Abrogate, v. a. Annul, disannul, repeal, revoke, rescind, cancel, abolish, nullify, quash, vacate, invalidate, overrule, set aside, do away, void, make void.
Abrogation, n. Repeal, rescission, rescinding, abolition, annulment, annulling, revocation, voidance, voiding, making void, cancelling, cancellation, setting aside.
Abrupt, a.
- 1. Broken, cragged, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged.
- 2. Steep, precipitous, acclivous, acclivitous.
- 3. Sudden, unexpected, unanticipated, precipitate, hasty, unseasonable, ill-timed, unlooked for, unannounced.
- 4. Short, blunt, unceremonious, curt, brusk (or brusque), rude, rough, inconsiderate, uncomplaisant,
discourteous.
- 5. Inelegant (as style), stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected, unconnected.
Abscess, n. Sore, ulcer, fester, imposthume, pustule, gathering, boil.
Abscond, v. n.
- 1. Withdraw, flee, fly, decamp, escape, elope, retreat, bolt, make off, steal away, slink away, slip away,
run away, run off, sneak off, pack off, effect one’s escape, make off with one’s self, give the slip, take
French leave, give leg bail (Am.).
- 2. Hide, secrete one’s self, lie concealed.
Absence, n.
- 1. Non-attendance, non-appearance.
- 2. Inattention, abstraction, preoccupation, distraction, revery, musing, brown study, absence of mind.
- 3. Want, deficiency, lack, default, defect.
- 4. Privation, negation.
Absent, a.
- 1. Away, gone, not present.