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| abandon | n. Syn. relinquish lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm | |
| abate | v. Syn. subside; decrease; lessen subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity | |
abbreviation: n. shortening something by omitting parts of it abduct: v. carry off by force; kidnap abhor: v. Syn. detest; hate fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate abject: a. Syn. wretched being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status abolish: v. Syn. cancel; annul cancel; put an end to; destroy completely abort: v. Syn. failure; terminate stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy abrupt: a. Syn. sudden; unforeseen broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another absolve: v. Syn. release; liberate; exempt let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation abstain: v. Syn. refrain refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice abstruse: a. Syn. obscure; profound obscure; profound; difficult to understand. absurd: a. Syn. preposterous; ridiculous; foolish preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish abundant: a. Syn. plentiful plentiful; possessing riches or resources abyss: n. Syn. chasm enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell accessible: a. Syn. obtainable; approachable easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with acclaim: v. Syn. applaud applaud; announce with great approval accomplice: n. Syn. associate partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing accurate: a. Syn. precise; correct capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision accuse: v. Syn. blame; condemn blame; condemn acid: n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful acquaint: v. Syn. Inform inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar acquiesce: v. Syn. assent assent; agree without protesting acrid: a. Syn. sharp; bitter unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent actuate: v. Syn. motivate; activate put into motion or action; activate acute: a. Syn. keen; sharp quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe adamant: a. Syn. inflexible extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding adapt: v. Syn. alter; modify make fit for; change to suit a new purpose adept: a. Syn. competent; proficient expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude adequate: a. Syn. sufficient; enough sufficient; enough to meet a purpose adhere: v. Syn. stick; bond stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with adjacent: a. Syn. adjoining; neighboring adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near admonish: v. Syn. warn; reprove warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided adorn: v. Syn. decorate enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments advent: n. Syn. arrival coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important adverse: a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose advocate: v. Syn. urge; support speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something affable: a. easily approachable; warmly friendly affect: v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon affiliate: v. Syn. associate; incorporate associate; incorporate affinity: n. Syn. kinship natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage affliction: n. Syn. calamity; distress; misfortune; pain cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress affluent: a. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value aggravate: v. Syn. worsen; exacerbate worsen; make worse or more troublesome aggregate: v. Syn. gather; accumulate gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to agile: a. Syn. nimble; brisk moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick agitate: v. Syn. disturb cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb agrarian: a. pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters ailment: n. Syn. sickness; illness; affliction sickness; illness; affliction akin: a. Syn. related; similar of the same kin; related by blood allegiance: n. Syn. loyalty; fidelity loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion alleviate: v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part allocate: v. Syn. assign assign; distribute according to plan allot: v. Syn. distribute parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot allude: v. Syn. imply; refer refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion aloft: ad. Syn. upward in or into a high place; high or higher up aloof: a. Syn. apart; distant apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote alternative: a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice amazing: a. Syn. awesome; astounding; surprising awesome; astounding; surprising ambiguous: a. unclear or doubtful in meaning ambivalence: n. state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate ambivalent: a. Syn. mixed; contradictory mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings amenable: a. Syn. responsible; accountable responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable amiable: a. Syn. agreeable; lovable good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly amicable: a. Syn. friendly exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome amnesia: n. partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness amnesty: n. Syn. pardon; forgiveness general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses amphitheater: n. oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena analogous: a. Syn. comparable comparable; similar or alike anecdote: n. Syn. episode; story short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography annex: v. Syn. attach append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit annual: a. occurring or payable every year anonymous: a. Syn. unknown; nameless having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name antagonism: n. Syn. hostility; enmity active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor antagonist: n. one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent antedate: v. be earlier in time; go back further anticipate: v. Syn. expect; predict act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict antique: n. Syn. relic; curio any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion anxious: a. Syn. eager; keen; worried eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter apathy: n. Syn. indifference lack of caring; indifference apparent: a. Syn. visible capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye appealing: a. Syn. attractive; charming attractive; charming appease: v. Syn. relieve; pacify bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve applaud: v. Syn. clap; acclaim acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands appraise: v. Syn. evaluate estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity apprise: v. Syn. inform inform; give notice to; make aware approbation: n. Syn. approval expression of warm approval; praise apt: a. Syn. appropriate; suitable likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand arable: a. fit for growing crops, as by plowing arduous: a. Syn. hard; strenuous demanding great effort or labor; difficult arid: a. Syn. dry; barren dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants aroma: n. Syn. fragrance; scent fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food arrogant: a. Syn. overbearing; lofty arising from feeling or assumption of one’s superiority toward others articulate: a. Syn. effective; distinct expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language artificial: a. Syn. unreal made by humans; produced rather than natural. ascertain: v. Syn. discover; insure find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of assail: v. Syn. assault assault; attack with or as if with violent blows assault: n. Syn. attack; onslaught attack; onslaught assert: v. Syn. declare declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly assiduous: a. Syn. diligent; persistent constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent assimilate: v. Syn. absorb incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble astonishing: a. Syn. astounding; miraculous very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly astute: a. Syn. shrewd wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence atone: v. make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin atrocity: n. brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness attain: v. Syn. gain achieve or accomplish; gain attribute: n. Syn. trait essential quality; reputation; honor audacious: a. Syn. brave; bold fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold auditory: a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing augment: v. Syn. increase make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity august: a. Syn. impressive; majestic; grand impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration austere: a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented authentic: a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy authorize: v. Syn. empower; sanction empower; give permission for; sanction automaton: n. mechanism that imitates actions of humans autonomy: n. Syn. independence; liberty independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination avalanche: n. great mass of falling snow and ice avarice: n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain aver: v. Syn. affirm declare to be true; affirm aversion: n. Syn. disgust firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike avert: v. Syn. prevent prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away aviator: n. someone who operates an aircraft |
avid:
a. Syn. greedy
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
avoid:
v. Syn. shun; prevent
shield away from; prevent
awkward:
a. Syn. clumsy; inept
difficult to handle or manage
Celestial 