Chapter Abominate to Abutment of A by Soule's Synonymes

2. Against, off, on a line with, opposite to.

Abridge, v. a.

1. Shorten, epitomize, condense, compress, make an abstract of.

2. Diminish, reduce, contract, curtail, lessen, retrench, cut down. See abbreviate.

3. Deprive of, dispossess of, divest of.

Abridger, n. Epitomizer, writer of an epitome.

Abridgment, n.

1. Shortening, compression, condensation, compacting, contraction, diminution, reduction, curtailment, retrenchment. See abbreviation.

2. Compendium, compend, epitome, summary, abstract, digest, synopsis, syllabus, breviary, brief, conspectus, outline, bird’s-eye view.

3. Deprivation, dispossession, limitation, restriction.

Abroach, ad.

1. Broached, tapped, on tap, flowing, aflow, running.

2. A-going, diffused, diffusive.

Abroad, ad.

1. Widely, at large, expansively, in all directions, unrestrainedly, ubiquitously.

2. Forth, out of the house, out of doors, in the open air.

3. In foreign lands, away from one’s country, over sea, beyond seas, on one’s travels.

4. Extensively, before the public, publicly.

5. Confused, dazed, at the end of one’s wits, all at fault, quite confounded, off the scent, on the wrong track, aside of the mark, off the course, without the least clew.