Ant. Incapable, ineffective, unqualified, stupid, inept, weak, inefficient, unskilful, silly, incompetent.

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Ablution. Washing, bathing, cleansing, lavation, purification, baptism.

Ant. Pollution, defilement, dirt, soilure, contamination, taint, stain, abomination, impurity.

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Abnegation. Denial, abjuration, renunciation, rejection, surrender, abandonment, disallowance, abstinence.

Ant. Assertion, vindication, license, claim, indulgence, concession; affirmation, allegation, statement, declaration, word, averment, deposition; proposal, proffer.

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Abnormal. Singular, unnatural, unusual, irregular, peculiar, exceptional, aberrant, erratic, monstrous, preternatural.

Ant. Normal, regular, usual, natural, typical, customary, ordinary, common.

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Aboard. On board, on the ship, afloat, inside, within.

Ant. Ashore, aground.

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Abode. Home, house, place, residence, domicile, habitation, dwelling, lodging, quarters, seat.

Ant. Halt, tent, bivouac, perch.

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Abolish. Abrogate, annul, destroy, repeal, revoke, suppress, terminate, rescind, cancel, nullify, suppress, overthrow, extirpate, remove, prohibit, set aside, end, stamp out.

Ant. Establish, support, sustain, cherish, confirm, continue, restore, revive, reinstate, institute, promote, legalize.

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Abominable. Hateful, horrible, loathsome, abhorrent, foul, odious, offensive, detestable, impure, execrable.

Ant. Desirable, admirable, enjoyable, pleasing, pure, delectable.

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Abomination. Offense, horror, shame, wickedness, abhorrence, aversion, disgust, curse, pollution, iniquity, defilement, corruption, nuisance, annoyance.

Ant. Acquisition, enjoyment, gratification, blessing, desire, longing, delight, benefit, pleasure, satisfaction.

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Aboriginal. Primitive, primeval, primary, pristine, native, original, indigenous, autochthonous.

Ant. Subsequent, imported, exotic, recent, modern, late, novel, fresh, immigrant, adventitious.

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Abortion. Failure, miscarriage, disappointment, non-success, vain effort, defect, frustration, blunder.

Ant. Success, consummation, completion, realization, perfection, achievement, development, exploit, feat.

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Abound. Team, swarm, multiply, swell, increase, flow, luxuriate, flourish, prevail, wanton, revel, exuberate.

Ant. Waste, lack, wane, vanish, lessen, decrease, die, decay, fall.

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About. Concerning, regarding, touching, relative to, with reference to, in regard to; near, surrounding, around; almost, nearly, well-nigh; ready, on the point of, on the eve of; around, hind part before.

Ant. Afar, distant, remote; precisely, exactly.

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Above. Overhead, aloft, on high; before, previously; higher, having precedence; over, exceeding, beyond, superior, excessive.

Ant. Below, beneath, within; later, subsequently; lower; less, diminished.

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Aboveboard. Openly, candidly, frankly, sincerely, fairly, ingenuously, unreservedly, guilelessly.

Ant. Secretly, elusively, underhand, deceitfully, wilily.

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Above-named. Named before, aforesaid, above-mentioned, above-cited, above-described, mentioned above.

Ant. Named below, described below, hereinafter named.

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Abrasion. Rubbing, friction, wearing away or off, disintegration, attrition.

Ant. Accretion, augmentation, increment; supplement, reinforcement.

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Abreast. Alongside, side by side, aligned; against, off, opposite to.

Ant. Ahead, astern; behind.

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Abridge. Abbreviate, shorten, condense, diminish, reduce, contract, cut down, deprive of, divest of, epitomize, compress.

Ant. Amplify, expand, spread out, extend, dilate.

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Abridgment. Summary, synopsis, compend, analysis, abstract, abbreviation, epitome, outline, compendium, digest.

Ant. Amplification, expatiation, exposition, annotation, paraphrase, expansion, comment.

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Abroad. Far away, distant, apart, dispersed, aloof, adrift; distracted, confused, dazed, confounded; forth, out of doors.

Ant. Near, close, collected, fast, housed; composed, poised, self-contained; within.

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Abrogate. Abolish, cancel, set aside, annul, make void, overrule, invalidate, nullify, repeal.

Ant. Enact, confirm, enforce, establish, continue, revive.

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Abrogation. Repeal, rescinding, annulment, abolition, revocation, voidance, cancelation, setting aside; discontinuance, disestablishment.

Ant. Enactment, institution, establishment; sanction, continuance, confirmation.

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Abrupt. Sudden, unexpected, hasty, ill-timed, precipitate; steep, precipitous, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged; short, blunt, curt, unceremonious; stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected.

Ant. Easy, gliding; polished, smooth, undulating; expected, courteous, elegant, complaisant, suave.

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Abscond. Depart, steal away, decamp, bolt, disappear, run off, hide, withdraw, retreat, escape, elope, slink or sneak off, absent one’s self.

Ant. Show, appear, emerge, issue, present one’s self.

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Absence. Non-attendance, non-appearance, non-existence, absenteeism; inattention, abstraction, preoccupation, musing; want, lack, privation, defect, deficiency.

Ant. Presence, existence, manifestation, evidence, supply; attention, consideration; immanence, inherency.

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Absent. Away, gone; abstracted, preoccupied, inattentive, dreaming.

Ant. Present, here; attentive, alert.

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Absolute. Perfect, complete, supreme, autocratic, authoritative, commanding, independent, unrestricted, unqualified, unlimited, unconditioned, self-existent, self-determined, ideal; despotic, arbitrary, exacting, domineering, tyrannical, imperious, dictatorial, irresponsible; positive, actual, real, veritable, genuine, certain, categorical, unquestionable.

Ant. Related, responsible, conditioned, limited, qualified, restricted, accountable; ductile, humble, lenient, meek, mild, yielding, compliant, complaisant; dubious, contingent, defective, deficient, wanting, lacking, mutilated, incomplete.

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Absolution. Acquittal, remission, release, deliverance, forgiveness, pardon, shriving, shrift; indulgence, justification.

Ant. Charge, accusation, condemnation, censure, conviction; penance, purgation, fasting, flagellation.

Absolve. Acquit, clear, exonerate, forgive, free, liberate, release, pardon, set free, discharge, exempt, exculpate.

Ant. Accuse, condemn, convict, impeach, charge, compel; obligate, oblige, bind.

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Absorb. Take in, consume, imbibe, swallow, suck up, exhaust; engross, engage, immerse, occupy, arrest, rivet (of attention).

Ant. Give up, disgorge, send out, radiate, throw off, eject; dissipate, distract, disperse.

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Absorption. Absorbing, imbibing, assimilation, destruction, consumption, exhaustion; engrossment, engagement, occupation, immersion.

Ant. Ejection, rejection, expulsion, discharge; inadvertency, inattention, oversight, disregard.

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Abstain. Refrain, resist, forbear, desist, deny one’s self, avoid, cease, stop, withhold, give up, relinquish.

Ant. Indulge, wanton, revel, yield to, gratify.

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Abstemious. Abstinent, sober, moderate, temperate, sparing, frugal, self-denying, continent.

Ant. Sensual, self-indulgent, intemperate, greedy.

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Absterge. Wipe off, purge, cleanse, purify, scrub, sponge, scour.

Ant. Soil, pollute, begrime, contaminate, bespatter, bedaub.

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Abstersive. Cleansing, purging, purifying, scouring; detergent, cathartic.

Ant. Corruptive, contaminative, offensive.

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Abstinence. Temperance, abstemiousness, self-control, self-restraint, self-denial, sobriety, fasting, continence, moderation, frugality.

Ant. Excess, intoxication, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness, intemperance, greed, gluttony, revelry, dissipation.