Associate, Companion, Comrade and Crony mean a person frequently found in the company of another.
Category: Synonyms
Assistant vs Helper vs Coadjutor vs Aid vs Aide vs Aide-de-camp
Assistant, Helper, Coadjutor, Aid, Aide and Aide-de-camp all denote persons who take over part of the duties of another, especially in a subordinate capacity.
Assert vs Declare vs Profess vs Affirm vs Aver vs Protest vs Avouch vs Avow vs Predicate vs Warrant
Assert, Declare, Profess, Affirm, Aver, Protest, Avouch, Avow, Predicate and Warrant all agree in meaning to state positively usually either in anticipation of denial or objection or in the face of it.
Assent vs Consent vs Accede vs Acquiesce vs Agree vs Subscribe
Assent, Consent, Accede, Acquiesce, Agree, Subscribe and their corresponding nouns express in common the idea of concurrence with what someone else has stated or proposed.
Assemblage vs Assembly
Assemblage and Assembly are not always interchangeable in concrete use.
Assassin vs Cutthroat vs Gunman vs Bravo
Assassin, Cutthroat, Gunman and Bravo designate a murderer or one who can be hired to murder in cold blood.
Ask vs Request vs Solicit
Ask, Request and Solicit mean to seek to obtain by making one's wants or desires known.
Ask vs Question vs Interrogate vs Query vs Inquire vs Catechize vs Quiz vs Examine
Ask, Question, Interrogate, Query, Inquire, Catechize, Quiz and Examine mean to address a person in an attempt to elicit information.
Ashamed vs Mortified vs Chagrined
Ashamed, Mortified and Chagrined all mean acutely or manifestly conscious of embarrassment and humiliation.
Ash vs Cinders vs Clinkers vs Embers
Ash, Cinders, Clinkers and Embers all mean the remains of combustible material after it has been destroyed by fire.
Ascribe vs Attribute vs Impute vs Assign vs Refer vs Credit vs Accredit vs Charge
Ascribe, Attribute, Impute, Assign, Refer, Credit, Accredit and Charge all mean to lay something (creditable, discreditable, or neutral) to the account of a person or thing.
Ascetic vs Mystic
Ascetic and Mystic and their derivative nouns asceticism, mysticism though not true synonyms are not always clearly distinguished, partly because of overlapping implications but largely because the first two are often applicable to the same person.