astor

Questions about astor

What is another word for astor?

It depends which astor you mean. In the sense “British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)”, the synonyms are Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor. Across all 2 senses there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of astor?

WordNet records no antonym for astor. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for astor split into groups?

Because astor carries 2 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for astor come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of astor

• Full entry for astorAll 2 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for astorWords matching from the last stressed vowel onward, grouped by syllable count.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.