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disagree
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be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
be different from one another
related words >
agree to differ
,
agree to disagree
,
argue
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be at variance
,
be distinct
,
be distinguished
,
be in dissent
,
be unmoved
,
be unwilling
,
beg off
,
beg to differ
,
bicker
,
break
,
break off
,
clash
,
clash with
,
collide
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
contend
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contrast with
,
counter
,
debate
,
decline
,
decline to accept
,
depart from
,
deviate from
,
differ
,
differ in opinion
,
disaccord
,
disaccord with
,
disagree with
,
disallow
,
disclaim
,
discord
,
discord with
,
dispute
,
dissent
,
dissent from
,
divaricate from
,
diverge
,
diverge from
,
divide
,
divide on
,
drop out
,
fall out
,
fight
,
hold opposite views
,
hold out against
,
jangle
,
jar
,
jar with
,
jostle
,
mismatch
,
mismate
,
misunderstand one another
,
negate
,
negative
,
not accord with
,
not agree
,
not buy
,
not consent
,
not get along
,
not hear of
,
not square with
,
not think of
,
object
,
oppose
,
pull different ways
,
quarrel
,
refuse
,
refuse consent
,
reject
,
repudiate
,
resist entreaty
,
resist persuasion
,
say nay
,
say no
,
secede
,
squabble
,
stand aloof
,
stand apart
,
stand over against
,
take exception
,
take issue
,
turn down
,
vary
,
vote nay
,
vote negatively
,
withdraw
,
withhold assent
,
wrangle
disapprove
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consider bad or wrong
deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
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abjure
,
attaint
,
ban
,
belittle
,
bespatter
,
blackball
,
blacken
,
blame
,
blot
,
blow upon
,
brand
,
brush aside
,
categorically reject
,
censure
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
condemn
,
contemn
,
contradict
,
criticize
,
decline
,
decry
,
defame
,
defile
,
denounce
,
deny
,
deplore
,
deprecate
,
depreciate
,
despise
,
detract
,
disallow
,
disapprove of
,
discard
,
disclaim
,
discommend
,
discount
,
discountenance
,
disdain
,
disesteem
,
disfavor
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
disparage
,
dispraise
,
disregard
,
dissent from
,
except
,
exclude
,
expose
,
expose to infamy
,
expostulate
,
forswear
,
frown
,
frown at
,
frown down
,
frown upon
,
gibbet
,
grimace at
,
hang in effigy
,
ignore
,
knock
,
look askance at
,
look black upon
,
not approve
,
not go for
,
not hear of
,
not hold with
,
object
,
object to
,
oppose
,
ostracize
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
pillory
,
protest
,
push aside
,
put down
,
rebuff
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse to consider
,
reject
,
remonstrate
,
renounce
,
repel
,
reprehend
,
reprimand
,
reprobate
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
run down
,
say no to
,
scout
,
shove away
,
slur
,
smear
,
soil
,
spurn
,
stain
,
stigmatize
,
sully
,
taint
,
take exception to
,
tarnish
,
think ill of
,
think little of
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
thumb down
,
turn away
,
turn down
,
turn out
,
view with disfavor
,
vilify
,
waive
disclaim
collapse
make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
renounce a legal claim or title to
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abjure
,
assert the contrary
,
back down
,
back out
,
backwater
,
be unmoved
,
be unwilling
,
beg off
,
belie
,
belittle
,
brush aside
,
challenge
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
climb down
,
contemn
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
crawfish out
,
criticize
,
cross
,
decline
,
decline to accept
,
deny
,
deprecate
,
despise
,
disaffirm
,
disagree
,
disallow
,
disapprove
,
disavow
,
discard
,
discount
,
disdain
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
disparage
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
disregard
,
dissent
,
eat crow
,
eat humble pie
,
except
,
exclude
,
forswear
,
gainsay
,
hold out against
,
ignore
,
impugn
,
join issue upon
,
minimize
,
negate
,
negative
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
not buy
,
not consent
,
not hear of
,
not think of
,
nullify
,
oppose
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
push aside
,
rebuff
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse consent
,
refuse to admit
,
refuse to consider
,
refute
,
reject
,
renege
,
renounce
,
repel
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
resist entreaty
,
resist persuasion
,
retract
,
revoke
,
say nay
,
say no
,
scout
,
shove away
,
spurn
,
stand aloof
,
swallow
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
traverse
,
turn away
,
turn down
,
turn out
,
unsay
,
vote nay
,
vote negatively
,
waive
,
withdraw
retract
collapse
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
related words >
abandon
,
abjure
,
abolish
,
abrogate
,
annul
,
assert the contrary
,
back
,
back down
,
back out
,
backwater
,
belie
,
cancel
,
cede
,
climb down
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
countermand
,
counterorder
,
crawfish out
,
cringe
,
cross
,
deny
,
disaffirm
,
disallow
,
disannul
,
disavow
,
disclaim
,
disgorge
,
disown
,
dispense with
,
dispose of
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
do away with
,
do without
,
draw back
,
draw in
,
drop
,
duck
,
dump
,
eat crow
,
eat humble pie
,
fall back
,
flinch
,
forgo
,
forswear
,
gainsay
,
get along without
,
get rid of
,
give away
,
give up
,
have done with
,
impugn
,
invalidate
,
join issue upon
,
kiss good-bye
,
make a sacrifice
,
make void
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
nullify
,
oppose
,
override
,
overrule
,
palinode
,
part with
,
pull back
,
pull in
,
pull out
,
quitclaim
,
recall
,
recant
,
refuse to admit
,
refute
,
relinquish
,
render up
,
renege
,
renounce
,
repeal
,
repudiate
,
rescind
,
resign
,
retreat
,
retrocede
,
retrograde
,
reverse
,
revoke
,
sacrifice
,
set aside
,
shrink
,
shy
,
spare
,
surrender
,
suspend
,
swallow
,
swear off
,
take
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
throw up
,
unsay
,
vacate
,
void
,
waive
,
wince
,
withdraw
,
write off
,
yield
meet head on
collapse
related words >
affront
,
alight upon
,
antagonize
,
be antipathetic
,
be inimical
,
beard
,
beat against
,
bell the cat
,
bite the bullet
,
brave
,
brazen
,
brazen out
,
bump heads
,
bump into
,
challenge
,
clash
,
collide
,
come across
,
come among
,
come up against
,
come upon
,
complain
,
complain loudly
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confront
,
confute
,
contend
,
contend with
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contraposit
,
contrast
,
contravene
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterattack
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
dispute
,
dissent
,
encounter
,
face
,
face down
,
face out
,
face the music
,
face up
,
face up to
,
fall across
,
fall among
,
fall foul of
,
fall upon
,
front
,
go against
,
go counter to
,
interfere with
,
kick against
,
lie opposite
,
light upon
,
lock horns
,
make a stand
,
match
,
meet
,
meet boldly
,
meet up with
,
meet with
,
militate against
,
object
,
offer resistance
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
pitch upon
,
polarize
,
pose against
,
protest
,
put in opposition
,
recalcitrate
,
reluct
,
remonstrate
,
resist
,
revolt
,
run across
,
run against
,
run counter to
,
run into
,
run smack into
,
run the gauntlet
,
run up against
,
run upon
,
set at defiance
,
set over against
,
show fight
,
speak out
,
speak up
,
stand
,
stand at bay
,
stand opposed
,
stand opposite
,
stand up against
,
stand up to
,
strive against
,
subtend
,
swim upstream
,
withstand
,
work against
spurn
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related words >
abjure
,
ban
,
banish
,
beat back
,
blackball
,
brush aside
,
brush off
,
cast out
,
chase
,
chase away
,
chase off
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
cold-shoulder
,
contemn
,
contradict
,
cut
,
cut direct
,
decline
,
deny
,
deport
,
despise
,
disapprove
,
discard
,
disclaim
,
discount
,
disdain
,
disfellowship
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
disregard
,
drive away
,
drive back
,
except
,
exclude
,
excommunicate
,
exile
,
expatriate
,
expel
,
extradite
,
fend off
,
flout
,
forswear
,
fugitate
,
fuss
,
hold off
,
humiliation
,
ignore
,
keep off
,
look down upon
,
ostracize
,
outlaw
,
pack off
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
pick and choose
,
proscribe
,
push aside
,
push back
,
put back
,
rebuff
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse to consider
,
refuse to receive
,
reject
,
relegate
,
renounce
,
repel
,
reprobate
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
rusticate
,
scoff
,
scorn
,
scorn to receive
,
scout
,
send away
,
send down
,
send off
,
send packing
,
send to Coventry
,
shove away
,
slight
,
sneer
,
sneer at
,
sneeze at
,
sniff
,
snort
,
snub
,
spit upon
,
spurning
,
steer clear of
,
the cold shoulder
,
the go-by
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
thrust back
,
thrust out
,
transport
,
turn away
,
turn back
,
turn down
,
turn out
,
waive
,
ward off
parry
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(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
related words >
about the bush
,
answer
,
answer conclusively
,
argue down
,
around the bush
,
back and fill
,
beat about
,
beat around
,
beat off
,
beg the question
,
bicker
,
block
,
boggle
,
cavil
,
check
,
choplogic
,
confound
,
confute
,
contradict
,
controvert
,
counter
,
crush
,
defeat
,
demolish
,
deny
,
dismiss
,
dispose of
,
dodge
,
drive back
,
duck
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
evade the issue
,
fence
,
fend
,
fend off
,
finish
,
floor
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
hinder
,
hold at bay
,
hold off
,
hum and haw
,
keep at bay
,
keep off
,
mince the truth
,
mince words
,
mystify
,
nitpick
,
nonplus
,
obscure
,
obstruct
,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
overwhelm
,
palter
,
pick nits
,
prevaricate
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
push back
,
pussyfoot
,
put back
,
put off
,
put to silence
,
quibble
,
rebuff
,
rebut
,
recoil
,
reduce to silence
,
refute
,
repel
,
repulse
,
settle
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shrink
,
shuffle
,
shut up
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
silence
,
smash all opposition
,
split hairs
,
squash
,
squelch
,
stave off
,
step aside
,
stop
,
subvert
,
swerve
,
tergiversate
,
turn aside
,
undermine
,
upset
,
waffle
,
ward off
,
weasel
except
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related words >
abjure
,
abscind
,
absolve
,
amputate
,
annihilate
,
apart from
,
aside from
,
ban
,
bar
,
barring
,
bate
,
beside
,
besides
,
bob
,
brush aside
,
but
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
clip
,
contemn
,
contradict
,
count out
,
crop
,
cull
,
cut
,
cut away
,
cut off
,
cut out
,
debar
,
decline
,
deny
,
despise
,
disapprove
,
discard
,
discharge
,
disclaim
,
discount
,
discounting
,
disdain
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispense from
,
dispense with
,
disregard
,
dock
,
eliminate
,
enucleate
,
eradicate
,
ex
,
except for
,
except that
,
excepting
,
exception taken of
,
excise
,
exclude
,
excluding
,
exclusive of
,
excuse
,
exempt
,
expostulate
,
extinguish
,
extirpate
,
forswear
,
free
,
from
,
give dispensation from
,
grant immunity
,
however
,
if not
,
ignore
,
inveigh against
,
isolate
,
kick
,
knock off
,
leave out
,
leaving out
,
less
,
let alone
,
let go
,
let off
,
lop
,
minus
,
mutilate
,
nip
,
not counting
,
object
,
off
,
omit
,
omitting
,
other than
,
outside of
,
pare
,
pass by
,
pass over
,
pass up
,
peel
,
pick out
,
precluding
,
protest
,
prune
,
push aside
,
rebuff
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse to consider
,
reject
,
release
,
remise
,
remit
,
remonstrate
,
renounce
,
repel
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
root out
,
rule out
,
save
,
save and except
,
save the necessity
,
saving
,
scout
,
set apart
,
set aside
,
shave
,
shear
,
shove away
,
spare
,
spurn
,
stamp out
,
strike off
,
strip
,
strip off
,
suspend
,
take off
,
take out
,
than
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
truncate
,
turn away
,
turn out
,
unless
,
unless that
,
waive
,
were it not
,
wipe out
,
without
,
yet
disallow
collapse
related words >
abjure
,
assert the contrary
,
ban
,
bar
,
be unmoved
,
be unwilling
,
beg off
,
belie
,
blackball
,
categorically reject
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
cross
,
debar
,
decline
,
decline to accept
,
default
,
deny
,
disaffirm
,
disagree
,
disapprove
,
disapprove of
,
disavow
,
disclaim
,
disfavor
,
dishonor
,
disown
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
dissent
,
dissent from
,
embargo
,
enjoin
,
exclude
,
exclude from
,
forbid
,
forswear
,
frown at
,
frown down
,
frown upon
,
gainsay
,
grimace at
,
hold out against
,
impugn
,
inhibit
,
interdict
,
join issue upon
,
keep back
,
levant
,
look askance at
,
look black upon
,
negate
,
negative
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
not approve
,
not buy
,
not consent
,
not go for
,
not hear of
,
not hold with
,
not pay
,
not think of
,
nullify
,
object
,
object to
,
oppose
,
ostracize
,
outlaw
,
preclude
,
prevent
,
prohibit
,
proscribe
,
protest
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse consent
,
refuse to admit
,
refuse to pay
,
refute
,
reject
,
renounce
,
repress
,
repudiate
,
resist entreaty
,
resist persuasion
,
retract
,
revoke
,
rule out
,
say nay
,
say no
,
say no to
,
shut out
,
stand aloof
,
stop payment
,
suppress
,
taboo
,
take back
,
take exception to
,
take issue with
,
think ill of
,
think little of
,
thumb down
,
turn down
,
view with disfavor
,
vote nay
,
vote negatively
,
welsh
,
withhold
forswear
collapse
related words >
abandon
,
abdicate
,
abjure
,
acknowledge defeat
,
assert the contrary
,
back down
,
back out
,
backwater
,
belie
,
brush aside
,
cease
,
cede
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
climb down
,
contemn
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
crawfish out
,
cross
,
cry quits
,
decline
,
deny
,
desist from
,
despise
,
disaffirm
,
disallow
,
disapprove
,
disavow
,
discard
,
disclaim
,
discontinue
,
discount
,
disdain
,
disgorge
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispense with
,
dispose of
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
disregard
,
do without
,
drop
,
dump
,
eat crow
,
eat humble pie
,
except
,
exclude
,
forgo
,
gainsay
,
get along without
,
get rid of
,
give away
,
give over
,
give up
,
hand over
,
have done with
,
ignore
,
impugn
,
join issue upon
,
kiss good-bye
,
lay down
,
leave off
,
make a sacrifice
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
nullify
,
oppose
,
palinode
,
part with
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
push aside
,
quitclaim
,
rebuff
,
recall
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse to admit
,
refuse to consider
,
refute
,
reject
,
relinquish
,
render up
,
renege
,
renounce
,
repel
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
resign
,
retract
,
revoke
,
sacrifice
,
scout
,
shove away
,
spare
,
spurn
,
stop
,
surrender
,
swallow
,
swear off
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
take the pledge
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
throw up
,
turn away
,
turn out
,
unsay
,
vacate
,
waive
,
withdraw
,
yield
negate
collapse
prove negative; show to be false
related words >
abate
,
abnegate
,
abolish
,
abrogate
,
agree to disagree
,
annihilate
,
annul
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be contrary to
,
be unmoved
,
be unwilling
,
beg off
,
belie
,
blow sky-high
,
blow up
,
break
,
break off
,
bring to naught
,
bring to nothing
,
buffer
,
call into question
,
cancel
,
cancel out
,
challenge
,
clash
,
collide
,
come to nothing
,
conflict
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
cross
,
decline
,
decline to accept
,
deflate
,
deny
,
differ
,
disaccord
,
disaffirm
,
disagree
,
disallow
,
disbelieve
,
disclaim
,
disconfirm
,
discredit
,
disprove
,
dissent
,
explode
,
expose
,
frustrate
,
gag on
,
gainsay
,
hold out against
,
impugn
,
invalidate
,
jangle
,
jar
,
jostle
,
misbelieve
,
mismatch
,
mismate
,
negativate
,
negative
,
neutralize
,
not admit
,
not believe
,
not buy
,
not consent
,
not hear of
,
not swallow
,
not think of
,
nullify
,
object
,
offset
,
oppugn
,
prove the contrary
,
puncture
,
quash
,
rebut
,
redress
,
refuse
,
refuse consent
,
refuse to admit
,
refuse to credit
,
reject
,
repeal
,
repudiate
,
resist entreaty
,
resist persuasion
,
revoke
,
say nay
,
say no
,
shake the head
,
show up
,
stand aloof
,
stultify
,
thwart
,
traverse
,
turn down
,
unbelieve
,
undercut
,
undo
,
vary
,
vitiate
,
void
,
vote nay
,
vote negatively
throw away
collapse
related words >
abandon
,
abjure
,
blow
,
blunder away
,
boot out
,
bounce
,
brush aside
,
cashier
,
cast
,
cast aside
,
cast away
,
cast off
,
cast out
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
consume
,
contemn
,
contradict
,
declaim
,
decline
,
deep-six
,
defenestrate
,
deny
,
despise
,
detrude
,
disapprove
,
discard
,
discharge
,
disclaim
,
discount
,
disdain
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispel
,
dispose of
,
disregard
,
dissipate
,
ditch
,
do away with
,
dump
,
eighty-six
,
eject
,
eliminate
,
except
,
exclude
,
expel
,
exterminate
,
extrude
,
fling off
,
fool away
,
forswear
,
fritter
,
gamble away
,
get quit of
,
get rid of
,
get shut of
,
give away
,
give the hook
,
go through
,
grimace
,
ham
,
ham it up
,
hang the expense
,
heave out
,
ignore
,
jettison
,
jilt
,
junk
,
kick downstairs
,
kick out
,
lavish
,
liquidate
,
mug
,
obtrude
,
oust
,
out-herod Herod
,
overact
,
overdramatize
,
part with
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
purge
,
push aside
,
put out
,
rant
,
rebuff
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse to consider
,
reject
,
remove
,
renounce
,
repel
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
roar
,
run through
,
scatter
,
scout
,
scrap
,
seize the day
,
shake off
,
shed
,
shoo
,
shove away
,
slather
,
slough
,
sow broadcast
,
spout
,
spurn
,
squander
,
throw money around
,
throw off
,
throw out
,
throw over
,
throw overboard
,
thrust out
,
toss out
,
toss overboard
,
trifle away
,
turn away
,
turn out
,
underact
,
waive
resist
collapse
withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
refuse to comply
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
related words >
antagonize
,
arrest
,
assail
,
assault
,
attack
,
baffle
,
balk
,
battle
,
be antipathetic
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be inimical
,
be proof against
,
bear up
,
bear up against
,
beat against
,
block
,
bottle up
,
bridle
,
buck
,
check
,
clash
,
collide
,
combat
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confute
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contravene
,
control
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterattack
,
countercheck
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
curb
,
dam up
,
damp
,
dampen
,
defy
,
delay
,
deny
,
detain
,
dispute
,
duel
,
endure
,
fight
,
fight against
,
foil
,
forgo
,
frustrate
,
gainsay
,
go against
,
go counter to
,
hinder
,
hold at bay
,
hold back
,
hold in check
,
hold out
,
hold out against
,
hold up
,
impede
,
impugn
,
inhibit
,
intercept
,
interfere
,
interfere with
,
intermeddle
,
interrupt
,
intervene
,
join the opposition
,
keep at bay
,
keep back
,
keep in check
,
lock horns
,
meddle
,
meet head-on
,
militate against
,
not abide
,
obstruct
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
outlast
,
play at cross-purposes
,
preclude
,
prevent
,
protest
,
rebuff
,
refuse
,
repel
,
repress
,
repulse
,
restrain
,
retard
,
run against
,
run counter to
,
scotch
,
set back
,
slacken
,
snub
,
stand
,
stand up
,
stand up against
,
stand up to
,
stem
,
stop
,
suppress
,
swim upstream
,
take issue with
,
thwart
,
traverse
,
turn down
,
vote against
,
weather
,
withstand
,
work against
counteract
collapse
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
related words >
annul
,
antagonize
,
baffle
,
balance
,
balk
,
be antipathetic
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be inimical
,
be opposed to
,
beat against
,
blast
,
brave
,
bump heads
,
cancel
,
cancel out
,
challenge
,
checkmate
,
circumvent
,
clash
,
collide
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confound
,
confront
,
confute
,
contend
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contraposit
,
contrast
,
contrast with
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
correct
,
counter
,
counterattack
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
countermand
,
counterpoise
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterweigh
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
dash
,
defeat
,
defy
,
destroy
,
discomfit
,
disconcert
,
discountenance
,
dish
,
disrupt
,
elude
,
equiponderate
,
face
,
fix
,
flummox
,
foil
,
front
,
frustrate
,
go against
,
go counter to
,
interfere with
,
join the opposition
,
juxtapose in opposition
,
knock the chocks
,
lie opposite
,
lock horns
,
match
,
meet head-on
,
militate against
,
mitigate
,
negate
,
negative
,
neutralize
,
nonplus
,
not abide
,
nullify
,
offset
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
perplex
,
play at cross-purposes
,
polarize
,
pose against
,
protest
,
put in opposition
,
rectify
,
redress
,
resist
,
right
,
ruin
,
run against
,
run counter to
,
sabotage
,
scotch
,
set off
,
set over against
,
spike
,
spoil
,
square
,
square up
,
stand opposed
,
stand opposite
,
stonewall
,
stump
,
subtend
,
swim upstream
,
take issue with
,
thwart
,
traverse
,
upset
,
vote against
,
withstand
,
work against
recant
collapse
related words >
abandon
,
abjure
,
abolish
,
abrogate
,
annul
,
assert the contrary
,
back down
,
back out
,
backwater
,
belie
,
brush aside
,
cancel
,
cede
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
climb down
,
contemn
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
countermand
,
counterorder
,
crawfish out
,
cross
,
decline
,
deny
,
despise
,
disaffirm
,
disallow
,
disannul
,
disapprove
,
disavow
,
discard
,
disclaim
,
discount
,
disdain
,
disgorge
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispense with
,
dispose of
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
disregard
,
do away with
,
do without
,
drop
,
dump
,
eat crow
,
eat humble pie
,
except
,
exclude
,
forgo
,
forsake
,
forswear
,
gainsay
,
get along without
,
get rid of
,
give away
,
give up
,
have done with
,
ignore
,
impugn
,
invalidate
,
join issue upon
,
kiss good-bye
,
make a sacrifice
,
make void
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
nullify
,
oppose
,
override
,
overrule
,
part with
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
push aside
,
quitclaim
,
rebuff
,
recall
,
refuse
,
refuse to admit
,
refuse to consider
,
refute
,
reject
,
relinquish
,
render up
,
renege
,
renounce
,
repeal
,
repel
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
rescind
,
resign
,
retract
,
reverse
,
revoke
,
sacrifice
,
scout
,
set aside
,
shove away
,
spare
,
spurn
,
surrender
,
suspend
,
swallow
,
swear off
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
throw up
,
turn away
,
turn out
,
unsay
,
vacate
,
void
,
waive
,
withdraw
,
write off
,
yield
abjure
collapse
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
related words >
abandon
,
abdicate
,
acknowledge defeat
,
assert the contrary
,
back down
,
back out
,
backwater
,
belie
,
brush aside
,
cease
,
cede
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
climb down
,
come off
,
contemn
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
crawfish out
,
cross
,
cry quits
,
cut out
,
decline
,
deny
,
desert
,
desist
,
desist from
,
despise
,
disaffirm
,
disallow
,
disapprove
,
disavow
,
discard
,
disclaim
,
discontinue
,
discount
,
disdain
,
disgorge
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispense with
,
dispose of
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
disregard
,
disuse
,
do without
,
drop
,
dump
,
eat crow
,
eat humble pie
,
except
,
exclude
,
forgo
,
forsake
,
forswear
,
gainsay
,
get along without
,
get rid of
,
give away
,
give over
,
give up
,
hand over
,
have done with
,
ignore
,
impugn
,
join issue upon
,
kiss good-bye
,
lay down
,
leave off
,
let go
,
make a sacrifice
,
nol-pros
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
not pursue with
,
nullify
,
oppose
,
palinode
,
part with
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
push aside
,
put behind one
,
quit
,
quitclaim
,
rebuff
,
recall
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse to admit
,
refuse to consider
,
refute
,
reject
,
relinquish
,
render up
,
renege
,
renounce
,
repel
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
resign
,
retract
,
revoke
,
sacrifice
,
scout
,
shove away
,
spare
,
spurn
,
stop
,
surrender
,
swallow
,
swear off
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
throw up
,
turn away
,
turn out
,
unsay
,
vacate
,
waive
,
withdraw
,
yield
controvert
collapse
related words >
abjure
,
air
,
analyze
,
answer
,
answer conclusively
,
argue down
,
assert the contrary
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be contrary to
,
be opposed to
,
belie
,
break
,
call into question
,
canvass
,
challenge
,
clash
,
comment upon
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confound
,
confute
,
consider
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contrast with
,
contravene
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
counterpoise
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
crush
,
deal with
,
debate
,
defeat
,
deliberate
,
deliberate upon
,
demolish
,
deny
,
disaffirm
,
disallow
,
disavow
,
disclaim
,
disconfirm
,
discourse about
,
discuss
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispose of
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
evert
,
examine
,
exchange views
,
finish
,
floor
,
forswear
,
gainsay
,
go into
,
handle
,
impugn
,
investigate
,
join issue upon
,
juxtapose in opposition
,
knock around
,
negate
,
nonplus
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
nullify
,
offset
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
overwhelm
,
parry
,
pass under review
,
play at cross-purposes
,
put to silence
,
question
,
rap
,
reason
,
reason about
,
reason the point
,
rebut
,
recant
,
reduce to silence
,
refuse to admit
,
refute
,
reject
,
renounce
,
repudiate
,
retract
,
review
,
revoke
,
run counter to
,
set off
,
settle
,
shut up
,
sift
,
silence
,
smash all opposition
,
squash
,
squelch
,
study
,
subvert
,
take back
,
take issue with
,
take up
,
talk
,
talk about
,
talk of
,
talk over
,
thresh out
,
traverse
,
treat
,
undermine
,
upset
,
ventilate
subvert
collapse
destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
related words >
accommodate
,
adapt
,
adjust
,
alienate
,
alter
,
ameliorate
,
answer
,
answer conclusively
,
argue down
,
arise
,
better
,
brainwash
,
break up
,
capsize
,
careen
,
change
,
confound
,
confute
,
contradict
,
controvert
,
convert
,
corrupt
,
counterindoctrinate
,
crush
,
culbuter
,
debase
,
defeat
,
deform
,
demolish
,
denature
,
deny
,
deprave
,
destroy
,
dismiss
,
dispose of
,
diversify
,
finish
,
fit
,
floor
,
honeycomb
,
improve
,
indoctrinate
,
insurge
,
insurrect
,
keel over
,
meliorate
,
mitigate
,
modify
,
modulate
,
mount the barricades
,
mutate
,
mutineer
,
mutiny
,
nonplus
,
overset
,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
overwhelm
,
parry
,
pervert
,
put to silence
,
qualify
,
re-create
,
realign
,
rebel
,
rebuild
,
rebut
,
reconstruct
,
redesign
,
reduce to silence
,
refit
,
reform
,
refute
,
reindoctrinate
,
reluct
,
reluctate
,
remake
,
renew
,
reshape
,
restructure
,
revamp
,
revive
,
revolt
,
revolute
,
revolution
,
revolutionize
,
ring the changes
,
riot
,
rise
,
rise up
,
ruin
,
run riot
,
sabotage
,
sap
,
sap the foundations
,
settle
,
shift the scene
,
shuffle the cards
,
shut up
,
silence
,
smash all opposition
,
squash
,
squelch
,
strike
,
throw down
,
throw over
,
tip over
,
topple
,
topple over
,
topsy-turvify
,
topsy-turvy
,
turn a somersault
,
turn over
,
turn the scale
,
turn the tables
,
turn the tide
,
turn topsy-turvy
,
turn turtle
,
turn upside down
,
undermine
,
upend
,
upset
,
upturn
,
vary
,
weaken
,
win away
,
work a change
,
worsen
,
wreck
run against
collapse
related words >
aggravated assault
,
aggression
,
amphibious attack
,
antagonize
,
armed assault
,
assailing
,
assailment
,
assault
,
attack
,
banzai attack
,
be antipathetic
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be inimical
,
bear
,
bear upon
,
beat against
,
blitz
,
blitzkrieg
,
boost
,
breakthrough
,
buck
,
bull
,
bulldoze
,
bump
,
bump against
,
bunt
,
butt
,
butt against
,
charge
,
clash
,
collide
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confute
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contravene
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterattack
,
counteroffensive
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
coup de main
,
cram
,
crippling attack
,
cross
,
crowd
,
dead set at
,
descent on
,
dig
,
diversion
,
diversionary attack
,
drive
,
elbow
,
flank attack
,
force
,
frontal attack
,
gas attack
,
go against
,
go counter to
,
goad
,
head-on attack
,
hurtle
,
hustle
,
infiltration
,
interfere with
,
jab
,
jam
,
jog
,
joggle
,
join the opposition
,
jolt
,
jostle
,
lightning attack
,
lightning war
,
lock horns
,
mass attack
,
meet head-on
,
megadeath
,
militate against
,
mugging
,
not abide
,
nudge
,
offense
,
offensive
,
onset
,
onslaught
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
overkill
,
panzer warfare
,
pile drive
,
play at cross-purposes
,
poke
,
press
,
prod
,
protest
,
punch
,
push
,
ram
,
ram down
,
rattle
,
resist
,
run
,
run at
,
run counter to
,
rush
,
sally
,
shake
,
shock tactics
,
shoulder
,
shove
,
sortie
,
stress
,
strike
,
swim upstream
,
take issue with
,
tamp
,
thrust
,
traverse
,
unprovoked assault
,
vote against
,
withstand
,
work against
repel
collapse
force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
be repellent to; cause aversion in
related words >
abjure
,
anticipate
,
appall
,
avert
,
bar
,
be proof against
,
bear up
,
bear up against
,
beat back
,
beat off
,
block
,
blunt
,
brush aside
,
brush off
,
buck
,
chase
,
chase away
,
chase off
,
check
,
chill
,
chuck
,
chuck out
,
combat
,
contemn
,
contest
,
contradict
,
cool
,
counter
,
cut
,
damp
,
dampen
,
debar
,
decline
,
deflect
,
defy
,
deny
,
despise
,
deter
,
disaffect
,
disapprove
,
discard
,
disclaim
,
discount
,
discourage
,
disdain
,
disgust
,
dishearten
,
disincline
,
disinterest
,
dismiss
,
disown
,
dispute
,
disregard
,
distract
,
divert
,
drive away
,
drive back
,
duel
,
endure
,
estop
,
except
,
exclude
,
fend
,
fend off
,
fight
,
forbid
,
foreclose
,
forestall
,
forswear
,
give offense
,
gross out
,
help
,
hinder
,
hold at bay
,
hold off
,
hold out
,
hold up
,
horrify
,
ignore
,
indispose
,
keep at bay
,
keep from
,
keep off
,
nauseate
,
obstruct
,
obviate
,
offend
,
oppose
,
pack off
,
parry
,
pass by
,
pass up
,
preclude
,
prevent
,
prohibit
,
push aside
,
push back
,
put back
,
put off
,
quench
,
rebuff
,
rebut
,
recant
,
refuse
,
refuse to consider
,
refuse to receive
,
reject
,
reluct
,
renounce
,
repudiate
,
repulse
,
resist
,
revolt
,
rule out
,
save
,
scout
,
send away
,
send off
,
send packing
,
shock
,
shove away
,
sicken
,
snub
,
spurn
,
stand
,
stand up
,
stave off
,
stop
,
throw away
,
throw out
,
thrust back
,
traverse
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn back
,
turn from
,
turn off
,
turn out
,
turn the stomach
,
waive
,
ward off
,
wean from
,
withstand
counterbalance
collapse
a compensating equivalent
related words >
accommodate
,
adjust
,
amend
,
annul
,
antipode
,
antipodes
,
antipole
,
antithesis
,
antonym
,
atone for
,
balance
,
ballast
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be heavy
,
be opposed to
,
bring to nothing
,
buffer
,
cancel
,
cancel out
,
carry weight
,
clash
,
come to nothing
,
compensate
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
consideration
,
contra
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contrast with
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
converse
,
coordinate
,
correct
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterblast
,
countercheck
,
countercurrent
,
counterforce
,
counterinfluence
,
counterpoint
,
counterpoise
,
counterpole
,
counterpose
,
counterpressure
,
counterterm
,
countervail
,
counterweigh
,
counterweight
,
counterwork
,
crosscurrent
,
equalize
,
equate
,
equipoise
,
equiponderate
,
equivalent
,
even
,
even up
,
firm
,
firm up
,
fit
,
foil
,
foul wind
,
freeze
,
frustrate
,
give-and-take
,
have weight
,
head wind
,
heft
,
hold
,
hold the scales
,
immobilize
,
integrate
,
invalidate
,
inverse
,
juxtapose in opposition
,
keep
,
level
,
lie heavy
,
make up
,
makeweight
,
nail down
,
negate
,
negativate
,
negative
,
neutralize
,
nullify
,
obverse
,
offset
,
oppose
,
opposite
,
opposite number
,
oppugn
,
outweigh
,
pin down
,
play at cross-purposes
,
poise
,
proportion
,
quid pro quo
,
rectify
,
redeem
,
retain
,
reverse
,
run counter to
,
set off
,
setoff
,
something of value
,
square
,
square up
,
stabilitate
,
stabilize
,
steady
,
stick
,
strike a balance
,
stultify
,
the contrary
,
the other side
,
thwart
,
tip the scales
,
tit for tat
,
transfix
,
undercurrent
,
undo
,
vis-a-vis
,
vitiate
,
void
,
weigh
,
weigh heavy
,
weigh in
,
weigh out
,
weight
interfere
collapse
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!"
related words >
antagonize
,
arrest
,
baffle
,
balk
,
bar
,
barge in
,
be antipathetic
,
be inimical
,
beat against
,
block
,
bottle up
,
break in
,
break in upon
,
burst in
,
busybody
,
butt in
,
charge in
,
check
,
clash
,
collide
,
come between
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confute
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contravene
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterattack
,
countercheck
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
crash
,
crash in
,
crash the gates
,
creep in
,
cross
,
crowd in
,
curb
,
cut in
,
dam up
,
damp
,
dampen
,
delay
,
detain
,
discommode
,
edge in
,
elbow in
,
encroach
,
encumber
,
entrench
,
foil
,
foist in
,
fool
,
frustrate
,
go against
,
go counter to
,
hamper
,
handicap
,
hinder
,
hold back
,
hold in check
,
hold up
,
horn in
,
impede
,
impinge
,
impose
,
impose on
,
impose upon
,
incommode
,
inconvenience
,
infiltrate
,
infringe
,
inhibit
,
insinuate
,
intercede
,
intercept
,
interfere with
,
interlope
,
intermeddle
,
intermediate
,
interpose
,
interrupt
,
intervene
,
intrude
,
invade
,
irrupt
,
keep back
,
keep in check
,
kibitz
,
lock horns
,
make
,
meddle
,
mediate
,
meet head-on
,
militate against
,
monkey with
,
obstruct
,
obtrude
,
oppose
,
oppugn
,
press in
,
push in
,
put on
,
put upon
,
repress
,
resist
,
restrain
,
retard
,
run against
,
run counter to
,
rush in
,
sabotage
,
scotch
,
set back
,
slacken
,
slink in
,
slip in
,
slow
,
smash in
,
sneak in
,
snub
,
squeeze in
,
steal in
,
step in
,
storm in
,
subvert
,
suppress
,
swim upstream
,
tamper with
,
throng in
,
thrust in
,
thwart
,
trammel
,
trench
,
trespass
,
trouble
,
work against
,
work in
,
worm in
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