Collins Dictionaries - Collins English Thesaurus Essential

abrasion

abrasive

abreast

abridge

abridged

abroad

abrupt

abruptly

abscess

abscond

absence

absent

absentee

absent-minded

absolute

absolutely

absolution

absolve

absorb

absorbed

absorbent

absorbing

absorption

abstain from

abstention

abstinence

abstract

abstracted

abstraction

absurd

absurdity

absurdly

abundance

abundant

abundantly

abuse

abusive

abut

abysmal

abyss

academic

academy

accede to

accelerate

acceleration

accent

accentuate

accept

acceptability

acceptable

acceptance

accepted

access

accessibility

accessible

accession

accessory

accident

accidental

accidentally

acclaim

acclaimed

accolade

accommodate

accommodating

accommodation

accompaniment

accompany

accompanying

accomplice

accomplish

accomplished

accomplishment

accord

accordance

accordingly

accost

account

accountability

accountable

accountant

accounting

accoutrements

accredit

accredited

accrue

accumulate

accumulation

accuracy

accurate

accurately

accusation

accuse

accustom

accustomed

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ace

acerbic

ache

achievable

achieve

achievement

achiever

aching

acid

acidity

acknowledge

acknowledged

acknowledgment

acme

acolyte

acquaint

acquaintance

acquainted

acquiesce

acquiescence

acquire

acquisition

acquisitive

acquit

acquittal

acrid

acrimonious

acrimony

acrobat

across

across-the-board

act

acting

action

activate

activation

active

activist

activity

actor

actual

actuality

actually

acumen

acute

adage

adamant

adapt

adaptability

adaptable

adaptation

add

addict

addicted

addiction

addictive

addition

additional

additive

addled

address

adept

adequacy

adequate

adherent

adhere to

adhesion

adhesive

ad hoc

adjacent

adjoin

adjoining

adjourn

adjournment

adjudge

adjudicate

adjudication

adjudicator

adjunct

adjust

adjustable

adjustment

administer

administration

administrative

administrator

admirable

admiration

admire

admirer

admissible

admission

admit

admittance

admittedly

admonish

admonition

ado

adolescence

adolescent

adopt

adoption

adorable

adoration

adore

adoring

adorn

adornment

adrift

adroit

adulation

adult

adulterer

adulterous

adultery

advance

advanced

advancement

advantage

advantageous

advent

adventure

adventurer

adventurous

adversary

adverse

adversity

advert

advertise

advertisement

advice

advisable

advise

adviser

advisory

advocacy

advocate

aegis

aesthetic

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affable

affair

affect

affectation

affected

affecting

affection

affectionate

affiliate

affiliated

affiliation

affinity

affirm

affirmation

affirmative

affix

afflict

affliction

affluence

affluent

afford

affordable

affront

affronted

afloat

afoot

afraid

afresh

after

aftereffect

aftermath

afterwards

again

against

age

aged

ageing

ageless

agency

agenda

agent

aggravate

aggravating

aggravation

aggregate

aggregation

aggression

aggressive

aggressor

aggrieved

aghast

agile

agility

agitate

agitated

agitation

agitator

ago

agonize

agonized

agonizing

agony

agrarian

agree

agreeable

agreed

agreement

agricultural

agriculture

aground

ahead

aid

aide

ail

ailing

ailment

aim

aimless

air

airborne

aircraft

airfield

airily

airing

airless

airplane

airport

airs

airy

aisle

ajar

akin

alacrity

alarm

alarmed

alarming

albeit

album

alchemy

alcohol

alcoholic

alcove

alert

alertness

alias

alibi

alien

alienate

alienation

alight

align

alignment

alike

alive

all

allay

allegation

allege

alleged

allegedly

allegiance

allegorical

allegory

allergic

allergy

alleviate

alley

alliance

allied

all-important

allocate

allocation

allot

allotment

allotted

all-out

allow

allowable

allowance

alloy

all right

allude to

allure

alluring

allusion

ally

almighty

almost

alms

aloft

alone

aloof

aloud

alphabet

already

also

alter

alteration

altercation

alternate

alternating

alternative

alternatively

although

altitude

altogether

altruism

altruistic

always

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amalgam

amalgamate

amalgamation

amass

amateur

amateurish

amaze

amazement

amazing

ambassador

ambience

ambiguity

ambiguous

ambition

ambitious

ambivalence

ambivalent

amble

ambush

ameliorate

amenable

amend

amendment

amends

amenity

American

amiable

amicable

amid

amiss

ammunition

amnesty

amok

among

amoral

amorous

amorphous

amount

amour

ample

amplification

amplify

amplitude

amply

amputate

amuck

amuse

amusement

amusing

anaemic

anaesthetic

analogous

analogy

analyse

analysis

analytic

anarchic

anarchist

anarchy

anathema

anatomy

ancestor

ancestral

ancestry

anchor

anchorage

ancient

ancillary

and

android

anecdote

anew