Initialism of assistant director.

What is a synonym for "ad"?

Common synonyms include: advert, a.c., a.d., ac, ac, active directory.

Ad - Definition and Meaning

//ˌeɪˈdi// adj, adv, name, noun, prep

adj, adv, name, noun, prep ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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Initialism of assistant director. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"A few moments later, the A.D. reappears. "They need you," she says. "And could you stop by Wardrobe?" Shannen rolls her eyes. "O.K.!" she snaps."
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Abbreviation of advertisement. abbreviation, alt-of
"I have placed both of the ads in the newspaper as instructed."
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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.
"[S]uddenly Agassi hits a hard heavy cross-court back hand that pulls Federer way out to his ad (= his left) side, and Federer gets to it but slices the stretch backhand short, a couple feet past the service line […]."
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Abbreviation of adenovirus. abbreviation, alt-of
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a public promotion of some product or service wordnet

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Initialism of air defence or air defense. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Abbreviation of advertising. abbreviation, alt-of
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advantage
"ads and disads"
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Initialism of antidepressant. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Abbreviation of advertiser. abbreviation, alt-of
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Initialism of auxiliary destroyer (a naval tender, a destroyer tender that tends to destroyers). Navy, US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Initialism of Alzheimer's disease. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
"Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), involve pathological protein deposits."
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Initialism of airworthiness directive. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Abbreviation of audio description. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Initialism of after dark. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"AD account"

Adjective

Adverb

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Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"They had a vibrant culture from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD."