A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions — Part 58

~Assured~, _a._ ~1.~ Certain, indubitable, unquestionable.

~Assuredly~, _ad._ Certainly, indubitably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, truly, surely, sure, without doubt.

~Asteism~, _n._ Genteel irony, polite banter or raillery, delicate ridicule.

~Astern~, _ad._ (_Naut._) ~1.~ Behind, back.

~Astonish~, _v. a._ Amaze, surprise, astound, confound, shock, stagger, stupefy, stun, dumfounder, strike dumb, strike with wonder, petrify with wonder.

~Astonishment~, _n._ Amazement, wonder, surprise, awe, ADMIRATION.

~Astral~, _a._ Starry, stellar, sidereal.

~Astray~, _ad._ Out of the right way, on the wrong scent.

~Astringent~, _a._ Binding, contracting, styptic.

~Astute~, _a._ ~1.~ Cunning, crafty, intriguing, wily, artful, sly, subtle, arch, deep, Machiavelian.

~2.~ Shrewd, sagacious, acute, sharp, quick, discerning, ingenious, perspicacious, keen, intelligent, long-headed, keen-sighted, clear- sighted, quick-sighted, eagle-eyed.

~Astuteness~, _n._ ~1.~ Cunning, craft, craftiness, subtlety, artfulness, art, artifice, slyness, deceit, duplicity, wiliness, guile.

~2.~ Shrewdness, acuteness, sharpness, perspicacity, discernment, penetration, sagacity, ingenuity, mother-wit, quick parts.

~Asylum~, _n._ ~1.~ Sanctuary, shelter, retreat, refuge, place of refuge.

~At a blow~, Suddenly, all at once, by a single stroke, by one effort.

~At all~, In any manner, in any degree, in the least degree, in the least.

~At all events~, At any rate, in any case, whatever be the case, happen what may, come what may, let it be as it will, sink or swim.

~At a loss~, Puzzled, perplexed, embarrassed, staggered, posed, nonplussed, at one's wits' end, hard pressed, at a stand, in doubt, in difficulty, put to it, put to one's shifts, out of one's depth, beyond one's depth, in a quandary, at fault, in a dilemma, not know what to do.

~At a pinch~, In an emergency, in a difficulty, if things come to the worst.

~At dawn~, Early, at break of day, at peep of day, at the opening of day.

~At discretion~, Without conditions or stipulations.

~At ease~, Untroubled, comfortable, free from pain, at rest.

~At fault~, ~1.~ Off the scent, on the wrong track.

~At first~, In the beginning, at the commencement, in the outset, at the start.

~At hand~, Near, nigh, close by, hard by, close to, close upon, close at hand, within reach.