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input

[in-poot] / ˈɪnˌpʊt /
NOUN
advice
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aid consultation encouragement guidance help information instruction judgment lesson news opinion prescription proposal recommendation suggestion tip view warning word
STRONG
admonition advisement advocacy caution charge counsel directions dissuasion exhortation forewarning injunction persuasion proposition steer teaching telltale tidings tip-off
WEAK
bum steer two cents' worth word to the wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blockage discouragement hindrance ignorance injury obstruction question
STRONG
opposition
WEAK
betrayal deceit deception falsehood lie misinformation misrepresentation
NOUN
comment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commentary criticism discussion judgment mention note observation opinion remark report review
STRONG
animadversion annotation backtalk buzz comeback crack dictum editorial elucidation exposition footnote gloss hearsay illustration mouthful wisecrack
WEAK
obiter two cents' worth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
silence
NOUN
contribution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addition donation grant improvement increase
STRONG
alms augmentation benefaction beneficence bestowal charity handout present subscription supplement
WEAK
a hand do one's part gifting helping hand significant addition tax write-off write-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease loss subtraction
NOUN
data
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dossier evidence goods info knowledge picture statistics testimony
STRONG
abstracts circumstances compilations conclusions details documents dope experiments facts figures materials measurements memorandums notes proof reports results scoop score
WEAK
brass tacks chapter and verse whole story
NOUN
intake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorption
STRONG
admission profit
WEAK
taking in
NOUN
obiter dictum
Synonyms
WEAK
animadversion annotation backtalk buzz comeback comment commentary crack criticism dictum discussion editorial elucidation exposition footnote gloss hearsay illustration judgment mention mouthful note obiter observation opinion remark report review two cents' worth wisecrack
VERB
download
Synonyms
STRONGEST
load log in
STRONG
compute computerize digitize initialize program run
WEAK
boot up crunch numbers key in keyboard log out

Example Sentences

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Refinery capacity use slipped to 92% from 92.1% the previous week, with crude input to refineries down by 129,000 barrels a day at 16.3 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

By reducing the need for constant human input, robots could move more freely across terrain, analyze rocks quickly, and gather valuable data.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

“I had ultimately a lot of input, never on how Rocky looked, but a lot on how he was operated and what materials he was made out of,” Ortiz says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

AI then analyses the findings and makes decisions - possibly without any human input - to solve the problem.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Inhabitants of those islands developed intensive dryland agriculture requiring a heavy input of labor to build terraces, carry out mulching, rotate crops, reduce or eliminate fallow periods, and maintain tree plantations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond