avoid, v. [evade], [shun], elude, eschew, [shirk], [parry].
avoidance, n. [evasion], eluding, eschewing, parrying.
awaken, v. [wake], awake, [rouse], [arouse], [excite].
aware, a. cognizant, [conscious], apprised, [mindful].
away, adv. hence, absent, gone, aside, off; (Colloq.) on, uninterruptedly.
awe, n. [veneration], [reverence].--v. [overawe], intimidate.
awful, a. appalling, [terrible], [dreadful], [frightful], grewsome, [horrible], [shocking], [heinous], [flagrant]; awe-inspiring, [majestic]; (Slang) [immoderate], [great], [serious], [flagrant], egregious, [excessive].
awfully, adv. fearfully, dreadfully; (Slang) [very], excessively, extremely, exceedingly.
awkward, a. [clumsy], [ungraceful], [bungling], maladroit, [gawky], inelegant, [ungainly], [loutish], [unskillful], [unwieldy], [uncourtly]; [embarrassing]. Antonyms: [graceful], [dexterous], [deft], [courtly], [elegant], adroit, [clever].