Word |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Usage of Word |
Jab
(Noun) |
- Poke abruptly with something sharp
- punch with short blows
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- Poke
- Thrust
- Blow/li>
- Dig
- punch
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- Pull
- Tear
- Drag/li>
- Stretch
- yank
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Jab is to make an abrupt poking or thrusting motion.
Example:
“he jabbled at the pickles with his fork.”
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Jabber
(verb) |
Chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
- Gabble
- Rant
- Rave
- Spout
- speak
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Jabber is to talk in a fast, unclear, or foolish way.
Example:
“she jabbered away for hours.”
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Jaded
(Adj) |
- Tired or uninterested by surfeit
- fatigued
- surfeited
- worn out
- wearied
- ex.Jaded appetite
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- Bored
- Tired
- Bushed
- Exhausted
- Fatigued
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- Refresh
- Weariless
- Peppy
- Strong
- Rejuvenated
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The definition of jaded is worn out or dulled over time or by experience.
Example:
“he became jaded from years of work as a police officer.”
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Jargon
(Noun) |
- Language used by special group
- technical terminology
- gibberish
- nonsensical or incoherent talk
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- Argot
- Jargon
- Patois
- Slang
- vocabulary
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- Standard
- Sense
- Quiet
- Silence
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Jargon is the language of a particular trade or group that would be meaningless to others.
Example:
“an academic essay filled with jargon.”
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Jaundice
(Noun) |
- Medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. Turn
yellow
- v: affect with jaundice
- affect with prejudice
- envy, or hostility
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- Hostility
- Enmity
- Bitterness
- venom
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- Amicability
- Cordiality
- Empathy
- Hospitality
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where your skin and the whites of your eyes turn yellow as a result of
excess bilirubin pigment.
Example:
“the children are suffering from jaundice.”
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Jaundiced
(adj) |
- Yellowed
- prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long
and disappointing experience of human affairs
- ex. With a jaundiced eye
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- Icteric
- Yellow
- Deformed
- Malicious
- Affected
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- Unenvious
- Charitable
- Benevolent
- Generous
- Kind
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Affected with jaundice; yellow or yellowish;
Example:
“she has a very jaundiced view of politics and politicians.”
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Jaunt
(Noun) |
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- Excursion
- Junket
- Outing
- Ramble
- Journey
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The definition of jaunt is a short vacation.
Example:
“they for a four-day jaunt to the mountains.”
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Jeopardize
(Verb) |
- Endanger
- imperil
- put at risk
- danger
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- Hazard
- Threaten
- Risk
- Stake
- Gamble
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- Guard
- Protect
- Save
- Design
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Jeopardize is to put someone or something in a dangerous situation
or in peril.
Example:
“her health has been jeopardized by poor nutrition.”
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Jest
(Noun) |
- Playful remark or act
- Act or speak playfully
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- Funny
- Banter
- Jolly
- Laugh
- Pleasantry
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- Work
- Earnest
- Seriousness
- Gravity
- Soberness
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Jest is a joke or teasing remark.
Example:
“it was a harmless jest.”
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Jetsam
(Noun) |
Things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
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- Cargo
- Wreckage
- Castoffs
- Junk
- Sea-drift
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Jetsam is that part of the cargo or equipment thrown overboard to
lighten a ship in danger.
Example:
“jetsams were lying in the store room.”
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Jettison
(Verb) |
Throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
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- Scrap
- Discard
- Abandon
- Dump
- Junk
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- Hold
- Keep
- Retain
- Save
- Assert
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The definition of jettison is to cast something aside, abandon it or throw it away.
Example:
“keep the good memories in your heart and jettison the bad ones.”
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Jibe
(Verb) |
- Agree
- be in harmony with
- gibe
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- Conform
- Correspond
- Dovetail
- Harmonize
- Accord
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- Differ
- Disagree
- Fight
- Clash
- Dispute
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Jibe is slang for being in agreement.
Example:
“his colleagues jibed at his dressing sense.”
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Jingoist
(Noun) |
- Extremely aggressive and militant patriot
- warlike chauvinist
- Jingoism
- Extreme nationalism
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- Good citizen
- Volunteer
- Nationalist
- Loyalist
- Patriot
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- Ex-patriot
- Traitor
- Internationali
st
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Jingoist is one who advocates an aggressive nationalism.
Example:
“in fiery utterances attacking the Government he denounced
Botha as a jingoist and an imperialist.”
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Jocose
Adj |
Given to(having a tendency of) joking
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- Facetious
- Funny
- Jocular
- Sportive
- playful
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- Abject
- Melancholy
- Groaning
- Forlorn
- Saddened
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Very cheerful.
Example:
“the comedian’s jocose introductions kept the awards
ceremony from becoming a stodgy affair.”
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Jocular
Adj |
- Said or done in jest or playfully
- marked by joking
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- Mischievous
- Teasing
- Jovial
- Humorous
- Cheerful
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- Depressed
- Unhappy
- Serious
- Gloomy
- Sad
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Jocular is prone to joking or marked by joking.
Example:
“a jocular man who could make the most serious people smile.”
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Jocund
Adj |
Merry
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- Gleeful
- Chuckling
- Jocular
- Jovial
- Laughing
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- Anguished
- Wretched
- Cheerless
- Discontented
- Joyless
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Jocund is something or someone cheery and light-hearted.
Example:
“old friends engaged in jocund teasing.”
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Jollity
(Noun) |
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- Jolliness
- Joviality
- Merriment
- Hilarity
- Jocundity
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- Depression
- Sadness
- Unhappiness
- Gloom
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cheerfulness.
Example:
“I love all of the warmhearted jollity of the holiday season.”
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Jostle
(Verb) |
- Shove
- bump
- push against (someone)
rather roughly
- ex. Jostled by the crowds
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- Scramble
- Hustle
- Shove
- Jostling
- push
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Jostle is to push and shove your way through a space or through a
crowd, or to compete for something or to fight for position.
Example:
”everyone in the crowd was jostling each other trying to get a better view.”
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Jovial
Adj |
- Good-natured
- merry
- cheerful
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- Jolly
- Blithesome
- Gleeful
- Jocular
- Jocose
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- Aggrieved
- Moaning
- Broken hearted
- Desolate
- Listless
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Jovial is defined as someone who is happy and cheerful.
Example:
“she is a very jovial woman.”
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Jubilation
(Noun) |
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- Celebration
- Exultation
- Rejoicing
- Festivity
- Gladness
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- Unhappiness
- Sadness
- Sorrow
- Woe
- Moaning
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Jubilation is a feeling of great happiness or joy.
Example:
“if India wins the cricket world cup then it shall be a few days of
jubilation for the entire country.”
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Judiciary
(Noun) |
Judicial branch of government
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- Court
- Judicature
- Tribunal
- Assizes
- justice
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- illegal
- unconstitutional
- uncritical
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Judiciary is a person or a thing associated with a court of law or
judges.
Example:
“the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges.”
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Judicious
Adj |
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- Sensible
- Reasonable
- Cautious
- Rational
- prudent
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- Careless
- Irrational
- Unwise
- Thoughtless
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Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters.
Example:
“judicious planning now can prevent problems later.”
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Jug
(Noun) |
- Pitcher
- container for holding liquids
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- Bottle
- Bucket
- Vase
- Flask
- Pot
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Jug is a large bottle with a narrow mouth.
Example:
“put a jug of milk on the table.”
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Juggernaut
(Noun) |
- Irresistible crushing force
- overwhelming advancing force that
crushes everything in its path
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- Steamroller
- Cavalcade
- Barrage
- Campaign
- Heavy truck
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A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way.
Example:
“the company predicts its unique mobile phone will become
a bestseller and make it a juggernaut in the phone market.”
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Jumble
(Noun) |
Mix in a confused way
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- Assortment
- Confuse
- Fuddle
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A confused multitude of things.
Example:
“the contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words."
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