abridge, v. [shorten], [diminish], [curtail]; epitomize, [condense].
abridgment, n. [diminution], [lessening], [reduction], curtailment, condensation; [epitome], compend, [synopsis], [digest], [summary], breviary.
abrogate, v. [annul], [repeal], [revoke], [abolish], rescind, [nullify], [invalidate].
abrogation, n. [repeal], [abolition], [revocation], [annulment], defeasance.
abrupt, a. precipitous, [steep], craggy, [jagged], [rugged]; [unceremonious], [hasty], brusque, [rough], [rude], curt, [discourteous]; [unconnected].
abscess, n. aposteme, imposthume, [ulcer], [fester].
absence, n. nonattendance; [want], [destitution], [privation], [lack]; [inattention], [absent-mindedness]. Associated words: furlough, parole.
absent-minded, a. preoccupied, distrait, [inattentive], [unmindful], [abstracted].
absent-mindedness, n. preoccupation, [abstraction], [inattention].
absolute, a. [unconditional], [unrestricted], uncontrolled, [supreme]; [consummate], [faultless], [ideal]; [actual], [real]; self-existent, self-sufficing; [autocratic], [despotic].