" a- "

1: as in tête-à-tête;

•  Synonyms : 

•  tête-à-tête,

•  backstage,

•  confidentially,

•  in camera,

•  intimately,

•  privately,

•  secretly,

•  inwardly,

•  sotto voce,

•  offscreen,

•  offstage,

•  clandestinely,

•  collusively,

•  conspiratorially,

•  covertly,

•  furtively,

•  secretively,

•  sneakily,

•  stealthily,

•  surreptitiously,

•  undercover,

•  underground,

•  underhand,

•  underhanded,

•  underhandedly

•  Antonyms : 

•  openly,

•  publicly

1: as in early, prematurely;

•  Synonyms : 

•  early,

•  prematurely,

•  afore,

•  ahead,

•  already,

•  antecedently,

•  anteriorly,

•  before,

•  beforehand,

•  earlier,

•  formerly,

•  preliminarily,

•  previously,

•  first,

•  first off,

•  now,

•  before long,

•  erelong,

•  presently,

•  shortly,

•  soon

•  Antonyms : 

•  after,

•  afterward,

•  later,

•  behind,

•  by and by,

•  next,

•  subsequently

1: as in overtime, double time;

•  Synonyms : 

•  double time,

•  overtime,

•  living wage,

•  minimum wage,

•  nominal wages,

•  take-home pay,

•  compensation,

•  recompense,

•  remittance,

•  remuneration,

•  requital,

•  return,

•  emolument,

•  hire,

•  packet,

•  pay,

•  paycheck,

•  pay envelope,

•  payment,

•  salary,

•  stipend,

•  wage,

•  recoupment,

•  redress,

•  reparation,

•  restitution,

•  reimbursement,

•  repayment,

•  earnings,

•  profit,

•  takings,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in disco, discotheque;

•  Synonyms : 

•  disco,

•  discotheque,

•  bistro,

•  boîte,

•  cabaret,

•  café,

•  club,

•  nightclub,

•  nightspot,

•  nitery,

•  roadhouse,

•  supper club,

•  barroom,

•  pub,

•  public house,

•  saloon,

•  tavern,

•  clip joint,

•  dive,

•  honky-tonk,

•  key club,

•  speakeasy,

•  canteen,

•  watering hole,

•  watering place

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in couture, tailoring;

•  Synonyms : 

•  couture,

•  ready-to-wear,

•  tailoring,

•  civvies,

•  mufti,

•  activewear,

•  loungewear,

•  outerwear,

•  playwear,

•  sportswear,

•  costume,

•  ensemble,

•  frock,

•  garb,

•  getup,

•  guise,

•  livery,

•  outfit,

•  nightclothes,

•  sleepwear,

•  smallclothes,

•  underclothes,

•  underwear,

•  tatters,

•  haberdashery,

•  menswear,

•  foofaraw,

•  frippery,

•  gaudery,

•  tawdry,

•  trumpery,

•  array,

•  bravery,

•  caparison,

•  finery,

•  gaiety,

•  glad rags,

•  pretties,

•  regalia,

•  trim,

•  garderobe,

•  wardrobe

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in overtimes, double times;

•  Synonyms : 

•  double times,

•  overtimes,

•  living wages,

•  minimum wages,

•  nominal wages,

•  take-home pays,

•  compensations,

•  recompenses,

•  remittances,

•  remunerations,

•  requitals,

•  returns,

•  emoluments,

•  hires,

•  packets,

•  paychecks,

•  pay envelopes,

•  payments,

•  pays,

•  salaries,

•  stipends,

•  wages,

•  recoupments,

•  redresses,

•  reparations,

•  restitutions,

•  reimbursements,

•  repayments,

•  earnings,

•  profits,

•  takings,

•  yields

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in discos, discotheques;

•  Synonyms : 

•  discos,

•  discotheques,

•  bistros,

•  boîtes,

•  cabarets,

•  cafés,

•  clubs,

•  nightclubs,

•  nightspots,

•  niteries,

•  roadhouses,

•  supper clubs,

•  barrooms,

•  public houses,

•  pubs,

•  saloons,

•  taverns,

•  clip joints,

•  dives,

•  honky-tonks,

•  key clubs,

•  speakeasies,

•  canteens,

•  watering holes,

•  watering places

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened;

  * e.g., " ... newspaper reporters must strive to provide an accurate account of what happened "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chronicle,

•  chronology,

•  commentary,

•  history,

•  narration,

•  narrative,

•  record,

•  report,

•  story

•  Antonyms : 

•  uselessness,

•  worthlessness

2: a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view;

  * e.g., " ... the pianist gave an account of the sonata that revealed a very mature understanding of the work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  interpretation,

•  performance,

•  reading,

•  rendition,

•  version

•  Antonyms : 

•  disfavor

3: a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due;

  * e.g., " ... please add this meal to my restaurant account "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bill,

•  check,

•  invoice,

•  statement,

•  tab

•  Antonyms : 

•  insignificance,

•  littleness,

•  puniness,

•  slightness,

•  smallness,

•  triviality

1: as in dark, brown;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brown,

•  brunet,

•  dark,

•  olive,

•  swart,

•  swarthy,

•  black,

•  ebony,

•  raven

•  Antonyms : 

•  blond,

•  fair,

•  flaxen,

•  golden,

•  sandy,

•  straw,

•  tawny,

•  ocherous,

•  ash-blond,

•  blondish,

•  strawberry blonde,

•  towheaded

1: being in the latest or current fashion;

  * e.g., " ... we discovered that what is à la mode for teens to wear in the U.S. isn't all that different from what they wear in Europe "

•  Synonyms : 

•  au courant,

•  chic,

•  cool,

•  exclusive,

•  fashionable,

•  fresh,

•  happening,

•  hip,

•  in,

•  modish,

•  sharp,

•  smart,

•  snappy,

•  stylish,

•  supercool,

•  swell,

•  swish,

•  trendy,

•  voguish

•  Antonyms : 

•  dowdy,

•  out,

•  outmoded,

•  styleless,

•  unchic,

•  uncool,

•  unfashionable,

•  unmodish,

•  unstylish