| able-bodied | |
| abrupt(violent, fast, quick) | |
| adobe | |
| adversary | |
| adversative | |
| affectionate | |
| afraid(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| against(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, forced, averse) | |
| alien | |
| anal-retentive(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| annealed(adjective, hard, firm, solid, tense) | |
| antagonistic opposite(expression, negative, hostile, different, adverse) | |
| antipodal(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting) | |
| antipodean(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting) | |
| antithetic | |
| antitypous | |
| arbitrary(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| arthritic(adjective, hard, firm, solid, tense) | |
| backward(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) |
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