",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"relented",
|
|
"remitted",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"tapered",
|
|
"tapered off",
|
|
"waned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"evaporated",
|
|
"faded (away)",
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
|
"gave out",
|
|
"melted (away)",
|
|
"petered (out)",
|
|
"tailed (off)",
|
|
"vanished",
|
|
"slackened",
|
|
"slowed (down)",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"flagged",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"caved (in)",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"deflated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appeared",
|
|
"emerged",
|
|
"showed up",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"lengthened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"built",
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"soared",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"waxed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"chastened",
|
|
"cheapened",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"disgraced",
|
|
"dishonored",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"smirched",
|
|
"took down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"cried down",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"detracted",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
"wrote off",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"defamed",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"libeled",
|
|
"libelled",
|
|
"maligned",
|
|
"slandered",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"insulted",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"reprobated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"boasted",
|
|
"celebrated",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"complimented",
|
|
"congratulated",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"eulogized",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"feted",
|
|
"f\u00eated",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"touted",
|
|
"acknowledged",
|
|
"recognized",
|
|
"highlighted",
|
|
"played up",
|
|
"spotlighted",
|
|
"spotlit",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"enskied",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"romanticized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"exalted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the price or value of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attenuated",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"cheapened",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"devaluated",
|
|
"devalued",
|
|
"downgraded",
|
|
"marked down",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"wrote down",
|
|
"wrote off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"demonetized",
|
|
"underestimated",
|
|
"underpriced",
|
|
"underrated",
|
|
"undervalued",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"deflated",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"bloated",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"overestimated",
|
|
"overpriced",
|
|
"overrated",
|
|
"overvalued",
|
|
"added",
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"upped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"marked up",
|
|
"upgraded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take on a gloomy or forbidding look":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"gloomed",
|
|
"glowered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frowned",
|
|
"scowled",
|
|
"glared",
|
|
"stared",
|
|
"brooded",
|
|
"moped",
|
|
"petted",
|
|
"pouted",
|
|
"sulked",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"bristled",
|
|
"fumed",
|
|
"raged",
|
|
"steamed",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"menaced",
|
|
"threatened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"cheered (up)",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"perked (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look with anger or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frowned",
|
|
"glared",
|
|
"gloomed",
|
|
"glowered",
|
|
"scowled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gaped",
|
|
"gazed",
|
|
"ogled",
|
|
"stared",
|
|
"grimaced",
|
|
"pouted",
|
|
"sulked",
|
|
"growled",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"sneered",
|
|
"sniggered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beamed",
|
|
"grinned",
|
|
"smiled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"louses":{
|
|
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can't believe you're willing to spend time with that lying louse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastards",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"bleeders",
|
|
"blighters",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"bounders",
|
|
"buggers",
|
|
"buzzards",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"chuffs",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clowns",
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"creeps",
|
|
"cretins",
|
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"cruds",
|
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"crumbs",
|
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"curs",
|
|
"dirtbags",
|
|
"dogs",
|
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"finks",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jokers",
|
|
"louts",
|
|
"pills",
|
|
"rat finks",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"reptiles",
|
|
"rotters",
|
|
"schmucks",
|
|
"scumbags",
|
|
"scums",
|
|
"scuzzballs",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleazebags",
|
|
"sleazeballs",
|
|
"sleazes",
|
|
"slimeballs",
|
|
"slimes",
|
|
"slobs",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"so-and-sos",
|
|
"so-and-so's",
|
|
"sods",
|
|
"stinkards",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"swine",
|
|
"toads",
|
|
"varmints",
|
|
"vermin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarians",
|
|
"brutes",
|
|
"cavemen",
|
|
"Neanderthals",
|
|
"savages",
|
|
"loudmouths",
|
|
"vulgarians",
|
|
"lowlifes",
|
|
"lowlives",
|
|
"miscreants",
|
|
"rascals",
|
|
"rogues",
|
|
"roughnecks",
|
|
"scabs",
|
|
"scamps",
|
|
"scoundrels",
|
|
"villains",
|
|
"wretches",
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"doofuses",
|
|
"dufuses",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"nits",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"schmoes",
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"dinks",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dorks",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"brats",
|
|
"insolents",
|
|
"nuisances",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"snips",
|
|
"snobs",
|
|
"snoots",
|
|
"snots",
|
|
"dweebs",
|
|
"nerds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heroes",
|
|
"heroines",
|
|
"idols",
|
|
"role models",
|
|
"gentlemen",
|
|
"ladies",
|
|
"angels",
|
|
"saints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"louche":{
|
|
"not respectable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was a seedy neighborhood of louche nightclubs",
|
|
"a comedian playing a louche lounge singer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"disgraceful",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"opprobrious",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"shoddy",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"unrespectable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"seamy",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unsavory",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"nefarious",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unrighteous",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"inglorious",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"gamy",
|
|
"gamey",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"reprobate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"prestigious",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"guiltless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respectable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lounge lizard":{
|
|
"a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a slick lounge lizard in a silk suit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beau",
|
|
"Beau Brummell",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dude",
|
|
"fop",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"jay",
|
|
"macaroni",
|
|
"pretty boy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coxcomb",
|
|
"fancy Dan",
|
|
"popinjay",
|
|
"blade",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"dasher",
|
|
"clotheshorse",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sloven"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a man given to seducing women":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a balding, paunchy lounge lizard whose days and nights of partying were behind him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Casanova",
|
|
"Don Juan",
|
|
"lecher",
|
|
"lothario",
|
|
"masher",
|
|
"philanderer",
|
|
"satyr",
|
|
"wolf",
|
|
"womanizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amorist",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"ladies' man",
|
|
"lady's man",
|
|
"lady-killer",
|
|
"lover",
|
|
"paramour",
|
|
"Romeo",
|
|
"debaucher",
|
|
"romancer",
|
|
"seducer",
|
|
"whoremaster",
|
|
"whoremonger"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lours":{
|
|
"to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"workmen slowly lowered the heavy statue into place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depresses",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"throws",
|
|
"throws down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"floors",
|
|
"levels",
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
"knocks over",
|
|
"strikes down",
|
|
"topples",
|
|
"plops",
|
|
"plunks down",
|
|
"bobbles",
|
|
"bungles",
|
|
"foozles",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"submerges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"raises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prices of the new type of televisions lowered considerably as competition and sales increased"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"craters",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"descends",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"dives",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"nose-dives",
|
|
"plummets",
|
|
"plunges",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"skids",
|
|
"tumbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"dies (down)",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"droops",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"ebbs",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lets up",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"tapers off",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"retreats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"waxes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"ascends",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"soars",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"ups"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"dents",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"downscales",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"reduces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"crops",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
"cuts down",
|
|
"docks",
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
"pares",
|
|
"prunes",
|
|
"retrenches",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"truncates",
|
|
"whittles",
|
|
"deflates",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"modulates",
|
|
"qualifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts",
|
|
"adds (to)",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"redoubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"raises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the noise of the jet engine lowered as the plane disappeared in the distance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"dies (away or down or out)",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"drains (away)",
|
|
"drops (off)",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"ebbs",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"falls away",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lets up",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"phases down",
|
|
"ratchets (down)",
|
|
"rachets (down)",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"relents",
|
|
"remits",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"tapers",
|
|
"tapers off",
|
|
"wanes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
"fades (away)",
|
|
"fritters (away)",
|
|
"gives out",
|
|
"melts (away)",
|
|
"peters (out)",
|
|
"tails (off)",
|
|
"vanishes",
|
|
"slackens",
|
|
"slows (down)",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"flags",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"caves (in)",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"deflates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appears",
|
|
"emerges",
|
|
"shows up",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"lengthens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"soars",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"waxes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abases",
|
|
"chastens",
|
|
"cheapens",
|
|
"debases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"disgraces",
|
|
"dishonors",
|
|
"fouls",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates",
|
|
"shames",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"smirches",
|
|
"takes down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abashes",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"discomfits",
|
|
"disconcerts",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"fazes",
|
|
"flusters",
|
|
"mortifies",
|
|
"nonpluses",
|
|
"nonplusses",
|
|
"rattles",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"cries down",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"detracts",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"ridicules",
|
|
"writes off",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"defames",
|
|
"defiles",
|
|
"libels",
|
|
"maligns",
|
|
"slanders",
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"reprobates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"boasts",
|
|
"celebrates",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"congratulates",
|
|
"decorates",
|
|
"eulogizes",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"fetes",
|
|
"f\u00eates",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises",
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"salutes",
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"touts",
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"acknowledges",
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"recognizes",
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"highlights",
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"plays up",
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"spotlights",
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"dignifies",
|
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"ennobles",
|
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"enshrines",
|
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"enskies",
|
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"enthrones",
|
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"glorifies",
|
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"magnifies",
|
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"advances",
|
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"boosts",
|
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"lifts",
|
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"promotes",
|
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"raises",
|
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"upgrades",
|
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"uplifts",
|
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"idealizes",
|
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"romanticizes"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"aggrandizes",
|
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"canonizes",
|
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"deifies",
|
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"elevates",
|
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"exalts"
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]
|
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},
|
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"to diminish the price or value of":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"over time, inflation lowers incomes and savings in terms of actual buying power"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"attenuates",
|
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"breaks",
|
|
"cheapens",
|
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"depreciates",
|
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"depresses",
|
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"devaluates",
|
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"devalues",
|
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"downgrades",
|
|
"marks down",
|
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"reduces",
|
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"sinks",
|
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"writes down",
|
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"writes off"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"debases",
|
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"demonetizes",
|
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"underestimates",
|
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"underprices",
|
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"underrates",
|
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"undervalues",
|
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"abridges",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"deflates",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
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"moderates",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bloats",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"overestimates",
|
|
"overprices",
|
|
"overrates",
|
|
"overvalues",
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"maximizes",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"marks up",
|
|
"upgrades"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take on a gloomy or forbidding look":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sky lowered overhead, threatening a fierce thunderstorm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"glooms",
|
|
"glowers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frowns",
|
|
"scowls",
|
|
"glares",
|
|
"stares",
|
|
"broods",
|
|
"mopes",
|
|
"pets",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"sulks",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"bristles",
|
|
"fumes",
|
|
"rages",
|
|
"steams",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"threatens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"perks (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look with anger or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the motorist lowered at the jerk who had cut in front of her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frowns",
|
|
"glares",
|
|
"glooms",
|
|
"glowers",
|
|
"scowls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gapes",
|
|
"gazes",
|
|
"ogles",
|
|
"stares",
|
|
"grimaces",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"sulks",
|
|
"growls",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"sneers",
|
|
"sniggers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beams",
|
|
"grins",
|
|
"smiles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he turned to see the scornful lower on her face"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"frowns",
|
|
"grimaces",
|
|
"moues",
|
|
"mouths",
|
|
"mows",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"scowls",
|
|
"snoots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flinches",
|
|
"squinches",
|
|
"winces",
|
|
"growls",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"rictuses",
|
|
"simpers",
|
|
"smirks",
|
|
"scoffs",
|
|
"sneers",
|
|
"glares",
|
|
"glowers",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"stares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"grins",
|
|
"laughs",
|
|
"smiles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loudly":{
|
|
"as in loud , ostentatiously":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flamboyantly",
|
|
"flashily",
|
|
"garishly",
|
|
"gaudily",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"ostentatiously",
|
|
"bravely",
|
|
"brightly",
|
|
"brilliantly",
|
|
"colorfully",
|
|
"gaily",
|
|
"gayly",
|
|
"fancily",
|
|
"ornately",
|
|
"swankily",
|
|
"gorgeously",
|
|
"richly",
|
|
"spectacularly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"strikingly",
|
|
"dapperly",
|
|
"dashingly",
|
|
"gallantly",
|
|
"jazzily",
|
|
"nattily",
|
|
"neatly",
|
|
"pertly",
|
|
"smartly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"spiffily",
|
|
"conspicuously",
|
|
"luridly",
|
|
"shockingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boringly",
|
|
"drably",
|
|
"dully",
|
|
"colorlessly",
|
|
"inconspicuously",
|
|
"unobtrusively",
|
|
"unpretentiously",
|
|
"chastely",
|
|
"demurely",
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"conservatively",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"quietly",
|
|
"simply",
|
|
"bleakly",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"somberly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in noisily , vociferously":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blatantly",
|
|
"bloody murder",
|
|
"boisterously",
|
|
"clamorously",
|
|
"lustily",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"noisily",
|
|
"resonantly",
|
|
"resoundingly",
|
|
"stridently",
|
|
"thunderously",
|
|
"uproariously",
|
|
"vociferously",
|
|
"clearly",
|
|
"discernibly",
|
|
"distinctly",
|
|
"distinguishably",
|
|
"perceptibly",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"verbally",
|
|
"vocally",
|
|
"aloud",
|
|
"audibly",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"out loud"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inaudibly",
|
|
"silently",
|
|
"soundlessly",
|
|
"voicelessly",
|
|
"faintly",
|
|
"feebly",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"noiselessly",
|
|
"quietly",
|
|
"softly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loutish":{
|
|
"having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a man throwing temper tantrums and engaging in other loutish behavior"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boorish",
|
|
"churlish",
|
|
"classless",
|
|
"cloddish",
|
|
"clownish",
|
|
"uncouth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"uncultivated",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"unrefined",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"doltish",
|
|
"oafish",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"mannerless",
|
|
"misleared",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"ungracious",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"ungainly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"couth",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"well-bred",
|
|
"classy",
|
|
"courtly",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"gentlemanly",
|
|
"ladylike",
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"polite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loungers":{
|
|
"as in love seats , t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"love seats",
|
|
"recamiers",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates",
|
|
"chesterfields",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"davenports",
|
|
"divans",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"settees",
|
|
"sofas",
|
|
"squabs",
|
|
"daybeds",
|
|
"sofa beds",
|
|
"studio couches",
|
|
"banquettes",
|
|
"benches",
|
|
"ottomans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in loafers , slouches":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"idlers",
|
|
"lazybones",
|
|
"loafers",
|
|
"slouches",
|
|
"sluggards",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"latecomers",
|
|
"delayers",
|
|
"procrastinators",
|
|
"crawlers",
|
|
"dalliers",
|
|
"dawdlers",
|
|
"draggers",
|
|
"laggards",
|
|
"laggers",
|
|
"lingerers",
|
|
"loiterers",
|
|
"plodders",
|
|
"slowpokes",
|
|
"snails",
|
|
"stragglers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"speedsters",
|
|
"go-getters",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"scramblers",
|
|
"hurriers",
|
|
"rushers",
|
|
"speeders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loudmouthed":{
|
|
"as in outspoken , vocal":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outspoken",
|
|
"vocal",
|
|
"clangorous",
|
|
"dinning",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"boisterous",
|
|
"rackety",
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
"robustious",
|
|
"rowdy",
|
|
"uproarious",
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"caterwauling",
|
|
"clamant",
|
|
"clamorous",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"squawking",
|
|
"vociferant",
|
|
"vociferating",
|
|
"vociferous",
|
|
"yawping",
|
|
"yauping",
|
|
"yowling",
|
|
"cacophonous",
|
|
"dissonant",
|
|
"earsplitting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"strident",
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"blustering",
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"brazen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"noiseless",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"soundless",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"subdued"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |