Synonyms Starting with A
Acquisition Synonyms: purchase, procurement, acquirement, obtainment, gift, gain, possession, proceeds, grant, property, prize.Acquisitive Synonyms: avid, greedy, squirrelly, accumulative, hoarding, saving, covetous.Acquit Synonyms: clear, free, exculpate, exonerate, absolve, vindicate, discharge, remit, reprieve, pardon, forgive.unburden, relieve, liberate, excuse, let off, exempt.Acrid Synonyms: sharp, bitter, burning, smoky, pungent, stinging, biting, irritating.acid.Acridity Synonyms: acerbity.Acrimonious Synonyms: sarcastic, sharp, cutting, biting, caustic, acerb, acidulous, stinging, waspish, harsh, testy, vitriolic, bitchy.Acrimony Synonyms: acerbity.Across-the-board Synonyms: blanket.Act Synonyms: impersonate, perform, play, enact, mimic, mime, represent, portray, personify, characterize.feign, pretend, come on, behave, simulate, counterfeit, dissimulate, make believe, comport oneself, conduct Act Up Synonyms: worsen, cause trouble, get worse, flare up, intensify, exacerbate.misbehave, make a scene, carry on, show off, rebel, cut up.Acting Synonyms: substituting, officiating, delegated, deputy, substitute, surrogate, deputized, temporary, pro tem.Action Synonyms: working, functioning, movement, process, mechanics, motion, operation.act, deed, performance, production, execution, accomplishment, achievement, deed, feat, exploit, exercise, exertion, perpetration.Activate Synonyms: energize, mobilize, move, animate, start, stimulate, impel, stir, prompt, propel, push, nudge, motivate.Active Synonyms: agile, lively, quick, spry, light, frisky, spirited, vital, animated, alive, vivacious, peppy, zippy.militant, aggressive, engaged, committed, activist, enterprising, zealous, forward, ambitious, enerActivism Synonyms: agitation, confrontation, involvement, engagement, commitment, militancy, aggression, zeal, ardor, fervor.Activist Synonyms: doer, militant, enthusiast, partisan, champion, advocate.Activity Synonyms: project, pursuit, endeavor, job, assignment, doing, venture, undertaking, pastime, scheme, purpose, task.action, life, movement, mobility, operation, work, labor, exertion, enterprise.stir, bustle, huActor Synonyms: doer, agent, participant, participator, performer, executor, factor, perpetrator, operator, worker, practitioner, transactor, representative.thespian, player, actress, performer, trouper, star, leadinActual Synonyms: real, factual, existent, de facto, present-day, current, live, living, present, authentic, verifiable, true, truthful, extant, tangible, genuine.Actuality Synonyms: reality.Actuate Synonyms: motivate, move, incite, activate, energize, effect, effectuate, stir, spur, quicken, rouse, drive, compel, force, promote.Acumen Synonyms: insight, discernment, acuteness, cleverness, shrewdness, perceptiveness, sharpness, sagacity, penetration, intelligence, perspicacity, perspicaciousness, astuteness.Acute Synonyms: critical, crucial, severe, sudden, urgent, grave, serious, dangerous.intense, piercing, sharp, severe, powerful, deep, racking, overpowering, overwhelming, poignant.keen, discerning, clever, sharp, peAd-lib Synonyms: improvise.Adage Synonyms: proverb, saying, aphorism, precept, folk wisdom, maxim, truism, commonplace, bromide, old saw.
