synonyms: abomination | detestation | execration | loathing | odium

type of: disgust | hate | hatred

derivation: abhor | abhorrent

synonyms: captive | engrossed | enwrapped | intent | wrapped

similar to: attentive

synonyms: opprobrious | scurrilous

derivation: abuse

similar to: offensive

derivation: abuse

- abusive punishment

- argued...that foster homes are abusive

similar to: harmful

- always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates

- the atmosphere was judged to be more supporting and accepting

similar to: acceptive

synonyms: accommodative

- the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in

- made a special effort to be accommodating

similar to: complaisant | obliging

also: good-natured | helpful | kind

antonyms: unaccommodating

- made a special effort to be accommodating

similar to: helpful

synonyms: complete

- an accomplished pianist

similar to: skilled

synonyms: effected | established

- that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact

similar to: settled

synonyms: completed | realised | realized

- his mission accomplished he took a vacation

similar to: complete

synonyms: achy

- my aching head

similar to: painful

synonyms: ache

hyponyms: cephalalgia | earache | gastralgia | head ache | headache | odontalgia | otalgia | stomach ache | stomachache | toothache | backache | bellyache

type of: pain | hurting

derivation: ache

derivation: adapt | adaptability

- to succeed one must be adaptable

- the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths

similar to: adjustable | all-mains | convertible | elastic | filmable | flexible | pliable | pliant | universal | variable

antonyms: unadaptable

synonyms: appreciation

hyponyms: adoration | glorification | idealisation | idealization | idolisation | idolization

type of: approval | blessing | approving

- a small token in admiration of your works

synonyms: wonder | wonderment

hyponyms: awe

type of: amazement | astonishment

synonyms: esteem

hyponyms: philogyny | anglophilia | hero worship | philhellenism

type of: liking

derivation: admire

synonyms: idolisation | idolization

hyponyms: glorification

type of: admiration | appreciation

synonyms: worship

type of: love

synonyms: latria

type of: worship

synonyms: afloat | aimless | directionless | planless | rudderless | undirected

similar to: purposeless

- there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift

synonyms: adventuresome

derivation: adventure | adventurousness

- adventurous pioneers

similar to: swashbuckling | venturesome | audacious | venturous | daring | sporting | swaggering

also: courageous | bold | incautious | brave

antonyms: unadventurous

synonyms: fond | lovesome | tender

derivation: affection | affectionateness

- affectionate children

similar to: loving

- She was afraid that I might be embarrassed

- terribly afraid of offending someone

- I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict

similar to: concerned

- afraid even to turn his head

- suddenly looked afraid

- afraid for his life

- afraid of snakes

- afraid to ask questions

similar to: algophobic | appalled | apprehensive | aquaphobic | claustrophobic | dismayed | fearful | frightened | hangdog | horrified | horror-stricken | horror-struck | hunted | hydrophobic | mysophobic | numb | panic-stricken | panic-struck | panicked | panicky | scared | shocked | terrified | terror-stricken | terror-struck | xenophobic | acrophobic | afeard | afeared | aghast | agoraphobic | alarmed | unnerved | white-lipped | triskaidekaphobic

also: cowardly | timid | fearful

antonyms: unafraid

- I'm afraid I won't be able to come

- he was afraid he would have to let her go

- I'm afraid you're wrong

similar to: concerned

- afraid of hard work

- afraid to show emotion

similar to: disinclined

synonyms: provoked

- aggravated by passive resistance

similar to: angry

synonyms: belligerent

derivation: aggress | aggressiveness

- aggressive acts against another country

similar to: hostile

synonyms: fast-growing | strong-growing

- an aggressive tumor

similar to: invasive

derivation: aggressiveness

- an aggressive businessman

- an aggressive basketball player

- he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions

- aggressive drivers

similar to: high-pressure | hostile | in-your-face | militant | obstreperous | predatory | pugnacious | rapacious | raptorial | ravening | rough | scrappy | truculent | vulturine | vulturous | battleful | bellicose | combative | competitive | hard-hitting

also: hostile | self-asserting | self-assertive | offensive | assertive

antonyms: unaggressive

- agitated parents

similar to: wild-eyed | amok | worked up | amuck | aroused | berserk | distraught | emotional | excited | feverish | frantic | frenetic | frenzied | hectic | hysterical | jolted | overwrought | phrenetic | psychedelic | shaken

also: excited | unquiet | discomposed | unsteady | tense | impatient

synonyms: torment | torture

type of: hurt | suffering

derivation: agonal | agonise | agonist

- an agony of doubt

synonyms: excruciation | suffering

hyponyms: passion | passion of christ | throe

type of: pain | hurting

derivation: agonal | agonise | agonist | agonize

synonyms: accordant | concordant | conformable | consonant

derivation: agree

- salaries agreeable with current trends

similar to: consistent

derivation: agree | agreeability | agreeableness

- agreeable to the plan

similar to: accordant

derivation: agreeability | agreeableness

- Is the plan agreeable to you?

- he's an agreeable fellow

- My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me

- an agreeable manner

antonyms: disagreeable

synonyms: consternation | dismay

type of: fear | fright | fearfulness

synonyms: alert

hyponyms: wake

type of: warn

- The empty house alarmed him

synonyms: alarm clock

type of: clock

synonyms: alarm system | warning device

hyponyms: hooter | horn | motor horn | smoke alarm | siren | automobile horn | burglar alarm | fire alarm | car horn

type of: device

synonyms: appal | appall | dismay | horrify

hyponyms: shock

type of: fright | scare | frighten | affright

derivation: alarmist

synonyms: alarum | alert | warning signal

hyponyms: air alert | alarm bell | burglar alarm | fire alarm | foghorn | fogsignal | horn | red flag | siren | tocsin | torpedo

type of: signaling | sign | signal

synonyms: qui vive

hyponyms: air alert | strip alert | red alert

type of: preparation | preparedness | readiness

- bombers were put on alert during the crisis

synonyms: alarm

hyponyms: wake

type of: warn

- We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries

synonyms: watchful

derivation: alertness

- caught by a couple of alert cops

- alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came

- constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty

similar to: wide-awake | argus-eyed | heads-up | lidless | open-eyed | sleepless | vigilant | wakeful | fly

also: awake | lively | wary

antonyms: unalert

synonyms: alive | awake

derivation: alertness

- an alert mind

- alert to the problems

similar to: cognisant | cognizant | aware

synonyms: brisk | lively | merry | rattling | snappy | spanking | zippy

similar to: energetic

synonyms: alerting

type of: warning

synonyms: alarm | alarum | warning signal

hyponyms: burglar alarm | red flag | siren | tocsin | fire alarm | foghorn | fogsignal | horn | air alert | alarm bell | torpedo

type of: signaling | sign | signal

synonyms: anomic | disoriented

- we live in an age of rootless alienated people

similar to: unoriented

synonyms: estranged

similar to: unloved

synonyms: live

- the volcano is very much alive

similar to: active

synonyms: live

derivation: aliveness

- the happiest person alive

- the nerve is alive

- doctors are working hard to keep him alive

- burned alive

similar to: viable | liveborn | vital

also: animate

antonyms: dead

synonyms: alert | awake

derivation: aliveness

- alive to what is going on

similar to: cognizant | aware | cognisant

synonyms: active

derivation: aliveness

- keep hope alive

- the tradition was still alive

similar to: existent | existing

synonyms: animated

derivation: aliveness

similar to: reanimated | revived | spirited | enlivened | vital | lively

derivation: aliveness

- is alive to the moods of others

similar to: sensitive

derivation: aliveness

- she was wonderfully alive for her age

- a face alive with mischief

similar to: lively

synonyms: solo | unaccompanied

- the child stayed home alone

- the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing

synonyms: entirely | exclusively | only | solely

- the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone

synonyms: lone | lonely | solitary

derivation: aloneness

- he was alone when we met him

- she is alone much of the time

similar to: unaccompanied

synonyms: only

- she alone believed him

- cannot live by bread alone

similar to: exclusive

synonyms: unequaled | unequalled | unique | unparalleled

- he is alone in the field of microbiology

- this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem

similar to: incomparable | uncomparable

derivation: aloneness

- could be alone in a crowded room

- was alone with her thoughts

- I want to be alone

similar to: unsocial

synonyms: distant | upstage

derivation: aloofness

- stood apart with aloof dignity

similar to: reserved

- the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough

synonyms: selfless

derivation: altruist

also: unselfish

antonyms: egoistic

synonyms: astonied | astonished | astounded | stunned

- an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation

similar to: surprised

synonyms: diverted | entertained

- We are not amused

similar to: pleased

synonyms: analytic

also: a priori | deductive | logical

synonyms: analytic

derivation: analysis

- analytical reasoning

- an analytical mind