Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (30)

n. an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"

side

n. either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"

side

n. an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

side

n. (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

side

n. a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"

side

n. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

side

n. a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"

side

n. a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"

opposite, inverse

n. something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

position, side

n. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"

side, side of meat

n. a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food

face, side

n. a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"

bank, side

n. sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"

antonym, opposite, opposite word

n. a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"

opposition, opposite, opponent

n. a contestant that you are matched against

reverse, opposite, contrary

n. a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

side, incline, slope

n. an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"

Verbs (5)

side, go with, take sides, take a side, be on the side of

v. take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (20)

opposite

adj. altogether different in character or quality: "the opposite sex"

opposite

adj. moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

opposite, paired

adj. of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"

lateral, side

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

opposite, antithetic, antithetical

adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"

opposite, polar, diametric, diametrical

adj. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

opposite, antipodal, diametric, diametrical

adj. being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"

side, bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

Fuzzynyms (73)

shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri

n. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

shoulder

n. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

flank

n. the side between ribs and hipbone

wing, pennon, pinion, ala

n. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

item, point, specific, detail, particular

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

component, constituent, element, ingredient, factor

n. an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

axis, bloc

n. a group of countries in special alliance

set

n. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

cabal, faction, junta, junto, camarilla

n. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

detail, contingent

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

converse

n. a proposition obtained by conversion

part, portion

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"

shoulder

n. narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

molding, moulding, border

n. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

verge

n. a grass border along a road

adversary, antagonist, opponent

n. someone who offers opposition

opposition, enemy, opponent

n. a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"

converse

n. a proposition obtained by conversion

hill, hills

n. a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"

mount, mountain

n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

bank

n. a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"

angle

n. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

left

adj. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

right

adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"

counter, antagonistic

adj. indicating opposition or resistance

opponent, opposing, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed

adj. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"

counter, antagonistic

adj. indicating opposition or resistance

Synonyms (83)

sympathize with, side with, root for, take sides with, align oneself with

v. share the suffering of

another, different

adj. distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether"

another, some other

adj. any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day"

else

adj. other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"

opposite, antipodal, diametric, diametrical

opposite

adj. moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

other than

adj. being distinct from that or those first considered: "all parts of the house other than the windows were in good condition"; "no clothes other than those he was wearing"

remaining

adj. not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

another, different

adj. distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether"

another, some other

adj. any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day"

else

adj. other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"

opposite

adj. altogether different in character or quality: "the opposite sex"

opposite, antipodal, diametric, diametrical

other than

adj. being distinct from that or those first considered: "all parts of the house other than the windows were in good condition"; "no clothes other than those he was wearing"

remaining

adj. not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

allo

adj. (prefix) indicating difference or variation: "allomorph"; "allophone"

various, assorted

adj. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"

contrary, converse

adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

contrastive, contrasting

adj. strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"

differentiable

adj. capable of being perceived as different; "differentiable species"

divergent, differing

adj. diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"

disparate

adj. fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

various, diverse

adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

diverse, divers

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

opposite, polar, diametric, diametrical

variant

adj. differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"

allo

adj. (prefix) indicating difference or variation: "allomorph"; "allophone"

opposite, antithetic, antithetical

adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"

various, assorted

contrary, converse

adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

contrastive, contrasting

adj. strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"

differentiable

adj. capable of being perceived as different; "differentiable species"

divergent, differing

adj. diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"

disparate

adj. fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

various, diverse

adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

diverse, divers

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

variant

adj. differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"

another, different

adj. distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether"

another, some other

adj. any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day"

else

adj. other than what is under consideration or implied; "ask somebody else"; "I don't know what else to do"; "where else can we look?"

opposite

adj. altogether different in character or quality: "the opposite sex"

opposite

adj. moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

other than

adj. being distinct from that or those first considered: "all parts of the house other than the windows were in good condition"; "no clothes other than those he was wearing"

remaining

adj. not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

Antonyms (5)

straddle, be noncommittal

v. be noncommittal

alternate

adj. of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"

top

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

bottom

adj. situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer"

to the opposite side

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!