Dictionary of English Synonyms: Vocabulary Building

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Synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Alphabetical List of English synonyms

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English Synonyms – A

ABSTRUSE – difficult to understand
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Abstruse’
arcane / complicated / convoluted / garbled / inarticulate / incoherent / incomprehensible / indecipherable / inexplicable / intricate / obscure / rarefied / unfathomable / unintelligible / unplumbed

ACCREDITED – officially recognized
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Accredited’
certified / endorsed / licensed

ACQUIT – to say officially that somebody is not guilty for a crime
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Acquit’
absolve / exculpate / exonerate

ADMIRATION – praise or approval
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Admiration’
acclaim / accolade / applause / approbation / commendation / ovation

ADMIRING – behavior that shows that you respect somebody/something
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Admiring’
chivalrous / considerate / courteous / deferential / gracious / respectful / reverent / reverential

AMPLE – more than enough
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Ample’
abundance / cornucopia / plenty / plethora / profusion

Also Note:
Surplus – more than is necessary
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Surplus’
excess / glut / oversupply / surfeit

ADROIT – skillful and accurate
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Adroit’
agile / deft / dexterous / natty / nifty / nimble / swift

ALLEVIATE – to make something less unpleasant
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Alleviate’
assuage / ease / mitigate

ANNOY – to make somebody uncomfortable or angry by asking for something, or asking to do something, or doing or saying unpleasant things
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Annoy’
badger / beleaguer / bother / exasperate / harass / infuriate / irritate / pester / plague

ANXIOUSLY – thinking about unpleasant things and feeling unhappy and afraid
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Anxiously’
agitatedly / apprehensively / awfully / dreadfully / edgily / fearfully / fretfully / fussily / intolerably / nervously / restlessly / uncomfortably / uneasily / worriedly

APPROVE – to officially agree to a plan, etc.
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Approve’
assent / consent / pass /sanction

ARGUE – disagreeing angrily in conversation
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Argue’
bicker / debate / joust / quarrel / row / spar / squabble / wrangle

ASSIST – to help somebody
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Assist’
aid / cooperate / facilitate / support

ATROCIOUS – very bad, cruel, shocking or unpleasant
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Atrocious’
abysmal / appalling / awful / dreadful / fearful / fearsome / frightening / frightful / horrible / terrible / terrifying

AUSPICIOUS – likely to produce a successful result
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Auspicious’
blessed / fortunate / lucky / promising / propitious

AWKWARDNESS – moving or doing things in a strange way
Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Awkwardness’
clumsiness / coarseness / crudeness / discomfiture / gaucheness / gawkiness / gracelessness / inelegance / ineptness / klutziness / nervousness / tackiness / tactlessness / uncouthness / ungainliness / unseemliness / unwieldiness