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Synonyms

annoyance, bother, harassment, vexation—more at ANNOYANCE

aggravating adjective : arousing displeasure, impatience, or anger

Synonyms

annoying, bothersome, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, pesty, vexatious—more at ANNOYING

1aggregate adjective : formed by the gathering of units into one mass

2aggregate verb -gat·ed; -gat·ing : to collect into one mass

3aggregate noun 1 : a mass or body of units or parts somewhat loosely associated with one another

2 : the whole amount

Synonyms

full, sum, total, totality, whole—more at WHOLE

ag·gre·ga·tion noun 1 : a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts

2 : the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole

ag·gres·sion noun 1 : an unprovoked attack

2 : the practice of making attacks

3 : hostile, injurious, or destructive behavior or outlook esp. when caused by frustration

Synonyms

[1] assault, attack, charge, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, raid, rush, strike—more at ATTACK

[3] aggressiveness, belligerence, fight, militancy, pugnacity, truculence—more at BELLIGERENCE

ag·gres·sive adjective 1 : tending toward or exhibiting aggression; especially : marked by combative readiness

2 : marked by driving energy or initiative : ENTERPRISING

3 : more intensive or comprehensive esp. in dosage or extent

— ag·gres·sive·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike—more at BELLIGERENT

[2] ambitious, assertive, enterprising, fierce, go-getting, high-pressure, militant, self-assertive; also dynamic, energetic, gung ho, hustling, scrappy, strenuous, vigorous

Antonyms

unaggressive, unambitious, unassertive, unenterprising

ag·gres·sive·ness noun : the quality or state of being aggressive

Synonyms

aggression, belligerence, fight, militancy, pugnacity, truculence—more at BELLIGERENCE

ambition, drive, enterprise, go, hustle, initiative—more at ENTERPRISE

ag·gres·sor noun : one that commits or practices aggression

ag·grieve verb ag·grieved; ag·griev·ing 1 : to cause grief to

2 : to inflict injury on : WRONG

aggrieved adjective : troubled or distressed in spirit

Synonyms

discontent, discontented, dissatisfied, malcontent—more at DISCONTENTED

aghast adjective : struck with amazement or horror

Synonyms

afraid, terrified—more at AFRAID

ag·ile adjective : able to move quickly and easily

Synonyms

graceful, light, lissome, lithe, nimble, spry—more at GRACEFUL

agil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being agile

Synonyms

deftness, dexterity, nimbleness, sleight—more at DEXTERITY

ag·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing 1 : to move or cause to move with an irregular rapid motion

2 : to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : DISTURB

3 : to discuss earnestly

4 : to attempt to arouse public feeling

Synonyms

[1] convulse, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble—more at SHAKE

[2] bother, concern, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset, worry

agitated adjective : troubled in mind

Synonyms

feverish, frenzied, heated, hectic, overactive, overwrought—more at FEVERISH

ag·i·ta·tion noun : the act or state of agitating or being agitated

Synonyms

anxiety, apprehension, care, concern, disquiet, nervousness, perturbation, uneasiness, worry—more at ANXIETY

ag·i·ta·tor noun : one that agitates

Synonyms

demagogue, firebrand, incendiary, inciter, rabble-rouser; also demonstrator, marcher, objector, protester

ag·it·prop noun [ORIGIN: Russ]

: political propaganda promulgated esp. through the arts

agleam adjective : GLEAMING

aglit·ter adjective : GLITTERING

aglow adjective : glowing esp. with warmth or excitement : GLOWING

Synonyms

beaming, glowing, radiant, sunny—more at RADIANT

ag·nos·tic adjective [ORIGIN: Gk agnōstos unknown, unknowable, fr. a- un- + gnōstos known]

: of or relating to the belief that