| 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:
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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| abridged
|
(adjective) (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting |
- |
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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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| abused
|
(adjective) subjected to cruel treatment |
Synonyms:
ill-treated,
maltreated,
mistreated |
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| (adjective) used improperly or excessively especially drugs |
- |
| accelerated
|
(adjective) speeded up, as of an academic course |
- |
|---|
| 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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| 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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| acquainted
|
(adjective) having fair knowledge of |
- |
|---|
| acquired
|
(adjective) gotten through environmental forces |
- |
|---|
| acquitted
|
(adjective) declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless |
Synonyms:
not guilty |
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| activated
|
(adjective) (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
- |
|---|
| addlebrained
|
(adjective) stupid and confused |
Synonyms:
muddleheaded,
puddingheaded,
addlepated |
|---|
| addled
|
(adjective) (of eggs) no longer edible |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
- |
|---|
| adjusted
|
(adjective) altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
- |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| (adjective) having received information |
- |
| aerated
|
(adjective) (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| aerosolized
|
(adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas |
Synonyms:
aerosolised |
|---|
| afeared
|
(adjective) a pronunciation of afraid |
Synonyms:
afeard |
|---|
| affected
|
(adjective) acted upon; influenced |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
- |
|---|
| affixed
|
(adjective) firmly attached |
- |
|---|
| afflicted
|
(adjective) grievously affected especially by disease |
Synonyms:
stricken |
|---|
| (adjective) mentally or physically unfit |
Synonyms:
impaired |
| aforementioned
|
(adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of |
Synonyms:
said,
aforesaid |
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| aftershafted
|
(adjective) having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers) |
- |
|---|
| aged
|
(adjective) advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) |
Synonyms:
older,
elderly,
senior |
|---|
| (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 |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) incited, especially deliberately, to anger |
Synonyms:
provoked |
| aggregated
|
(adjective) formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole |
Synonyms:
mass,
aggregate,
aggregative |
|---|
| agitated
|
(adjective) troubled emotionally and usually deeply |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) physically disturbed or set in motion |
- |
| agonised
|
(adjective) expressing pain or agony |
Synonyms:
agonized |
|---|
| agonized
|
(adjective) expressing pain or agony |
Synonyms:
agonised |
|---|
| agreed
|
(adjective) united by being of the same opinion |
Synonyms:
in agreement |
|---|
| aided
|
(adjective) having help; often used as a combining form |
Synonyms:
assisted |
|---|
| aired
|
(adjective) open to or abounding in fresh air |
Synonyms:
airy |
|---|
| airheaded
|
(adjective) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity |
Synonyms:
dizzy,
giddy,
empty-headed,
silly,
featherbrained,
light-headed,
lightheaded |
|---|
| alarmed
|
(adjective) experiencing a sudden sense of danger |
- |
|---|
| alated
|
(adjective) (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions |
Synonyms:
alate |
|---|
| alienated
|
(adjective) socially disoriented |
Synonyms:
disoriented,
anomic |
|---|
| (adjective) caused to be unloved |
Synonyms:
estranged |
| aligned
|
(adjective) brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) in a straight line |
- |
| alleged
|
(adjective) declared but not proved |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) doubtful or suspect |
Synonyms:
so-called,
supposed |
| alleviated
|
(adjective) (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear |
Synonyms:
relieved,
eased |
|---|
| allied
|
(adjective) related by common characteristics or ancestry |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| allotted
|
(adjective) given as a task |
- |
|---|
| alloyed
|
(adjective) (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property |
- |
| alphabetised
|
(adjective) having been put in alphabetical order |
Synonyms:
alphabetized |
|---|
| alphabetized
|
(adjective) having been put in alphabetical order |
Synonyms:
alphabetised |
|---|
| altered
|
(adjective) changed in form or character without becoming something else |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) having testicles or ovaries removed |
Synonyms:
neutered |
| (adjective) changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose |
Synonyms:
adapted |
| amalgamated
|
(adjective) joined together into a whole |
Synonyms:
coalesced,
consolidated,
amalgamate,
fused |
|---|
| amazed
|
(adjective) filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock |
Synonyms:
stunned,
astonied,
astonished,
astounded |
|---|
| amended
|
(adjective) of legislation |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) modified for the better |
- |
| ammoniated
|
(adjective) combined or treated with ammonia |
- |
|---|
| amused
|
(adjective) pleasantly occupied |
Synonyms:
diverted,
entertained |
|---|
| analyzed
|
(adjective) examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts |
- |
|---|
| angered
|
(adjective) marked by extreme anger |
Synonyms:
infuriated,
maddened,
enraged,
furious |
|---|
| angled
|
(adjective) forming or set at an angle |
- |
|---|
| anguished
|
(adjective) experiencing intense pain especially mental pain |
Synonyms:
tormented,
tortured |
|---|
| animated
|
(adjective) having life or vigor or spirit |
Synonyms:
alive |
|---|
| (adjective) made to appear to move as living creatures do |
- |
| annihilated
|
(adjective) destroyed completely |
Synonyms:
exterminated,
wiped out |
|---|
| announced
|
(adjective) declared publicly; made widely known |
Synonyms:
proclaimed |
|---|
| annoyed
|
(adjective) aroused to impatience or anger |
Synonyms:
riled,
roiled,
nettled,
irritated,
miffed,
peeved,
pissed,
pissed off,
steamed,
stung |
|---|
| (adjective) troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances |
Synonyms:
harassed,
harried,
pestered,
vexed |
| annulated
|
(adjective) shaped like a ring |
Synonyms:
ring-shaped,
ringed,
doughnut-shaped,
circinate,
annular,
annulate |
|---|
| anticipated
|
(adjective) expected hopefully |
Synonyms:
hoped-for,
awaited |
|---|
| antiquated
|
(adjective) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period |
Synonyms:
antediluvian,
archaic |
|---|
| antlered
|
(adjective) having antlers |
- |
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