ability

capacity, faculty, talent, skill, competence, aptitude

abolish

exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate

abstinence

self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence

abstracted

absorbed, distraught, absent-minded

abuse

misuse, mistreat, ill-treat, maltreat

accidental

fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious

accompany

conduct, escort, chaperone

acknowledge

admit, own, avow, confess, concede

active

energetic, dynamic, vigorous, lively

adapt

accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile

admonish

reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach

adulterate

debase, doctor, load, sophisticate

advance

forward, foster, further, promote [RETARD]

advantage

edge, handicap, odds

adventurous

adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome

advice

counsel, recommendation

advise

counsel, recommend

affair

business, concern, lookout

affect

influence, impress, touch, move, strike

affectation

pose, air, mannerism

afflict

agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture

afraid

apprehensive, fearful [UNAFRAID]

ageless

eternal, timeless

agitate

churn, convulse, rock, shake

agree

conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide [DISAGREE]

aim

direct, level, point, train

airy

diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous

alarm

alert, tocsin, warning

allocate

appropriate, designate, earmark

alone

lonely, lonesome, solitary

also

too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore

amateur

dabbler, dilettante, tyro [PROFESSIONAL]

ambiguous

equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic

ambush

ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay

amenity

comfort, convenience, facility

amiable

affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant

amiss

afield, astray, awry, wrong

amuse

entertain, divert, regale

analyze

anatomize, dissect, resolve

ancestor

forebear, forefather, progenitor [DESCENDANT]

anger

rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation

angry

furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful

announce

advertise, broadcast, declar, proclaim, promulgate, publish

annoy

irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile

answer

respond, reply, retort

anxiety

worry, care, concern, solicitude

apology

apologetic, apologia, defense, justification

apparent

clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain

appear

emerge, issue, loom, materialize, show

appendage

appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment

applaud

cheer, root

appoint

designate, name, nominate, tap

appreciate

value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish

apprehend

comprehend, understand, grasp

apprehension

foreboding, presentiment, misgiving

appropriate

arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp

approve

endorse, sanction, certify, accredit, ratify

arbitrary

capricious, whimsical

area

region, belt, zone, district, locality

argue

quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker

argument

dispute, controversy

argumentative

combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy

arrange

marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize [DISARRANGE]

art

craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique

artifice

trick, ruse, wile, feint, stratagem, maneuver, dodge

artificial

synthetic, ersatz, simulated

ask

question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz

assent

agree, accede, acquiesce, consent, concur, subscribe

assert

asseverate, declar, affirm, aver, avow

assign

allot, apportion, allocate

assistant

aide, coadjutant, helper, lieutenant, second

attack

bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset

attribute

ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer

authentic

bona fide, genuine, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable

authorize

accredit, commission, empower, license

average

medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable

aware

cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant

awkward

clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly

bad

evil, wicked

balance

equilibrium, equipoise, poise

band

company, corps, party, troop, troupe

banish

exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite

banter

chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib

bargain

compact, contract, covenant, deal

barrage

bombard, pepper, shower

base

basis, foundation, ground, groundwork

batter

maim, mangle, maul, mutilate

be

breathe, exist, live, subsist

bear

endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate

bearing

manner, demeanor, mien, presence

beautiful

lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair

beg

crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune

begin

commence, start, initiate, inaugurate

beginning

birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise

behavior

conduct, deportment

belief

credence, credit, faith

belligerent

bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome

bend

crook, curve, round

beneficial

profitable, advantageous

benefit

capitalize, profit

benevolent

charitable, ellemosynary, philanthropic

besiege

beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege

bet

ante, pot, stake, wager

bias

color, jaundice, prejudice, warp

binge

fling, jag, orgy, spree

bite

champ, gnaw

bitter

acerbic, acrid

blackball

blacklist, boycott, ostracize [ADMIT]

blackout

faint, swoon, syncope

blame

fault, guilt

blameworthy

blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible

blast

blight, dash, nip, wreck

blaze

flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow

blemish

imperfection, fault, defect, flaw

blink

nictitate, twinkle, wink

block

hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud

bloody

gory, sanguinary, sanguineous

bloom

blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime

blunder

bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble

boast

brag, crow, vaunt

bodily

corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic

body

corpse, carcass, cadaver

boil

simmer, seethe, stew

bombast

rant, fustian, claptrap, rodomontade

bonus

bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity

book

bespeak, engage, reserve

boor

barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo

border

margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim

boredom

ennui, tedium [AMUSEMENT]

boring

monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, handrum

botch

blow, bungle, fumble, muff

boundary

border, frontier, limit

bouquet

nosegay, posy

branch

arm, fork, offshoot

brave

courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valient, valorous, doughty, mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted

brawl

broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruction

breach

infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement

break

crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash

breeze

cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover

bright

brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, lunimous, incandescent, effulgent

broach

introduce, moot, raise

broad-minded

broad, liberal, open-minded, tolerant

brood

dwell, fret, mope, stew, worry

brush

flick, glance, graze, shave, skim

brute

animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial

building

structure, edifice, pile

bulge

balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude

bulwark

barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bation, parapet

burden

affliction, cross, trial, tribulation

burdensome

onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting

burn

scorch, singe, sear, char, parch

business

industry, commerce, trade, traffic

busy

industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous