Ancestor, progenitor, forefather and forebear mean a person from whom one is descended.
Category: Synonyms
Anarchy vs Chaos vs Lawlessness
Anarchy, chaos and lawlessness all denote in common absence, suspension, breakdown, or widespread defiance of government, law, and order.
Anarchy vs Anarchism
Anarchy and anarchism overlap in their implications but are not synonyms because of differing denotations.
Analyze vs Resolve vs Dissect vs Break down
Analyze, resolve, dissect and break down all mean to divide a complex whole or unit into its component parts or constituent elements.
Analogy vs Simile vs Metaphor
Analogy, simile and metaphor all designate a comparison between things essentially or generically different but strikingly alike in one or more pertinent aspects.
Anachronism vs Solecism
Anachronism and solecism are occasionally used interchangeably to mean something that does not properly belong to the setting or background in which it is placed and that is incongruous with it.
Amuse vs Divert vs Entertain vs Recreate
Amuse, divert, entertain and recreate all mean to cause or enable one to pass one's time in pleasant or agreeable occupations.
Amour vs Liaison vs Intrigue vs Affair
Amour, liaison, intrigue and affair all denote an instance of illicit sexual relationship.
Amiss vs Astray
Amiss and Astray share the meaning wrong or otherwise than intended.
Amicable vs Neighborly vs Friendly
Amicable, neighborly and friendly are applied to the attitudes and actions of persons, communities, and states that have intercourse with each other and mean marked by or exhibiting goodwill or absence of antagonism.
Amiable vs Good-natured vs Obliging vs Complaisant
Amiable, good-natured, obliging and complaisant all mean having or manifesting the desire or disposition to please. All may refer either to moods or to temperaments.
Amenity vs Luxury
Amenity and luxury both denote something (as an object, a feature, a quality, or an experience) that gives refined or exquisite pleasure or is exceedingly pleasing to the mind or senses.