abandoned
|
(adjective) forsaken by owner or inhabitants |
Synonyms:
derelict,
deserted |
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(adjective) unrestrained and uninhibited |
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abashed
|
(adjective) feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed |
Synonyms:
embarrassed,
chagrined |
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abbreviated
|
(adjective) (of clothing) very short |
Synonyms:
brief |
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(adjective) cut short in duration |
Synonyms:
shortened,
truncated |
ablated
|
(adjective) made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization |
- |
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aboveboard
|
(adjective) without concealment or deception; honest |
Synonyms:
straightforward |
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aboveground
|
(adjective) on or above the surface of the ground |
- |
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abridged
|
(adjective) (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting |
- |
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abroad
|
(adjective) in a foreign country |
Synonyms:
overseas |
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abscessed
|
(adjective) infected and filled with pus |
- |
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absentminded
|
(adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation |
Synonyms:
scatty,
absent,
abstracted |
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absolved
|
(adjective) freed from any question of guilt |
Synonyms:
exculpated,
exonerated,
vindicated,
clear,
cleared |
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absorbed
|
(adjective) giving or marked by complete attention to |
Synonyms:
rapt,
intent,
engrossed,
enwrapped,
wrapped,
captive |
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(adjective) retained without reflection |
- |
abstracted
|
(adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation |
Synonyms:
scatty,
absent,
absentminded |
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absurd
|
(adjective) inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense |
- |
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(adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision |
Synonyms:
ridiculous,
nonsensical,
idiotic,
derisory,
preposterous,
cockeyed,
laughable,
ludicrous |
abused
|
(adjective) subjected to cruel treatment |
Synonyms:
ill-treated,
maltreated,
mistreated |
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(adjective) used improperly or excessively especially drugs |
- |
acanthoid
|
(adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn |
Synonyms:
spinous,
acanthous |
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accelerated
|
(adjective) speeded up, as of an academic course |
- |
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accented
|
(adjective) (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch |
Synonyms:
tonic |
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(adjective) bearing a stress or accent |
Synonyms:
stressed |
accepted
|
(adjective) generally approved or compelling recognition |
Synonyms:
recognised,
recognized |
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accompanied
|
(adjective) having companions or an escort |
- |
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(adjective) playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment |
Synonyms:
attended |
accomplished
|
(adjective) highly skilled |
Synonyms:
complete |
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(adjective) successfully completed or brought to an end |
Synonyms:
realised,
realized,
completed |
(adjective) settled securely and unconditionally |
Synonyms:
effected,
established |
accoutered
|
(adjective) provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military) |
Synonyms:
accoutred |
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accoutred
|
(adjective) provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military) |
Synonyms:
accoutered |
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accredited
|
(adjective) given official approval to act |
Synonyms:
commissioned,
licenced,
licensed |
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accrued
|
(adjective) periodically accumulated over time |
Synonyms:
accumulated |
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accumulated
|
(adjective) periodically accumulated over time |
Synonyms:
accrued |
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accursed
|
(adjective) under a curse |
Synonyms:
maledict,
accurst |
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accustomed
|
(adjective) commonly used or practiced; usual |
Synonyms:
habitual,
wonted,
customary |
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acid
|
(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone |
Synonyms:
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
virulent,
vitriolic,
caustic,
acerb,
acerbic,
acrid,
bitter,
blistering |
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(adjective) being sour to the taste |
Synonyms:
acidic,
acidulent,
acidulous |
(adjective) having the characteristics of an acid |
- |
acknowledged
|
(adjective) recognized or made known or admitted |
- |
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(adjective) generally accepted |
- |
acned
|
(adjective) (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin |
Synonyms:
pimpled,
pimply,
pustulate |
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acold
|
(adjective) of persons; feeling cold |
- |
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acquainted
|
(adjective) having fair knowledge of |
- |
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acquired
|
(adjective) gotten through environmental forces |
- |
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acquitted
|
(adjective) declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless |
Synonyms:
not guilty |
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acrid
|
(adjective) strong and sharp |
Synonyms:
pungent |
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(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone |
Synonyms:
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
virulent,
vitriolic,
caustic,
acerb,
acerbic,
acid,
bitter,
blistering |
actinoid
|
(adjective) having a radial form |
- |
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activated
|
(adjective) (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition |
- |
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(adjective) (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive |
Synonyms:
excited |
(adjective) rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive |
- |
(adjective) (military) set up and placed on active assignment |
- |
actuated
|
(adjective) moved to action |
- |
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aculeated
|
(adjective) having or resembling a stinger or barb |
Synonyms:
aculeate |
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adapted
|
(adjective) changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose |
Synonyms:
altered |
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addicted
|
(adjective) compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming |
- |
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addlebrained
|
(adjective) stupid and confused |
Synonyms:
muddleheaded,
puddingheaded,
addlepated |
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addled
|
(adjective) (of eggs) no longer edible |
- |
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(adjective) confused and vague; used especially of thinking |
Synonyms:
muddled,
muzzy,
woolly,
woolly-headed,
wooly,
wooly-minded,
befuddled |
addlepated
|
(adjective) stupid and confused |
Synonyms:
muddleheaded,
puddingheaded,
addlebrained |
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addressed
|
(adjective) (of mail) marked with a destination |
- |
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adenoid
|
(adjective) relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue |
- |
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adjusted
|
(adjective) altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation |
- |
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(adjective) adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability |
- |
(adjective) having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment |
Synonyms:
familiarised,
familiarized |
(adjective) (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted |
- |
admired
|
(adjective) regarded with admiration |
- |
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adopted
|
(adjective) acquired as your own by free choice |
Synonyms:
adoptive |
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adored
|
(adjective) regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god) |
Synonyms:
idolised,
idolized,
worshipped |
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adorned
|
(adjective) provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction |
Synonyms:
decorated |
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adpressed
|
(adjective) pressed close to or lying flat against something |
Synonyms:
appressed |
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adscripted
|
(adjective) (used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner |
Synonyms:
adscript |
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adulterated
|
(adjective) mixed with impurities |
Synonyms:
debased,
adulterate |
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advanced
|
(adjective) farther along in physical or mental development |
- |
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(adjective) comparatively late in a course of development |
- |
(adjective) ahead of the times |
Synonyms:
innovative,
modern,
forward-looking |
(adjective) at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill |
- |
(adjective) ahead in development; complex or intricate |
Synonyms:
sophisticated |
(adjective) far along in time |
Synonyms:
ripe |
(adjective) (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry |
- |
(adjective) situated ahead or going before |
Synonyms:
in advance,
advance |
advertised
|
(adjective) called to public attention |
- |
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advised
|
(adjective) having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel |
Synonyms:
well-advised |
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(adjective) having received information |
- |
aerated
|
(adjective) (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification |
- |
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(adjective) supplied with carbon dioxide |
Synonyms:
charged |
aerosolised
|
(adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas |
Synonyms:
aerosolized |
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aerosolized
|
(adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas |
Synonyms:
aerosolised |
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afeard
|
(adjective) a pronunciation of afraid |
Synonyms:
afeared |
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afeared
|
(adjective) a pronunciation of afraid |
Synonyms:
afeard |
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affected
|
(adjective) acted upon; influenced |
- |
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(adjective) speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression |
Synonyms:
unnatural |
(adjective) being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion |
Synonyms:
moved,
stirred,
touched |
affiliated
|
(adjective) being joined in close association |
Synonyms:
connected,
attached |
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affined
|
(adjective) closely related |
- |
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affixed
|
(adjective) firmly attached |
- |
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afflicted
|
(adjective) grievously affected especially by disease |
Synonyms:
stricken |
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(adjective) mentally or physically unfit |
Synonyms:
impaired |
aforementioned
|
(adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of |
Synonyms:
said,
aforesaid |
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aforesaid
|
(adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of |
Synonyms:
said,
aforementioned |
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afraid
|
(adjective) filled with fear or apprehension |
- |
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(adjective) filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement |
- |
(adjective) feeling worry or concern or insecurity |
- |
(adjective) having feelings of aversion or unwillingness |
- |
aftershafted
|
(adjective) having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) |
- |
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aged
|
(adjective) advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) |
Synonyms:
older,
elderly,
senior |
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(adjective) at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) |
- |
(adjective) having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) |
Synonyms:
of age |
(adjective) of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) |
Synonyms:
ripened |
(adjective) (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process |
Synonyms:
cured |
agglomerated
|
(adjective) clustered together but not coherent |
Synonyms:
clustered,
agglomerate,
agglomerative |
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aggravated
|
(adjective) made more severe or intense especially in law |
- |
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(adjective) incited, especially deliberately, to anger |
Synonyms:
provoked |
aggregated
|
(adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole |
Synonyms:
mass,
aggregate,
aggregative |
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agitated
|
(adjective) troubled emotionally and usually deeply |
- |
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(adjective) physically disturbed or set in motion |
- |
agonised
|
(adjective) expressing pain or agony |
Synonyms:
agonized |
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agonized
|
(adjective) expressing pain or agony |
Synonyms:
agonised |
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agreed
|
(adjective) united by being of the same opinion |
Synonyms:
in agreement |
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aground
|
(adjective) stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float |
- |
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ahead
|
(adjective) having the leading position or higher score in a contest |
Synonyms:
in the lead,
leading |
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aided
|
(adjective) having help; often used as a combining form |
Synonyms:
assisted |
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aired
|
(adjective) open to or abounding in fresh air |
Synonyms:
airy |
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airheaded
|
(adjective) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity |
Synonyms:
dizzy,
giddy,
empty-headed,
silly,
featherbrained,
light-headed,
lightheaded |
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alarmed
|
(adjective) experiencing a sudden sense of danger |
- |
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alated
|
(adjective) (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions |
Synonyms:
alate |
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algid
|
(adjective) chilly |
- |
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algoid
|
(adjective) of or resembling algae |
- |
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alienated
|
(adjective) socially disoriented |
Synonyms:
disoriented,
anomic |
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(adjective) caused to be unloved |
Synonyms:
estranged |
aligned
|
(adjective) brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause |
- |
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(adjective) in a straight line |
- |
allantoid
|
(adjective) shaped like a sausage |
Synonyms:
sausage-shaped |
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alleged
|
(adjective) declared but not proved |
- |
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(adjective) doubtful or suspect |
Synonyms:
so-called,
supposed |
alleviated
|
(adjective) (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear |
Synonyms:
relieved,
eased |
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allied
|
(adjective) related by common characteristics or ancestry |
- |
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(adjective) united in a confederacy or league |
Synonyms:
confederate,
confederative |
(adjective) joined by treaty or agreement |
- |
alligatored
|
(adjective) of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide |
Synonyms:
cracked |
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allotted
|
(adjective) given as a task |
- |
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alloyed
|
(adjective) (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element |
- |
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(adjective) (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property |
- |
alphabetised
|
(adjective) having been put in alphabetical order |
Synonyms:
alphabetized |
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alphabetized
|
(adjective) having been put in alphabetical order |
Synonyms:
alphabetised |
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