- alienate: to turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange
- alleviate: to make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish
- aloof: unsympathetic; not interested
- altruistic: thoughtful of the welfare of others
- ambiguous: permitting more than one interpretation; not clearly defined
- ambivalence: condition of having conflicting attitudes
- ameliorate: to make better or more tolerable; to improve
- analogous: similar in certain qualities; comparable
- animosity: active dislike; ill will
- anonymity: condition of being unknown