The New International Webster's Pocket Thesaurus of the English Language [antikvár]

aback aback adv. backward: back, behind, rearward; unexpected: suddenly, unawares, unexpectedly abandon n. enthusiasm: impetuosity, spontaneity; nimoralitt: shamelessness, wantonness abandon v. give up: forgo, forswear, quit, relinquish; desert: forsake, leave, resign, vacate abandonment n. abdication, renunciation, repudiation, resignation, surrender abase v. debase^ degrade, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate abased adj. degraded, disgraced, dishonored, humbled, humiliated, lowered abasement n. degradation, deterioration, disgrace, dishonor, groveling, humiliation, lowering, shame abash u. confound, confuse, disconcert, embarrass, humble, humiliate, mortify, shame abashed adj. ashamed, chagrined, confused abasing adj. abusive, insulting, offensive abate v. lessen: decline, decrease diminish, ease, ebb, fade, lower, moderate, slacken, relieve, slow; discount: allow, deduct, rebate, remit, subtract abatement n. lessening: alleviation, decrease, mitigation, slackening, subsidence; ending: cessation, remission, suppression, termination abbreviate v. abridge, condense, contract, cut, reduce, shorten, truncate abbreviation n. abridgement, brief, compendium, condensation, shortening, truncation abdicate v. abandon, cede, disavow, disclaim, disown, relinquish, renounce, resign, secede abdomen n. belly, breadbasket, gut, midsection, paunch, potbelly, stomach, tummy 1' I