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abandon VERB

1 = leave, strand, ditch (slang), forsake, run out on, desert, dump 2 = stop, give up, halt, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off ◼ OPPOSITE: continue 3 = give up, yield, surrender, relinquish ◼ OPPOSITE: keep ▸ NOUN = recklessness, wildness ◼ OPPOSITE: restraintabandonment NOUN = desertion, leaving, forsakingabbey NOUN = monastery, convent, priory, nunnery, friaryabduct VERB = kidnap, seize, carry off, snatch (slang)abide VERB = tolerate, suffer, accept, bear, endure, put up with, take, stand ● abide by something = obey, follow, agree to, carry out, observe, fulfil, act on, comply withabiding ADJECTIVE = enduring, lasting, continuing, permanent, persistent, everlasting ◼ OPPOSITE: briefability NOUN 1 = capability, potential, competence, proficiency ◼ OPPOSITE: inability 2 = skill, talent, expertise, competence, aptitude, proficiency, clevernessable ADJECTIVE = capable, qualified, efficient, accomplished, competent, skilful, proficient ◼ OPPOSITE: incapableabnormal ADJECTIVE = unusual, different, odd, strange, extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional, peculiar ◼ OPPOSITE: normalabnormality NOUN 1 = strangeness, peculiarity, irregularity, singularity 2 = anomaly, oddity, exception, peculiarity, deformity, irregularityabolish VERB = do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, cancel, get rid of, ditch (slang), throw out ◼ OPPOSITE: establishabolition NOUN = eradication, ending, end, destruction, wiping out, elimination, cancellation, terminationabort VERB = stop, end, finish, check, arrest, halt, cease, axe (informal)abortion NOUN = termination, deliberate miscarriageabound VERB = be plentiful, thrive, flourish, be numerous, proliferate, be abundant, be thick on the groundabout PREPOSITION 1 = regarding, on, concerning, dealing with, referring to, relating to, as regards 2 = near, around, close to, nearby, beside, adjacent to, in the neighbourhood of ▸ ADVERB = approximately, around, almost, nearly, approaching, close to, roughly, just aboutabove PREPOSITION 1 = over, upon, beyond, on top of, exceeding, higher than ◼ OPPOSITE: under 2 = senior to, over, ahead of, in charge of, higher than, superior to, more powerful thanabroad ADVERB = overseas, out of the country, in foreign landsabrupt ADJECTIVE 1 = sudden, unexpected, rapid, surprising, quick, rash, precipitate ◼ OPPOSITE: slow 2 = curt, brief, short, rude, impatient, terse, gruff, succinct ◼ OPPOSITE: politeabsence NOUN 1 = time off, leave, break, vacation, recess, truancy, absenteeism, nonattendance 2 = lack, deficiency, omission, scarcity, want, need, shortage, dearthabsent ADJECTIVE 1 = away, missing, gone, elsewhere, unavailable, nonexistent ◼ OPPOSITE: present 2 = absent-minded, blank, vague, distracted, vacant, preoccupied, oblivious, inattentive ◼ OPPOSITE: alert ● absent yourself = stay away, withdraw, keep away, play truantabsolute ADJECTIVE 1 = complete, total, perfect, pure, sheer, utter, outright, thorough 2 = supreme, sovereign, unlimited, ultimate, full, unconditional, unrestricted, pre-eminent 3 = autocratic, supreme, all-powerful, imperious, domineering, tyrannicalabsolutely ADVERB = completely, totally, perfectly, fully, entirely, altogether, wholly, utterly ◼ OPPOSITE: somewhatabsorb VERB 1 = soak up, suck up, receive, digest, imbibe 2 = engross, involve, engage, fascinate, rivet, captivateabsorbed ADJECTIVE = engrossed, lost, involved, gripped, fascinated, caught up, wrapped up, preoccupiedabsorbing ADJECTIVE = fascinating, interesting, engaging, gripping, compelling, intriguing, enticing, riveting ◼ OPPOSITE: boringabsorption NOUN 1 = soaking up, consumption, digestion, sucking up 2 = immersion, involvement, concentration, fascination, preoccupation, intentnessabstract ADJECTIVE = theoretical, general, academic, speculative, indefinite, hypothetical, notional, abstruse ◼ OPPOSITE: actual ▸ NOUN = summary, résumé, outline, digest, epitome, rundown, synopsis, précis ◼ OPPOSITE: expansion ▸ VERB = extract, draw, pull, remove, separate, withdraw, isolate, pull out ◼ OPPOSITE: addabsurd ADJECTIVE = ridiculous, crazy (informal), silly, foolish, ludicrous, unreasonable, irrational, senseless ◼ OPPOSITE: sensibleabundance NOUN = plenty, bounty, exuberance, profusion, plethora, affluence, fullness, fruitfulness ◼ OPPOSITE: shortageabundant ADJECTIVE = plentiful, full, rich, liberal, generous, ample, exuberant, teeming ◼ OPPOSITE: scarceabuse NOUN 1 = maltreatment, damage, injury, hurt, harm, manhandling, ill-treatment 2 = insults, blame, slights, put-downs, censure, reproach, scolding, defamation 3 = misuse, misapplication, exploitation ▸ VERB 1 = ill-treat, damage, hurt, injure, harm, molest, maltreat, knock about or around ◼ OPPOSITE: care for 2 = insult, offend, curse, put down, malign, scold, disparage, castigate ◼ OPPOSITE: praiseabusive ADJECTIVE 1 = violent, rough, cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, destructive, harmful ◼ OPPOSITE: kind 2 = insulting, offensive, rude, degrading, scathing, contemptuous, disparaging, scurrilous ◼ OPPOSITE: complimentaryacademic ADJECTIVE 1 = scholastic, educational 2 = scholarly, learned, intellectual, literary, erudite, highbrow, studious 3 = theoretical, abstract, speculative, hypothetical, impractical, notional, conjectural ▸ NOUN = scholar, intellectual, don, master, professor, fellow, lecturer, tutor, acca (Austral. slang)accelerate VERB 1 = increase, grow, advance, extend, expand, raise, swell, enlarge ◼ OPPOSITE: fall 2 = expedite, further, speed up, hasten ◼ OPPOSITE: delay 3 = speed up, advance, quicken, gather momentum ◼ OPPOSITE: slow downacceleration NOUN = hastening, hurrying, stepping up (informal), speeding up, quickeningaccent NOUN = pronunciation, tone, articulation, inflection, brogue, intonation, diction, modulation ▸ VERB = emphasize, stress, highlight, underline, underscore, accentuateaccept VERB 1 = receive, take, gain, pick up, secure, collect, get, obtain 2 = acknowledge, believe, allow, admit, approve, recognize, yield, concedeacceptable ADJECTIVE = satisfactory, fair, all right, suitable, sufficient, good enough, adequate, tolerable ◼ OPPOSITE: unsatisfactoryacceptance NOUN 1 = accepting, taking, receiving, obtaining, acquiring, reception, receipt 2 = acknowledgement, agreement, approval, recognition, admission, consent, adoption, assentaccepted ADJECTIVE = agreed, common, established, traditional, approved, acknowledged, recognized, customary ◼ OPPOSITE: unconventionalaccess NOUN 1 = admission, entry, passage 2 = entrance, road, approach, entry, path, gate, opening, passageaccessible ADJECTIVE = handy, near, nearby, at hand, within reach, reachable, achievable ◼ OPPOSITE: inaccessibleaccessory NOUN 1 = extra, addition, supplement, attachment, adjunct, appendage 2 = accomplice, partner, ally, associate, assistant, helper, colleague, collaboratoraccident NOUN 1 = crash, smash, wreck, collision 2 = misfortune, disaster, tragedy, setback, calamity, mishap, misadventure 3 = chance, fortune, luck, fate, hazard, coincidence, fluke, fortuityaccidental ADJECTIVE 1 = unintentional, unexpected, incidental, unforeseen, unplanned ◼ OPPOSITE: deliberate 2 = chance, random, casual, unplanned, fortuitous, inadvertentaccidentally ADVERB = unintentionally, incidentally, by accident, by chance, inadvertently, unwittingly, randomly, haphazardly ◼ OPPOSITE: deliberatelyacclaim VERB = praise, celebrate, honour, cheer, admire, hail, applaud, compliment ▸ NOUN = praise, honour, celebration, approval, tribute, applause, kudos, commendation ◼ OPPOSITE: criticismaccommodate VERB 1 = house, put up, take in, lodge, shelter, entertain, cater for 2 = help, support, aid, assist, cooperate with, abet, lend a hand to 3 = adapt, fit, settle, alter, adjust, modify, comply, reconcileaccommodating ADJECTIVE = obliging, willing, kind, friendly, helpful, polite, cooperative, agreeable ◼ OPPOSITE: unhelpfulaccommodation NOUN = housing, homes, houses, board, quarters, digs (Brit. informal), shelter, lodging(s)accompaniment NOUN 1 = backing music, backing, support, obbligato 2 = supplement, extra, addition, companion, accessory, complement, decoration, adjunctaccompany VERB 1 = go with, lead, partner, guide, attend, conduct, escort, shepherd 2 = occur with, belong to, come with, supplement, go together with, followaccompanying ADJECTIVE = additional, extra, related, associated, attached, attendant, complementary, supplementaryaccomplish VERB = realize, produce, effect, finish, complete, manage, achieve, perform ◼ OPPOSITE: failaccomplished ADJECTIVE = skilled, able, professional, expert, masterly, talented, gifted, polished ◼ OPPOSITE: unskilledaccomplishment NOUN 1 = achievement, feat, act, stroke, triumph, coup, exploit, deed 2 = accomplishing, finishing, carrying out, conclusion, bringing about, execution, completion, fulfilmentaccord NOUN 1 = treaty, contract, agreement, arrangement, settlement, pact, deal (informal) 2 = sympathy, agreement, harmony, unison, rapport, conformity ◼ OPPOSITE: conflict ● accord with something = agree with, match, coincide with, fit with, correspond with, conform with, tally with, harmonize withaccordingly ADVERB 1 = consequently, so, thus, therefore, hence, subsequently, in consequence, ergo 2 = appropriately, correspondingly, properly, suitably, fitlyaccount NOUN 1 = description, report, story, statement, version, tale, explanation, narrative 2 = importance, standing, concern, value, note, worth, weight, honour 3 = ledger, charge, bill, statement, balance, tally, invoice ▸ VERB = consider, rate, value, judge, estimate, think, count, reckonaccountability NOUN = responsibility, liability, culpability, answerability, chargeabilityaccountable ADJECTIVE = answerable, subject, responsible, obliged, liable, amenable, obligated, chargeableaccountant NOUN = auditor, book-keeper, bean counter (informal)accumulate VERB = build up, increase, be stored, collect, gather, pile up, amass, hoard ◼ OPPOSITE: disperseaccumulation NOUN 1 = collection, increase, stock, store, mass, build-up, pile, stack 2 = growth, collection, gathering, build-upaccuracy NOUN = exactness, precision, fidelity, authenticity, correctness, closeness, veracity, truthfulness ◼ OPPOSITE: inaccuracyaccurate ADJECTIVE 1 = precise, close, correct, careful, strict, exact, faithful, explicit ◼ OPPOSITE: inaccurate 2 = correct, true, exact, spot-on (Brit. informal)accurately ADVERB 1 = precisely, correctly, closely, truly, strictly, exactly, faithfully, to the letter 2 = exactly, closely, correctly, precisely, strictly, faithfully, explicitly, scrupulouslyaccusation NOUN = charge, complaint, allegation, indictment, recrimination, denunciation, incriminationaccuse VERB 1 = point a or the finger at, blame for, denounce, hold responsible for, impute blame to ◼ OPPOSITE: exonerate 2 = charge with, indict for, impeach for, censure with, incriminate for ◼ OPPOSITE: absolveaccustom VERB = familiarize, train, discipline, adapt, instruct, school, acquaint, acclimatizeaccustomed ADJECTIVE 1 = used, trained, familiar, given to, adapted, acquainted, in the habit of, familiarized ◼ OPPOSITE: unaccustomed 2 = usual, established, expected, common, standard, traditional, normal, regular ◼ OPPOSITE: unusualace NOUN 1 = one, single point 2 = expert, star, champion, authority, professional, master, specialist, guru ▸ ADJECTIVE = great (informal), brilliant, fine, wonderful, excellent, outstanding, superb, fantastic (informal), booshit (Austral. slang), exo (Austral. slang), sik (Austral. slang), ka pai (N.Z.), rad (informal), phat (slang), schmick (Austral. informal)ache VERB = hurt, suffer, burn, pain, smart, sting, pound, throb ▸ NOUN = pain, discomfort, suffering, hurt, throbbing, irritation, tenderness, poundingachieve VERB = accomplish, fulfil, complete, gain, perform, do, get, carry outachievement NOUN = accomplishment, effort, feat, deed, stroke, triumph, coup, exploitacid ADJECTIVE 1 = sour, tart, pungent, acerbic, acrid, vinegary ◼ OPPOSITE: sweet 2 = sharp, cutting, biting, bitter, harsh, barbed, caustic, vitriolic ◼ OPPOSITE: kindlyacknowledge VERB 1 = admit, own up to, allow, accept, reveal, grant, declare, recognize ◼ OPPOSITE: deny 2 = greet, address, notice, recognize, salute, accost ◼ OPPOSITE: snub 3 = reply to, answer, notice, recognize, respond to, react to, retort to ◼ OPPOSITE: ignoreacquaintance NOUN 1 = associate, contact, ally, colleague, comrade ◼ OPPOSITE: intimate 2 = relationship, connection, fellowship, familiarity ◼ OPPOSITE: unfamiliarityacquire VERB = get, win, buy, receive, gain, earn, secure, collect ◼ OPPOSITE: loseacquisition NOUN 1 = acquiring, gaining, procurement, attainment 2 = purchase, buy, investment, property, gain, prize, asset, possessionacquit VERB = clear, free, release, excuse, discharge, liberate, vindicate ◼ OPPOSITE: find guilty ● acquit yourself = behave, bear yourself, conduct yourself, comport yourselfact VERB 1 = do something, perform, function 2 = perform, mimic ▸ NOUN 1 = deed, action, performance, achievement, undertaking, exploit, feat, accomplishment 2 = pretence, show, front, performance, display, attitude, pose, posture 3 = law, bill, measure, resolution, decree, statute, ordinance, enactment 4 = performance, show, turn, production, routine (informal), presentation, gig (informal), sketchacting NOUN = performance, playing, performing, theatre, portrayal, impersonation, characterization, stagecraft ▸ ADJECTIVE = temporary, substitute, interim, provisional, surrogate, stopgap, pro temaction NOUN 1 = deed, act, performance, achievement, exploit, feat, accomplishment 2 = measure, act, manoeuvre 3 = lawsuit, case, trial, suit, proceeding, dispute, prosecution, litigation 4 = energy, activity, spirit, force, vitality, vigour, liveliness, vim 5 = effect, working, process, operation, activity, movement, functioning, motion 6 = battle, fight, conflict, clash, contest, encounter, combat, engagementactivate VERB = start, move, initiate, rouse, mobilize, set in motion, galvanize ◼ OPPOSITE: stopactive ADJECTIVE 1 = busy, involved, occupied, lively, energetic, bustling, on the move, strenuous ◼ OPPOSITE: sluggish 2 = energetic, quick, alert, dynamic, lively, vigorous, animated, forceful ◼ OPPOSITE: inactive 3 = in operation, working, acting, at work, in action, operative, in force, effectualactivist NOUN = militant, partisanactivity NOUN 1 = action, labour, movement, energy, exercise, spirit, motion, bustle ◼ OPPOSITE: inaction 2 = pursuit, project, scheme, pleasure, interest, hobby, pastimeactor or actress NOUN = performer, player, Thespian, luvvie (informal)

actual ADJECTIVE = real, substantial (formal), concrete, definite, tangible

actually ADVERB = really, in fact, indeed, truly, literally, genuinely, in reality, in truthacute ADJECTIVE 1 = serious, important, dangerous, critical, crucial (informal), severe, grave, urgent 2 = sharp, shooting, powerful, violent, severe, intense, fierce, piercing 3 = perceptive, sharp, keen, smart, sensitive, clever, astute, insightfuladamant ADJECTIVE = determined, firm, fixed, stubborn, uncompromising, resolute, unbending, obdurate ◼ OPPOSITE: flexibleadapt VERB 1 = adjust, change, alter, modify, accommodate, conform, acclimatize 2 = convert, change, transform, alter, modify, tailor, remodeladaptation NOUN 1 = acclimatization, naturalization, familiarization 2 = conversion, change, variation, adjustment, transformation, modification, alterationadd VERB 1 = count up, total, reckon, compute, add up, tot up ◼ OPPOSITE: take away 2 = include, attach, supplement, adjoin, augment, affix, append (formal)addict NOUN = fan, lover, nut (slang), follower, enthusiast, admirer, buff (informal), junkie (informal)addicted ADJECTIVE = hooked (informal), dependentaddiction NOUN 1 = dependence, habit, obsession, craving, enslavement 2 (with to) = love of, passion for, attachment toaddition NOUN 1 = extra, supplement, increase, gain, bonus, extension, accessory, additive 2 = inclusion, adding, increasing, extension, attachment, insertion, incorporation, augmentation ◼ OPPOSITE: removal 3 = counting up, totalling, adding up, computation, totting up ◼ OPPOSITE: subtraction ● in addition to = as well as, along with, on top of, besides, to boot, additionally, over and above, to say nothing ofadditional ADJECTIVE = extra, new, other, added, further, fresh, spare, supplementaryaddress NOUN 1 = location, home, place, house, point, position, situation, site 2 (Computing) = URL, website, addy (informal), IP address, web address 3 = speech, talk, lecture, discourse, sermon, dissertation, homily, oration ▸ VERB = speak to, talk to, greet, hail, approach, converse with, korero (N.Z.)adept ADJECTIVE = skilful, able, skilled, expert, practised, accomplished, versed, proficient ◼ OPPOSITE: unskilled ▸ NOUN = expert, master, genius, hotshot (informal), dab hand (Brit. informal)adequate ADJECTIVE 1 = passable, acceptable, average, fair, satisfactory, competent, mediocre, so-so (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: inadequate 2 = sufficient, enough ◼ OPPOSITE: insufficientadhere to VERB = stick to, attach to, cling to, glue to, fix to, fasten to, hold fast to, paste toadjacent ADJECTIVE = adjoining, neighbouring, nearby ◼ OPPOSITE: far awayadjoin VERB = connect with or to, join, link with, touch on, border onadjoining ADJECTIVE = connecting, touching, bordering, neighbouring, next door, adjacent, abuttingadjourn VERB = postpone, delay, suspend, interrupt, put off, defer, discontinue ◼ OPPOSITE: continueadjust VERB 1 = adapt, change, alter, accustom, conform 2 = change, reform, alter, adapt, revise, modify, amend, make conform 3 = modify, alter, adaptadjustable ADJECTIVE = alterable, flexible, adaptable, malleable, movable, modifiableadjustment NOUN 1 = alteration, change, tuning, repair, conversion, modifying, adaptation, modification 2 = acclimatization, orientation, change, regulation, amendment, adaptation, revision, modificationadminister VERB 1 = manage, run, control, direct, handle, conduct, command, govern 2 = dispense, give, share, provide, apply, assign, allocate, allot 3 = execute, give, provide, apply, perform, carry out, impose, implementadministration NOUN 1 = management, government, running, control, handling, direction, conduct, application 2 = directors, board, executive(s), employers 3 = government, leadership, regimeadministrative ADJECTIVE = managerial, executive, directing, regulatory, governmental, organizational, supervisory, directorialadministrator NOUN = manager, head, official, director, executive, boss (informal), governor, supervisoradmirable ADJECTIVE = praiseworthy, good, great (informal), fine, wonderful, excellent, brilliant, outstanding, booshit (Austral. slang), exo (Austral. slang), sik (Austral. slang), ka pai (N.Z.), rad (informal), phat (slang), schmick (Austral. informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: deplorableadmiration NOUN = regard, wonder, respect, praise, approval, recognition, esteem, appreciationadmire VERB 1 = respect, value, prize, honour, praise, appreciate, esteem, approve of ◼ OPPOSITE: despise 2 = adore, like, love, take to, fancy (Brit. informal), treasure, cherish, glorify 3 = marvel at, look at, appreciate, delight in, wonder at, be amazed by, take pleasure in, gape atadmirer NOUN 1 = fan, supporter, follower, enthusiast, partisan, disciple, devotee 2 = suitor, lover, beau (old-fashioned), wooeradmission NOUN 1 = admittance, access, entry, introduction, entrance, acceptance, initiation, entrée 2 = confession, declaration, revelation, allowance, disclosure, acknowledgement, unburdening, divulgenceadmit VERB 1 = confess, confide, own up, come clean (informal) 2 = allow, agree, accept, reveal, grant, declare, acknowledge, recognize ◼ OPPOSITE: deny 3 = let in, allow, receive, accept, introduce, take in, initiate, give access to ◼ OPPOSITE: keep outadolescence NOUN = teens, youth, minority, boyhood, girlhoodadolescent ADJECTIVE 1 = young, junior, teenage, juvenile, youthful, childish, immature, boyish 2 = immature, young, teen (informal) ▸ NOUN = teenager, girl, boy, kid (informal), youth, lad, minor, young man, young womanadopt VERB 1 = take on, follow, choose, maintain, assume, take up, engage in, become involved in 2 = take in, raise, nurse, parent, rear, foster, bring up, take care of ◼ OPPOSITE: abandonadoption NOUN 1 = fostering, adopting, taking in 2 = embracing, choice, taking up, selection, assumption, endorsement, appropriation, espousaladore VERB = love, honour, admire, worship, esteem, cherish, revere, dote on ◼ OPPOSITE: hateadoring ADJECTIVE = admiring, loving, devoted, fond, affectionate, doting ◼ OPPOSITE: hatingadorn VERB = decorate, array, embellish, festoonadrift ADJECTIVE 1 = drifting, afloat, unmoored, unanchored 2 = aimless, goalless, directionless, purposeless ▸ ADVERB = wrong, astray, off course, amiss, off target, wide of the markadult NOUN = grown-up, mature person, person of mature age, grown or grown-up person, man or woman ▸ ADJECTIVE = fully grown, mature, grown-up, of age, ripe, fully fledged, fully developed, full grownadvance VERB 1 = progress, proceed, come forward, make inroads, make headway ◼ OPPOSITE: retreat 2 = accelerate, speed, promote, hasten, bring forward, crack on (informal) 3 = improve, rise, develop, pick up, progress, upgrade, prosper, make strides 4 = suggest, offer, present, propose, advocate, submit, prescribe, put forward ◼ OPPOSITE: withhold 5 = lend, loan, supply on credit ◼ OPPOSITE: withhold payment ▸ NOUN 1 = down payment, credit, fee, deposit, retainer, prepayment, loan 2 = attack, charge, strike, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, onslaught 3 = improvement, development, gain, growth, breakthrough, step, headway, inroads ▸ ADJECTIVE = prior, early, beforehand ● in advance = beforehand, earlier, ahead, previouslyadvanced ADJECTIVE = sophisticated, foremost, modern, revolutionary, up-to-date, higher, leading, recent ◼ OPPOSITE: backwardadvancement NOUN = promotion, rise, gain, progress, improvement, betterment, prefermentadvantage NOUN 1 = benefit, help, profit, favour ◼ OPPOSITE: disadvantage 2 = lead, sway, dominance, precedence 3 = superiority, goodadventure NOUN = venture, experience, incident, enterprise, undertaking, exploit, occurrence, caperadventurous ADJECTIVE = daring, enterprising, bold, reckless, intrepid, daredevil ◼ OPPOSITE: cautiousadversary NOUN = opponent, rival, enemy, competitor, foe (formal, literary), contestant, antagonist ◼ OPPOSITE: allyadverse ADJECTIVE 1 = harmful, damaging, negative, destructive, detrimental, hurtful, injurious, inopportune ◼ OPPOSITE: beneficial 2 = unfavourable, hostile, unlucky 3 = negative, opposing, hostile, contrary, dissenting, unsympathetic, ill-disposedadvert NOUN = advertisement, notice, commercial, ad (informal), announcement, poster, plug (informal), blurb, banner adadvertise VERB = publicize, promote, plug (informal), announce, inform, hype, notify, toutadvertisement NOUN = advert (Brit.), notice, commercial, ad (informal), announcement, poster, plug (informal), blurbadvice NOUN = guidance, help, opinion, direction, suggestion, instruction, counsel, counsellingadvise VERB 1 = recommend, suggest, urge, counsel, advocate, caution, prescribe, commend 2 = notify, tell, report, announce, warn, declare, inform, acquaintadviser NOUN = counsellor, guide, consultant, aide, guru, mentor, helper, confidantadvisory ADJECTIVE = advising, helping, recommending, counselling, consultativeadvocate VERB = recommend, support, champion, encourage, propose, promote, advise, endorse ◼ OPPOSITE: oppose ▸ NOUN 1 = supporter, spokesman or woman or person, champion, defender, campaigner, promoter, counsellor, proponent 2 = lawyer, attorney, solicitor, counsel, barrister