- 2. Irregular, abnormal, unnatural, unusual, singular, peculiar, anomalous, unconformable, exceptional,
strange, anomalistic, eccentric, erratic, out of the way, disconnected, inconsequent, idiotic, monstrous,
preternatural.
Aberration, n.
- 1. Deviation, divergence, wandering, rambling, departure.
- 2. Irregularity, eccentricity, singularity, peculiarity, strangeness, unconformity, anomaly, abnormity, monstrosity.
- 3. Illusion, delusion, hallucination, monomania, self-deception.
Abet, v. a.
- 1. Aid, assist, help, support, succor, second, sustain, uphold, back, co-operate with, take part with, give
support to, embolden, subsidize.
- 2. Favor, encourage, sanction, countenance, advocate, connive at, be or become subsidiary to.
- 3. (Law.) Instigate (to commit a crime), stimulate, incite, foment.
Abettor, n.
- 1. Assistant, helper, aider, coadjutor, co-operator, ally, auxiliary.
- 2. Advocate, adviser, promoter, instigator.
- 3. Confederate, accomplice, accessory, particeps criminis, socius criminis.
Abeyance, n.
- 1. (Law.) Expectation, prospect, expectancy, waiting, anticipation, calculation, contemplation.
- 2. Suspense, suspension, suspendedness, reservation, intermission, remission, dormancy, quiescence,
suppression, sublation.
Abhor, v. a. Hate, abominate, detest, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from, revolt at, shudder at, view with horror.
Abhorrence, n. Abomination, horror, detestation, hatred, loathing, disgust, antipathy, aversion.
Abhorrent, a.
- 1. Hating, detesting, abominating, loathing.