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A aback aback - ADVERB Without adequate preparation short unaware unawares abandon abandon - NOUN A careless, often reckless disregard for consequences heedlessness thoughtlessness A complete surrender of inhibitions abandonment wildness incontinence wantonness abandon - VERB To cease trying to accomplish or continue stop give up quit discontinue forswear desist To give up a possession, claim, or right render yield surrender relinquish resign hand over waive renounce abdicate cede quitclaim To give up without intending to return or claim again leave desert quit throw over forsake To let (something) go yield surrender lay down relinquish hand over waive forgo To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse give over give up surrender abandoned abandoned - ADJ Having been given up and left alone forlorn derelict deserted forsaken Lacking in moral restraint wild uncontrolled uninhibited wanton ungoverned dissolute incontinent licentious profligate unbridled unconstrained unrestrained abandoned - VERB To cease trying to accomplish or continue stopped gave up/given up quit discontinued forswore/forsworn desisted To give up a possession, claim, or right rendered yielded surrendered relinquished resigned handed over waived renounced abdicated ceded quitclaimed To give up without intending to return or claim again left deserted quit threw over/thrown over forsook/forsaken To let (something) go yielded surrendered laid down relinquished handed over waived forwent/forgone To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse gave over/given over gave up/given up surrendered abandoning abandoning - VERB To cease trying to accomplish or continue stopping giving up quitting discontinuing forswearing desisting To give up a possession, claim, or right rendering yielding surrendering relinquishing resigning handing over waiving renouncing abdicating ceding quitclaiming To give up without intending to return or claim again leaving deserting quitting throwing over forsaking To let (something) go yielding surrendering laying down relinquishing handing over waiving forgoing To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse giving over giving up surrendering abandonment abandonment - NOUN A complete surrender of inhibitions abandon wildness incontinence wantonness A giving up of a possession, claim, or right surrender resignation renunciation abdication quitclaim waiver The act of forsaking desertion abandonments abandonments - NOUN A complete surrender of inhibitions abandons wildness incontinence wantonness A giving up of a possession, claim, or right surrenders resignations renunciations abdications quitclaims waivers The act of forsaking desertions abandons abandons - NOUN A careless, often reckless disregard for consequences heedlessness thoughtlessness A complete surrender of inhibitions abandonments wildness incontinence wantonness abandons - VERB To cease trying to accomplish or continue stops gives up quits discontinues forswears desists To give up a possession, claim, or right renders yields surrenders relinquishes resigns hands over waives renounces abdicates cedes quitclaims To give up without intending to return or claim again leaves deserts quits throws over forsakes To let (something) go yields surrenders lays down relinquishes hands over waives forgoes To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse gives over gives up surrenders abase abase - VERB To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness degrade humble humiliate demean abased abased - VERB To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness degraded humbled humiliated demeaned abases abases - VERB To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness degrades humbles humiliates demeans abash abash - VERB To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed confuse put out embarrass confound disconcert faze chagrin discomfort discountenance mortify abashed abashed - ADJ Distressed and ill at ease chagrined confounded disconcerted embarrassed mortified put-out abashed - VERB To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed confused put out embarrassed confounded disconcerted fazed chagrined discomforted discountenanced mortified abashes abashes - VERB To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed confuses puts out embarrasses confounds disconcerts fazes chagrins discomforts discountenances mortifies abashing abashing - VERB To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed confusing putting out embarrassing confounding disconcerting fazing chagrining discomforting discountenancing mortifying abasing abasing - VERB To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness degrading humbling humiliating demeaning abate abate - VERB To become less active or intense die let up fall off lapse subside slacken ebb wane relent ease off moderate To grow or cause to grow gradually less reduce let up decrease diminish lessen drain shrink dwindle ebb taper off peter out tail off abated abated - VERB To become less active or intense died let up fell off/fallen off lapsed subsided slackened ebbed waned relented eased off moderated To grow or cause to grow gradually less reduced let up decreased diminished lessened drained shrank/shrunk dwindled ebbed tapered off petered out tailed off abatement abatement - NOUN An amount deducted reduction deduction discount rebate The act or process of becoming less active or intense ebb letup slackening wane The act or process of decreasing reduction decrease decrement diminution diminishment letup abatements abatements - NOUN An amount deducted reductions deductions discounts rebates The act or process of becoming less active or intense ebbs letups slackenings wanes The act or process of decreasing reductions decreases decrements diminutions diminishments letups abates abates - VERB To become less active or intense dies lets up falls off lapses subsides slackens ebbs wanes relents eases off moderates To grow or cause to grow gradually less reduces lets up decreases diminishes lessens drains shrinks dwindles ebbs tapers off peters out tails off abating abating - VERB To become less active or intense dying letting up falling off lapsing subsiding slackening ebbing waning relenting easing off moderating To grow or cause to grow gradually less reducing letting up decreasing diminishing lessening draining shrinking dwindling ebbing tapering off petering out tailing off abbreviate abbreviate - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shorten crop curtail brief truncate abridge lop abbreviated abbreviated - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shortened cropped curtailed briefed truncated abridged lopped abbreviates abbreviates - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shortens crops curtails briefs truncates abridges lops abbreviating abbreviating - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shortening cropping curtailing briefing truncating abridging lopping abdicate abdicate - VERB To give up a possession, claim, or right abandon render yield surrender relinquish resign hand over waive renounce cede quitclaim abdicated abdicated - VERB To give up a possession, claim, or right abandoned rendered yielded surrendered relinquished resigned handed over waived renounced ceded quitclaimed abdicates abdicates - VERB To give up a possession, claim, or right abandons renders yields surrenders relinquishes resigns hands over waives renounces cedes quitclaims abdicating abdicating - VERB To give up a possession, claim, or right abandoning rendering yielding surrendering relinquishing resigning handing over waiving renouncing ceding quitclaiming abdication abdication - NOUN A giving up of a possession, claim, or right surrender abandonment resignation renunciation quitclaim waiver abdications abdications - NOUN A giving up of a possession, claim, or right surrenders abandonments resignations renunciations quitclaims waivers abduct abduct - VERB To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully carry off kidnap spirit away abducted abducted - VERB To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully carried off kidnaped spirited away abducting abducting - VERB To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully carrying off kidnaping spiriting away abducts abducts - VERB To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully carries off kidnaps spirits away abecedarian abecedarian - NOUN One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit amateur dabbler dilettante nonprofessional tyro abecedarians abecedarians - NOUN One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit amateurs dabblers dilettantes nonprofessionals tyros aberrance aberrance - NOUN The condition of being abnormal deviation aberration anomaly deviance abnormality deviancy preternaturalness aberrances aberrances - NOUN The condition of being abnormal deviations aberrations anomalies deviances abnormalities deviancies preternaturalness aberrant aberrant - ADJ Departing from the normal unnatural divergent abnormal deviant anomalous atypical anomalistic deviating preternatural Straying from a proper course or standard deviating errant erring aberration aberration - NOUN A departure from what is prescribed departure deviation diversion divergence Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely alienation mania insanity madness derangement unbalance craziness dementia insaneness lunacy The condition of being abnormal deviation anomaly deviance abnormality aberrance deviancy preternaturalness aberrations aberrations - NOUN A departure from what is prescribed departures deviations diversions divergences Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely alienations manias insanities madness derangements unbalances craziness dementias insaneness lunacies The condition of being abnormal deviations anomalies deviances abnormalities aberrances deviancies preternaturalness abet abet - VERB To give support or assistance help aid assist help out succor abets abets - VERB To give support or assistance helps aids assists helps out succors abetted abetted - VERB To give support or assistance helped aided assisted helped out succored abetting abetting - VERB To give support or assistance helping aiding assisting helping out succoring abeyance abeyance - NOUN The condition of being temporarily inactive suspension intermission remission dormancy latency quiescence abeyances abeyances - NOUN The condition of being temporarily inactive suspensions intermissions remissions dormancies latencies quiescences abeyant abeyant - ADJ Existing in a temporarily inactive and hidden form latent dormant quiescent remittent abhor abhor - VERB To regard with utter contempt and disdain despise disdain sneer scorn contemn abhorred abhorred - VERB To regard with utter contempt and disdain despised disdained sneered scorned contemned abhorrence abhorrence - NOUN A feeling of fear and repugnance horror revulsion repulsion aversion Extreme hostility and dislike hatred hate revulsion repulsion detestation loathing repugnance abomination abhorrent abhorrent - ADJ Deserving strong condemnation vile infamous foul shocking detestable reprehensible perfidious despicable So objectionable as to elicit despisal low sorry mean filthy wretched nasty obnoxious shabby vile disgusting loathsome foul odious contemptible detestable reprehensible rotten repugnant despicable abhorring abhorring - VERB To regard with utter contempt and disdain despising disdaining sneering scorning contemning abhors abhors - VERB To regard with utter contempt and disdain despises disdains sneers scorns contemns abide abide - VERB To continue to be in a place remain wait stay linger bide tarry To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period live dwell reside inhabit bide domicile To put up with take stand bear accept support suffer sustain endure swallow tolerate brook stomach To remain in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time continue go on hold out last endure persist To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave wait pause linger bide tarry abide by abide by - VERB To act in conformity with follow keep observe mind obey conform comply adhere abided abided - VERB To continue to be in a place remained waited stayed lingered bided tarried To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period lived dwelled/dwelt resided inhabited bided domiciled To put up with took/taken stood bore/borne accepted supported suffered sustained endured swallowed tolerated brooked stomached To remain in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time continued went on/gone on held out lasted endured persisted To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave waited paused lingered bided tarried abided by abided by - VERB To act in conformity with followed kept observed minded obeyed conformed complied adhered abides abides - VERB To continue to be in a place remains waits stays lingers bides tarries To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period lives dwells resides inhabits bides domiciles To put up with takes stands bears accepts supports suffers sustains endures swallows tolerates brooks stomachs To remain in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time continues goes on holds out lasts endures persists To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave waits pauses lingers bides tarries abides by abides by - VERB To act in conformity with follows keeps observes minds obeys conforms complies adheres abiding abiding - ADJ Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time old perennial inveterate long-lived lasting continuing enduring long-lasting long-standing abiding - VERB To continue to be in a place remaining waiting staying lingering biding tarrying To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period living dwelling residing inhabiting biding domiciling To put up with taking standing bearing accepting supporting suffering sustaining enduring swallowing tolerating brooking stomaching To remain in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time continuing going on holding out lasting enduring persisting To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave waiting pausing lingering biding tarrying abiding by abiding by - VERB To act in conformity with following keeping observing minding obeying conforming complying adhering abilities abilities - NOUN Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity skills commands crafts masteries knacks expertise proficiencies adeptness expertness Physical, mental, financial, or legal power to perform capacities faculties capabilities competences might ability ability - NOUN Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity skill command craft mastery knack expertise proficiency adeptness expertness Physical, mental, financial, or legal power to perform capacity faculty capability competence might abjuration abjuration - NOUN A formal statement of disavowal retraction palinode recantation abjurations abjurations - NOUN A formal statement of disavowal retractions palinodes recantations abjure abjure - VERB To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally take back recall withdraw retract forswear recant abjured abjured - VERB To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally took back/taken back recalled withdrew/withdrawn retracted forswore/forsworn recanted abjures abjures - VERB To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally takes back recalls withdraws retracts forswears recants abjuring abjuring - VERB To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally taking back recalling withdrawing retracting forswearing recanting ablaze ablaze - ADJ On fire fiery aflame alight afire blazing burning flaming flaring ignited able able - ADJ Having the ability to perform well good capable skilled competent skillful proficient adept qualified able-bodied able-bodied - ADJ Physically strong and healthy sturdy strapping abnormal abnormal - ADJ Departing from the normal unnatural divergent aberrant deviant anomalous atypical anomalistic deviating preternatural abnormalities abnormalities - NOUN The condition of being abnormal deviations aberrations anomalies deviances aberrances deviancies preternaturalness abnormality abnormality - NOUN The condition of being abnormal deviation aberration anomaly deviance aberrance deviancy preternaturalness abode abode - NOUN A building or shelter where one lives house place home dwelling domicile habitation lodgings abodes abodes - NOUN A building or shelter where one lives houses places homes dwellings domiciles habitations lodgings abolish abolish - VERB To destroy all traces of remove clear liquidate erase exterminate wipe out rub out obliterate eradicate extinguish extirpate stamp out root out annihilate uproot blot out snuff out To put an end to formally and with authority set aside cancel invalidate nullify repeal rescind negate vitiate abrogate annihilate void annul abolished abolished - VERB To destroy all traces of removed cleared liquidated erased exterminated wiped out rubbed out obliterated eradicated extinguished extirpated stamped out rooted out annihilated uprooted blotted out snuffed out To put an end to formally and with authority set aside canceled invalidated nullified repealed rescinded negated vitiated abrogated annihilated voided annulled abolishes abolishes - VERB To destroy all traces of removes clears liquidates erases exterminates wipes out rubs out obliterates eradicates extinguishes extirpates stamps out roots out annihilates uproots blots out snuffs out To put an end to formally and with authority sets aside cancels invalidates nullifies repeals rescinds negates vitiates abrogates annihilates voids annuls abolishing abolishing - VERB To destroy all traces of removing clearing liquidating erasing exterminating wiping out rubbing out obliterating eradicating extinguishing extirpating stamping out rooting out annihilating uprooting blotting out snuffing out To put an end to formally and with authority setting aside canceling invalidating nullifying repealing rescinding negating vitiating abrogating annihilating voiding annulling abolishment abolishment - NOUN An often formal act of putting an end to abolition repeal annihilation negation abrogation annulment invalidation nullification rescission abolition abolition - NOUN An often formal act of putting an end to repeal annihilation negation abolishment abrogation annulment invalidation nullification rescission abominable abominable - ADJ Eliciting or deserving hate hateful odious horrid Too awful to be described frightful unspeakable shocking revolting nauseating sickening abominate abominate - VERB To regard with extreme dislike and hostility hate despise loathe detest execrate abominated abominated - VERB To regard with extreme dislike and hostility hated despised loathed detested execrated abominates abominates - VERB To regard with extreme dislike and hostility hates despises loathes detests execrates abominating abominating - VERB To regard with extreme dislike and hostility hating despising loathing detesting execrating abomination abomination - NOUN An object of extreme dislike hate detestation anathema bugbear Extreme hostility and dislike hatred hate revulsion repulsion detestation loathing repugnance abhorrence abominations abominations - NOUN An object of extreme dislike hates detestations anathemas bugbears Extreme hostility and dislike hatreds hates revulsion repulsion detestations loathing repugnance abhorrence aboriginal aboriginal - ADJ Belonging to one because of the place or circumstances of one's birth native indigenous endemic abort abort - VERB To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely miscarry aborted aborted - VERB To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely miscarried aborting aborting - VERB To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely miscarrying aborts aborts - VERB To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely miscarries abound abound - VERB To be crowded or thick with crawl bristle swarm teem abounded abounded - VERB To be crowded or thick with crawled bristled swarmed teemed abounding abounding - ADJ Full of animation and activity alive replete overflowing rife teeming abounding - VERB To be crowded or thick with crawling bristling swarming teeming abounds abounds - VERB To be crowded or thick with crawls bristles swarms teems about about - ADVERB In or toward a former location or condition back around backward round rearward Near to in quantity or amount almost nearly approximately roughly about-face about-face - VERB To turn sharply around reverse double about-faced about-faced - VERB To turn sharply around reversed doubled about-faces about-faces - VERB To turn sharply around reverses doubles about-facing about-facing - VERB To turn sharply around reversing doubling abracadabra abracadabra - NOUN Esoteric, formulaic, and often incomprehensible speech relating to the occult gibberish hocus-pocus Wordy, unclear jargon double-talk gobbledygook gibberish abrade abrade - VERB To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction fret chafe excoriate gall abraded abraded - VERB To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction fretted chafed excoriated galled abrades abrades - VERB To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction frets chafes excoriates galls abrading abrading - VERB To make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction fretting chafing excoriating galling abridge abridge - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shorten crop curtail brief truncate abbreviate lop abridged abridged - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shortened cropped curtailed briefed truncated abbreviated lopped abridges abridges - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shortens crops curtails briefs truncates abbreviates lops abridging abridging - VERB To make short or shorter by or as if by cutting shortening cropping curtailing briefing truncating abbreviating lopping abridgment abridgment - NOUN A short summary prepared by cutting down a larger work brief condensation abstract synopsis abridgments abridgments - NOUN A short summary prepared by cutting down a larger work briefs condensations abstracts synopses abrogate abrogate - VERB To put an end to formally and with authority set aside cancel abolish invalidate nullify repeal rescind negate vitiate annihilate void annul abrogated abrogated - VERB To put an end to formally and with authority set aside canceled abolished invalidated nullified repealed rescinded negated vitiated annihilated voided annulled abrogates abrogates - VERB To put an end to formally and with authority sets aside cancels abolishes invalidates nullifies repeals rescinds negates vitiates annihilates voids annuls abrogating abrogating - VERB To put an end to formally and with authority setting aside canceling abolishing invalidating nullifying repealing rescinding negating vitiating annihilating voiding annulling abrogation abrogation - NOUN An often formal act of putting an end to abolition repeal annihilation negation abolishment annulment invalidation nullification rescission abrogations abrogations - NOUN An often formal act of putting an end to abolition repeals annihilations negations abolishment annulments invalidations nullifications rescissions abrupt abrupt - ADJ Happening quickly and without warning sudden hasty hurried precipitate Rudely unceremonious short brief blunt gruff curt snippy brusque short-spoken snippety So sharply inclined as to be almost perpendicular bold sheer steep arduous precipitate precipitous abscond abscond - VERB To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation get away fly escape run away flee break out skip decamp absconded absconded - VERB To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation got away/gotten away flew/flown escaped ran away/run away fled broke out/broken out skipped decamped absconding absconding - VERB To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation getting away flying escaping running away fleeing breaking out skipping decamping absconds absconds - VERB To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation gets away flies escapes runs away flees breaks out skips decamps absence absence - NOUN Failure to be present nonappearance nonattendance The condition of lacking a usual or needed amount lack deficiency want defect dearth absences absences - NOUN Failure to be present nonappearance nonattendance The condition of lacking a usual or needed amount lacks deficiencies wants defects dearths absent absent - ADJ Not present away gone missing So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings absent-minded inattentive abstracted bemused faraway preoccupied absent-minded absent-minded - ADJ So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings absent inattentive abstracted bemused faraway preoccupied absolute absolute - ADJ Completely such, without qualification or exception complete total perfect pure thorough sheer all-out outright unrelieved consummate downright thoroughgoing unqualified unbounded arrant flat-out out-and-out unequivocal unmitigated Free from extraneous elements perfect pure plain &nb