always, adv.
1. every time, at all times, on every occasion, without exception; constantly, regularly, repeatedly; continually, incessantly, uninterruptedly, day in, day out; invariably, inevitably, unfailingly, infallibly.
2. forever, eternally, perpetually; ever, evermore, Poetic,
aye, Literary,
sempiternally, Poetic,
for aye, forever and ever, forever and a day; everlastingly, endlessly, timelessly; unceasingly, ceaselessly, undyingly, interminably; till doomsday, without end, Latin, in saecula saeculorum, Fr. toujours.
amalgam, n.alloy, compound, composite, hybrid, cross-breed, mongrel; mixture, mix, combination, combine, admixture, commixture; blend, fusion, coalescence, union, Archaic, crasis; consolidation, conglomeration, conglomerate, agglomeration, agglomerate, aggregation, aggregate, Chem.
levigation.
amalgamate, v. mix, commix, combine, blend, Chem.
levigate, homogenize, Archaic, temper; fuse, interfuse, conjoin, incorporate, unite, unify, coalesce, merge; synthesize, consolidate, compose, put together; mingle, admix, commingle, intermingle, intermix; alloy, compound, conglomerate, agglomerate,
amalgamation, n.mixture, commingling, mingling, minglement, interminglement; blending, fusing, coalescence, union. See - amalgam, amanuensis, n.secretary, clerk, scribe, scrivener, stenographer, transcriber, transcriptionist, copyist, copier.
amass, v. 1. gather, collect, hoard, squirrel away, load up, stow away; garner, store up, stock up, lay by, lay up, lay in, Inf.stash away, reserve, set aside; save, save up, bank.
2. heap up, pile, pile up, roll up, run up, stack up; assemble, mass, aggregate, bring together, congregate; cumulate, agglomerate,
amateur, n.1. nonprofessional, layman, do-it-yourselfer; dabbler, dallier, trifler, putterer, potterer, dilettante; beginner, novice, tyro, neophyte, learner.
2. fan, devotee, votary, aficionado, Inf.buff, SI. freak, SI.bug, SI.nut; admirer, fancier, follower, groupie.
-adj.
3. nonprofessional, avocational, (of athletics)
sandlot.
4. amateurish, unprofessional. See - amateurish, amateurish, adj.1. unprofessional, unpolished, uneven, rough; unperfected, imperfect, faulty, flawed, deficient, wanting; inferior, second-rate, grubstreet, bush-league, minor-league; mediocre, unskilled, unskillful, incompetent, poor.
2. superficial, dilettante, dilettantish, shallow, meretricious, trashy; juvenile, jejune, insipid, dull, boring; unimaginative, uninspired, uncreative, unoriginal, imitative, derivative; hackneyed, trite, cliche, rehashed, warmed over.
amatory, adj.amorous, passionate, fervent, impassioned, rapturous, amatorious, Anacreonic; languishing, doting, lovesick, devoted, tender, fond; erotic, romantic, sentimental; Archaic, lovesome.
amaze, v. astound, astonish, dumfound, Inf.flabbergast; strike with wonder, stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf.bowl over, Inf.give [s.o.] a turn, Inf.catch [s.o.] up short; startle, surprise, disconcert, bewilder; dazzle, electrify, Inf.take one's breath away; unbalance, disorient, Inf.catch off guard, SI.curl one's hair.
amazement, n.surprise, astonishment, stupefaction, wonderment, awe; bewilderment, befuddlement, perplexity, confusion; wonder, marvel, prodigy, miracle,
amazing, adj.surprising, astounding, astonishing, striking, remarkable; wonderful, fabulous, marvelous, stupendous; miraculous, prodigious, preternatural, incredible, unbelievable, inconceivable; unexpected, confounding, unprecedented; very strange, Inf. damnedest, highly extraordinary, very unusual, singular.