2. Abstemious, sober, temperate.
Abstract, v. a. 1. Separate, disunite, disjoin, dissociate, isolate, detach, disengage.
2. Take, seize, appropriate, steal, purloin.
3. Abridge, abbreviate, epitomize, make an abstract of.
Abstract, a. 1. Separate, isolated, not concrete.
2. Occult, recondite, subtile, refined, abstracted, abstruse.
Abstract, n. Abridgment, epitome, summary, conspectus, compend, compendium, synopsis, syllabus, outline, digest, brief, breviary, sum and substance, concise statement.
Abstracted, a. 1. Subtile, refined, abstract, abstruse.
2. Inattentive, preoccupied, lost, dreaming, musing, absent, absent-minded, in a revery, in a brown study.
Abstraction, n. 1. Separation, disconnection, disjunction, isolation.
2. Preoccupation, inattention, revery, musing, muse, absence, absence of mind, brown study.
3. Taking, abduction, seizure, appropriation, stealing, purloining, pilfering.
Abstruse, a. Recondite, occult, profound, hidden, transcendental, obscure, difficult, dark, enigmatical, mysterious, mystic, mystical, high, abstract, abstracted, subtile, refined.
Absurd, a. Unreasonable, irrational, foolish, nonsensical, ridiculous, incongruous, senseless, unwise, silly, stupid, preposterous, paradoxical, ill-judged, ill-advised, contrary to reason, contrary to the dictates of common sense.
Absurdity, n. 1. Unreasonableness, irrationality, foolishness, folly, foolery, extravagance, absurdness.
2. Paradox, mare's nest, cart before the horse, absurd thing.
Absurdness, n. Absurdity.
Absurd story, Cock-and-bull-story, fiddle-faddle, neither rhyme nor reason.
Abundance, n. Flow, overflow, exuberance, luxuriance, fertility, copiousness, profusion, richness, largeness, ampleness, wealth, affluence, store, more than enough, great plenty.
Abundant, a. Abounding, flowing, overflowing, plentiful, plenteous, copious, much, exuberant, luxuriant, replete, full, large, ample, good, liberal, bountiful, lavish, rich, teeming, thick.
Abuse, v. a. 1. Misuse, misemploy, misapply, pervert, prostitute, desecrate, profane, make an ill use of.
2. Maltreat, harm, injure, hurt, ill-treat, ill-use.
3. Revile, reproach, vilify, slander, traduce, defame, asperse, malign, blacken, disparage, berate, rate, upbraid, calumniate, lampoon, satirize, lash, pasquinade, vituperate, rail at, sneer at, speak ill of, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise.