Antonyms for address
əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; əˈdrɛsad·dress

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. addressverb

   To accost is to speak first, to friend or stranger, generally with a view to opening conversation; greet is not so distinctly limited, since one may return another's greeting; greet and hail may imply but a passing word; greeting may be altogether silent; to hail is to greet in a loud-voiced and commonly hearty and joyous way, as appears in the expression "hail fellow, well met." To salute is to greet with special token of respect, as a soldier his commander. To apostrophize is to solemnly address some person or personified attribute apart from the audience to whom one is speaking; as, a preacher may apostrophize virtue, the saints of old, or even the Deity. To appeal is strictly to call for some form of help or support. Address is slightly more formal than accost or greet, though it may often be interchanged with them. One may address another at considerable length or in writing; he accosts orally and briefly.

   Antonyms:
   avoid, cut, elude, ignore, overlook, pass, pass by, shun

   Synonyms:
   apostrophize, appeal, approach, cost, court, greet, hail, salute, speak to, woo

   Preposition:
   Address the memorial to the legislature; the president addressed the people in an eloquent speech; he addressed an intruder with indignation.

2. addressnoun

   Address is that indefinable something which enables a man to gain his object without seeming exertion or contest, and generally with the favor and approval of those with whom he deals. It is a general power to direct to the matter in hand whatever qualities are most needed for it at the moment. It includes adroitness and discretion to know what to do or say and what to avoid; ingenuity to devise; readiness to speak or act; the dexterity that comes of practise; and tact, which is the power of fine touch as applied to human character and feeling. Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address. Compare SPEECH.

   Antonyms:
   awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdom

   Synonyms:
   adroitness, courtesy, dexterity, discretion, ingenuity, manners, politeness, readiness, tact

   Preposition:
   Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. addressnoun

   Antonyms:
   awkwardness, unmannerliness

   Synonyms:
   tact, manners

2. addressverb

   Antonyms:
   elude, avoid, shun, ignore, pass

   Synonyms:
   accost, greet, salute, approach, apostrophize, appeal, hail, woo, court

Matched Categories

1. • Access
   • Address
   • Adjust
   • Broach
   • Computer Science
   • Geographic Point
   • Golf
   • Manner Of Speaking
   • Speech Act
   • Stance
   • Street Sign
   • Target
   • Use

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.9 / 7 votes

1. address, computer address, referencenoun

   (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

   Synonyms:
   extension, computer address, savoir-faire, book of facts, character reference, reference point, character, reference, mention, reference book, credit, acknowledgment, point of reference, citation, consultation, reference work, quotation, cite, denotation, destination, source, name and address, speech

2. addressnoun

   the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

   Synonyms:
   speech, destination, reference, savoir-faire, computer address, name and address

3. address, speechnoun

   the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

   "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

   Synonyms:
   computer address, spoken communication, savoir-faire, delivery, reference, manner of speaking, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, lecture, language, spoken language, destination, name and address, speech

4. addressnoun

   the manner of speaking to another individual

   "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"

   Synonyms:
   speech, destination, reference, savoir-faire, computer address, name and address

5. addressnoun

   a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described

   Synonyms:
   speech, destination, reference, savoir-faire, computer address, name and address

6. address, destination, name and addressnoun

   written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

   Synonyms:
   savoir-faire, terminus, speech, goal, computer address, finish, destination, name and address, reference

7. addressnoun

   the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

   Synonyms:
   speech, destination, reference, savoir-faire, computer address, name and address

8. savoir-faire, addressverb

   social skill

   Synonyms:
   speech, destination, reference, savoir-faire, computer address, name and address

9. address, turn toverb

   speak to

   "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

   Synonyms:
   accost, cover, deal, turn to, speak, direct, handle, treat, plow, come up to, call

10. address, speakverb

    give a speech to

    "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

    Synonyms:
    come up to, cover, speak, handle, talk, plow, accost, direct, call, treat, verbalize, utter, turn to, verbalise, mouth, deal

11. address, directverb

    put an address on (an envelope)

    Synonyms:
    plow, come up to, target, lead, maneuver, take, treat, place, accost, point, turn to, aim, channelise, deal, take aim, call, train, head, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, engineer, organize, channelize, organise, calculate, handle, conduct, cover, speak, send, orchestrate, mastermind, guide

12. addressverb

    direct a question at someone

    Synonyms:
    accost, cover, deal, turn to, speak, direct, handle, treat, plow, come up to, call

13. addressverb

    address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

    Synonyms:
    accost, cover, deal, turn to, speak, direct, handle, treat, plow, come up to, call

14. address, callverb

    greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

    "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"

    Synonyms:
    call in, predict, forebode, prognosticate, plow, shout, phone, yell, come up to, accost, shout out, foretell, cry, treat, scream, holler, turn to, call up, call off, deal, call, cover, send for, hollo, visit, direct, promise, name, handle, squall, bid, speak, ring, telephone, anticipate

15. addressverb

    access or locate by address

    Synonyms:
    accost, cover, deal, turn to, speak, direct, handle, treat, plow, come up to, call

16. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, addressverb

    act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

    "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

    Synonyms:
    speak, overcompensate, extend, handle, cut through, deal, continue, comprehend, embrace, divvy up, spread over, grapple, cut across, apportion, encompass, consider, get over, process, lot, portion out, dole out, make do, plow, shroud, accost, insure, brood, wield, make out, share, do by, plough, hide, take, administer, sell, parcel out, compensate, cross, come up to, turn, report, traverse, underwrite, breed, dispense, overlay, dish out, pass over, contend, enshroud, direct, allot, care for, track, get by, wrap up, distribute, cover up, carry on, cope, turn to, incubate, mete out, regale, get across, look at, treat, shell out, care, hatch, manage, deal out, palm, cover, conduct, call, trade

17. address, accost, come up toverb

    speak to someone

    Synonyms:
    accost, cover, hook, deal, turn to, solicit, speak, direct, handle, treat, plow, come up to, call

18. addressverb

    adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting

    Synonyms:
    accost, cover, deal, turn to, speak, direct, handle, treat, plow, come up to, call

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. addressnoun

   Synonyms:
   discourse, speech, lecture, oration, allocution, direction, superscription, delivery

   Associated words:
   vocative

2. addressverb

   Synonyms:
   accost, speak to, direct, superscribe

How to use address in a sentence?

1. Lee Wasserman:

   In America, when civic associations come together to address pressing societal concerns, that is considered a good thing - not a conspiracy.

2. Carla Smith:

   It needs to come organically from the neighborhood, your address and your street, no matter who it's named after, it's still your identity. It means something a little bit different to everyone. So let them figure out the name.

3. Sean Lyndersay:

   We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge, not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it is also able to address a key concern : compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications.

4. The UAW:

   Related ImageExpand / ContractSouth Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says her state doesn't need unions. ( AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)( The Associated Press) Right-to-work laws mean workers at unionized plants do not have to join the labor organization. Haley, whose efforts have brought major investments from companies including Continental Tire and Boeing, recently went toe-to toe with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which sought to organize 3,000 workers at an aircraft plant she helped lure in 2011 with a $ 450 million package of tax incentives. The union suspended its effort to organize the Boeing plant after a rocky start. Haley, who said at her January state of the union address that South Carolina has an international reputation for being a state that does n’t want unions, because we don’t need unions, we have been successful in attracting some of the world’s top corporate citizens and paving the way for expansion of the businesses we already have because our right-to-work law strengthens the direct relationship our employers have with employees, Haley said. Our best advice to The UAW is to ask the IAM about how South Carolina workers view unions.

5. Jamie Bartlett:

   A special browser called Tor allows a user to browse the internet without their IP address being given away, it uses a clever encryption system that means no one can see what computer a user is on.

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