abhorrent, a. [repugnant], [detestable], loathsome, [repulsive].

abide, v. dwell, [stay], sojourn, continue, [remain]; acquiesce, conform to.

abiding, a. continuing, [lasting], [stable].

ability, n. competence, efficiency, [aptitude], capacity, [skill], proficiency, [capability]. Antonyms: [inability], incapability.

abject, a. [degraded], [groveling], [servile], [ignoble], contemptible [base]. Antonyms: [noble], [lofty], [dignified], [exalted].

able, a. [competent], [qualified], [capable], [talented], [clever], [gifted], [efficient]; [effective], [cogent], [telling], [potent]. Antonyms: [unable], [incompetent], [incapable], inefficient [ineffective], impotent.

able-bodied, a. [stalwart], [brawny], [robust], [sturdy], strapping [muscular].

abnormal, a. [anomalous], [irregular], exceptional, aberrant, [erratic], [unusual]. Antonyms: See normal.

abnormality, n. [variation], [irregularity], [anomaly], [abnormity]. Antonyms: [regularity], naturalness.

abnormity, n. [irregularity], [abnormality], [monstrosity], [anomaly].