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About. Concerning, regarding, touching, relative to, with reference to, in regard to; near, surrounding, around; almost, nearly, well-nigh; ready, on the point of, on the eve of; around, hind part before.
Ant. Afar, distant, remote; precisely, exactly.
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Above. Overhead, aloft, on high; before, previously; higher, having precedence; over, exceeding, beyond, superior, excessive.
Ant. Below, beneath, within; later, subsequently; lower; less, diminished.
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Aboveboard. Openly, candidly, frankly, sincerely, fairly, ingenuously, unreservedly, guilelessly.
Ant. Secretly, elusively, underhand, deceitfully, wilily.
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Above-named. Named before, aforesaid, above-mentioned, above-cited, above-described, mentioned above.
Ant. Named below, described below, hereinafter named.
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Abrasion. Rubbing, friction, wearing away or off, disintegration, attrition.
Ant. Accretion, augmentation, increment; supplement, reinforcement.
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Abreast. Alongside, side by side, aligned; against, off, opposite to.
Ant. Ahead, astern; behind.
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Abridge. Abbreviate, shorten, condense, diminish, reduce, contract, cut down, deprive of, divest of, epitomize, compress.
Ant. Amplify, expand, spread out, extend, dilate.
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Abridgment. Summary, synopsis, compend, analysis, abstract, abbreviation, epitome, outline, compendium, digest.
Ant. Amplification, expatiation, exposition, annotation, paraphrase, expansion, comment.
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Abroad. Far away, distant, apart, dispersed, aloof, adrift; distracted, confused, dazed, confounded; forth, out of doors.
Ant. Near, close, collected, fast, housed; composed, poised, self-contained; within.
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Abrogate. Abolish, cancel, set aside, annul, make void, overrule, invalidate, nullify, repeal.
Ant. Enact, confirm, enforce, establish, continue, revive.
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Abrogation. Repeal, rescinding, annulment, abolition, revocation, voidance, cancelation, setting aside; discontinuance, disestablishment.
Ant. Enactment, institution, establishment; sanction, continuance, confirmation.
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Abrupt. Sudden, unexpected, hasty, ill-timed, precipitate; steep, precipitous, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged; short, blunt, curt, unceremonious; stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected.
Ant. Easy, gliding; polished, smooth, undulating; expected, courteous, elegant, complaisant, suave.
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Abscond. Depart, steal away, decamp, bolt, disappear, run off, hide, withdraw, retreat, escape, elope, slink or sneak off, absent one’s self.