2119 lines
41 KiB
JSON
2119 lines
41 KiB
JSON
{
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"near":{
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"close to":{
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"examples":[
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"please don't cough near me"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"about",
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"around",
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"by",
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"next to",
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"nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alongside",
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"beside",
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"across",
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"along",
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"at",
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"circa",
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"toward",
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"towards"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"being the less far of two":{
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"examples":[
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"grab the comforter from the near side of the bed and fold it in half"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closer",
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"hither",
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"nigher",
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"this"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fore",
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"forward",
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"front",
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"inside"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"distant",
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"remote",
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"remoter",
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"back",
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"outside"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"far",
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"farther",
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"further",
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"opposite",
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"other",
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"that"
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]
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},
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"being such only when compared to something else":{
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"examples":[
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"the incessant busyness of the family next-door makes us look like we live in near retirement"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"almost",
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"approximate",
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"comparative",
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"relative"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alike",
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"comparable",
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"similar",
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"equal",
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"equivalent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"genuine",
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"real",
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"true"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"absolute",
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"complete",
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"downright",
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"out-and-out",
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"outright",
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"perfect",
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"pure",
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"unqualified"
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]
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},
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"closely resembling the object imitated":{
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"examples":[
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"the dress is made from a near silk that would fool anyone but an expert"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lifelike",
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"living",
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"natural",
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"naturalistic",
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"naturalist",
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"photo-realistic",
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"realistic",
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"three-dimensional"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alike",
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"like",
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"matching",
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"similar",
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"verisimilar",
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"akin",
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"analogous",
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"approximate",
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"comparable",
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"resembling",
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"accurate",
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"close",
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"faithful",
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"true",
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"compelling",
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"convincing",
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"expressive",
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"graphic",
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"graphical",
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"gritty",
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"vivid"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dissimilar",
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"off",
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"unalike",
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"unlike",
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"incomparable",
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"unmatched",
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"contrasted",
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"contrasting",
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"different",
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"disparate",
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"fake",
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"mock",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"sham"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonnatural",
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"nonrealistic",
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"unnatural",
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"unrealistic"
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]
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},
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"not being distant in time, space, or significance":{
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"examples":[
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"the famous prediction that in the near future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"close",
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"close-up",
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"immediate",
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"nearby",
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"neighboring",
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"next-door",
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"nigh",
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"proximate"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abutting",
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"adjacent",
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"adjoining",
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"bordering",
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"contiguous",
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"approaching",
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"coming",
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"forthcoming",
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"oncoming",
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"upcoming",
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"accessible",
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"convenient",
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"handy",
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"close-in",
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"hand-to-hand"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"divorced",
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"removed",
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"separated"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"away",
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"deep",
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"distant",
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"far",
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"faraway",
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"far-off",
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"remote"
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]
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},
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"closely acquainted":{
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"examples":[
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"only her nearest friends know she's pregnant"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bosom",
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"buddy-buddy",
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"chummy",
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"close",
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"especial",
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"familiar",
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"friendly",
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"inseparable",
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"intimate",
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"inward",
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"thick",
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"tight"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"clannish",
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"close-knit",
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"tight-knit",
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"affable",
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"boon",
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"companionable",
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"convivial",
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"cordial",
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"genial",
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"gracious",
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"hearty",
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"gregarious",
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"sociable",
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"social",
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"comfortable",
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"cozy",
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"easy",
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"snug",
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"amicable",
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"neighborly",
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"confidential",
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"secretive",
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"adoring",
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"affectionate",
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"dear",
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"devoted",
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"fond",
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"loving",
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"tender",
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"tenderhearted",
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"warm"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"aloof",
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"antisocial",
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"cold",
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"cool",
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"detached",
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"distant",
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"frosty",
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"remote",
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"reserved",
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"standoffish",
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"unfriendly",
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"unsociable",
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"withdrawn"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"distant"
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]
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},
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"at, within, or to a short distance or time":{
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"examples":[
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"as the campers grew cold, so they gravitated nearer to the campfire",
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"as summer draws near , we usually start planning our annual vacation"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"around",
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"by",
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"close",
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"hard",
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"in",
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"nearby",
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"nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hereabouts",
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"hereabout",
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"hereaway",
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"hereaways",
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"thereabouts",
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"thereabout",
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"along",
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"alongside",
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"accessibly",
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"conveniently",
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"handily"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to a close degree":{
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"examples":[
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"copy the artist's drawing into your own sketchbook as near as you can"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closely",
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"nearly"
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],
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"near synonyms":[],
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"near antonyms":[
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"distantly",
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"remotely"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"very close to but not completely":{
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"examples":[
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"it's near six o'clock, so we should start preparing dinner"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"about",
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"all but",
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"almost",
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"borderline",
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"fair",
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"fairly",
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"feckly",
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"more or less",
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"most",
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"much",
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"nearly",
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"next to",
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"nigh",
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"practically",
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"somewhere",
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"virtually",
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"well-nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"appreciably",
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"by and large",
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"chiefly",
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"largely",
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"mainly",
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"mostly",
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"kind of",
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"partially",
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"partly",
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"somewhat"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"absolutely",
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"altogether",
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"completely",
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"entirely",
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"fully",
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"plain",
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"plumb",
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"quite",
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"thoroughly",
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"totally",
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"utterly",
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"well",
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"wholly",
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"barely",
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"hardly",
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"scarcely"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"close to but not exactly":{
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"examples":[
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"it takes somewhere near an hour to get there"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"about",
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"approximately",
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"around",
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"like",
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"more or less",
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"much",
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"plus or minus",
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"roughly",
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"say",
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"some"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"generally",
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"kind of",
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"loosely",
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"nearly",
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"nominally",
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"practically",
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"virtually",
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"well-nigh"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"due",
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"even",
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"just",
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"sharp",
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"smack-dab",
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"squarely"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"exactly",
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"precisely"
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]
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},
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"to come near or nearer":{
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"examples":[
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"as the procession nears , you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"approach",
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"belly up",
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"close",
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"close in",
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"come up",
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"draw on",
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"nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arrive",
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"attain",
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"come",
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"gain",
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"hit",
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"land",
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"make",
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"reach",
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"show up",
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"turn up",
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"waltz (up)",
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"creep up",
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"sneak up",
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"adjoin",
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"border",
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"touch",
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"verge"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clear out",
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"depart",
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"exit",
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"go",
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"leave",
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"light out",
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"pull out",
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"quit",
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"remove",
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"run away",
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"shove (off)",
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"take off",
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"walk out"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"back (up or away)",
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"recede",
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"retire",
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"retreat",
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"withdraw"
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]
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},
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"to move closer to":{
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"examples":[
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"as we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advance",
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"approach",
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"come",
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"nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drop in",
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"enter",
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"pop (in)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"depart",
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"exit",
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"leave"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"go",
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"recede (from)",
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"retreat",
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"withdraw"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"preposition",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"near miss":{
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"a barely successful escape from something undesirable":{
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"examples":[
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"a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"close call",
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"close shave"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"squeaker"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misfire"
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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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]
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},
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"nearest":{
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"as in inner , innermost":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"equidistant",
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"inmost",
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"inner",
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"innermost",
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"central",
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"halfway",
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"intermediary",
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"intermediate",
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"medial",
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"median",
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"mediate",
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"medium",
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"mid",
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"middle",
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"midmost",
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"betwixt and between",
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"borderline",
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"gray",
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"grey",
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"in-between"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"outer",
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"peripheral",
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"extreme",
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"farthermost",
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"farthest",
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"furthermost",
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"furthest",
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"outermost",
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"outmost",
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"remotest",
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"utmost"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in nearby , close":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"approximate",
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"close",
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"closest",
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"immediate",
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"near",
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"nearby",
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"next-door",
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"nigh",
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"abutting",
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"adjacent",
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"adjoining",
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"bordering",
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"conterminous",
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"contiguous",
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"flanking",
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"flush",
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"fringing",
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"joining",
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"juxtaposed",
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"neighboring",
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"skirting",
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"touching",
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"verging",
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"attached",
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"communicating",
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"connected",
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"connecting",
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"interconnecting",
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"joined",
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"linked",
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"united",
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"bounding",
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"circumjacent",
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"embracing",
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"encircling",
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"enclosing",
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"inclosing",
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"fencing",
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"rimming",
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"surrounding",
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"marginal",
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"peripheral",
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"tangent",
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"tangential",
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"ambient",
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"encompassing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"nonadjacent",
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"noncontiguous",
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"apart",
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"detached",
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"disconnected",
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"discrete",
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"free-standing",
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"isolate",
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"isolated",
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"removed",
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"separate",
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"single",
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"unattached",
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"unconnected",
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"unlinked",
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"away",
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"distant",
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"far",
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"faraway",
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"far-off",
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"farthest",
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"remote",
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"discontinuous",
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"noncontinuous",
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"broken up",
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"disjoined",
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"dissevered",
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"dissociated",
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"disunited",
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"divided",
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"divorced",
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"parted",
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"ramified",
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"resolved",
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"severed",
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"split",
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"sundered",
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"uncoupled",
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"unyoked"
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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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]
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},
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"nearsightedness":{
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"as in myopia":{
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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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"neaten":{
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"to make neat":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"neatened the living room in anticipation of company"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disarrange",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dishevel",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disorganize",
|
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"disrupt",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"muss",
|
|
"rumple",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"tousle",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"codify",
|
|
"dispose",
|
|
"draw up",
|
|
"marshal",
|
|
"marshall",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"systematize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"redd (up or out)",
|
|
"spruce (up)",
|
|
"straighten (up or out)",
|
|
"tidy (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nears":{
|
|
"to come near or nearer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the procession nears , you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"bellies up",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closes in",
|
|
"comes up",
|
|
"draws on",
|
|
"nighs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrives",
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"comes",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"reaches",
|
|
"shows up",
|
|
"turns up",
|
|
"waltzes (up)",
|
|
"creeps up",
|
|
"sneaks up",
|
|
"adjoins",
|
|
"borders",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"verges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clears out",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"lights out",
|
|
"pulls out",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"runs away",
|
|
"shoves (off)",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"walks out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backs (up or away)",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move closer to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"comes",
|
|
"nighs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drops in",
|
|
"enters",
|
|
"pops (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"leaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"recedes (from)",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nearness":{
|
|
"the state of being in a very personal or private relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my cousin and I have lost that nearness we had when we were kids"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belonging",
|
|
"chumminess",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"inseparability",
|
|
"intimacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immediacy",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"kinship",
|
|
"commitment",
|
|
"devotedness",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"constancy",
|
|
"faithfulness",
|
|
"fidelity",
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"friendship",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"conviviality",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"mutuality",
|
|
"cliquishness",
|
|
"clubbiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aloofness",
|
|
"coldness",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"remoteness",
|
|
"reserve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state or condition of being near":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our nearness to the theme park has made us beloved by relatives from all over the country"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjacency",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"contiguity",
|
|
"immediacy",
|
|
"propinquity",
|
|
"proximity",
|
|
"vicinity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abutment",
|
|
"juxtaposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distance",
|
|
"remoteness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"neat":{
|
|
"being clean and in good order":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"keep the kitchen neat so the cook doesn't have to work around piles of dirty dishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"bandbox",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"groomed",
|
|
"kempt",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"shipshape",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"tidied",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"trig",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"uncluttered",
|
|
"well-groomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dapper",
|
|
"natty",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"spiffy",
|
|
"spruce",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"spick-and-span",
|
|
"spic-and-span",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"rakish",
|
|
"sleek",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"taut",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"systematic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"scruffy",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"slipshod",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"squalid",
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"frowsy",
|
|
"frowzy",
|
|
"rumpled",
|
|
"tousled",
|
|
"tumbled",
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"unsystematic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"mussed",
|
|
"mussy",
|
|
"sloven",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"unkempt",
|
|
"untidy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"free from added matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I like my soda neat , so skip the ice cubes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
|
"undiluted",
|
|
"unmixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"filtered",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"taintless",
|
|
"uncontaminated",
|
|
"uncorrupted",
|
|
"undefiled",
|
|
"unpolluted",
|
|
"untainted",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"full-bodied",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"uncombined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"besmirched",
|
|
"contaminated",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"tainted",
|
|
"unclarified",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"intermixed",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"cheapened",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"watered-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"alloyed",
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of the very best kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that new skateboard park is neat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dynamite",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"first-string",
|
|
"five-star",
|
|
"four-star",
|
|
"frontline",
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"gilt-edged",
|
|
"gilt-edge",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-class",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
|
"phat",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"high-test",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"superfine",
|
|
"classical",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"traditional"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"second-rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"following a set method, arrangement, or pattern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regime change is rarely a neat process, particularly in a country where a coup d'\u00e9tat is more likely to occur than an election"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"methodical",
|
|
"methodic",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"systematic",
|
|
"systematized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"regularized",
|
|
"standardized",
|
|
"structured",
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"clocklike",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"specific"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chaotic",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"shambolic",
|
|
"unordered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"hit-or-miss",
|
|
"immethodical",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"nonsystematic",
|
|
"patternless",
|
|
"planless",
|
|
"systemless",
|
|
"unsystematic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nearing":{
|
|
"being soon to appear or take place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"teachers preparing for the fast- nearing school year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"coming",
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
|
"imminent",
|
|
"impending",
|
|
"oncoming",
|
|
"pending",
|
|
"proximate",
|
|
"upcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"future",
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
"awaited",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"foreseen",
|
|
"predicted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"foregone",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"onetime",
|
|
"other",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"quondam",
|
|
"sometime",
|
|
"whilom"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"late",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in approach , arrival":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advent",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"arrival",
|
|
"coming",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"flow",
|
|
"flux",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"leap",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"stride",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"furtherance",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"headway",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"onrush",
|
|
"passage",
|
|
"process",
|
|
"procession",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"progression",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"momentum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"recession",
|
|
"regress",
|
|
"regression",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"retrogression",
|
|
"backwash",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"reflux",
|
|
"retraction",
|
|
"return",
|
|
"reversal",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"about-face",
|
|
"turnabout",
|
|
"turnaround"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"to come near or nearer":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"as the procession nears , you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"approaching",
|
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"bellying up",
|
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"closing",
|
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"closing in",
|
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"coming up",
|
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"drawing on",
|
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"nighing"
|
|
],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"arriving",
|
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"attaining",
|
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"coming",
|
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"gaining",
|
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"hitting",
|
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"landing",
|
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"making",
|
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"reaching",
|
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"showing up",
|
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"turning up",
|
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"waltzing (up)",
|
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"creeping up",
|
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"sneaking up",
|
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"adjoining",
|
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"bordering",
|
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"touching",
|
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"verging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clearing out",
|
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"departing",
|
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"exiting",
|
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"going",
|
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"leaving",
|
|
"lighting out",
|
|
"pulling out",
|
|
"quitting",
|
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"removing",
|
|
"running away",
|
|
"shoving (off)",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"walking out"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"backing (up or away)",
|
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"receding",
|
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"retiring",
|
|
"retreating",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to move closer to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"coming",
|
|
"nighing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dropping in",
|
|
"entering",
|
|
"popping (in)"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"leaving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"going",
|
|
"receding (from)",
|
|
"retreating",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"neatnik":{
|
|
"as in old maid":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"old maid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sloven",
|
|
"slattern"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Neanderthals":{
|
|
"a big clumsy often slow-witted person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they looked like a tribe of Neanderthals compared to the bridegroom's patrician-looking family"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clodhoppers",
|
|
"clods",
|
|
"gawks",
|
|
"hulks",
|
|
"louts",
|
|
"lubbers",
|
|
"lugs",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"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 man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"made the mistake of dining with some Neanderthal who repeatedly mistook his shirtsleeve for a napkin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cavemen",
|
|
"troglodytes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarians",
|
|
"heathens",
|
|
"heathen",
|
|
"primitives",
|
|
"savages",
|
|
"animals",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"brutes",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"cretins",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"louses",
|
|
"louts",
|
|
"swine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Neanderthal":{
|
|
"a big clumsy often slow-witted person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they looked like a tribe of Neanderthals compared to the bridegroom's patrician-looking family"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clod",
|
|
"clodhopper",
|
|
"gawk",
|
|
"hulk",
|
|
"lout",
|
|
"lubber",
|
|
"lug",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"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 man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"made the mistake of dining with some Neanderthal who repeatedly mistook his shirtsleeve for a napkin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caveman",
|
|
"troglodyte"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarian",
|
|
"heathen",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"cad",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"louse",
|
|
"lout",
|
|
"swine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"not civilized":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her boyfriend's Neanderthal tastes and manners were often embarrassing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarian",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"heathen",
|
|
"heathenish",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"uncivilized",
|
|
"uncultivated",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"uncultured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"urbane",
|
|
"well-bred",
|
|
"semicivilized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"civilized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nearshore":{
|
|
"of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"red tide had a particularly devastating effect on nearshore shellfisheries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alongshore",
|
|
"coastal",
|
|
"inshore",
|
|
"littoral",
|
|
"offshore",
|
|
"shoreside"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beachside",
|
|
"seaside",
|
|
"waterside"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blue-water",
|
|
"deepwater",
|
|
"oceanic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nearsighted":{
|
|
"able to see near things more clearly than distant ones":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I am a little nearsighted and need to wear glasses to drive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"myopic",
|
|
"shortsighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"astigmatic",
|
|
"purblind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"presbyopic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"farsighted",
|
|
"hypermetropic",
|
|
"hyperopic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"neatniks":{
|
|
"as in old maids":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"old maids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slobs",
|
|
"slovens",
|
|
"slatterns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"near escape":{
|
|
"a barely successful escape from something undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The pilot's near escape after the crash was the talk of the town for weeks."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close call",
|
|
"close shave",
|
|
"near miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"squeaker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misfire"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nearly":{
|
|
"to a close degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"copy that design as nearly as you can"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closely",
|
|
"near"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distantly",
|
|
"remotely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"very close to but not completely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I nearly fell down the stairs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"about",
|
|
"all but",
|
|
"almost",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"fairly",
|
|
"feckly",
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"more or less",
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"most",
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"much",
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"near",
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"next to",
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"nigh",
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"practically",
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"somewhere",
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"virtually",
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"well-nigh"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"appreciably",
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"by and large",
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"chiefly",
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"largely",
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"mainly",
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"mostly",
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"kind of",
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"partially",
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"partly",
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"somewhat"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"absolutely",
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"altogether",
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"completely",
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"entirely",
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"fully",
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"plain",
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"plumb",
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"quite",
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"thoroughly",
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"totally",
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"utterly",
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"well",
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"wholly",
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"barely",
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"hardly",
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"scarcely"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"neatening":{
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"to make neat":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"neatened the living room in anticipation of company"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"picking up",
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"redding (up or out)",
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"sprucing (up)",
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"straightening (up or out)",
|
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"tidying (up)",
|
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"trimming"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"arranging",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"classifying",
|
|
"codifying",
|
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"disposing",
|
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"drawing up",
|
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"marshaling",
|
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"marshalling",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"ranging",
|
|
"systematizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disarranging",
|
|
"disarraying",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disheveling",
|
|
"dishevelling",
|
|
"disordering",
|
|
"disorganizing",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"jumbling",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mixing (up)",
|
|
"muddling",
|
|
"mussing",
|
|
"rumpling",
|
|
"scrambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"tousling",
|
|
"tumbling",
|
|
"upsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"near misses":{
|
|
"a barely successful escape from something undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close calls",
|
|
"close shaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"squeakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misfires"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |