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Nouns (18)

regard

n. a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"

gaze, regard

n. a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"

regard, respect

n. (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"

regard, wish

n. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"

regard, attentiveness, heed, paying attention

n. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"

regard, respect, esteem

n. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

have, millionaire, wealthy person, rich person

n. a person who possesses great material wealth

Verbs (76)

regard

v. look at attentively

have

v. have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"

experience, have

v. undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

have, have left

v. have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

feature, have

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

have, must

v. be likely or probable; "They have to be kidding"

have, deal with

v. be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

regard, affect, involve

v. connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"

have, be ill with, suffer from

v. suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

have, suffer, sustain

v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

let, have, get

v. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

take, have, accept

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

make, have, get

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

need, have, have got, must

v. be obliged, required, or forced to

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

experience, have, get, receive, undergo

v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

bear, birth, have, deliver, birthe, give birth to, give birth

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (4)

free on board vessel, FOB vessel, free on rail, FOR

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

Fuzzynyms (394)

admiration, esteem

n. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

respect, esteem

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

approval

n. a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"

love

n. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"

admiration, wonder, wonderment

n. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

look, looking at

n. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"

scrutiny

n. a prolonged intense look

veneration, reverence, awe

n. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"

respect, esteem

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

regard, respect, esteem

n. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

respect, deference, respectfulness

n. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

respect, deference

n. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

worship

n. the activity of worshipping

regard, attentiveness, heed, paying attention

n. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"

cognizance

n. range or scope of what is perceived

consideration

n. the process of giving careful thought to something

condition, consideration, circumstance

n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"

thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation

n. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

worship

n. the activity of worshipping

regard, respect

n. (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"

veneration, reverence, awe

n. a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"

regard, respect

n. (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"

respect, esteem

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

respect, deference, respectfulness

n. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

respect, deference

n. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

notoriety, ill fame

n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

dishonor, dishonour

n. a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"

disrepute, discredit

n. the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"

connection, connectedness

n. the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

king, power, baron, magnate, tycoon, big businessman, business leader, top executive

n. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"

financier, moneyman

n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

industrialist

n. someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

observe, watch attentively

v. watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"

take, take on, accept, admit

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

welcome, accept gladly

v. accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

incorporate, contain, comprise

v. include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

subsume, contain

v. contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

bolt

v. swallow hastily

bolt, gobble, eat hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

gulp, swig, quaff

v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

control, mortify, subdue, contain

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

share, partake, partake in

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

receive

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

deduct, withhold, recoup

v. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

hold, retain, hold back, keep back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

harbor, harbour, keep possession of

v. keep in one's possession; of animals

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

monopolize, control fully

v. have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

master, dominate

v. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

exhibit, possess

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

touch, match, equal, rival

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

find, witness, see

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

watch, see

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

figure, count, cipher, cypher, reckon, calculate, compute

v. make a mathematical calculation or computation

count, consider, weigh

v. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

judge, pass judgment on, form an opinion of

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

count

v. include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

admire, look up to

v. feel admiration for

revere, reverence, fear, venerate

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

recognize

v. show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

measure, value, rate, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

figure, estimate, forecast, reckon, calculate, count on

v. judge to be probable

place, order, range, rate, grade, rank

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

account, calculate, keep an account of

v. keep an account of

respect, honor, honour, observe, abide by

v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

think, guess, suppose, imagine, reckon

v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

organize

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

tackle, challenge with a tackle

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

see

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

turn, change state

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

hack, whoop

v. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"

make equal, liberate, emancipate, free from constraints

v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

assure, convince

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

turn, convert, convince, win over

v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

pressure, force, coerce

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

influence, charm, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

thrust, force

v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

restrain, constrain, encumber, cumber

v. hold back

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

Synonyms (7)

absorb, take over

v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"

bear, assume, accept, take over

v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

take in

v. provide with shelter

Antonyms (47)

inattentiveness, heedlessness

n. a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

disesteem

n. the state in which esteem has been lost

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

miss, lack

v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"

exclude

v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

want, lack

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

release, free, unblock, unfreeze

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

abort

v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

dissuade, deter

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

have regard for

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