- 2. Active, brisk, nimble, agile, smart, lively, sprightly, spirited, supple, quick, ready, prompt. See spry.
Alertness, n.
- 1. Watchfulness, vigilance, circumspection, wariness.
- 2. Activity, agility, nimbleness, briskness, smartness, sprightliness, quickness, spryness, promptness,
readiness.
Algebra, n. Analysis (by means of letters and other symbols), calculus, analytics.
Alias, ad. Otherwise.
Alias, n. Assumed name.
Alien, a.
- 1. Foreign, not native, not naturalized.
- 2. Estranged, differing, remote, unallied, separated, unconnected, strange, inappropriate, irrelevant, not
pertinent.
Alien, n. Foreigner, stranger.
Alienate, v. a.
- 1. Abalienate, transfer, demise, consign, assign, convey, devolve, make over, deliver over.
- 2. Estrange, disaffect, wean, withdraw the affections of, make unfriendly.
Alienation, n.
- 1. Abalienation, transfer, demise, conveyance.
- 2. Estrangement, disaffection, variance, division, rupture, breach.
Alienation of mind. Insanity, aberration, derangement, hallucination, delusion, lunacy, madness, frenzy, craziness, delirium, mania, imbecility.
Alight, v. n.
- 1. Stop or rest (after flight), perch, drop, settle, lodge.
- 2. Dismount, descend, get down.