Afflicting, a. Grievous, painful, distressing, calamitous, disastrous, afflictive, sad, unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky, wretched, dire, deplorable, sore, woful, severe, hard, trying, hard to bear.
Affliction, n. 1. Calamity, adversity, misfortune, disaster, visitation, stroke, reverse, reverse of fortune.
2. Grief, sorrow, distress, woe, tribulation, trial, plague, scourge, trouble, heartache, bitterness, misery, wretchedness, gripe, griping, broken heart, heavy heart.
Afflictive, a. Afflicting.
Affluence, n. Wealth, riches, opulence, fortune, plenty, abundance, exuberance, ample store, ample means.
Affluent, a. 1. Abundant, exuberant.
2. Opulent, wealthy, rich, moneyed.
Afford, v. a. 1. Supply, furnish, yield, produce.
2. Confer, impart, grant, bestow, offer, lend, give, communicate, spare.
3. Bear the cost or expense of.
Affray, n. Brawl (in a public place), quarrel, feud, squabble, wrangle, contest, altercation, strife, row, fray, broil, fight, mélée, tumult, disturbance, outbreak, rumpus, breach of the peace.
Affright, v. a. Frighten, terrify, alarm, scare, daunt, appall, dismay, fright, intimidate, startle, overawe, put in fear.
Affright, n. Terror, fear, fright, alarm, dismay, consternation, panic.
Affront, v. a. 1. Insult, abuse, outrage.
2. Offend, displease, irritate, provoke, chafe, fret, vex, annoy, pique, nettle, anger, gall, miff, give offence to, make angry.
Affront, n. 1. Insult, abuse, contumely, indignity, outrage, injury, wrong, ill-treatment, ill-turn.
2. Provocation, offence.
Affusion, n. Sprinkling.
Afoot, ad. 1. On foot.
2. Preparing, forthcoming, in preparation, in course of preparation, on the carpet, on the tapis, on the anvil.
Aforementioned, a. Aforesaid.
Aforesaid, a. Said before, aforementioned, before-mentioned, fore-named, above-mentioned, above-named.
Aforethought, a. Premeditated, prepense.
A fortiori, [L.] With stronger reason, for a still stronger reason.
Afraid, a. Fearful, haunted with fear.
Afresh, ad. Anew, newly, again, over again, de novo.
Aft, ad. (Naut.) Abaft, astern, behind, back, rearward, in the rear.
After, prep. 1. Subsequent to, later than.
2. Following, behind.
3. About, in relation to.
4. In imitation of.
After, ad. Afterward.
After, a. 1. Succeeding, subsequent, following, later.
2. Hind, hinder, posterior, rear, back.