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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
advantage
advantage
noun a more favourable
position or state » Sara
had the advantage of knowing
his favourite hiding place.
ascendancy, benefit,
dominance, superiority
antonym: disadvantageadvertise
verb to present something
to the public in order to sell
it » Printed bags are a good
way to advertise a shop.
plug (informal), promote,
publicize, push, blazon,
promulgateadvertisement
noun a public announcement
to sell or publicize something
» Mia placed an advertisement
in the local newspaper.
ad (informal), advert (Britain;
informal), banner ad,
commercial, notice,
plug (informal)advice
noun a suggestion as to what
to do » Take my advice and
don't order the fish pie.
counsel (formal), drum
(Australia; informal),
guidance, opinion,
suggestionadvise^1
verb to offer advice to someone
» His friend advised him
to leave as soon as possible.
caution, counsel,
recommend, suggest, urge,
commend, prescribeadvise^2
verb to notify someone
» I would like to advise you of
my decision to change courses.
inform, make known, notifyadviser
noun a person whose job
is to give advice » My mother
spent the day in meetings with
her advisers.
aide, consultant, guru,
mentor, tutoradvocate
verb to publicly support
a plan or course of action
» Tom advocates Mr Johnson
to be the new governor.
back, champion,
endorse, favour,
promote, recommend,
support, upholdaffair
noun an event or series
of events » The wedding
was a large affair.
business, event, issue,
matter, question,
situation, subjectaffect
verb to influence something
or someone » More than
7 million people have been
affected by the drought.
act on, alter, change,
impinge onaffection
noun a feeling of fondness for
someone or something » She
thought of him with affection.
attachment, fondness,
liking, love, warmth
antonym: dislikeaffectionate
adjective full of fondness
for someone » Elsa gave
her dog an affectionate stroke.
caring, fond, loving, tender
antonym: coldafraid
adjective scared of something
unpleasant happening
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adverb at a later time
» After the main course,
you can choose a dessert.
afterwards, following,
later, subsequently
antonym: before
related word: prefix post-again
adverb happening one more
time » When he didn't get
a reply, Carlos texted his best
friend again.
afresh, anew, once moreagainst^1
preposition in opposition
to » We are against
the new building works.
averse to, hostile to,
in opposition to, versus
related words: prefixes anti-,
contra-, counter-against^2
preposition in preparation
for or in case of something
» When you go out, dress
well to protect yourselves
against the cold.
in anticipation of,
in expectation of,
in preparation foraggressive
adjective full of hostility
and violence » Hungry
sharks can be very aggressive.
hostile, quarrelsome,
belligerent, pugnacious
antonym: peacefulagile
adjective able to move quickly
and easily » He is as agile
as a cat.
lithe, nimble, sprightly,
supple, limber,
lissom, lissome
antonym: clumsyagitate^1
verb to campaign energetically
for something » The workers
had begun to agitate for better
conditions in the office.
campaign, demonstrate,
protest, pushagitate^2
verb to worry or distress
someone » Everything
she said agitated me.
bother, distress, disturb,
trouble, upset, worry,
discompose, faze, perturbagree^1
verb to have the same opinion
as someone » They all agreed
to go bowling.
assent, be of the same
opinion, concur,
see eye to eye
antonym: disagreeagree^2
verb to match or be the same
as something » His statement
agrees with the facts given
by other witnesses.
accord, conform, match,
square, tallyagreeable^1
adjective pleasant or enjoyable
» I’ve just had the most
agreeable holiday, I want
to go back!
delightful, enjoyable, lovely,
nice, pleasant, pleasurable
antonym: disagreeableMia placed an advertisement
in the local newspaper.We are against the new
building works.Elsa gave her dog
an affectionate stroke.NO NO
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