Ant. Indifference, carelessness, heedlessness, abstraction, distraction, absence of mind; neglect, preoccupation,
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Attenuate. Rarefy, thin, reduce, diminish, make slender, slim, or spare, lessen.
Ant. Amplify, dilate, swell, develop, enlarge, broaden, expand, increase.
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Attest. Bear witness, certify, indorse, corroborate, support, authenticate; invoke, adjure; prove, show, manifest, exhibit.
Ant. Controvert, contradict, disprove, deny, upset, refute; conceal; vitiate.
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Attire. Dress, apparel, robes, garments, habiliments, habit, raiment, uniform, costume, livery.
Ant. Nudity, nakedness.
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Attitude. Position, pose, posture, situation, standing, aspect.
Ant. State, condition, essence; amorphism.
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Attraction. Drawing, allurement, lure, fascination, charm, enticement, witchery, grace.
Ant. Repulsion, aversion, disinclination, repugnance.
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Attribute, n. Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity, mark.
Ant. Essence, substance, nature, being.
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Attribute, v. Ascribe, assign, impute, refer, charge, connect, associate.
Ant. Separate, sever, sunder, disconnect, deny, dissociate.
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Audacious. Bold, daring, fearless, courageous, venturesome, intrepid, dauntless; presumptuous, forward, assuming, impudent, impertinent, insolent.
Ant. Timid, cowardly, cautious; unenterprising; retiring.
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Augur, v. Foretell, portend, predict, presage, prophesy, divine, prognosticate, betoken.
Ant. Demonstrate, establish, settle, prove, warrant, calculate.
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August. Awful, imposing, majestic, stately, grand, regal, kingly, princely, noble, dignified.
Ant. Mean, common, vulgar, beggarly, commonplace, paltry.
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Auspicious. Successful, fortunate, lucky, happy, prosperous; propitious, promising, opportune, favorable.
Ant. Hopeless, abortive, unpromising, unsatisfactory, discouraging.
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Austere. Severe, hard, stiff, stern, uncompromising, unrelenting, ascetic, rigid, formal.
Ant. Affable, kindly, indulgent, genial, bland, mild, tender.
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Authentic. Genuine, trustworthy, veritable, accepted, authorized, certain, accredited, sure, true, reliable, original, legitimate.
Ant. False, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized, apocryphal, fabulous, counterfeit.
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Author. Creator, maker, contriver, originator, inventor; writer, composer.
Ant. Destroyer, demolisher, spoiler, annihilator.
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Authority. Power, government, empire, dominion; supremacy, control, influence, interest; order, precept, sanction, liberty, warranty; expert, master, connoisseur.
Ant. Anarchy, license, insubordination, misrule, lynch law; embargo, restriction, hindrance, proscription, prohibition, injunction, interdiction; weakness, wrong, usurpation.
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Autocratic. Absolute, unlimited, tyrannical, oppressive, disdainful, overbearing, arrogant.
Ant. Subordinate, dependent, responsible, constitutional.
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Automatic. Self-moving, self-acting.
Ant. Voluntary, free, optional.
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Auxiliary, n. Assistant, helper, confederate, aid, ally, accessory, promoter, subordinate.
Ant. Opponent, antagonist, hinderer, opposer.
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Available. Serviceable, useful, profitable, beneficial, advantageous.
Ant. Useless, inappropriate, irrelevant, inoperative.
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Avaricious. Grasping, sordid, greedy, covetous, miserly, stingy.
Ant. Liberal, bountiful, extravagant, wasteful, prodigal, unselfish.
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Avenge. Punish, retaliate, revenge, vindicate.
Ant. Forgive, pardon, overlook, condone, waive, forego, remit.
