admissible, a. [allowable], permissible. Antonym: inadmissible.

admit, v. [acknowledge], [confess], concede; [allow], [permit]. Antonyms: [repulse], [reject], [refuse].

admittance, n. admission.

ado, n. [fuss], [bustle], [stir], [excitement], [pother].

adolescence, n. nonage, juniority, [minority], [youth].

adopt, v. [father], affiliate; espouse, [support], [maintain].

adoption, n. [affiliation], fathering; espousal.

adorn, v. [decorate], [beautify], [embellish], [deck], [ornament], [grace], [garnish], bedizen, bedeck, bestud, [beset], emblazon. Antonyms: [disfigure], [mar], deform.

adornment, n. [ornamentation], [decoration]. Antonyms: [disfigurement], [defacement].

adrift, a. and adv. drifting, [derelict], [lost].