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Amateur. Lover, votary, devotee; beginner, neophyte, novice, tyro, dilettante.

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Amazement. Astonishment, bewilderment, wonder, marvel, stupefaction, confusion, perplexity, awe.

Ant. Anticipation, calmness, coolness, familiarity, preparation, stoicism, self-possession, steadiness, composure.

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Amazing. Astonishing, astounding, wonderful, surprising, marvelous, prodigious, strange, miraculous, stupendous, extraordinary.

Ant. Common, familiar, trivial, commonplace, frequent, hackneyed, usual, customary.

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Ambagious. Winding, devious, sinuous; tortuous, indirect, evasive, circuitous; diffuse, dull, tedious; dubious, enigmatical, vague.

Ant. Direct, straight, frank, open, simple, straightforward, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable.

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Ambassador. Minister, envoy, legate, deputy, plenipotentiary.

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Ambient. Surrounding, encompassing, enfolding, circling, investing.

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Ant. Penetrating, infiltrating, permeating, intervening.

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Ambiguous. Doubtful, dubious, uncertain, indefinite, vague, obscure, indistinct, equivocal, enigmatical.

Ant. Obvious, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable.

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Ambition. Emulation, rivalry, aspiration, competition, opposition.

Ant. Contentment, moderation, indifference, satisfaction.

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Amelioration. Amendment, improvement, promotion, bettering, elevation.

Ant. Degeneration, deterioration, injury, detriment.

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Amenable. Liable, responsible, answerable, accountable; open, impressible, pliant, docile.

Ant. Obstinate, irresponsible, independent, autocratic.

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Amend. Improve, mend, repair, ameliorate, reform, correct, rectify.

Ant. Harm, corrupt, spoil, debase, aggravate.

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Amends. Compensation, atonement, expiation, recompense, indemnity.

Ant. Insult, injury, fault, offense.

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Amenity. Softness, mildness, suavity, gentleness, refinement, amiability.

Ant. Austerity, ungraciousness, discourtesy, moroseness.

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Amiable. Agreeable, gentle, good-natured, pleasing, winsome, attractive, charming, lovable.

Ant. Crusty, hateful, sullen, surly, crabbed, cruel, unlovely, gruff, disagreeable, ill-tempered.

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Amicable. Cordial, kind, friendly, harmonious, peaceable, propitious, favorable, sociable, amiable.

Ant. Unkind, cold, distant, hostile, adverse, unfriendly.

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Amid. Among, between, in the midst of, betwixt, surrounded by.

Ant. Outside, without, beyond, afar from, away from.

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Amiss. Wrong, improper, faulty, incorrect, inaccurate, inopportune.

Ant. Correct, right, faultless, perfect, effective, true.

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Amount, n. Sum, total, aggregate, whole; effect, substance, purport.

Ant. Portion, instalment, part; failure, deficiency.

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Ample. Liberal, large, spacious, plentiful, copious, lavish, exuberant, bountiful, generous.

Ant. Niggardly, stingy, scant, mean, narrow, insufficient.

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Amplify. Augment, enlarge, expand, expatiate, increase, develop, widen, dilate, extend.

Ant. Abbreviate, condense, reduce, abridge, amputate, epitomize, summarize.

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Amusement. Diversion, sport, play, fun, entertainment, merriment, pastime, game, frolic, relaxation.

Ant. Weariness, disgust, satiety, tedium, monotony, strenuosity.

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Analogy. Likeness, relation, resemblance, similitude, comparison.

Ant. Unlikeness, incongruity, disproportion, disagreement.

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Analysis. Separation, dissection, investigation, partition.

Ant. Synthesis, composition, aggregation, combination, coherence.

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Anarchy. Misrule, disorder, lawlessness, violence, confusion.

Ant. Law, order, government, control, organization, subjection.

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Anatomy. Analysis, dissection; skeleton; dismemberment.

Ant. Synthesis, organization, union, construction; body.

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Ancient. Old, antique, antiquated, obsolete, primeval, aged.