abandonment | (noun) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | Synonyms: defection, desertion |
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(noun) the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away | - |
(noun) the act of giving something up | Synonyms: desertion, forsaking |
abasement | (noun) depriving one of self-esteem | Synonyms: humiliation |
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(noun) a low or downcast state | Synonyms: abjection, degradation |
abashment | (noun) feeling embarrassed due to modesty | Synonyms: bashfulness |
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abatement | (noun) the act of abating | - |
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(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension |
abdominocentesis | (noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis | Synonyms: paracentesis |
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abducent | (adjective) especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part | Synonyms: abducting |
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(noun) a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye | Synonyms: abducens, abducens nerve, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve |
abetment | (noun) the verbal act of urging on | Synonyms: abettal, instigation |
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abhorrent | (adjective) offensive to the mind | Synonyms: detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive |
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abient | (adjective) characterized by avoidance or withdrawal | - |
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abolishment | (noun) the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) | Synonyms: abolition |
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abortifacient | (adjective) causing abortion | - |
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(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion | Synonyms: aborticide, abortion-inducing drug |
abridgement | (noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgment, capsule, condensation |
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abridgment | (noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgement, capsule, condensation |
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abscondment | (noun) the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) | Synonyms: decampment |
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absent | (adjective) not being in a specified place | - |
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(adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation | Synonyms: absentminded, abstracted, scatty |
(adjective) nonexistent | Synonyms: lacking, missing, wanting |
(verb) stay away or leave | Synonyms: remove |
absentee | (noun) one that is absent or not in residence | - |
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absenteeism | (noun) habitual absence from work | - |
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absently | (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner | Synonyms: absentmindedly, abstractedly, inattentively |
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absentminded | (adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation | Synonyms: absent, abstracted, scatty |
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absentmindedly | (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner | Synonyms: absently, abstractedly, inattentively |
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absentmindedness | (noun) preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored | - |
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absorbefacient | (adjective) inducing or promoting absorption | Synonyms: sorbefacient |
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absorbent | (adjective) having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) | Synonyms: absorptive |
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(noun) a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance | Synonyms: absorbent material |
abstention | (noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) | Synonyms: abstinence |
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abstentious | (adjective) self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink | Synonyms: abstinent |
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abstinent | (adjective) self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink | Synonyms: abstentious |
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(noun) a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages | Synonyms: abstainer, nondrinker |
abutment | (noun) a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge | - |
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(noun) point of contact between two objects or parts | - |
acaulescent | (adjective) (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground | Synonyms: stemless |
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accent | (noun) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) | Synonyms: emphasis, stress |
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(noun) distinctive manner of oral expression | Synonyms: speech pattern |
(noun) a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation | Synonyms: accent mark |
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | Synonyms: dialect, idiom |
(noun) special importance or significance | Synonyms: emphasis |
(verb) put stress on; utter with an accent | Synonyms: accentuate, stress |
(verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress |
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 |
accenting | (noun) the act of giving special importance or significance to something | Synonyms: accentuation, emphasizing |
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accentor | (noun) small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia | - |
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accentual | (adjective) (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity | - |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to accent or stress | - |
accentuate | (verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress |
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(verb) put stress on; utter with an accent | Synonyms: accent, stress |
accentuation | (noun) the act of giving special importance or significance to something | Synonyms: accenting, emphasizing |
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(noun) the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance | - |
accident | (noun) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | Synonyms: chance event, fortuity, stroke |
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(noun) an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury | - |
accidental | (adjective) not of prime or central importance | Synonyms: incidental, nonessential |
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(adjective) happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally | Synonyms: inadvertent |
(noun) a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature | - |
accidentally | (adverb) without advance planning | Synonyms: by chance, circumstantially, unexpectedly |
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(adverb) without intention; in an unintentional manner | Synonyms: unintentionally |
(adverb) of a minor or subordinate nature | Synonyms: incidentally |
accompaniment | (noun) the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them | Synonyms: escort |
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(noun) something added to complete or embellish or make perfect | Synonyms: complement |
(noun) a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | Synonyms: backup, musical accompaniment, support |
(noun) an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another | Synonyms: attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant |
accomplishment | (noun) the action of accomplishing something | Synonyms: achievement |
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(noun) an ability that has been acquired by training | Synonyms: acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill |
accouchement | (noun) the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child | Synonyms: childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth |
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accouterment | (noun) clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing | Synonyms: accessory, accoutrement |
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accoutrement | (noun) clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing | Synonyms: accessory, accouterment |
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accruement | (noun) the act of accumulating | Synonyms: accrual, accumulation |
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accumbent | (adjective) lying down; in a position of comfort or rest | Synonyms: decumbent, recumbent |
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acentric | (adjective) lacking a centromere | - |
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(adjective) not centered or having no center | - |
achievement | (noun) the action of accomplishing something | Synonyms: accomplishment |
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acidulent | (adjective) being sour to the taste | Synonyms: acid, acidic, acidulous |
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acknowledgement | (noun) a statement acknowledging something or someone | Synonyms: acknowledgment |
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(noun) the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged | Synonyms: acknowledgment, recognition |
acknowledgment | (noun) a statement acknowledging something or someone | Synonyms: acknowledgement |
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(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | Synonyms: citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference |
(noun) the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged | Synonyms: acknowledgement, recognition |
acquiescent | (adjective) willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest | Synonyms: biddable |
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acquirement | (noun) an ability that has been acquired by training | Synonyms: accomplishment, acquisition, attainment, skill |
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acrocentric | (adjective) having a subterminal centromere | - |
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adducent | (adjective) especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part | Synonyms: adducting, adductive |
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adherent | (adjective) sticking fast | - |
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(noun) someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another | Synonyms: disciple |
adient | (adjective) characterized by acceptance or approach | - |
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adjacent | (adjective) nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space | Synonyms: next, side by side |
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(adjective) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | Synonyms: conterminous, contiguous, neighboring, neighbouring |
(adjective) near or close to but not necessarily touching | - |
adjournment | (noun) the termination of a meeting | Synonyms: dissolution |
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(noun) the act of postponing to another time or place | - |
adjustment | (noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | Synonyms: alteration, modification |
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(noun) the act of adjusting something to match a standard | Synonyms: readjustment, registration |
(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | Synonyms: accommodation, fitting |
(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | Synonyms: allowance |
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaptation, adaption |
admonishment | (noun) a firm rebuke | Synonyms: admonition, monition |
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adolescent | (adjective) relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent | - |
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(adjective) in the state of development between puberty and maturity | - |
(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | Synonyms: jejune, juvenile, puerile |
(adjective) being of the age 13 through 19 | Synonyms: teen, teenage, teenaged |
(noun) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | Synonyms: stripling, teen, teenager |
adornment | (noun) the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting | - |
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(noun) a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness | - |
adsorbent | (adjective) having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface | Synonyms: adsorptive, surface-assimilative |
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(noun) a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance | Synonyms: adsorbent material |
advancement | (noun) the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | Synonyms: advance, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression |
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(noun) gradual improvement or growth or development | Synonyms: progress |
(noun) encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something | Synonyms: furtherance, promotion |
advent | (noun) arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) | Synonyms: coming |
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adventitia | (noun) an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue | Synonyms: tunic, tunica |
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adventitial | (adjective) of or pertaining to the adventitia | - |
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adventitious | (adjective) associated by chance and not an integral part | - |
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adventive | (adjective) not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized | - |
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adventure | (noun) a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) | Synonyms: dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venture |
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(verb) put at risk | Synonyms: hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture |
(verb) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | Synonyms: chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances |
adventurer | (noun) a person who enjoys taking risks | Synonyms: venturer |
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(noun) someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | Synonyms: explorer |
adventuresome | (adjective) willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises | Synonyms: adventurous |
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adventuress | (noun) a woman adventurer | - |
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adventurism | (noun) recklessness in politics or foreign affairs | - |
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adventuristic | (adjective) of or pertaining to adventurism | - |
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adventurous | (adjective) willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises | Synonyms: adventuresome |
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adventurousness | (noun) the trait of being adventurous | Synonyms: venturesomeness |
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advertent | (adjective) giving attention | Synonyms: heedful |
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advertently | (adverb) in a careful deliberate manner | Synonyms: heedfully, mindfully |
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advertisement | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertising, advertizement, advertizing |
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advertizement | (noun) a public promotion of some product or service | Synonyms: ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizing |
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advisement | (noun) careful consideration | Synonyms: deliberation, weighing |
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afferent | (adjective) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS | - |
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(noun) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system | Synonyms: afferent nerve, sensory nerve |
affluent | (adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | Synonyms: flush, loaded, moneyed, substantial, wealthy |
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(noun) a branch that flows into the main stream | Synonyms: confluent, feeder, tributary |
(noun) an affluent person; a person who is financially well off | - |
aforementioned | (adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of | Synonyms: aforesaid, said |
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agent | (noun) the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | Synonyms: agentive role |
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(noun) an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect | - |
(noun) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission | Synonyms: broker, factor |
(noun) a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations | - |
(noun) any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau | Synonyms: federal agent |
(noun) a substance that exerts some force or effect | - |
agential | (adjective) of or relating to an agent or agency | - |
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aggrandisement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandizement, elevation |
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aggrandizement | (noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something | Synonyms: aggrandisement, elevation |
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agreement | (noun) compatibility of observations | Synonyms: correspondence |
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(noun) the thing arranged or agreed to | Synonyms: arrangement |
(noun) the verbal act of agreeing | - |
(noun) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | Synonyms: understanding |
(noun) the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations | Synonyms: concord |
(noun) harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters | Synonyms: accord |
ailment | (noun) an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining | Synonyms: complaint, ill |
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albescent | (adjective) becoming or shading into white | - |
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alcalescent | (adjective) tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline | Synonyms: alkalescent |
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alignment | (noun) the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other | - |
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(noun) the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines | - |
(noun) (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | Synonyms: conjunction |
(noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty | Synonyms: alinement, alliance, coalition |
aliment | (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
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(verb) give nourishment to | Synonyms: nourish, nutrify |
alimental | (adjective) of or providing nourishment | Synonyms: alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive |
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alimentary | (adjective) of or providing nourishment | Synonyms: alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive |
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alimentation | (noun) the act of supplying food and nourishment | Synonyms: feeding |
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(noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
alimentative | (adjective) related to the supply of aliment | - |
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alinement | (noun) an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty | Synonyms: alignment, alliance, coalition |
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