abandoned | (adjective) forsaken by owner or inhabitants | Synonyms: derelict, deserted |
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(adjective) unrestrained and uninhibited | - |
abashed | (adjective) feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed | Synonyms: chagrined, embarrassed |
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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: absent, abstracted, scatty |
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absolved | (adjective) freed from any question of guilt | Synonyms: clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated |
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absorbed | (adjective) giving or marked by complete attention to | Synonyms: captive, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped |
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(adjective) retained without reflection | - |
abstracted | (adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation | Synonyms: absent, absentminded, scatty |
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absurd | (adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision | Synonyms: cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous |
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(adjective) inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense | - |
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: acanthous, spinous |
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accelerated | (adjective) speeded up, as of an academic course | - |
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accented | (adjective) bearing a stress or accent | Synonyms: stressed |
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(adjective) (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch | Synonyms: tonic |
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) successfully completed or brought to an end | Synonyms: completed, realised, realized |
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(adjective) settled securely and unconditionally | Synonyms: effected, established |
(adjective) highly skilled | Synonyms: complete |
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: accurst, maledict |
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accustomed | (adjective) commonly used or practiced; usual | Synonyms: customary, habitual, wonted |
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acid | (adjective) having the characteristics of an acid | - |
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(adjective) being sour to the taste | Synonyms: acidic, acidulent, acidulous |
(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone | Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic |
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: acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic |
actinoid | (adjective) having a radial form | - |
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activated | (adjective) rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive | - |
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(adjective) (military) set up and placed on active assignment | - |
(adjective) (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive | Synonyms: excited |
(adjective) (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition | - |
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: addlepated, muddleheaded, puddingheaded |
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addled | (adjective) confused and vague; used especially of thinking | Synonyms: befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly-headed, woolly, wooly-minded, wooly |
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(adjective) (of eggs) no longer edible | - |
addlepated | (adjective) stupid and confused | Synonyms: addlebrained, muddleheaded, puddingheaded |
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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) (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted | - |
(adjective) having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment | Synonyms: familiarised, familiarized |
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: adulterate, debased |
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advanced | (adjective) (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry | - |
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(adjective) situated ahead or going before | Synonyms: advance, in advance |
(adjective) ahead in development; complex or intricate | Synonyms: sophisticated |
(adjective) far along in time | Synonyms: ripe |
(adjective) comparatively late in a course of development | - |
(adjective) farther along in physical or mental development | - |
(adjective) ahead of the times | Synonyms: forward-looking, innovative, modern |
(adjective) at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill | - |
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) supplied with carbon dioxide | Synonyms: charged |
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(adjective) (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification | - |
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: attached, connected |
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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: aforesaid, said |
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aforesaid | (adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of | Synonyms: aforementioned, said |
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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) having feelings of aversion or unwillingness | - |
(adjective) feeling worry or concern or insecurity | - |
aftershafted | (adjective) having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) | - |
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aged | (adjective) (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process | Synonyms: cured |
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(adjective) of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) | Synonyms: ripened |
(adjective) at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) | - |
(adjective) advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) | Synonyms: elderly, older, senior |
(adjective) having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) | Synonyms: of age |
agglomerated | (adjective) clustered together but not coherent | Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomerative, clustered |
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aggravated | (adjective) incited, especially deliberately, to anger | Synonyms: provoked |
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(adjective) made more severe or intense especially in law | - |
aggregated | (adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole | Synonyms: aggregate, aggregative, mass |
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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, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly |
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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) caused to be unloved | Synonyms: estranged |
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(adjective) socially disoriented | Synonyms: anomic, disoriented |
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: eased, relieved |
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allied | (adjective) joined by treaty or agreement | - |
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(adjective) related by common characteristics or ancestry | - |
(adjective) united in a confederacy or league | Synonyms: confederate, confederative |
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) blended to obtain a desired property | - |
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(adjective) (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element | - |
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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