Advancement—progression, improvement.
Advantage—profit, benefit, use, good.
Adventure—chance, casualty, contingency, incident, occurrence.
Adversary—opponent, antagonist, enemy.
Adverse—unfortunate, hostile, contrary, repugnant, opposed.
Advert—notice, turn, regard, allude.
Advise—consult, consider, deliberate, admonish.
Advocate—plead, argue, defend, support.
Affability—Civility, courteousness, urbanity.
Affable—Civil, courteous, urbane, pleasing.
Affaire—business, concern, matter, transaction.
Affect—aim, assume, move, pretend, arrogate.
Affecting—feeling, touching, pathetic.
Affection—love, fondness, attachment, kindness, tenderness.
Affiliate—adopt, receive, initiate, associate.
Affinity—relationship, kindred, alliance, conformity, attraction.
Affirm—assure, assert, aver, declare, protest.
Affliction—pain, trouble, distress, grief, sadness, sorrow, tribulation, bereavement, calamity.
Affluence—plenty, abundance, riches, opulence, wealth, concourse, influx.
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Affright—alarm, dismay, shock, terrify, appall, frighten, dishearten, intimidate.
Affront—provoke, insult, outrage, offend.
Afraid—fearful, terrified, timid, timorous.
Aged—elderly, old, senile, advanced in years.
Agent—representative, deputy.
Aggregate—mass, collect, accumulate.
Agile—alert, active, lively, quick, sprightly, nimble, brisk.
Agitate—shake, disturb, move, discuss.
Agitation—disturbance, trepidation, tremor.
Agony—pain, distress, torture, anguish, suffering.
Agree—accede, acquise, assent, concur, comply.
Agreeable—Suitable, acceptable, pleasing, grateful.
Agreement—harmony, accordance, covenant, concurrence, contract, bargain.
Aid—assist, help, succor, relieve.
Aim—aspire, endeavor, level, point.
Air—aspect, manner, appearance, look, mien.
Alarm—fear, consternation, dread, apprehension, fright, terror, summons, surprise.
Alienate—transfer, withdraw, estrange.
Allege—adduce, affirm, advance, assert.
Alleviate—case, abate, lessen, mitigate, relieve, diminish, soothe, lighten.
Alliance—coalition, union, league, combination, confederacy.
Allot—distribute, apportion, assign, appoint.
Allowance—wages. pay, stipend, salary, permission, concession, grant.
Allude—refer, suggest, hint, intimate.
Allure—tempt, entice, seduce, decoy, attract.
Alter—change, vary, modify, re-arrange.
Always—ever, perpetually, constantly, continually, incessantly.
Amass—gather, heap, collect, accumulate.
Amazement—astonishment, surprise, wonder, admiration.
Ambigous—obscure, doubtful, equivocal, uncertain.
Amenable—answerable, responsible, accountable.
Amend—correct, improve, better, rectify, reform, mend.
Amends—recompense, restoration, reparation, restitution.
Aimable—lovely, kind, charming, delightful, obliging.
Ample—large, extended, spacious, copious, abundant, plenteous.
Amusement—entertainment, diversion, sport,pastime, recreation.
Angry—passionate, hot, irascible, hasty.
Anguish—pain, distress, suffering, agony.
Animate—cheer, enliven, exhilarate, impel, incite, inspire, urge, encourage.
Animation—life, spirits, liveliness, buoyancy, gayety, vivacity.
Animosity—hatred, enmity, malignity, hostility.
Annex—attach, affix, subjoin, add.
Announce—proclaim, declare, advertise, publish.
Annul—destroy, revoke, abolish, cancel, repeal, annihilate.
Answer—reply, response, rejoinder.
Answerable—amenable, accountable, responsible.
Antagonist—enemy, foe, opponent, adversary.
Antecedent—previous, former, anterior, preceding, prior, foregoing.
Antipathy—aversion, abhorrence, dislike, detestation, hatred.
Anexity—caution, care, perplexity, solicitude, uncasiness, disquietude.
Apathy—unfeelingness, indifference, insensibility, unconcern.
Apeture—cavity, opening.
Apology—defense, plea, excuse.
Apparent—evident, clear, plain, visible, distinct.
Appeal—invoke, refer, call upon.
Apperance—aspect, look, air, manner, mien, semblance.
Appease—calm, soothe, allay, pacify, assuage, tranquilize.
Applaud—praise, approve, extol, commend.
Applause—acclamation, shouting, approval.
Appoint—allot, fix, provide. order, prescribe, ordain, depute, constitute.
Appraise—value, estimate.
Appreciate—value, esteem, prize, estimate.
Apprhension—fear, terror, alarm, seizure, dread, suspicion, fright.
Apprise—inform, acquaint, disclose.
Approach—admittance, access, avenue, passage.
Approbation—approval, concurrence, consent, sanction, confirmation.
Appropriate—assume, usurp, set apart.
Appropriate—peculiar, exclusive, adapted.
Approve—allow, like, applaud, esteem, commend.
Arbitor—judge, umpire, arbiter.
Archives—annals, records,
Arden—hot, eager, passionate, fervent, fiery, vehement.
Arduous—hard, difficult, laborious.
Argument—proof, reason, dispute.
Arise—mount, ascend, rise, stand up.
Arraign—charge, accuse, impeach.
Arrange—place, dispose, class, range.
Arrogance—assumption, self-conceit, pride, presumption, haughtiness.
Artful—crafty, artificial, deceitful, cunning, dexterous.
Articulate—speak, pronounce, utter.
Artiface—deception, imposition, stratagem, cheat, deceit, finesse.
Attitude—posture, gesture.
Attract—charm, captivate, win, allure, draw, entice.
Attractions—charms, allurements, enticements.
Audacity—impudence, boldness, hardihood, effrontery.
Auspicious—favorable, propitious, prosperous, lucky, fortunate.
Authentic—genuine, authorized, true.
Authority—power, dominion, force, sway, influence, ascendency.
Avarice—greed, covetousness, cupidity.
Averse—loath, unwilling, reluctant, repugnant, unfortunate, unfavorable.
Aversion—dislike, antipathy, repugnance, abhorrence, detestation.
Avidity—eagerness, greediness.
Avocation—calling, trade, profession, office, business, employment, occupation.
Avoid—shun, elude, eschew.
Avow—own, confess, recognize, acknowledge.
Awake—arouse, provoke, excite.
Awe—fear, dread, reverence.
B
- Babbaling
- idle talk, loquacity, chattering, prattling.
- Backward
- loth, unwilling, reluctant, averse.
- Baffle
- confound, defeat, disconcert, elude, confuse.
- Balance
- settle, adjust, regulate, equalize.
- Banter
- taunt, ridicule, deride, rally, joke, jest.
- Bare
- stripped, naked, destitute, uncovered, unadorned.
- Bargin
- purchase, cheapen, contract, buy.
- Base
- mean, low, vile.
- Bashful
- shy, modest, timid, diffident.
- Basis
- foundation, pedestal, ground, base.
- Bastard
- spurious, illegitimate.
- Batttle
- combat, fight, engagement.
- Bear
- carry, bring forth, suffer, support, endure, sustain, undergo.
- Beat
- hit, strike, defeat, overthrow.
- Breau
- sweethcart, gallant, fop, dandy.
- Beautiful
- handsome, fine.
- Beautify
- embellish, decorate, adorn, deck, ornament.
- Becoming
- suitable, comely, graceful, decent, befitting, meet, fit.
Beg—crave, beseech, entreat, ask, request, implore, solicit, supplicate.
Begin—originate, commence, enter upon.
Beguile—delude, mislead, deceive, amuse, impose upon.
