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Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Thesaurus (Grades 6-8)

API Product Description

The Intermediate Thesaurus is specially designed for students 5–8, ages 11–14, who want to enlarge their vocabularies and learn more about the English language. Newly added vocabulary pays particular attention to this age group in the areas of social media, technology, and entertainment. More than 150,000 word choices include synonyms, antonyms, related words, and idiomatic phrases. Entries feature concise statements of shared meaning, and every synonym is illustrated with an example of typical usage—usually in the form of a complete sentence—that today's students will find relatable.

Data features available in this reference

  • Synonyms
  • Related words
  • Near antonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Idiomatic phrases
  • Concise definitions
  • Examples
  • Spelling suggestions

Formats available

  • JSON

Documentation

  • JSON Fields

Query options

  • Headword
  • Stems (inflections, variants, etc.)

JSON

Request URL

https://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v3/references/ithesaurus/json/umpire?key=your-api-key

Response

 
meta:{  
    id:"umpire",
    uuid:"95702747-e10f-4738-895c-c04301c0799b",
    src:"int_thes",
    section:"alpha",
    target:{  
        tuuid:"897edcad-2e88-4ab7-b81b-170ddf8eb4ec",
        tsrc:"collegiate"
    },
    stems:[  
        "umpire",
        "umpires"
    ],
    syns:[  
        [  
            "arbiter",
            "arbitrator",
            "judge",
            "referee"
        ]
    ],
    ants:[  

    ],
    offensive:false
},
hwi:{  
    hw:"umpire"
},
fl:"noun",
def:[  
    {  
        sseq:[  
            [  
                [  
                    "sense",
                    {  
                        dt:[  
                            [  
                                "text",
                                "a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy "
                            ],
                            [  
                                "vis",
                                [  
                                    {  
                                        t:"Mom usually acts as {it}umpire{/it} in our frequent squabbles over the sailboat."
                                    }
                                ]
                            ]
                        ],
                        syn_list:[  
                            [  
                                {  
                                    wd:"arbiter"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"arbitrator"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"judge"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"referee"
                                }
                            ]
                        ],
                        rel_list:[  
                            [  
                                {  
                                    wd:"justice"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"magistrate"
                                }
                            ],
                            [  
                                {  
                                    wd:"intermediary"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"mediator"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"negotiator"
                                }
                            ],
                            [  
                                {  
                                    wd:"conciliator"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"go-between"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"peacemaker"
                                },
                                {  
                                    wd:"reconciler"
                                }
                            ],
                            [  
                                {  
                                    wd:"decider"
                                }
                            ]
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            ]
        ]
    }
],
shortdef:[  
    "a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy"
]

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