About. Concerning, regarding, touching, relative to, with reference to, in regard to; near, surrounding, around; almost, nearly, well-nigh; ready, on the point of, on the eve of; around, hind part before.
Ant. Afar, distant, remote; precisely, exactly.
Above. Overhead, aloft, on high; before, previously; higher, having precedence; over, exceeding, beyond, superior, excessive.
Ant. Below, beneath, within; later, subsequently; lower; less, diminished.
Aboveboard. Openly, candidly, frankly, sincerely, fairly, ingenuously, unreservedly, guilelessly.
Ant. Secretly, elusively, underhand, deceitfully, wilily.
Above-named. Named before, aforesaid, above-mentioned, above-cited, above-described, mentioned above.
Ant. Named below, described below, hereinafter named.
Abrasion. Rubbing, friction, wearing away or off, disintegration, attrition.
Ant. Accretion, augmentation, increment; supplement, reinforcement.