Apiece. Each, individually, severally, distributively, separately.

Ant. Together, collectively, synthetically, in the aggregate.

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Apocalyptic. In or from “The Revelation of St. John the Divine”; prophetic, mystical, mysterious; manifesting, revealing, unveiling.

Ant. Concealing, obscuring, shrouding, eclipsing.

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Apocryphal. Unauthentic, uncanonical, legendary, fictitious, false, equivocal, doubtful, spurious.

Ant. Palpable, authorized, accepted, authentic, genuine, current, verified, attested.

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Apology. Plea, excuse, defense, confession, acknowledgment, justification, vindication, explanation, extenuation.

Ant. Charge, censure, imputation, condemnation, insult, complaint, offense, wrong.

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Apostate. Renegade, turncoat, backslider, deserter, pervert, traitor.

Ant. Adherent, supporter, zealot, dogmatist, fanatic.

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Apothegm. Saying, dictum, proverb, aphorism, precept, byword.

Ant. Sermon, discourse, tirade, harangue.

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Appall. Terrify, frighten, dismay, shock, daunt, alarm, affright.

Ant. Reassure, embolden.

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Apparel. Clothes, dress, raiment, attire, costume, habit, guise, garments, robes, vesture, wardrobe, equipment, trappings.

Ant. Nudity, deshabille, rags, tatters.

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Apparent. Seeming, probable, likely, obvious, conspicuous, manifest, clear, patent, evident, plain, legible, specious.

Ant. Real, hidden, dubious, improbable, doubtful, unimaginable, unsupposable, minute.

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Appeal. Address, invoke, entreat, implore, supplicate, sue, petition.

Ant. Protest, defy, abjure, disdain, deprecate, repudiate.

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Appearance. Semblance, look, show, pretense, guise, fashion; arrival, advent, apparition; demeanor, air, complexion, manner.

Ant. Disappearance, evanition, departure, vanishing.

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Appease. Calm, pacify, soothe, quell, mollify, mitigate, lull; propitiate, placate, satisfy, reconcile.

Ant. Aggravate, exasperate, provoke, inflame, incense, excite.

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Appellation. Epithet, title, description, designation, name.

Ant. Anonymousness, namelessness.

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Appendage, Appendix. Attachment, addition, adjunct, supplement.

Ant. Main body, original, whole, total.

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Appertain. Belong, inhere, adhere, regard, concern, touch, relate.

Ant. Be remote, far-fetched, or forced, have no bearing upon.

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Appetite. Longing, craving, desire, relish, gust, zest, liking.

Ant. Aversion, loathing, repugnance, antipathy, disgust.

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Applause. Praise, approbation, commendation, compliment, plaudit, acclamation, eclat, clapping of hands.

Ant. Denunciation, censure, blame, sibilation, vituperation, hissing.

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Appliances, n. pl. Means, instruments, appointments, appurtenances, tools, adjuncts, equipment; resources, steps, measures, ways; contrivances.

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Applicable. Fit, appropriate, suitable, pertinent, apt, proper, relevant, germane; adjustable.

Ant. Irrelevant, useless, unavailable, impertinent.

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Applicant. Petitioner, solicitor, suitor, candidate, aspirant.

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Apply. Use, employ, exercise, appropriate; execute, carry out, practice; devote, engage, dedicate; request, petition.

Ant. Divert, misuse, discard, divorce.

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Appoint. Determine, establish, fix; assign, allot, designate; nominate, name, create; equip, supply, furnish; direct, command, decree, enjoin, impose, require, ordain.

Ant. Reserve, cancel, disarrange, reverse, withhold, retain, undo, suspend, recall, withdraw.

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Appointment. Assignation, assignment, agreement, arrangement; meeting, tryst; station, position, office, place; decree, command, order, edict, ordinance, mandate, requirement, law.

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Apportion. Appoint, allot, appropriate, divide, distribute, share, grant, dispense, assign, deal.

Ant. Retain, collect, consolidate, receive, gather, divert.

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Apposite. Apt, pertinent, suitable, seasonable, apropos, fit, applicable, adapted.

Ant. Untimely, irrelevant, unfitting, impertinent, misplaced.