Synonyms for ad
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Advantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the player's point of view, of their half of the court, where the advantage point following a deuce is always played.
Related words
- Phrases
- classified ad ad break ad truck personal ad
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ad, to, and sedeo, sit), as the etymology suggests, sits down to a task until it is done. ad, to, and plico, fold) bends to its work and concentrates all one's powers upon it with utmost intensity; hence, application can hardly be as unremitting as assiduity.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- advertising What advertising seems to you the most ridiculous?
- advertisement The play ran a big advertisement in the newspapers.
- advantage He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ad | steady | |
| advertising | falling | |
| advertisement | steady | |
| advantage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- advert2
- 9 letters
- advantage3
- 11 letters
- advertising4
- 13 letters
- advertisement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (advert2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pub