allowable, a. permissible, admissible.
allowance, n. permission, concession, admittance, authorization, sanction, tolerance, sufferance, connivance, leave, assent; extenuation; discount, rebate, deduction, annuity, tontine; stipend; alimony. Antonyms: disallowance, prohibition, refusal, injunction, embargo.
alloy, n. amalgam, alloyage; adulteration.
all-powerful, a. omnipotent, almighty.
all-producing, a. omniferous, omniparient, omniparous.
all-seeing, a. omnispective.
allspice, n. pimento.
allude, v. refer, advert, suggest.
allure, v. entice, lure, tempt, decoy, seduce, tweedle.
allurement, n. enticement, lure, temptation, seduction, decoy, inducement.
alluring, a. charming, tempting, seductive, attractive, fascinating. Antonyms: repellent, repugnant, unattractive.
ally, n. confederate, co-worker, auxiliary, abettor, assistant.
ally, v. associate, confederate, join.
almanac, n. ephemeris (Astron.).
almightiness, n. omnipotence.
almighty, a. omnipotent.
alms, n. dole, charity. Associated words: eleemosynary, almoner, almonry, corban.
alone, a. (Used after the noun) single, solitary, isolated, unaccompanied, companionless; unique, unmatched, incomparable. Antonyms: accompanied, in company.
aloud, adv. audibly. Antonyms: inaudibly, sotto voce.
alphabet, n. symbols, letters, crossrow; rudiments, elements, a b c. Associated words: abecedary, alphabetic, alphabetism, alphabetize, primer, abecedarian.
Alps, n. pl. Associated words: Alpine, cisalpine, trans-alpine, alpenstock, alpestrine.
also, adv. besides, too, further, in addition, furthermore, moreover.
altar, n. Associated words: reredos, altarage, mensa, retable, chancel, ciborium, pyx, dorsal, dossal, piscina, antependium, baldachin, hagioscope, predella, frontal.
alter, v. See change; (Colloq.) geld, castrate.
altogether, adv. wholly, completely, unconditionally, thoroughly, utterly, entirely, totally, in toto; in the aggregate, en masse, ensemble.
always, adv. perpetually, continually, forever, everlastingly, evermore, unceasingly, for aye; invariably, constantly, uniformly. Antonyms: intermittently, occasionally, periodically.
amanuensis, n. secretary.
amass, v. accumulate, collect, gather, heap up.
amaze, v. astonish, astound, surprise, stagger, dumfound, flabbergast.
amazement, n. astonishment, confusion, surprise, flabbergastation.
amazing, a. astonishing, striking, astounding, marvelous, wonderful.
ambassador, n. plenipotentiary, legate, envoy, minister (of the highest rank).
ambiguous, a. indefinite, delphic, equivocal, vague, doubtful.
ambition, n. aspiration, emulation.
ambitious, a. aspiring, emulous, desirous; showy, pretentious, ostentatious. Antonyms: unambitious, indifferent.
amenable, a. answerable, accountable, responsible; submissive, tractable, responsive. Antonyms: unamenable, unaccountable, disobedient, insubmissive.
amends, n. pl. reparation, indemnification, restitution, atonement, redress, indemnity.
amenity, n. agreeableness, amiability, pleasantness, graciousness.
amiable, a. gracious, good-natured, benign, obliging, benignant, affable. Antonyms: See unamiable.
amicable, a. friendly, peaceable, harmonious.
amiss, adv. improperly, incorrectly, wrongly.
amity, n. friendship, harmony, comity, good will.
amount, n. total, sum.
ample, a. spacious, extensive, roomy; abundant, copious, plentiful; diffusive, prolix, protracted.
amuse, v. entertain, divert, beguile, recreate, please.
amusement, n. diversion, entertainment, beguilement, recreation, relaxation, pastime, merriment, fun, sport, pleasure.
amusing, a. pleasing, diverting, laughable, entertaining, farcical, droll, divertive.
analogy, n. resemblance, similarity, parallelism, agreement, correspondence.
analyze, v. decompound, decompose.
anathema, n. denunciation, malediction, curse, execration, condemnation.
anathematize, v. curse, denounce, comminate, maledict.
anatomy, n. dissection; body, structure, skeleton; somatology.
ancestor, n. forefather, progenitor, primogenitor, forbear. Associated words: atavic, atavism, lineal, collateral, hereditary, heredity, genealogy, genealogist.
ancestral, a. patrimonial, hereditary.
ancestry, n. lineage, descent, pedigree, stock, family: ancestors, progenitors.
anchor, n. (small) kedge, grapnel, grapline, killock.
anchorage, n. mooring.
ancient, a. old, antiquated, archaic, antique, pristine, primitive, archæan.
ancient writings. Associated words: diplomatics, paleography, paleographer, paleographist, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic.
angel, n. seraph, cherub, eudemon, archangel, spirit. Associated words: angelology, angelophany, dulia, angelhood, angelize, angelolatry, domination.
angelic, a. seraphic, cherubic, celestial, angelical, heavenly, divine.
anger, n. indignation, fury, rage, wrath, exasperation, dudgeon, ire, animosity, umbrage, resentment, passion, choler, displeasure, vexation, grudge, pique, flare-up, spleen, tiff, fume, offense, frenzy, tantrum, temper.
anger, v. enrage, incense, irritate, displease, ruffle, offend, exasperate, infuriate, madden, inflame, vex, provoke.
angle, v. fish; intrigue, scheme.
angle-worm, n. earthworm, dewworm, lumbricus.
angry, a. enraged, wroth, furious, passionate, incensed, exasperated, raging, infuriated, piqued, choleric, wrathful, hot, irate, indignant, provoked, resentful, ireful, in high dudgeon.
anguish, n. agony, distress, torture, misery, pang, remorse.
animal, a. brute, beastly, brutal, brutish, bestial; carnal, physical, fleshly.
animal, n. being, creature; brute, beast. Associated words: zoölogy, zoölogist, zoögraphy, zoöpathology, zoölatry, zoöphilist, zoöphily, zoötomy, zoiatrics, zoölogical, zoo, warren, taxidermy, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinarianism, menagerie, pound, animalism, animalize, animalization.
animals, n. pl. (of an area or epoch) fauna.
animals, n. pl. (invisible or nearly so) animalcules.
animals, n. pl. vermin (noxious little animals).
animal spirits. health and energy, frolicsomeness, sportiveness, vivacity, life.
animate, v. vitalize, vivify, quicken, inspirit, stimulate, rouse.
animated, a. lively, spirited, vigorous, vivacious, gay, brisk.
animation, n. vitalization, spiritedness, vivacity, life, gayety, buoyancy.
animosity, n. malignity, rancor, hatred, virulence.
animus, n. spirit, mind, temper.
ankle, n. tarsus. Associated word: tarsal.
ankle bone. astragalus, tarsale.
annals, n. pl. records (historical), archives, chronicles, rolls, history, registers.
announce, v. proclaim, publish, blazon, advertise, trumpet, noise abroad, promulgate, herald. Antonyms: suppress, reserve, withhold, secrete, hush up.
announcement, n. proclamation, publication, advertisement, promulgation, manifesto, notice, pronunciamento annunciation. Antonyms: suppression, reservation, secretion.
announcer, n. proclaimer, herald.
annoy, v. molest, trouble, plague, hector, bother, vex, pester, aggravate, chafe.
annoyance, n. molestation, vexation, irritation, harassment; plague, nuisance, bore, torment, infliction, trouble, thorn.
annoying, a. troublesome, vexatious, carking.
annul, v. abrogate, nullify, rescind, invalidate, abolish, reverse, disannul, revoke.
annulment, n. abrogation, nullification, abolition, invalidation, revocation.
anointment, n. anointing, embrocation, unction; ointment, unguent.
anomalous, a. abnormal, irregular, aberrant, unnatural, exceptional.
anomaly, n. irregularity, abnormity, deviation.
another, n. Associated words: vicarious, deputy, substitute, delegate, proxy, delegation.
answer, n. reply, response, rescript, repartee, rescription, rejoinder, retort; refutation, defense; solution.
answer, v. reply, respond, rejoin, retort.
answerable, a. liable, amenable, accountable, responsible; refutable. Antonyms: unanswerable, unaccountable, irrefutable.
answering, a. responsive, responsory, redditive (Gram.).
ant, n. emmet, pismire, formican; termite (white ant).
antagonist, n. opponent, foe, adversary, assailant, rival, foeman.
antagonistic, a. contradictory, repugnant, conflicting, renitent, adverse.
antecedence, n. priority, precedence, anteriority. Antonym: posteriority.
antecedent, a. anterior, preceding, prior, previous. Antonym: posterior.
anterior, a. prior, before, antecedent, previous.
antetype, n. prototype.
antic, n. caper, dido, trick, gambol, prank; clown, zany, harlequin, buffoon.
anticipate, v. expect, forestall, preclude, obviate.
anticipation, n. expectation, preclusion, preoccupation, foretaste, antepast, forethought.
antidote, n. counterpoison, alexipharmic, alexiteric; corrective, remedy, cure.
antipathy, n. aversion, enmity, dislike, hatred; contrariety, repugnancy.
antiquarian, n. antiquary, archæologist.
antiquated, a. archaic, antique, obsolete, ancient, old-fashioned.
antique, a. archaic, old, antiquated, ancient.
antiquity, n. Associated words: archæology, paleography, paleology, paleontology.
antler, n. Associated words: deciduous, troching, croche, burr, fraying, tyne, velvet.
antonym, n. counterterm.
anxiety, n. solicitude, apprehension, disquietude, foreboding. Antonyms: assurance, indifference, calmness, satisfaction, unconcern.
anxious, a. solicitous, apprehensive, concerned, worried. Antonyms: unconcerned, assured, indifferent.
apathetic, a. passionless, unfeeling, unconcerned, indifferent.
apathy, n. dispassion, indifference, unconcern, insensibility.
ape, n. simian, pongo; gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-outang, baboon, troglodyte. Associated words: simian, simial, pithecoid, pithecan.
aphis, n. puceron, aphidian, plant louse; pl. aphides, aphidæ. Associated words: aphidian, aphidivorous, aphidophagous.
aplomb, n. self-possession, assurance.
apologizer, n. apologist, vindicator, defender, advocate.
apology, n. justification, extenuation, defense, vindication, amende honorable; makeshift, substitute, excuse.
apostasy, n. defection, unfaithfulness, renunciation, desertion (traitorous).
apostate, n. deserter, pervert, renegade, turncoat, backslider, runagate.
apparent, a. visible, perceptible; palpable, manifest, obvious, evident; seeming, ostensible, specious.
apparition, n. specter, ghost, phantom, wraith, phantasm, illusion, chimera, shade.
appeal, n. entreaty, application, petition; resort, recourse. Associated words: appellant, appellate, appellancy, appellatory, appellee, appellor.
appealing, a. imploring, beseeching, entreating, supplicating.
appear, v. emerge; seem, look, loom, resemble.
appearance, n. emersion, emergence; phenomenon, phase, aspect, presence, look, air, semblance.
appeasable, a. placable, pacifiable, forgiving. Antonyms: unappeasable, implacable.
appease, v. conciliate, pacify, tranquilize, calm, propitiate, assuage, mollify, reconcile, placate, mitigate.
appeasement, n. pacification, propitiation, conciliation, reconciliation, placation.
appendage, n. concomitant, pendicle, adjunct, appanage, appurtenance, appendix, attachment.
appetite, n. desire for food, hunger; desire, appetency, craving, passion, appetence. Antonyms: inappetency, indifference, aversion, distaste.
appetizer, n. relish, zest, sauce.
applauders, n. pl. claque (hired applauders).
applauding, a. plauditory, plausive, acclamatory, cheering.
applause, n. acclamation, éclat, plaudit, acclaim, cheers. Antonyms: denunciation, decrial, hooting, derision.
apple, n. costard, codling.
apple of the eye. pupil.
apple-shaped, a. pomiform.
apple worm. codling moth.
appliance, n. device, apparatus, facility.
applicable, a. relevant, pertinent, apposite, germane, appropriate, befitting. Antonyms: inapplicable, irrelevant, inapposite.
applicant, n. candidate, petitioner, aspirant, suitor.
application, n. applying; use, practice, employment, exercise; relevancy; assiduity, persistency; request, petition, appeal, solicitation.
apply, v. utilize, employ, practice.
appoint, v. establish, prescribe, ordain, enjoin, assign, allot; deputize, depute, commission, delegate, nominate
appointment, n. deputation, commissioning, delegation; engagement, tryst; assignation; equipment, furniture.
apportion, v. allot, partition.
apportionment, n. allotment, partition.
appreciable, a. perceptible, discernible. Antonym: inappreciable.
appreciate, v. value, esteem, prize.
appreciation, n. valuation, estimation, esteem. Antonyms: depreciation, inappreciation.
apprehend, v. arrest, seize; understand, recognize, consider believe; anticipate, dread, fear.
apprehension, n. seizure; arrest; opinion, conception, belief, notion; understanding; fear, dread, anxiety, solicitude, alarm.