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affair NOUN

1= matter, business, happening, event, activity, incident, episode, topic 2= relationship, romance, intrigue, fling, liaison, flirtation, amour, dallianceaffect1 VERB 1= influence, concern, alter, change, manipulate, act on, bear upon, impinge upon 2= emotionally move, touch, upset, overcome, stir, disturb, perturbaffect2 VERB = put on, assume, adopt, pretend, imitate, simulate, contrive, aspire toaffected ADJECTIVE = pretended, artificial, contrived, put-on, mannered, unnatural, feigned, insincere ◼ OPPOSITE: genuineaffection NOUN = fondness, liking, feeling, love, care, warmth, attachment, goodwill, aroha (N.Z.)affectionate ADJECTIVE = fond, loving, kind, caring, friendly, attached, devoted, tender ◼ OPPOSITE: coolaffiliate VERB = associate, unite, join, link, ally, combine, incorporate, amalgamateaffinity NOUN 1= attraction, liking, leaning, sympathy, inclination, rapport, fondness, partiality, aroha (N.Z.) ◼ OPPOSITE: hostility 2= similarity, relationship, connection, correspondence, analogy, resemblance, closeness, likeness ◼ OPPOSITE: differenceaffirm VERB 1= declare, state, maintain, swear, assert, testify, pronounce, certify ◼ OPPOSITE: deny 2= confirm, prove, endorse, ratify, verify, validate, bear out, substantiate ◼ OPPOSITE: refuteaffirmative ADJECTIVE = agreeing, confirming, positive, approving, consenting, favourable, concurring, assenting ◼ OPPOSITE: negativeafflict VERB = torment, trouble, pain, hurt, distress, plague, grieve, harassaffluent ADJECTIVE = wealthy, rich, prosperous, loaded (slang), well-off, opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, minted (Brit. slang) ◼ OPPOSITE: poorafford VERB 1= have the money for, manage, bear, pay for, spare, stand, stretch to 2= bear, stand, sustain, allow yourself 3= give, offer, provide, produce, supply, yield, renderaffordable ADJECTIVE = inexpensive, cheap, reasonable, moderate, modest, low-cost, economical ◼ OPPOSITE: expensiveafraid ADJECTIVE 1= scared, frightened, nervous, terrified, shaken, startled, fearful, cowardly ◼ OPPOSITE: unafraid 2= reluctant, frightened, scared, unwilling, hesitant, loath, disinclined, unenthusiastic 3= sorry, apologetic, regretful, sad, distressed, unhappy ◼ OPPOSITE: pleasedafter PREPOSITION = at the end of, following, subsequent to ◼ OPPOSITE: before ▸ ADVERB = following, later, next, succeeding, afterwards, subsequently, thereafter ◼ RELATED WORD: prefix post-aftermath NOUN = effects, results, wake, consequences, outcome, sequel, end result, upshotagain ADVERB 1= once more, another time, anew, afresh 2= also, in addition, moreover, besides, furthermoreagainst PREPOSITION 1= beside, on, up against, in contact with, abutting 2= opposed to, anti (informal), hostile to, in opposition to, averse to, opposite to 3= in opposition to, resisting, versus, counter to, in the opposite direction of 4= in preparation for, in case of, in anticipation of, in expectation of, in provision for ◼ RELATED WORD: prefixes anti-, contra-, counter-age NOUN 1= years, days, generation, lifetime, length of existence 2= old age, experience, maturity, seniority, majority, senility, decline, advancing years ◼ OPPOSITE: youth 3= time, day(s), period, generation, era, epoch ▸ VERB 1= grow old, decline, weather, fade, deteriorate, wither 2= mature, season, condition, soften, mellow, ripenaged ADJECTIVE = old, getting on, grey, ancient, antique, elderly, antiquated ◼ OPPOSITE: youngagency NOUN 1= business, company, office, firm, department, organization, enterprise, establishment 2= medium, means, activity, vehicle, instrument, mechanismagenda NOUN = programme, list, plan, schedule, diary, calendar, timetableagent NOUN 1= representative, rep (informal), negotiator, envoy, surrogate, go-between 2= author, worker, vehicle, instrument, operator, performer, catalyst, doer 3= force, means, power, cause, instrumentaggravate VERB 1= make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, exacerbate, magnify, inflame, increase ◼ OPPOSITE: improve 2= annoy, bother, provoke, irritate, nettle, get on your nerves (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: pleaseaggregate NOUN = total, body, whole, amount, collection, cluster, mass, sum, combination ▸ ADJECTIVE = collective, mixed, combined, collected, accumulated, composite, cumulative ▸ VERB = combine, mix, collect, assemble, heap, accumulate, pile, amassaggression NOUN 1= hostility, malice, antagonism, antipathy, ill will, belligerence, destructiveness, pugnacity 2= attack, campaign, injury, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, onslaughtaggressive ADJECTIVE 1= hostile, offensive, destructive, belligerent, unfriendly, contrary, antagonistic, pugnacious, aggro (Austral. & N.Z.), aggers (Austral. slang), biffo (Austral. slang) ◼ OPPOSITE: friendly 2= forceful, powerful, convincing, effective, enterprising, dynamic, bold, militant ◼ OPPOSITE: submissiveagitate VERB 1= stir, beat, shake, disturb, toss, rouse 2= upset, worry, trouble, excite, distract, unnerve, disconcert, fluster ◼ OPPOSITE: calmagony NOUN = suffering, pain, distress, misery, torture, discomfort, torment, hardshipagree VERB 1= concur, be as one, sympathize, assent, see eye to eye, be of the same opinion ◼ OPPOSITE: disagree 2= correspond, match, coincide, tally, conform ● agree with someone= suit, get on with, befitagreement NOUN 1= treaty, contract, arrangement, alliance, deal (informal), understanding, settlement, bargain 2= concurrence, harmony, compliance, union, agreeing, consent, unison, assent ◼ OPPOSITE: disagreement 3= correspondence, similarity, consistency, correlation, conformity, compatibility, congruity ◼ OPPOSITE: differenceagricultural ADJECTIVE = farming, country, rural, rustic, agrarianagriculture NOUN = farming, culture, cultivation, husbandry, tillageahead ADVERB 1= in front, in advance, towards the front, frontwards 2= at an advantage, in advance, in the lead 3= in the lead, winning, leading, at the head, to the fore, at an advantage 4= in advance, in front, before, in the leadaid NOUN = help, backing, support, benefit, favour, relief, promotion, assistance ◼ OPPOSITE: hindrance ▸ VERB 1= help, support, serve, sustain, assist, avail, subsidize, be of service to ◼ OPPOSITE: hinder 2= promote, help, further, forward, encourage, favour, facilitate, pave the way foraide NOUN = assistant, supporter, attendant, helper, right-hand man or woman or person, secondailing ADJECTIVE 1= weak, failing, poor, flawed, unstable, unsatisfactory, deficient 2= ill, poorly (informal), sick, weak, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), unwell, infirm, under the weather (informal), indisposedailment NOUN = illness, disease, complaint, disorder, sickness, affliction, malady, infirmityaim VERB 1= try for, seek, work for, plan for, strive, set your sights on 2= point▸ NOUN = intention, point, plan, goal, design, target, purpose, desireair NOUN 1= wind, breeze, draught, gust, zephyr 2= atmosphere, sky, heavens, aerosphere 3= tune, song, theme, melody, strain, lay, aria 4= manner, appearance, look, aspect, atmosphere, mood, impression, aura ▸ VERB 1= publicize, reveal, exhibit, voice, express, display, circulate, make public 2= ventilate, expose, freshen, aerate ◼ RELATED WORD: adjective aerialairborne ADJECTIVE = flying, floating, in the air, hovering, gliding, in flight, on the wingairing NOUN 1= ventilation, drying, freshening, aeration 2= exposure, display, expression, publicity, vent, utterance, disseminationairplane (U.S. & Canad.) NOUN = plane, aircraft, jet, aeroplane, airlinerairs PLURAL NOUN = affectation, arrogance, pretensions, pomposity, swank (informal), hauteur, haughtiness, superciliousnessaisle NOUN = passageway, path, lane, passage, corridor, alley, gangwayalarm NOUN 1= fear, panic, anxiety, fright, apprehension, nervousness, consternation, trepidation (formal) ◼ OPPOSITE: calmness 2= danger signal, warning, bell, alert, siren, alarm bell, hooter, distress signal ▸ VERB = frighten, scare, panic, distress, startle, dismay, daunt, unnerve ◼ OPPOSITE: calmalarming ADJECTIVE = frightening, shocking, scaring, disturbing, distressing, startling, horrifying, menacingalcoholic NOUN = drinker, drunkard, drunk, inebriate, tippler, lush (slang), wino (informal), toper (literary) ▸ ADJECTIVE = intoxicating, hard, strong, stiff, brewed, fermented, distilledalert ADJECTIVE 1= attentive, awake, vigilant, watchful, on the lookout, circumspect, observant, on guard ◼ OPPOSITE: careless 2= quick-witted, bright, sharp ▸ NOUN = warning, signal, alarm, siren ◼ OPPOSITE: all clear ▸ VERB = warn, signal, inform, alarm, notify, tip off, forewarn ◼ OPPOSITE: lullalien NOUN = foreigner, incomer, immigrant, stranger, outsider, newcomer, asylum seeker ◼ OPPOSITE: citizen ▸ ADJECTIVE 1= foreign, strange, imported, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar 2= strange, new, foreign, novel, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar, untried ◼ OPPOSITE: similaralienate VERB = antagonize, anger, annoy, offend, irritate, hassle (informal), estrange, hack off (informal)alienation NOUN = estrangement, setting against, separation, turning away, disaffection, remotenessalight1 VERB 1= get off, descend, get down, disembark, dismount 2= land, light, settle, come down, descend, perch, touch down, come to rest ◼ OPPOSITE: take offalight2 ADJECTIVE = lit up, bright, brilliant, shining, illuminated, fieryalign VERB 1= ally, side, join, associate, affiliate, cooperate, sympathize 2= line up, order, range, regulate, straighten, even upalike ADJECTIVE = similar, close, the same, parallel, resembling, identical, corresponding, akin ◼ OPPOSITE: different ▸ ADVERB = similarly, identically, equally, uniformly, correspondingly, analogously ◼ OPPOSITE: differentlyalive ADJECTIVE 1= living, breathing, animate, subsisting, existing, functioning, in the land of the living (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: dead 2= in existence, existing, functioning, active, operative, in force, on-going, prevalent ◼ OPPOSITE: inoperative 3= lively, active, vital, alert, energetic, animated, agile, perky ◼ OPPOSITE: dullall DETERMINER 1= the whole amount, everything, the total, the aggregate, the totality, the sum total, the entirety, the entire amount 2= every, each, every single, every one of, each and every ▸ ADJECTIVE = complete, greatest, full, total, perfect, entire, utter ▸ ADVERB = completely, totally, fully, entirely, absolutely, altogether, wholly, utterlyallegation NOUN = claim, charge, statement, declaration, accusation, assertion, affirmationallege VERB = claim, charge, challenge, state, maintain, declare, assert, uphold ◼ OPPOSITE: denyalleged ADJECTIVE = claimed, supposed, declared, assumed, so-called, apparent, stated, describedallegiance NOUN = loyalty, devotion, fidelity, obedience, constancy, faithfulness ◼ OPPOSITE: disloyaltyallergic ADJECTIVE = sensitive, affected, susceptible, hypersensitiveallergy NOUN = sensitivity, reaction, susceptibility, antipathy, hypersensitivity, sensitivenessalleviate VERB = ease, reduce, relieve, moderate, soothe, lessen, lighten, allayalley NOUN = passage, walk, lane, pathway, alleyway, passageway, backstreetalliance NOUN = union, league, association, agreement, marriage, connection, combination, coalition ◼ OPPOSITE: divisionallied ADJECTIVE 1= united, linked, related, combined, integrated, affiliated, cooperating, in league 2= connected, linked, associatedallocate VERB = assign, grant, distribute, designate, set aside, earmark, give out, consignallocation NOUN 1= allowance, share, portion, quota, lot, ration 2= assignment, allowance, allotmentallow VERB 1= permit, approve, enable, sanction, endure, license, tolerate, authorize ◼ OPPOSITE: prohibit 2= let, permit, sanction, entitle, authorize, license, tolerate, consent to, assent to ◼ OPPOSITE: forbid 3= give, provide, grant, spare, devote, assign, allocate, set aside 4= acknowledge, accept, admit, grant, recognize, yield, concede, confess ● allow for something= take into account, consider, plan for, accommodate, provide for, make provision for, make allowances for, make concessions forallowance NOUN 1= portion, lot, share, amount, grant, quota, allocation, stint 2= pocket money, grant, fee, payment, ration, handout, remittance 3= concession, discount, reduction, repayment, deduction, rebateall right ADJECTIVE 1= satisfactory, O.K. or okay (informal), average, fair, sufficient, standard, acceptable, good enough ◼ OPPOSITE: unsatisfactory 2= well, O.K. or okay (informal), whole (archaic), sound, fit, safe, healthy, unharmed ◼ OPPOSITE: illally NOUN = partner, friend, colleague, associate, mate (informal), comrade, helper, collaborator, cobber (Austral. & N.Z. old-fashioned, informal), E hoa (N.Z.) ◼ OPPOSITE: opponent ● ally yourself with something or someone= unite with, associate with, unify, collaborate with, join forces with, band together withalmost ADVERB = nearly, about, close to, virtually, practically, roughly, just about, not quitealone ADJECTIVE 1= solitary, isolated, separate, apart, by yourself, unaccompanied, on your tod (slang) ◼ OPPOSITE: accompanied 2= lonely, abandoned, isolated, solitary, desolate, forsaken, forlorn, destitute ▸ ADVERB 1= solely, only, individually, singly, exclusively, uniquely 2= by yourself, independently, unaccompanied, without help, on your own, without assistance ◼ OPPOSITE: with helpaloud ADVERB = out loud, clearly, plainly, distinctly, audibly, intelligiblyalready ADVERB = before now, before, previously, at present, by now, by then, even now, just nowalso ADVERB = and, too, further, in addition, as well, moreover, besides, furthermorealter VERB 1= modify, change, reform, vary, transform, adjust, adapt, revise 2= change, turn, vary, transform, adjust, adaptalternate VERB 1= interchange, change, fluctuate, take turns, oscillate, chop and change 2= intersperse, interchange, exchange, swap, stagger, rotate ▸ ADJECTIVE = alternating, interchanging, every other, rotating, every second, sequentialalternative NOUN = substitute, choice, other, option, preference, recourse ▸ ADJECTIVE = different, other, substitute, alternatealternatively ADVERB = or, instead, otherwise, on the other hand, if not, then again, as an alternative, as another optionalthough CONJUNCTION = though, while, even if, even though, whilst, albeit, despite the fact that, notwithstandingaltogether ADVERB 1= absolutely, quite, completely, totally, perfectly, fully, thoroughly, wholly 2= completely, fully, entirely, thoroughly, wholly, in every respect ◼ OPPOSITE: partially 3= on the whole, generally, mostly, in general, collectively, all things considered, on average, for the most part 4= in total, in all, all told, taken together, in sum, everything included