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Assuage. Soothe, pacify, mitigate, ease, alleviate, abate, calm.
Ant. Excite, inflame, provoke, aggravate, exasperate.
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Assume. Arrogate, feign, pretend, take, usurp, accept, affect, appropriate, claim.
Ant. Waive, allow, surrender; doff; concede, grant, abandon, resign; demonstrate, prove, argue.
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Assumption. Presumption, hypothesis, theory, postulate, conjecture; acceptance of, responsibility for; usurpation, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, lordliness, impudence, effrontery.
Ant. Truth, fact; timidity, distrust, misgiving, consternation.
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Assurance. Confidence, effrontery, presumption, assumption, arrogance, impudence, self-reliance, boldness, assertion; pledge.
Ant. Doubt, distrust, hesitancy, misgiving, timidity, confusion, dismay, shyness.
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Astonish. Amaze, startle, surprise, astound, stupefy, stagger.
Ant. Encourage, embolden, assure.
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Astute. Keen, discerning, acute, sagacious, shrewd, sharp, cunning, subtle, discriminating, knowing, perspicacious, crafty.
Ant. Stupid, unintelligent, imbecile, dull, idiotic, shortsighted, shallow.
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Atrocious. Infamous, outrageous, nefarious, villainous, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, horrible.
Ant. Humane, noble, honorable, admirable, chivalrous, generous.
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Attachment. Adherence, friendship, regard, tenderness, love, esteem, affection, devotion, inclination, union.
Ant. Alienation, aversion, coolness, distance, estrangement, indifference, antipathy, animosity, dislike, enmity, divorce.
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Attack, v. Assault, storm, assail, invade, charge, rush upon, spring upon; censure, criticize; combat, besiege, beset.
Ant. Withstand, defend, resist, support, shield, aid, uphold, shelter, vindicate, protest.
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Attain. Achieve, accomplish, gain, master, secure, earn, obtain, win, acquire, accomplish.
Ant. Lose, fail of, forfeit, give up, abandon, let go, miss.
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Attainment. Winning, getting, accomplishing, securing; erudition, acquirement, wisdom, accomplishment, mental resources, information, learning, enlightenment.
Ant. Inspiration, intuition, genius; ignorance.
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Attempt. Try, undertake, seek, endeavor, essay, attack, strive.
Ant. Abandon, shun, drop, dismiss, neglect.
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Attendance. Presence; persons present; train, retinue; ministration, service, waiting on.
Ant. Absence; non-attendance; neglect, abandonment.
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Attention. Care, notice, observation, consideration, watchfulness, alertness; study, reflection, application; respect, courtesy, politeness, civility, regard; courtship, devotion, wooing.
Ant. Indifference, carelessness, heedlessness, abstraction, distraction, absence of mind; neglect, preoccupation,
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Attenuate. Rarefy, thin, reduce, diminish, make slender, slim, or spare, lessen.
Ant. Amplify, dilate, swell, develop, enlarge, broaden, expand, increase.
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Attest. Bear witness, certify, indorse, corroborate, support, authenticate; invoke, adjure; prove, show, manifest, exhibit.
Ant. Controvert, contradict, disprove, deny, upset, refute; conceal; vitiate.
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Attire. Dress, apparel, robes, garments, habiliments, habit, raiment, uniform, costume, livery.