dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/tou_MWT.json
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{
"touchable":{
"capable of being perceived by the sense of touch":{
"antonyms":[
"impalpable",
"intangible"
],
"examples":[
"not very comfortable with abstractions, I usually relate better to touchable things"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bodiless",
"formless",
"immaterial",
"incorporeal",
"insubstantial",
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical",
"unbodied",
"unsubstantial",
"abstract",
"ethereal",
"spiritual",
"unreal",
"virtual",
"imperceptible",
"insensible"
],
"related":[
"tactile",
"corporeal",
"physical",
"actual",
"concrete",
"embodied",
"existent",
"material",
"real",
"substantial",
"appreciable",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"observable",
"perceptible",
"seeable",
"sensible",
"visible"
],
"synonyms":[
"palpable",
"tangible"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"touched off":{
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts"
],
"synonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"drove",
"moved",
"ran",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"triggered",
"turned on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicked over",
"turned over",
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged",
"aroused",
"excited",
"jump-started",
"kick-started",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"ignited",
"incited",
"instigated",
"provoked",
"quickened",
"stirred up",
"accelerated",
"catalyzed",
"sped (up)",
"speeded (up)",
"stepped up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"cut off",
"drew up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stopped",
"stuck",
"decelerated",
"repressed",
"slowed",
"stunted",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivated",
"killed",
"shut off",
"turned off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touching up":{
"as in perfecting , polishing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"perfecting",
"polishing",
"editing",
"redrafting",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"copyediting",
"reading",
"subbing",
"subediting",
"reediting",
"amending",
"annotating",
"correcting",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"fact-checking",
"anthologizing",
"collecting",
"compiling",
"getting out",
"issuing",
"printing",
"publishing",
"abridging",
"blue-penciling",
"redacting",
"red-penciling",
"engrossing",
"recopying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in flicking":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flicking",
"cutting",
"blackjacking",
"caning",
"clubbing",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"fustigating",
"knouting",
"quirting",
"strapping",
"pistol-whipping",
"birching",
"cowhiding",
"flagellating",
"flailing",
"flogging",
"hiding",
"horsewhipping",
"lashing",
"leathering",
"rawhiding",
"scourging",
"slashing",
"switching",
"tanning",
"thrashing",
"whaling",
"whipping",
"banging",
"bopping",
"boxing",
"busting",
"clapping",
"clipping",
"clobbering",
"clouting",
"cracking",
"cuffing",
"hitting",
"knocking",
"lamming",
"pasting",
"punching",
"slapping",
"slugging",
"smacking",
"smiting",
"socking",
"spanking",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"thwacking",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"bashing",
"basting",
"battering",
"batting",
"beating",
"belaboring",
"belting",
"bludgeoning",
"buffeting",
"bunging",
"drubbing",
"fibbing",
"hammering",
"lacing",
"lambasting",
"lathering",
"licking",
"mangling",
"mauling",
"paddling",
"pelting",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"roughing",
"slating",
"slogging",
"threshing",
"thumping",
"tromping",
"whopping",
"whapping",
"whupping",
"working over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"toughy":{
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
"examples":[
"after numerous suspensions, the school toughies were finally expelled for gang activities on campus"
],
"synonyms":[
"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
"rowdy",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"tough",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutthroat",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"assassin",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"brigand",
"criminal",
"crook",
"desperado",
"felon",
"gunman",
"highwayman",
"lawbreaker",
"mafioso",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"outlaw",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"pirate",
"pickpocket",
"racketeer",
"robber",
"swindler",
"thief",
"vandal",
"juvenile delinquent",
"tearaway"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tour de force":{
"an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness":{
"examples":[
"her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force"
],
"synonyms":[
"deed",
"exploit",
"feat",
"number",
"stunt",
"trick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"attainment",
"coup",
"success",
"triumph",
"adventure",
"performance"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tourbillions":{
"as in vortices , whirls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gulfs",
"maelstroms",
"vortices",
"vortexes",
"whirlpools",
"eddies",
"swirls",
"whirls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tours":{
"a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"asked the soldiers to consider signing up for a second tour of duty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"shifts",
"watches",
"goes",
"turns",
"durations",
"standings",
"times",
"cycles",
"spans",
"spells",
"stretches",
"life spans",
"lifetimes",
"lives",
"runs"
],
"synonyms":[
"hitches",
"stints",
"tenures",
"terms"
]
},
"to take a trip especially of some distance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"gallivants",
"galavants",
"hops",
"jaunts",
"knocks (about)",
"perambulates",
"rambles",
"roams",
"roves",
"traipses",
"wanders",
"migrates",
"road-trips",
"buses",
"busses",
"cabs",
"coaches",
"cruises",
"drives",
"flies",
"gigs",
"jets",
"motors",
"navigates",
"rides",
"rolls",
"sails",
"trundles",
"barnstorms"
],
"synonyms":[
"journeys",
"peregrinates",
"pilgrimages",
"travels",
"treks",
"trips",
"voyages"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tousle":{
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"confuse",
"derange",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"discompose",
"dishevel",
"disjoint",
"dislocate",
"disorder",
"disorganize",
"disrupt",
"disturb",
"hash",
"jumble",
"mess (up)",
"mix (up)",
"muddle",
"muss",
"rumple",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"tumble",
"upset"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroil",
"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"agitate",
"perturb",
"stir (up)",
"unsettle",
"clutter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"align",
"aline",
"line",
"line up",
"queue",
"classify",
"codify",
"methodize",
"systematize",
"systemize",
"adjust",
"fix",
"groom",
"make up",
"spruce (up)",
"unscramble"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrange",
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"range",
"regulate",
"straighten (up)",
"tidy"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tout":{
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
"examples":[
"a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhoo",
"blow up",
"crack up",
"cry up",
"glorify",
"trumpet",
"tub-thump"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"magnify",
"commend",
"compliment",
"eulogize",
"advance",
"advertise",
"announce",
"blare",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"boost",
"herald",
"offer",
"plug",
"promote",
"publicize",
"assert",
"aver",
"claim",
"declare",
"lay down",
"make out",
"proclaim",
"pronounce"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
"examples":[
"statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclaim",
"accredit",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"crack up",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bravo",
"clap",
"rise (to)",
"ballyhoo",
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"favor",
"recommend",
"root (for)",
"support",
"celebrate",
"emblazon",
"eulogize",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"magnify",
"sing",
"adulate",
"belaud",
"flatter",
"overpraise",
"deify",
"idolize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"discommend",
"disparage",
"put down",
"blame",
"censure",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"admonish",
"chide",
"criticize",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"skewer",
"slag",
"vilify"
],
"antonyms":[
"knock",
"pan",
"slam"
]
},
"to provide publicity for":{
"examples":[
"an avalanche of ads touting the new movie"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhoo",
"boost",
"hype",
"pitch",
"plug",
"promote",
"publicize",
"talk up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertise",
"bark",
"merchandise",
"merchandize",
"sell",
"push",
"acclaim",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"plump (for)",
"plunk (for)",
"plonk (for)",
"recommend",
"review",
"announce",
"broadcast",
"publish"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touted":{
"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
"antonyms":[
"knocked",
"panned",
"slammed"
],
"examples":[
"statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"discommended",
"disparaged",
"put down",
"blamed",
"censured",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"criticized",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"castigated",
"excoriated",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"skewered",
"slagged",
"vilified"
],
"related":[
"bravoed",
"clapped",
"clapt",
"rose (to)",
"ballyhooed",
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"favored",
"recommended",
"rooted (for)",
"supported",
"celebrated",
"emblazoned",
"eulogized",
"extolled",
"glorified",
"magnified",
"sang",
"sung",
"adulated",
"belauded",
"flattered",
"overpraised",
"deified",
"idolized"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"accredited",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"cracked up",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted"
]
},
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"extolled",
"lauded",
"magnified",
"commended",
"complimented",
"eulogized",
"advanced",
"advertised",
"announced",
"blared",
"blazed",
"blazoned",
"boosted",
"heralded",
"offered",
"plugged",
"promoted",
"publicized",
"asserted",
"averred",
"claimed",
"declared",
"laid down",
"made out",
"proclaimed",
"pronounced"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhooed",
"blew up",
"cracked up",
"cried up",
"glorified",
"trumpeted",
"tub-thumped"
]
},
"to provide publicity for":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an avalanche of ads touting the new movie"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"advertised",
"barked",
"merchandised",
"merchandized",
"sold",
"pushed",
"acclaimed",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"plumped (for)",
"plunked (for)",
"plonked (for)",
"recommended",
"reviewed",
"announced",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"published"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhooed",
"boosted",
"hyped",
"pitched",
"plugged",
"promoted",
"publicized",
"talked up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touts":{
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
"examples":[
"a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhoos",
"blows up",
"cracks up",
"cries up",
"glorifies",
"trumpets",
"tub-thumps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"magnifies",
"commends",
"compliments",
"eulogizes",
"advances",
"advertises",
"announces",
"blares",
"blazes",
"blazons",
"boosts",
"heralds",
"offers",
"plugs",
"promotes",
"publicizes",
"asserts",
"avers",
"claims",
"declares",
"lays down",
"makes out",
"proclaims",
"pronounces"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
"examples":[
"statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclaims",
"accredits",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"cracks up",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bravoes",
"claps",
"rises (to)",
"ballyhoos",
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"favors",
"recommends",
"roots (for)",
"supports",
"celebrates",
"emblazons",
"eulogizes",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"magnifies",
"sings",
"adulates",
"belauds",
"flatters",
"overpraises",
"deifies",
"idolizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittles",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down",
"blames",
"censures",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"criticizes",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"castigates",
"excoriates",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"skewers",
"slags",
"vilifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"knocks",
"pans",
"slams"
]
},
"to provide publicity for":{
"examples":[
"an avalanche of ads touting the new movie"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhoos",
"boosts",
"hypes",
"pitches",
"plugs",
"promotes",
"publicizes",
"talks up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertises",
"barks",
"merchandises",
"merchandizes",
"sells",
"pushes",
"acclaims",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"plumps (for)",
"plunks (for)",
"plonks (for)",
"recommends",
"reviews",
"announces",
"broadcasts",
"publishes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tours de force":{
"an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness":{
"examples":[
"her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force"
],
"synonyms":[
"deeds",
"exploits",
"feats",
"numbers",
"stunts",
"tricks"
],
"related":[
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"attainments",
"coups",
"successes",
"triumphs",
"adventures",
"performances"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touches base (with)":{
"to transmit information or requests to":{
"examples":[
"Submit your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 online and someone will touch base with you within a week."
],
"synonyms":[
"addresses",
"communicates (with)",
"contacts",
"gets",
"reaches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gets through (to)",
"acquaints",
"advises",
"apprises",
"briefs",
"clues",
"enlightens",
"familiarizes",
"fills in",
"informs",
"instructs",
"notifies",
"tells",
"wises (up)",
"buzzes",
"calls",
"phones",
"rings (up)",
"telephones",
"keeps up (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"toured":{
"to take a trip especially of some distance":{
"examples":[
"thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"journeyed",
"peregrinated",
"pilgrimaged",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trekked",
"tripped",
"voyaged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gallivanted",
"galavanted",
"hopped",
"jaunted",
"knocked (about)",
"perambulated",
"rambled",
"roamed",
"roved",
"traipsed",
"wandered",
"migrated",
"road-tripped",
"bused",
"bussed",
"cabbed",
"coached",
"cruised",
"drove",
"flew",
"gigged",
"jetted",
"motored",
"navigated",
"rode",
"rid",
"rolled",
"sailed",
"trundled",
"barnstormed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tourneys":{
"a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{
"examples":[
"progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouts",
"competitions",
"contests",
"events",
"games",
"matches",
"matchups",
"meets",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournaments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"athletics",
"sports",
"battles",
"conflicts",
"scrimmages",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tugs-of-war",
"tussles",
"championships",
"nationals",
"finals",
"nightcaps",
"play-offs",
"semifinals",
"derbies",
"field days",
"gymkhanas",
"outings",
"biathlons",
"decathlons",
"heptathlons",
"pentathlons",
"triathlons",
"marathons",
"races",
"ultramarathons",
"heats",
"rounds",
"runs",
"sets",
"rallies",
"volleys",
"round-robins",
"rubbers",
"runoffs",
"sudden deaths",
"dead heats",
"photo finishes",
"seesaws",
"classics"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touches down":{
"to come to rest after descending from the air":{
"examples":[
"the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"alights",
"lands",
"lights",
"perches",
"roosts",
"settles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belly-lands",
"crash-lands"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arises",
"ascends",
"climbs",
"rises",
"flies",
"floats",
"glides",
"planes",
"soars",
"wings",
"hangs",
"hovers"
],
"antonyms":[
"blasts off",
"takes off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touches":{
"to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin":{
"examples":[
"be careful not to touch this pan\u2014it's still hot"
],
"synonyms":[
"feels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caresses",
"embraces",
"fingers",
"fondles",
"hugs",
"kisses",
"lips",
"noses",
"nudges",
"nuzzles",
"paws",
"rubs",
"strokes",
"palpates",
"palps",
"brushes",
"grazes",
"shaves",
"skims",
"clasps",
"clenches",
"clings (to)",
"clutches",
"grasps",
"grips",
"handles",
"holds",
"palms",
"chucks",
"claps",
"dabs",
"flicks",
"pats",
"tags",
"taps",
"tips",
"hits",
"knocks",
"pounds",
"raps",
"whacks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{
"examples":[
"your speech on the true meaning of patriotism touched me deeply"
],
"synonyms":[
"affects",
"impacts",
"impresses",
"influences",
"moves",
"reaches",
"strikes",
"sways",
"tells (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carries away",
"dazzles",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"ravishes",
"transports",
"biases",
"biasses",
"colors",
"inspires",
"stirs",
"engages",
"interests",
"involves",
"penetrates",
"pierces",
"afflicts",
"agitates",
"bothers",
"concerns",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"flusters",
"harasses",
"harries",
"perturbs",
"pesters",
"plagues",
"smites",
"strains",
"stresses",
"tries",
"troubles",
"upsets",
"worries",
"wrings",
"allures",
"attracts",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"fascinates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"palls",
"tires",
"wearies",
"underwhelms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, his insufferable arrogance tends to touch even the good deeds that he does"
],
"synonyms":[
"blemishes",
"darkens",
"mars",
"poisons",
"spoils",
"stains",
"taints",
"tarnishes",
"vitiates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"begrimes",
"besmears",
"besmirches",
"blackens",
"blurs",
"clouds",
"dirties",
"discolors",
"pollutes",
"smears",
"smirches",
"smudges",
"smuts",
"soils",
"sullies",
"tars",
"tarres",
"abases",
"cheapens",
"debases",
"degrades",
"demeans",
"discredits",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"fouls",
"lowers",
"shames",
"sinks",
"bastardizes",
"corrupts",
"debauches",
"demoralizes",
"depraves",
"perverts",
"subverts",
"colors",
"distorts",
"twists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleanses",
"purifies",
"dignifies",
"elevates",
"ennobles",
"enshrines",
"glorifies",
"hallows",
"magnifies",
"uplifts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be adjacent to":{
"examples":[
"our property touches theirs right where that big elm tree is"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuts",
"adjoins",
"borders (on)",
"butts (on or against)",
"flanks",
"fringes",
"joins",
"marches (with)",
"neighbors",
"skirts",
"verges (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attaches (to)",
"communicates (with)",
"connects (with)",
"links (with)",
"bounds",
"embraces",
"encircles",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"fences",
"lines",
"margins",
"rims",
"surrounds",
"contacts",
"converges",
"meets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be the business or affair of":{
"examples":[
"I don't think this decision touches you, so butt out"
],
"synonyms":[
"affects",
"concerns",
"involves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertains (to)",
"applies (to)",
"bears (on)",
"pertains (to)",
"refers (to)",
"relates (to)",
"embroils",
"ensnares",
"entangles",
"implicates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small amount":{
"examples":[
"added just a touch of parsley to the dish"
],
"synonyms":[
"aces",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"nips",
"ounces",
"particles",
"peanuts",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"shreds",
"skoshes",
"smacks",
"smells",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"snaps",
"soup\u00e7ons",
"sparks",
"spatters",
"specks",
"splashes",
"spots",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"traces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoots",
"iotas",
"jots",
"minima",
"minimums",
"minims",
"modicums",
"semblances",
"syllables",
"tittles",
"vestiges",
"whits",
"atoms",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"patches",
"scraps",
"dashes",
"drops",
"pinches",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"bites",
"nibbles",
"tastes",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"scatterings",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"doses",
"shots",
"chips",
"flakes",
"fragments",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"smithereens",
"splinters",
"tatters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundances",
"barrels",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"deals",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"oodles",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"plenties",
"potfuls",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"stacks",
"wads",
"wealths",
"volumes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overflows",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"chunks",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"each designer has his or her own personal touches"
],
"synonyms":[
"affections",
"attributes",
"attributions",
"characteristics",
"characters",
"criteria",
"criterions",
"diagnostics",
"differentiae",
"features",
"fingerprints",
"hallmarks",
"markers",
"marks",
"notes",
"particularities",
"peculiarities",
"points",
"properties",
"qualities",
"specifics",
"stamps",
"traits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badges",
"indications",
"signs",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"charms",
"graces",
"excellences",
"merits",
"virtues",
"eccentricities",
"idiosyncrasies",
"oddities",
"quirks",
"individualities",
"singularities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an almost imperceptible sign of something":{
"examples":[
"a touch of irritation tinged his voice as the candidate fielded yet another question about his personal finances"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaths",
"flickers",
"glimmers",
"hints",
"suggestions",
"tangs",
"traces",
"whiffs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inklings",
"intimations",
"scents",
"winds",
"evidences",
"indications",
"marks",
"signs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"permeations",
"pervasions",
"saturations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tousles":{
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"confuses",
"deranges",
"disarranges",
"disarrays",
"discomposes",
"dishevels",
"disjoints",
"dislocates",
"disorders",
"disorganizes",
"disrupts",
"disturbs",
"hashes",
"jumbles",
"messes (up)",
"mixes (up)",
"muddles",
"musses",
"rumples",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"tumbles",
"upsets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroils",
"entangles",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"agitates",
"perturbs",
"stirs (up)",
"unsettles",
"clutters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligns",
"alines",
"lines",
"lines up",
"queues",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"methodizes",
"systematizes",
"systemizes",
"adjusts",
"fixes",
"grooms",
"makes up",
"spruces (up)",
"unscrambles"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranges",
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"ranges",
"regulates",
"straightens (up)",
"tidies"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touching (on)":{
"to come very close to being":{
"examples":[
"that behavior touches on insanity"
],
"synonyms":[
"bordering (on)",
"trenching (on)",
"verging (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approaching",
"nearing",
"appearing",
"looking",
"resembling",
"seeming",
"suggesting",
"approximating",
"comparing (with)",
"measuring up (to)",
"stacking up (against or with)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touch (on)":{
"to come very close to being":{
"examples":[
"that behavior touches on insanity"
],
"synonyms":[
"border (on)",
"trench (on)",
"verge (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approach",
"near",
"appear",
"look",
"resemble",
"seem",
"suggest",
"approximate",
"compare (with)",
"measure up (to)",
"stack up (against or with)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tourbillons":{
"as in vortices , whirls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gulfs",
"maelstroms",
"vortices",
"vortexes",
"whirlpools",
"eddies",
"swirls",
"whirls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touching down":{
"to come to rest after descending from the air":{
"examples":[
"the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"alighting",
"landing",
"lighting",
"perching",
"roosting",
"settling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belly-landing",
"crash-landing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arising",
"ascending",
"climbing",
"rising",
"floating",
"flying",
"gliding",
"planing",
"soaring",
"winging",
"hanging",
"hovering"
],
"antonyms":[
"blasting off",
"taking off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touting":{
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
"examples":[
"a new cleaning agent touted as the only product a homeowner needs for all his or her cleaning chores"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhooing",
"blowing up",
"cracking up",
"crying up",
"glorifying",
"trumpeting",
"tub-thumping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"magnifying",
"commending",
"complimenting",
"eulogizing",
"advancing",
"advertising",
"announcing",
"blaring",
"blazing",
"blazoning",
"boosting",
"heralding",
"offering",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"publicizing",
"asserting",
"averring",
"claiming",
"declaring",
"laying down",
"making out",
"proclaiming",
"pronouncing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
"examples":[
"statements from several former patients touting the doctor's alleged cancer cure"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"accrediting",
"applauding",
"cheering",
"cracking up",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bravoing",
"clapping",
"rising (to)",
"ballyhooing",
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"favoring",
"recommending",
"rooting (for)",
"supporting",
"celebrating",
"emblazoning",
"eulogizing",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"magnifying",
"singing",
"adulating",
"belauding",
"flattering",
"overpraising",
"deifying",
"idolizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"discommending",
"disparaging",
"putting down",
"blaming",
"censuring",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"criticizing",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"castigating",
"excoriating",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"skewering",
"slagging",
"vilifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"knocking",
"panning",
"slamming"
]
},
"to provide publicity for":{
"examples":[
"an avalanche of ads touting the new movie"
],
"synonyms":[
"ballyhooing",
"boosting",
"hyping",
"pitching",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"publicizing",
"talking up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertising",
"barking",
"merchandising",
"merchandizing",
"selling",
"pushing",
"acclaiming",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"plumping (for)",
"plunking (for)",
"plonking (for)",
"recommending",
"reviewing",
"announcing",
"broadcasting",
"publishing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tournaments":{
"a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{
"examples":[
"a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouts",
"competitions",
"contests",
"events",
"games",
"matches",
"matchups",
"meets",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tourneys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"athletics",
"sports",
"battles",
"conflicts",
"scrimmages",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tugs-of-war",
"tussles",
"championships",
"nationals",
"finals",
"nightcaps",
"play-offs",
"semifinals",
"derbies",
"field days",
"gymkhanas",
"outings",
"biathlons",
"decathlons",
"heptathlons",
"pentathlons",
"triathlons",
"marathons",
"races",
"ultramarathons",
"heats",
"rounds",
"runs",
"sets",
"rallies",
"volleys",
"round-robins",
"rubbers",
"runoffs",
"sudden deaths",
"dead heats",
"photo finishes",
"seesaws",
"classics"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touched up":{
"as in perfected , polished":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"perfected",
"polished",
"edited",
"redrafted",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"copyedited",
"read",
"subbed",
"subedited",
"reedited",
"amended",
"annotated",
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"fact-checked",
"anthologized",
"collected",
"compiled",
"got out",
"issued",
"printed",
"published",
"abridged",
"blue-penciled",
"redacted",
"red-penciled",
"engrossed",
"recopied"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in flicked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flicked",
"cut",
"blackjacked",
"caned",
"clubbed",
"cudgeled",
"cudgelled",
"fustigated",
"knouted",
"quirted",
"strapped",
"pistol-whipped",
"birched",
"cowhided",
"flagellated",
"flailed",
"flogged",
"hided",
"horsewhipped",
"lashed",
"leathered",
"rawhided",
"scourged",
"slashed",
"switched",
"tanned",
"thrashed",
"whaled",
"whipped",
"banged",
"bopped",
"boxed",
"busted",
"bust",
"clapped",
"clapt",
"clipped",
"clobbered",
"clouted",
"cracked",
"cuffed",
"hit",
"knocked",
"lammed",
"pasted",
"punched",
"slapped",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"spanked",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"bashed",
"basted",
"batted",
"battered",
"beat",
"belabored",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"buffeted",
"bunged",
"drubbed",
"fibbed",
"hammered",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"lathered",
"licked",
"mangled",
"mauled",
"paddled",
"pelted",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pounded",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"roughed",
"slated",
"slogged",
"threshed",
"thumped",
"tromped",
"whopped",
"whapped",
"whupped",
"worked over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touch down":{
"to come to rest after descending from the air":{
"examples":[
"the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"alight",
"land",
"light",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belly-land",
"crash-land"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"climb",
"rise",
"float",
"fly",
"glide",
"plane",
"soar",
"wing",
"hang",
"hover"
],
"antonyms":[
"blast off",
"take off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touchy":{
"easily offended":{
"examples":[
"watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing"
],
"synonyms":[
"huffy",
"tetchy",
"thin-skinned",
"ticklish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hypersensitive",
"oversensitive",
"sensitive",
"supersensitive",
"tender",
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"cross-grained",
"crotchety",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stroppy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"curmudgeonly",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"surly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"well-disposed",
"carefree",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"relaxed",
"unconcerned",
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"obliging",
"understanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"thick-skinned"
]
},
"requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling":{
"examples":[
"money is a touchy subject for many people and shouldn't be discussed casually"
],
"synonyms":[
"catchy",
"delicate",
"difficult",
"dodgy",
"hairy",
"knotty",
"nasty",
"prickly",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"sensitive",
"spiny",
"sticky",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"tough",
"tricksy",
"tricky"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstract",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"hard",
"intricate",
"involved",
"recondite",
"serious",
"problem",
"scabrous",
"stubborn",
"troublesome",
"troublous",
"vexatious",
"vexing",
"worrisome",
"burdensome",
"demanding",
"discommoding",
"exacting",
"exhausting",
"importunate",
"inconvenient",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"painful",
"stressful"
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"easy",
"effortless",
"manageable",
"painless",
"simple",
"straightforward",
"uncomplicated",
"undemanding",
"unproblematic"
],
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},
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"examples":[
"the experiment involves the use of some touchy chemicals, so caution is required"
],
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"burnable",
"combustible",
"combustive",
"fiery",
"flammable",
"ignitable",
"ignitible",
"inflammable"
],
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"explosive",
"incendiary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonexplosive"
],
"antonyms":[
"fireproof",
"incombustible",
"nonburnable",
"noncombustible",
"nonflammable",
"noninflammable",
"unburnable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tourbillion":{
"as in vortex , whirl":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"gulf",
"maelstrom",
"vortex",
"whirlpool",
"eddy",
"swirl",
"whirl"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touch (upon)":{
"as in note , glance (upon)":{
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"advert (to)",
"allude (to)",
"cite",
"glance (upon)",
"instance",
"mention",
"name",
"note",
"notice",
"quote",
"specify",
"appertain (to)",
"bear (on or upon)",
"refer (to)",
"relate (to)",
"offer",
"present",
"concern",
"cover",
"deal (with)",
"pertain (to)",
"treat (of)",
"contain",
"embrace",
"encompass",
"entail",
"include",
"incorporate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exclude",
"omit",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"slur (over)",
"brush (aside or off)",
"reject",
"shrug off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touring car":{
"as in roadster , tin lizzie":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"phaeton",
"roadster",
"tin lizzie",
"cream puff",
"hybrid",
"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"flivver",
"jalopy",
"junker",
"muscle car",
"stock car",
"turbocar",
"gas-guzzler",
"land yacht",
"compact",
"coupe",
"coup\u00e9",
"intermediate",
"limousine",
"mini",
"minicar",
"sedan",
"subcompact",
"V-8",
"convertible",
"fastback",
"hardtop",
"hatchback",
"notchback",
"ragtop",
"sports car",
"sport-utility vehicle",
"station wagon",
"SUV",
"town car",
"wagon",
"woody",
"woodie",
"coach",
"jitney",
"microbus",
"minibus",
"minivan",
"omnibus",
"van",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tourbillon":{
"as in vortex , whirl":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"gulf",
"maelstrom",
"vortex",
"whirlpool",
"eddy",
"swirl",
"whirl"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touchiness":{
"as in sensitivity , supersensitivity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"oversensitiveness",
"sensitivity",
"supersensitivity",
"fussiness",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"unfriendliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"pugnaciousness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence",
"truculency",
"anger",
"exasperation",
"fury",
"indignation",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"cantankerousness",
"crustiness",
"curmudgeonliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dyspepsia",
"fretfulness",
"orneriness",
"sulkiness",
"surliness",
"hot-bloodedness",
"passion",
"biliousness",
"choler",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"crotchetiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"peevishness",
"perverseness",
"perversity",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"waspishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"patience",
"tolerance",
"understanding",
"affability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amicability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"good-humoredness",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"coolness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"easygoingness",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toughies":{
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
"examples":[
"after numerous suspensions, the school toughies were finally expelled for gang activities on campus"
],
"synonyms":[
"bullies",
"gangbangers",
"gangstas",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gorillas",
"hoodlums",
"hoods",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"mugs",
"plug-uglies",
"punks",
"roughnecks",
"rowdies",
"ruffians",
"thugs",
"toughs",
"yobbos",
"yobboes",
"yobs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutthroats",
"scoundrels",
"villains",
"assassins",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"brigands",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"felons",
"gunmen",
"highwaymen",
"lawbreakers",
"mafiosi",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"outlaws",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"pirates",
"pickpockets",
"racketeers",
"robbers",
"swindlers",
"thieves",
"vandals",
"juvenile delinquents",
"tearaways"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touch (on or upon)":{
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically":{
"examples":[
"I do want to briefly touch upon the medieval view of the world before talking about Gothic architecture"
],
"synonyms":[
"advert (to)",
"cite",
"drop",
"instance",
"mention",
"name",
"note",
"notice",
"quote",
"refer (to)",
"specify"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allude (to)",
"hint (at)",
"imply",
"indicate",
"infer",
"intend",
"intimate",
"suggest",
"point (out)",
"signal",
"signify",
"denominate",
"designate",
"indicate",
"bring up",
"broach",
"interject",
"interpolate",
"interpose",
"introduce",
"infiltrate",
"insinuate",
"worm",
"advertise",
"announce",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"proclaim",
"pronounce",
"publicize",
"publish",
"sound",
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"elucidate",
"explain",
"explicate",
"spell out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tourist":{
"a person who travels for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou"
],
"synonyms":[
"excursionist",
"rubberneck",
"rubbernecker",
"sightseer",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"tripper"
],
"near synonyms":[
"holidayer",
"holidaymaker",
"vacationer",
"vacationist",
"guest",
"hosteler",
"hosteller",
"visitor",
"transient",
"journeyer",
"pilgrim",
"wayfarer",
"snowbird",
"sunseeker"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touring cars":{
"as in roadsters , tin lizzies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"phaetons",
"roadsters",
"tin lizzies",
"cream puffs",
"hybrids",
"beaters",
"clunkers",
"crates",
"flivvers",
"jalopies",
"junkers",
"muscle cars",
"stock cars",
"turbocars",
"gas-guzzlers",
"land yachts",
"compacts",
"coupes",
"coup\u00e9s",
"intermediates",
"limousines",
"minicars",
"minis",
"sedans",
"subcompacts",
"V-8s",
"convertibles",
"fastbacks",
"hardtops",
"hatchbacks",
"notchbacks",
"ragtops",
"sports cars",
"sport-utility vehicles",
"station wagons",
"SUVs",
"town cars",
"wagons",
"woodies",
"coaches",
"jitneys",
"microbuses",
"microbusses",
"minibuses",
"minibusses",
"minivans",
"omnibuses",
"vans",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tough it out":{
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"examples":[
"I know you feel sick, but can you tough it out until the end of your work shift?"
],
"synonyms":[
"abide",
"absorb",
"accept",
"bear",
"bide",
"brook",
"countenance",
"endure",
"go",
"hack",
"handle",
"meet",
"pocket",
"stand",
"stick out",
"stomach",
"support",
"sustain",
"sweat out",
"take",
"tolerate",
"wear"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allow",
"permit",
"suffer",
"swallow",
"reconcile (to)",
"acquiesce",
"agree (with or to)",
"assent (to)",
"capitulate",
"consent (to)",
"respect",
"submit (to)",
"yield (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decline",
"dismiss",
"refuse",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"turn down",
"combat",
"contest",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"dodge",
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"miss",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"tourists":{
"a person who travels for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"tourists from all over like to take pictures of the alligators in the bayou"
],
"synonyms":[
"excursionists",
"rubberneckers",
"rubbernecks",
"sightseers",
"travelers",
"travellers",
"trippers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"holidayers",
"holidaymakers",
"vacationers",
"vacationists",
"guests",
"hostelers",
"hostellers",
"visitors",
"transients",
"journeyers",
"pilgrims",
"wayfarers",
"snowbirds",
"sunseekers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tour":{
"a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{
"examples":[
"asked the soldiers to consider signing up for a second tour of duty"
],
"synonyms":[
"hitch",
"stint",
"tenure",
"term"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shift",
"watch",
"go",
"turn",
"duration",
"standing",
"time",
"cycle",
"span",
"spell",
"stretch",
"life",
"life span",
"lifetime",
"run"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take a trip especially of some distance":{
"examples":[
"thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"journey",
"peregrinate",
"pilgrimage",
"travel",
"trek",
"trip",
"voyage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gallivant",
"galavant",
"hop",
"jaunt",
"knock (about)",
"perambulate",
"ramble",
"roam",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander",
"migrate",
"road-trip",
"bus",
"cab",
"coach",
"cruise",
"drive",
"fly",
"gig",
"jet",
"motor",
"navigate",
"ride",
"roll",
"sail",
"trundle",
"barnstorm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"toughed it out":{
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"examples":[
"I know you feel sick, but can you tough it out until the end of your work shift?"
],
"synonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"absorbed",
"accepted",
"bode",
"bided",
"bore",
"brooked",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"hacked",
"handled",
"met",
"pocketed",
"stomached",
"stood",
"stuck out",
"supported",
"sustained",
"sweat out",
"sweated out",
"tolerated",
"took",
"went",
"wore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allowed",
"permitted",
"suffered",
"swallowed",
"reconciled (to)",
"acquiesced",
"agreed (with or to)",
"assented (to)",
"capitulated",
"consented (to)",
"respected",
"submitted (to)",
"yielded (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declined",
"dismissed",
"refused",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"turned down",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contested",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"avoided",
"bypassed",
"circumvented",
"dodged",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"missed",
"abstained (from)",
"forbore",
"refrained (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"toughness":{
"as in cohesion":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cohesion",
"solidity",
"solidness",
"dependability",
"durability",
"reliability",
"firmness",
"soundness",
"stability",
"strength",
"sturdiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"insecurity",
"instability",
"precariousness",
"shakiness",
"unstableness",
"unsteadiness",
"insubstantiality",
"unsoundness",
"unsubstantiality",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"toughened":{
"able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure":{
"examples":[
"a group of toughened mountain bikers barreling up the hill"
],
"synonyms":[
"cast-iron",
"hard",
"hard-bitten",
"hardened",
"hardy",
"inured",
"rugged",
"stout",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"vigorous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flinty",
"leathery",
"resilient",
"stalwart",
"durable",
"enduring",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"permanent",
"stable",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"staying",
"tenacious",
"unyielding",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"able-bodied",
"brawny",
"muscular",
"fit",
"fortified",
"hale",
"healthy",
"husky",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"sound",
"strapping",
"virile",
"annealed",
"seasoned",
"tempered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emasculated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"run-down",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened",
"worn",
"worn-out",
"crippled",
"debilitated",
"diseased",
"incapacitated",
"infirm",
"unsound",
"fragile",
"frail",
"puny",
"resistless",
"sensitive",
"susceptible",
"unresistant",
"vulnerable",
"yielding",
"mortal",
"perishable",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"antonyms":[
"delicate",
"nonhardy",
"soft",
"tender",
"weak"
]
},
"to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force":{
"examples":[
"weight lifting will help toughen those flabby muscles of yours"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefed (up)",
"fortified",
"hardened",
"strengthened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annealed",
"tempered",
"firmed (up)",
"toned (up)",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"vitalized",
"restrengthened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crippled",
"incapacitated",
"paralyzed",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"broke down",
"wore out",
"sapped",
"undercut",
"undermined"
],
"antonyms":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"weakened"
]
},
"to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure":{
"examples":[
"hiking every morning through snow and ice toughened him considerably"
],
"synonyms":[
"fortified",
"hardened",
"indurated",
"inured",
"seasoned",
"steeled",
"strengthened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acclimated",
"acclimatized",
"adapted",
"adjusted",
"annealed",
"tempered",
"invigorated",
"vitalized",
"immunized",
"bolstered",
"boosted",
"braced",
"buttressed",
"enforced",
"forearmed",
"propped (up)",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"supported",
"broke in",
"limbered (up)",
"trained",
"accustomed",
"conditioned",
"habituated",
"naturalized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emasculated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"sapped",
"weakened",
"crippled",
"debilitated",
"hamstrung",
"incapacitated",
"sensitized"
],
"antonyms":[
"softened"
]
},
"to make more harsh, uncompromising, or severe":{
"examples":[
"attempts to toughen conditions under which waivers from military service would be permitted"
],
"synonyms":[
"hardened",
"harshened",
"stiffened",
"strengthened"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"lessened",
"moderated",
"softened"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"eased"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"touching off":{
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts"
],
"synonyms":[
"activating",
"actuating",
"cranking (up)",
"driving",
"moving",
"running",
"setting off",
"sparking",
"starting",
"triggering",
"turning on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicking over",
"turning over",
"charging",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"firing",
"fueling",
"fuelling",
"generating",
"powering",
"pushing",
"discharging",
"launching",
"releasing",
"switching",
"tripping",
"reactivating",
"recharging",
"arousing",
"exciting",
"jump-starting",
"kick-starting",
"stimulating",
"vitalizing",
"igniting",
"inciting",
"instigating",
"provoking",
"quickening",
"stirring up",
"accelerating",
"catalyzing",
"speeding (up)",
"stepping up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arresting",
"braking",
"checking",
"cutting off",
"drawing up",
"halting",
"jamming",
"stalling",
"sticking",
"stopping",
"decelerating",
"repressing",
"slowing",
"stunting",
"suppressing"
],
"antonyms":[
"cutting",
"cutting out",
"deactivating",
"killing",
"shutting off",
"turning off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tourist court":{
"as in court , motor court":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"court",
"motel",
"motor court",
"motor inn",
"motor lodge",
"resort",
"spa",
"youth hostel",
"accommodations",
"lodgings",
"rest",
"camp",
"campground",
"apartment hotel",
"bunkhouse",
"dorm",
"dormitory",
"B and B",
"bed-and-breakfast",
"guesthouse",
"boardinghouse",
"lodging house",
"rooming house",
"auberge",
"caravansary",
"caravanserai",
"hospice",
"hostel",
"hostelry",
"hotel",
"inn",
"lodge",
"public house",
"tavern",
"doss-house",
"fleabag",
"flophouse"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touch off":{
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts"
],
"synonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"trigger",
"turn on"
],
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"kick over",
"turn over",
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge",
"arouse",
"excite",
"jump-start",
"kick-start",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"ignite",
"incite",
"instigate",
"provoke",
"quicken",
"stir up",
"accelerate",
"catalyze",
"speed (up)",
"step up"
],
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"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick",
"stop",
"decelerate",
"repress",
"slow",
"stunt",
"suppress"
],
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"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off",
"turn off"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
"touched (on or upon)":{
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically":{
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"adverted (to)",
"cited",
"dropped",
"instanced",
"mentioned",
"named",
"noted",
"noticed",
"quoted",
"referred (to)",
"specified"
],
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"alluded (to)",
"hinted (at)",
"implied",
"indicated",
"inferred",
"intended",
"intimated",
"suggested",
"pointed (out)",
"signaled",
"signalled",
"signified",
"denominated",
"designated",
"indicated",
"broached",
"brought up",
"interjected",
"interpolated",
"interposed",
"introduced",
"infiltrated",
"insinuated",
"wormed",
"advertised",
"announced",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"declared",
"proclaimed",
"pronounced",
"publicized",
"published",
"sounded",
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"elucidated",
"explained",
"explicated",
"spelled out"
],
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"disregarded",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"touchy-feely":{
"showing feeling freely":{
"examples":[
"she is too touchy-feely and he is too stiff-upper-lip for their relationship to ever work out"
],
"synonyms":[
"demonstrative",
"effusive",
"emotional",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dramatic",
"histrionic",
"hyperemotional",
"melodramatic",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"gushing",
"gushy",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"communicative",
"expansive",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"outgoing",
"affectionate",
"feeling",
"intense",
"loving",
"passionate",
"sensitive",
"soulful",
"warm",
"blunt",
"candid",
"frank",
"outspoken",
"plain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constrained",
"quiet",
"reticent",
"silent",
"taciturn",
"bashful",
"modest",
"retiring",
"shy",
"introverted",
"self-directed",
"aloof",
"detached",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"indifferent",
"phlegmatic",
"stolid",
"unconcerned",
"unfeeling",
"chilly",
"cold",
"frigid",
"glacial",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"hard-hearted",
"icy",
"unfriendly"
],
"antonyms":[
"inhibited",
"reserved",
"restrained",
"undemonstrative",
"unemotional"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"toupee":{
"a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area":{
"examples":[
"the weatherman calmly adjusted his toupee after the wind nearly blew it off"
],
"synonyms":[
"hairpiece",
"rug",
"wig"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fright wig",
"extension",
"fall",
"postiche",
"switch",
"wiglet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tournament":{
"a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{
"examples":[
"a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs"
],
"synonyms":[
"bout",
"competition",
"contest",
"event",
"game",
"match",
"matchup",
"meet",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tourney"
],
"near synonyms":[
"athletics",
"sport",
"battle",
"conflict",
"scrimmage",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tug-of-war",
"tussle",
"championship",
"national(s)",
"final",
"nightcap",
"play-off",
"semifinal",
"derby",
"field day",
"gymkhana",
"open",
"outing",
"biathlon",
"decathlon",
"heptathlon",
"pentathlon",
"triathlon",
"marathon",
"race",
"ultramarathon",
"heat",
"round",
"run",
"set",
"rally",
"volley",
"round-robin",
"rubber",
"runoff",
"sudden death",
"dead heat",
"photo finish",
"seesaw",
"classic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touched (on)":{
"to come very close to being":{
"examples":[
"that behavior touches on insanity"
],
"synonyms":[
"bordered (on)",
"trenched (on)",
"verged (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approached",
"neared",
"appeared",
"looked",
"resembled",
"seemed",
"suggested",
"approximated",
"compared (with)",
"measured up (to)",
"stacked up (against or with)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touches off":{
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts"
],
"synonyms":[
"activates",
"actuates",
"cranks (up)",
"drives",
"moves",
"runs",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"starts",
"triggers",
"turns on"
],
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"kicks over",
"turns over",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"energizes",
"fires",
"fuels",
"generates",
"powers",
"pushes",
"discharges",
"launches",
"releases",
"switches",
"trips",
"reactivates",
"recharges",
"arouses",
"excites",
"jump-starts",
"kick-starts",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"ignites",
"incites",
"instigates",
"provokes",
"quickens",
"stirs up",
"accelerates",
"catalyzes",
"speeds (up)",
"steps up"
],
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"arrests",
"brakes",
"checks",
"cuts off",
"draws up",
"halts",
"jams",
"stalls",
"sticks",
"stops",
"decelerates",
"represses",
"slows",
"stunts",
"suppresses"
],
"antonyms":[
"cuts",
"cuts out",
"deactivates",
"kills",
"shuts off",
"turns off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to transmit information or requests to":{
"examples":[],
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"addressing",
"communicating (with)",
"contacting",
"getting",
"reaching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"getting through (to)",
"acquainting",
"advising",
"apprising",
"briefing",
"clueing",
"cluing",
"enlightening",
"familiarizing",
"filling in",
"informing",
"instructing",
"notifying",
"telling",
"wising (up)",
"buzzing",
"calling",
"phoning",
"ringing (up)",
"telephoning",
"keeping up (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"toughie":{
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
"examples":[
"after numerous suspensions, the school toughies were finally expelled for gang activities on campus"
],
"synonyms":[
"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
"rowdy",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"tough",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutthroat",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"assassin",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"brigand",
"criminal",
"crook",
"desperado",
"felon",
"gunman",
"highwayman",
"lawbreaker",
"mafioso",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"outlaw",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"pirate",
"pickpocket",
"racketeer",
"robber",
"swindler",
"thief",
"vandal",
"juvenile delinquent",
"tearaway"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"touch":{
"to come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin":{
"examples":[
"be careful not to touch this pan\u2014it's still hot"
],
"synonyms":[
"feel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caress",
"embrace",
"finger",
"fondle",
"hug",
"kiss",
"lip",
"nose",
"nudge",
"nuzzle",
"paw",
"rub",
"stroke",
"palp",
"palpate",
"brush",
"graze",
"shave",
"skim",
"clasp",
"clench",
"cling (to)",
"clutch",
"grasp",
"grip",
"handle",
"hold",
"palm",
"chuck",
"clap",
"dab",
"flick",
"pat",
"tag",
"tap",
"tip",
"hit",
"knock",
"pound",
"rap",
"whack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{
"examples":[
"your speech on the true meaning of patriotism touched me deeply"
],
"synonyms":[
"affect",
"impact",
"impress",
"influence",
"move",
"reach",
"strike",
"sway",
"tell (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carry away",
"dazzle",
"enrapture",
"entrance",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"ravish",
"transport",
"bias",
"color",
"inspire",
"stir",
"engage",
"interest",
"involve",
"penetrate",
"pierce",
"afflict",
"agitate",
"bother",
"concern",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturb",
"fluster",
"harass",
"harry",
"perturb",
"pester",
"plague",
"smite",
"strain",
"stress",
"trouble",
"try",
"upset",
"worry",
"wring",
"allure",
"attract",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"pall",
"tire",
"weary",
"underwhelm"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, his insufferable arrogance tends to touch even the good deeds that he does"
],
"synonyms":[
"blemish",
"darken",
"mar",
"poison",
"spoil",
"stain",
"taint",
"tarnish",
"vitiate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"begrime",
"besmear",
"besmirch",
"blacken",
"blur",
"cloud",
"dirty",
"discolor",
"pollute",
"smear",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"smut",
"soil",
"sully",
"tar",
"abase",
"cheapen",
"debase",
"degrade",
"demean",
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"foul",
"lower",
"shame",
"sink",
"bastardize",
"corrupt",
"debauch",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"pervert",
"subvert",
"color",
"distort",
"twist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleanse",
"purify",
"dignify",
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"enshrine",
"glorify",
"hallow",
"magnify",
"uplift"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be adjacent to":{
"examples":[
"our property touches theirs right where that big elm tree is"
],
"synonyms":[
"abut",
"adjoin",
"border (on)",
"butt (on or against)",
"flank",
"fringe",
"join",
"march (with)",
"neighbor",
"skirt",
"verge (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attach (to)",
"communicate (with)",
"connect (with)",
"link (with)",
"bound",
"embrace",
"encircle",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"fence",
"line",
"margin",
"rim",
"surround",
"contact",
"converge",
"meet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be the business or affair of":{
"examples":[
"I don't think this decision touches you, so butt out"
],
"synonyms":[
"affect",
"concern",
"involve"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertain (to)",
"apply (to)",
"bear (on)",
"pertain (to)",
"refer (to)",
"relate (to)",
"embroil",
"ensnare",
"entangle",
"implicate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation":{
"examples":[
"everyone promised to keep in touch over the summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"communication",
"contact",
"hold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commerce",
"communion",
"intercommunication",
"intercourse"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small amount":{
"examples":[
"added just a touch of parsley to the dish"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"nip",
"ounce",
"particle",
"peanuts",
"ray",
"scintilla",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"shred",
"skosh",
"smack",
"smell",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snap",
"soup\u00e7on",
"spark",
"spatter",
"speck",
"splash",
"spot",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"trace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"minim",
"minimum",
"modicum",
"semblance",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"vestige",
"whit",
"atom",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"patch",
"scrap",
"dash",
"drop",
"pinch",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"bite",
"nibble",
"taste",
"handful",
"scattering",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dose",
"shot",
"chip",
"flake",
"fragment",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"smithereens",
"splinter",
"tatter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"deal",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"oodles",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plenty",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"stack",
"wad",
"wealth",
"volume",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"chunk",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"each designer has his or her own personal touches"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"attribute",
"attribution",
"character",
"characteristic",
"criterion",
"diagnostic",
"differentia",
"feature",
"fingerprint",
"hallmark",
"mark",
"marker",
"note",
"particularity",
"peculiarity",
"point",
"property",
"quality",
"specific",
"stamp",
"trait"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badge",
"indication",
"sign",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"charm",
"grace",
"excellence",
"merit",
"virtue",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"oddity",
"quirk",
"individuality",
"singularity",
"uniqueness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an almost imperceptible sign of something":{
"examples":[
"a touch of irritation tinged his voice as the candidate fielded yet another question about his personal finances"
],
"synonyms":[
"breath",
"flicker",
"glimmer",
"hint",
"suggestion",
"tang",
"trace",
"whiff"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inkling",
"intimation",
"scent",
"wind",
"evidence",
"indication",
"mark",
"sign"
],
"near antonyms":[
"permeation",
"pervasion",
"saturation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"touches up":{
"as in perfects , polishes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"perfects",
"polishes",
"edits",
"redrafts",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"copyedits",
"reads",
"subedits",
"subs",
"reedits",
"amends",
"annotates",
"corrects",
"emends",
"rectifies",
"fact-checks",
"anthologizes",
"collects",
"compiles",
"gets out",
"issues",
"prints",
"publishes",
"abridges",
"blue-pencils",
"redacts",
"red-pencils",
"engrosses",
"recopies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in flicks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flicks",
"cuts",
"blackjacks",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"fustigates",
"knouts",
"quirts",
"straps",
"pistol-whips",
"birches",
"cowhides",
"flagellates",
"flails",
"flogs",
"hides",
"horsewhips",
"lashes",
"leathers",
"rawhides",
"scourges",
"slashes",
"switches",
"tans",
"thrashes",
"whales",
"whips",
"bangs",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"hits",
"knocks",
"lams",
"pastes",
"punches",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"spanks",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"bashes",
"bastes",
"bats",
"batters",
"beats",
"belabors",
"belts",
"bludgeons",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"drubs",
"fibs",
"hammers",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lathers",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"paddles",
"pelts",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"slates",
"slogs",
"threshes",
"thumps",
"tromps",
"whops",
"whaps",
"whups",
"works over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tousling":{
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair"
],
"synonyms":[
"confusing",
"deranging",
"disarranging",
"disarraying",
"discomposing",
"disheveling",
"dishevelling",
"disjointing",
"dislocating",
"disordering",
"disorganizing",
"disrupting",
"disturbing",
"hashing",
"jumbling",
"messing (up)",
"mixing (up)",
"muddling",
"mussing",
"rumpling",
"scrambling",
"shuffling",
"tumbling",
"upsetting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroiling",
"entangling",
"snarling",
"tangling",
"agitating",
"perturbing",
"stirring (up)",
"unsettling",
"cluttering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligning",
"alining",
"lining",
"lining up",
"queuing",
"queueing",
"classifying",
"codifying",
"methodizing",
"systematizing",
"systemizing",
"adjusting",
"fixing",
"grooming",
"making up",
"sprucing (up)",
"unscrambling"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranging",
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"ranging",
"regulating",
"straightening (up)",
"tidying"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"touchstones":{
"something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared":{
"examples":[
"his book has long been a touchstone for travel writing that aspires to be literature"
],
"synonyms":[
"barometers",
"bars",
"benchmarks",
"criteria",
"criterions",
"gold standards",
"grades",
"marks",
"measures",
"metrics",
"pars",
"standards",
"yardsticks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cases",
"examples",
"instances",
"averages",
"norms",
"rules",
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"meridians",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"zeniths"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aberrations",
"abnormalities",
"deviations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tough-minded":{
"as in unsentimental , hard-edged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bottom-line",
"hard",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"unromantic",
"unsentimental",
"commonsensical",
"grounded",
"levelheaded",
"logical",
"no-nonsense",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"sound",
"cynical",
"disillusioned",
"misanthropic",
"pessimistic",
"idealless",
"philistine",
"utilitarian",
"distrustful",
"mistrustful",
"skeptical",
"suspicious",
"down-to-earth",
"earthy",
"hardheaded",
"matter-of-fact",
"practical",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical",
"realistic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blue-sky",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"utopian",
"visionary",
"fanciful",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"imaginative",
"romantic",
"sentimental",
"cheerful",
"optimistic",
"rose-colored",
"trustful",
"trusting",
"unsuspicious",
"half-baked",
"illogical",
"insane",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"touched down":{
"to come to rest after descending from the air":{
"examples":[
"the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"alighted",
"alit",
"landed",
"lit",
"lighted",
"perched",
"roosted",
"settled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belly-landed",
"crash-landed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arose",
"ascended",
"climbed",
"rose",
"flew",
"floated",
"glided",
"planed",
"soared",
"winged",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged"
],
"antonyms":[
"blasted off",
"took off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"toughly":{
"as in aggressively , determinedly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aggressively",
"assertively",
"decidedly",
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"grimly",
"gruffly",
"resolutely",
"strongly",
"abusively",
"brutishly",
"savagely",
"viciously",
"callously",
"cold-bloodedly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"inhumanly",
"insensately",
"insensitively",
"mercilessly",
"obdurately",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"tyrannically",
"uncharitably",
"unfeelingly",
"unmercifully",
"unsparingly",
"brutally",
"hard",
"hardly",
"harshly",
"ill",
"oppressively",
"roughly",
"severely",
"sternly",
"stiffly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemently",
"gently",
"leniently",
"lightly",
"mildly",
"softly",
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"considerately",
"cordially",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"lovingly",
"tenderly",
"charitably",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"mercifully",
"softheartedly",
"sympathetically",
"tolerantly",
"understandingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
}
}