Synonyms And Antonyms
1.aback
Definition:
towards or situated to the rear; back
Synonyms:
backwards, rearwards, aft, abaft, astern, behind, back
Antonyms:
onwards, forwards, ahead, before, afront, beyond, afore
2.abandon
Definition:
leave something behind
Example:
We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot
Synonyms:
relinquish,resign, forgo, discontinue, waive, abdicate, leave, quit, evacuate, discard
Antonyms:
pursue, chase, hunt, prosecute, follow
3.abandoned
Definition:
having been deserted or left
Example:
an abandoned sadness born of grief
Synonyms:
profligate, wicked, vicious, unprincipled, reprobate, incorrigible, sinful, graceless, demoralized, dissolute, depraved, bad, licentious, corrupt
Antonyms:
virtuous, conacientious, correct, upright, worthy, righteous, selfcontrolled, high-principled, steady, good
4.abase
Definition:
To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
Synonyms:
degrade,disgrace, bring low, reduce, humble, demean, stoop, humiliate, depress, lower, sink, dishonor
Antonyms:
promote, exalt, honor, raise, elevate, dignify, aggrandize
5.abasement
Definition:
depriving one of self-esteem
Example:
each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement
Synonyms:
degradation, depression, disgrace, humiliation, abjection, dishonor, shame
Antonyms:
promotion, elevation, honor, exaltation, dignity, aggrandizement
6.abash
Definition:
feel embarrassed or ill at ease
Synonyms:
humiliate, humble, debase, degrade, reduce, depress, mortify, denigrate, embarrass, disconcert
Antonyms:
self-esteem,self-love, self-praise, complacency, immodesty
7.abate
Definition:
become less in amount or intensity
Example:
The storm abated
Synonyms:
terminate, remove, suppress, lower, reduce, mitigate, dimiuish,moderate,lessen, subside,decrease
Antonyms:
prolong, continue, revive, develop, increase, aggravate, magnify, brew, ferment, rage, extend, enlarge, amplify, raise, enhance
8.abattoir
Definition:
A place where animals are slaughtered for the market
Synonyms:
butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse
9.abbreviate
Definition:
abbreviate is to use a shortened form of something, such as a word or phrase, to represent the full form
Synonyms:
abridge, condense, contract, shorten, curtail
Antonyms:
lengthen, extend, elongate, stretch, prolong
10.abbreviation
Definition:
Shortening something by omitting parts of it
Synonyms:
abridgment,reduction, contraction, curtailment, abstract, summary, epitome, condensation, compression
Antonyms:
elongation, prolongation, extension, production, amplification, enlargement, expansion, dilation, expatiation, explication, dilution.
11.babble
Definition:
chatter idly
Example:
The two women 7 and crooned at the baby
Synonyms:
prate, prattle, dribble, chatter, gabble, twaddle, blab, cackle
Antonyms:
enunciate, vociferate, hush, suppress
12.backbiter
Definition:
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Synonyms:
detractor, traducer, calumniator, slanderer, cynic, maligner, defamer
Antonyms:
vindicator, upholder, palliator, advocate, mitigator, defender, befriender
13 backward
Definition:
directed behind
Example:
a backward lover
Synonyms:
unwilling, dull, reluctant
Antonyms:
willing, ahead, alert, advancing, forward, prompt, eager.