Ant. Apathy, inertia, indifference, dulness, aversion, repudiation, avoidance.

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Assault. Attack, invasion, charge, onset, onslaught, aggression.

Ant. Resistance, defense, repulsion, retaliation, undermining.

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Assemble. Gather, collect, convene, congregate, meet, come together.

Ant. Disperse, scatter, dismiss.

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Assembly. Concourse, company, gathering, congregation, assemblage, meeting, convocation, throng; congress, parliament, legislature, synod, diet, council, convention; ball, dance, dancing party.

Ant. Dispersion, dismissal, disunion, disruption.

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Assent, n. Acquiescence, acknowledgment, approval, concurrence, approbation, accord, consent, agreement, compliance.

Ant. Disagreement, dissent, difference, protest, declension.

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Assertion. Asseveration, protestation, allegation; position, statement, word, declaration; vindication, defense, maintenance.

Ant. Denial, contradiction, abandonment, protest, disavowal, retraction, repudiation, confutation, abjuration.

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Assess. Tax, value, appraise, estimate, compute, fix, assign, determine, impose.

Ant. Discount, rebate, allow.

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Assiduous. Diligent, industrious, untiring, indefatigable, devoted, constant, attentive, painstaking, laborious, persistent, active.

Ant. Indolent, remiss, inattentive, lazy, desultory, inconstant.

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Assignment. Appointment, allotment; specification, fixing, determination, offer, presentation; transfer, allowance.

Ant. Withdrawal, refusal; acceptance, reception.

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Assimilate. Make similar, cause to resemble; digest, appropriate, incorporate, absorb.

Ant. Contrast, reject, separate, segregate.

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Assist. Help, aid, succor, relieve, support, befriend, serve; speed, sustain, promote, further, cooperate with, patronize.

Ant. Hinder, oppose, antagonize, prevent, resist, counteract.

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Associate, n. Companion, comrade, chum, friend, helpmate, partner, colleague, coadjutor, accomplice, ally, consort, confederate, peer.

Ant. Antagonist, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger, opposer.

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Association. Federation, fellowship, alliance, companionship, society, union, partnership, lodge, company, confederacy, corporation, fraternity, club.

Ant. Solitude; disintegration; independence, separation, disunion, estrangement, disruption, avoidance; individuality.

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Assortment. Arrangement, allotment, distribution; set, class, group, parcel, collection; variety, miscellany.

Ant. Disarrangement, displacement, misplacement; conglomeration.

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Assuage. Soothe, pacify, mitigate, ease, alleviate, abate, calm.

Ant. Excite, inflame, provoke, aggravate, exasperate.

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Assume. Arrogate, feign, pretend, take, usurp, accept, affect, appropriate, claim.

Ant. Waive, allow, surrender; doff; concede, grant, abandon, resign; demonstrate, prove, argue.

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Assumption. Presumption, hypothesis, theory, postulate, conjecture; acceptance of, responsibility for; usurpation, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, lordliness, impudence, effrontery.

Ant. Truth, fact; timidity, distrust, misgiving, consternation.

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Assurance. Confidence, effrontery, presumption, assumption, arrogance, impudence, self-reliance, boldness, assertion; pledge.

Ant. Doubt, distrust, hesitancy, misgiving, timidity, confusion, dismay, shyness.

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Astonish. Amaze, startle, surprise, astound, stupefy, stagger.

Ant. Encourage, embolden, assure.

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Astute. Keen, discerning, acute, sagacious, shrewd, sharp, cunning, subtle, discriminating, knowing, perspicacious, crafty.

Ant. Stupid, unintelligent, imbecile, dull, idiotic, shortsighted, shallow.

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Atrocious. Infamous, outrageous, nefarious, villainous, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, horrible.

Ant. Humane, noble, honorable, admirable, chivalrous, generous.

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Attachment. Adherence, friendship, regard, tenderness, love, esteem, affection, devotion, inclination, union.

Ant. Alienation, aversion, coolness, distance, estrangement, indifference, antipathy, animosity, dislike, enmity, divorce.