Related Words:
- abandonment,
- abjuration,
- abjurement,
- abnegation,
- abolishment,
- abolition,
- abrogation,
- absolute contradiction,
- annulment,
- cancel,
- canceling,
- cancellation,
- cassation,
- cession,
- chucking,
- chucking out,
- contempt,
- contradiction,
- contrary assertion,
- contravention,
- controversion,
- countering,
- countermand,
- counterorder,
- crossing,
- declension,
- declination,
- declinature,
- declining,
- defeasance,
- denial,
- deprivation,
- despisal,
- despising,
- disaffirmation,
- disagreement,
- disallowance,
- disapproval,
- disavowal,
- discard,
- disclaimer,
- disclamation,
- discounting,
- dismissal,
- disobedience,
- disowning,
- disownment,
- dispensation,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- disproof,
- disregard,
- dissent,
- dumping,
- exception,
- exclusion,
- expatriation,
- forgoing,
- forswearing,
- gainsaying,
- getting rid of,
- giving up,
- holding back,
- ignoring,
- impugnment,
- invalidation,
- letting go,
- nay,
- negation,
- negative,
- negative answer,
- nix,
- no,
- nonacceptance,
- nonapproval,
- noncompliance,
- nonconsent,
- nonconsideration,
- nonobservance,
- nullification,
- palinode,
- palinody,
- passing by,
- putting away,
- putting out,
- rebuff,
- recall,
- refusal,
- refutation,
- rejection,
- release,
- relinquishment,
- renege,
- reneging,
- renouncement,
- renunciation,
- repeal,
- repudiation,
- repulse,
- rescinding,
- rescindment,
- rescission,
- resignation,
- retention,
- retractation,
- retraction,
- reversal,
- revocation,
- revoke,
- revokement,
- riddance,
- sacrifice,
- scouting,
- setting aside,
- spurning,
- surrender,
- suspension,
- swearing off,
- throwing out,
- thumbs-down,
- turndown,
- turning out,
- unsaying,
- unwillingness,
- vacation,
- vacatur,
- voidance,
- voiding,
- waiver,
- waiving,
- withdrawal,
- withholding,
- write-off,
- yielding
- write off
collapse - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
- concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
- write something fluently, and without hesitation
- cancel (a debt) related words >
- abate,
- abatement,
- abolish,
- abolishment,
- abolition,
- abrogate,
- abrogation,
- absolve,
- agio,
- allow,
- allowance,
- annul,
- annulment,
- bank discount,
- bate,
- belittle,
- breakage,
- bury the hatchet,
- cancel,
- canceling,
- cancellation,
- cash discount,
- cassation,
- chain discount,
- charge off,
- charge to experience,
- charge-off,
- concession,
- countermand,
- counterorder,
- cut,
- declare a moratorium,
- decry,
- deduct,
- deduction,
- defeasance,
- depreciate,
- depreciation,
- derogate,
- detract from,
- devaluate,
- devalue,
- disannul,
- discount,
- disparage,
- do away with,
- downgrade,
- drawback,
- forget,
- forgive and forget,
- grace period,
- invalidate,
- invalidation,
- kick back,
- kickback,
- let it go,
- let it pass,
- lower,
- make allowance,
- make void,
- mark down,
- minimize,
- moratorium,
- nullification,
- nullify,
- obliterate,
- obliteration,
- override,
- overrule,
- penalty,
- penalty clause,
- percentage,
- premium,
- price reduction,
- price-cut,
- rebate,
- rebatement,
- recall,
- recant,
- recantation,
- reduce,
- reduction,
- refund,
- renege,
- repeal,
- rescind,
- rescinding,
- rescindment,
- rescission,
- retract,
- retraction,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- revocation,
- revoke,
- revokement,
- rollback,
- run down,
- salvage,
- set aside,
- setoff,
- setting aside,
- suspend,
- suspension,
- take a premium,
- take off,
- tare,
- time discount,
- trade discount,
- tret,
- underrate,
- underselling,
- undervalue,
- vacate,
- vacation,
- vacatur,
- void,
- voidance,
- voiding,
- waive,
- waiver,
- waiving,
- wipe out,
- withdraw,
- withdrawal,
- write down
- avoid,
- baffle,
- balk,
- bamboozle,
- beat,
- befool,
- beg,
- beguile,
- betray,
- bilk,
- blast,
- bluff,
- brave,
- burke,
- bypass,
- cajole,
- challenge,
- cheat on,
- checkmate,
- circle,
- circuit,
- circuiteer,
- circulate,
- circumambulate,
- circummigrate,
- circumnavigate,
- close the circle,
- come full circle,
- compass,
- confound,
- confront,
- conjure,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countermand,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- cycle,
- dash,
- deceive,
- defeat,
- defy,
- delude,
- describe a circle,
- destroy,
- detour,
- diddle,
- disappoint,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- discountenance,
- dish,
- disrupt,
- ditch,
- double,
- double-cross,
- dupe,
- elude,
- encircle,
- encompass,
- escape,
- evade,
- flank,
- flummox,
- foil,
- forestall,
- frustrate,
- gammon,
- get around,
- get away from,
- get out of,
- get round,
- girdle,
- girdle the globe,
- give the runaround,
- give the slip,
- go about,
- go around,
- go one better,
- go round,
- go the round,
- gull,
- gyre,
- hoax,
- hocus-pocus,
- hoodwink,
- hornswaggle,
- humbug,
- juggle,
- knock the chocks,
- lap,
- let down,
- make a circuit,
- mock,
- nonplus,
- orbit,
- outfigure,
- outflank,
- outgeneral,
- outguess,
- outmaneuver,
- outplay,
- outreach,
- outsmart,
- outwit,
- overreach,
- pass the buck,
- perplex,
- pigeon,
- play one false,
- put something over,
- revolve,
- round,
- ruin,
- sabotage,
- scotch,
- shake,
- shake off,
- shuffle out of,
- sidestep,
- skirt,
- snow,
- spike,
- spiral,
- spoil,
- stonewall,
- string along,
- stump,
- surround,
- take in,
- thwart,
- trick,
- two-time,
- upset,
- victimize,
- wheel
- override
collapse
- a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
- ride (a horse) too hard
- counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
- prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns" related words >
- abolish,
- abrogate,
- annul,
- arch over,
- beat down,
- bend,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- break,
- bridge,
- browbeat,
- bulldoze,
- bully,
- cancel,
- castrate,
- clamp down on,
- coerce,
- compel,
- conquer,
- countermand,
- counterorder,
- cow,
- crush,
- daunt,
- despotize,
- disannul,
- do away with,
- domineer,
- domineer over,
- enslave,
- extend over,
- fell,
- flatten,
- grind,
- grind down,
- hang over,
- henpeck,
- hit and run,
- humble,
- imbricate,
- intimidate,
- inundate,
- invalidate,
- jut,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- lap,
- lap over,
- lie over,
- lord it over,
- make void,
- master,
- nullify,
- oppress,
- outclass,
- outdo,
- outgo,
- outjump,
- outleap,
- outmaneuver,
- outmarch,
- outpace,
- outperform,
- outplay,
- outpoint,
- outrange,
- outreach,
- outride,
- outrival,
- outrun,
- outshine,
- outstep,
- outstrip,
- outvie,
- outwit,
- overarch,
- overawe,
- overbear,
- overflow,
- overhang,
- overjump,
- overlap,
- overleap,
- overlie,
- overmaster,
- overmatch,
- overplay,
- overrule,
- overrun,
- press heavy on,
- prostrate,
- put down,
- quell,
- recall,
- recant,
- reduce,
- renege,
- repeal,
- repress,
- rescind,
- retract,
- reverse,
- revoke,
- ride,
- ride down,
- ride over,
- ride roughshod over,
- run down,
- run over,
- set aside,
- shingle,
- smash,
- span,
- subdue,
- subjugate,
- suppress,
- suspend,
- terrorize,
- trample,
- trample down,
- trample on,
- trample underfoot,
- trample upon,
- tread down,
- tread underfoot,
- tread upon,
- tyrannize,
- tyrannize over,
- unman,
- vacate,
- vanquish,
- void,
- waive,
- walk all over,
- walk over,
- weigh heavy on,
- withdraw,
- write off
- dish
collapse
- a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
- directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
- a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
- the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"
- make concave; shape like a dish related words >
- KO,
- antepast,
- autoclave,
- babble,
- baffle,
- bail,
- balk,
- billy,
- blast,
- boil,
- bowl,
- brave,
- broil,
- bucket,
- cackle,
- caddy,
- cage,
- can,
- canister,
- casserole,
- cave,
- cave in,
- challenge,
- chat,
- checkmate,
- china,
- chinaware,
- circumvent,
- clack,
- coaster,
- compote,
- concave,
- confound,
- confront,
- contravene,
- cook,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countermand,
- counterwork,
- course,
- cover,
- crock,
- cross,
- crucible,
- culinary masterpiece,
- culinary preparation,
- cup,
- dash,
- decant,
- defeat,
- defy,
- dessert,
- destroy,
- dip,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- discountenance,
- dish out,
- dish up,
- disrupt,
- dither,
- do for,
- do in,
- elude,
- entree,
- entremets,
- fix,
- flummox,
- foil,
- fork,
- frustrate,
- fry,
- gab,
- gallipot,
- garbage can,
- gas,
- grill,
- help,
- helping,
- hod,
- holdall,
- hollow,
- hollow out,
- hopper,
- incurve,
- jaw,
- knock out,
- knock the chocks,
- ladle,
- magazine,
- main dish,
- mortar,
- mortarboard,
- nonplus,
- pail,
- palette,
- patera,
- perplex,
- pitcher,
- place,
- plate,
- platter,
- portion,
- pour,
- powder horn,
- prattle,
- retire,
- retreat,
- roast,
- ruin,
- sabotage,
- salver,
- saucer,
- scoop,
- scotch,
- scuttle,
- second helping,
- service,
- serving,
- settle,
- shoot down,
- shovel,
- side dish,
- sink,
- slop pail,
- spade,
- spike,
- spoil,
- spoon,
- stonewall,
- stump,
- tableware,
- thwart,
- tin,
- torpedo,
- trash can,
- tray,
- trencher,
- undo,
- upset,
- vat,
- waiter,
- wastepaper basket,
- watering can,
- yak
- balk
collapse
- an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
- the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" related words >
- baffle,
- bafflement,
- balk at,
- balking,
- be unwilling,
- beam,
- beat,
- begrudge,
- betrayed hope,
- bevue,
- bilk,
- blast,
- blasted expectation,
- blighted hope,
- blow,
- boggle,
- brave,
- buffet,
- cast down,
- challenge,
- check,
- checkmate,
- circumvent,
- comedown,
- confound,
- confounding,
- confront,
- confusion,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countermand,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- cruel disappointment,
- dash,
- dashed hope,
- decline,
- defeat,
- defeat expectation,
- defy,
- destroy,
- die hard,
- disappoint,
- disappointment,
- discomfit,
- discomfiture,
- disconcert,
- disconcertion,
- discountenance,
- dish,
- disillusion,
- disillusionment,
- disrupt,
- dissatisfaction,
- dissatisfy,
- elude,
- failure,
- fallen countenance,
- false move,
- false step,
- fiasco,
- fizzle,
- flinch,
- flummox,
- foil,
- foiling,
- forlorn hope,
- frustrate,
- frustration,
- gag,
- grudge,
- hang back,
- hold out,
- hope deferred,
- inadvertence,
- inadvertency,
- jib,
- knock the chocks,
- lapse,
- lapsus calami,
- lapsus linguae,
- let down,
- letdown,
- loose thread,
- mind,
- mirage,
- miscue,
- misstep,
- nonplus,
- not budge,
- not care to,
- not feel like,
- object to,
- omission,
- oversight,
- perplex,
- persevere,
- quail,
- rebuff,
- recoil,
- refuse,
- repulse,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- rout,
- ruin,
- sabotage,
- scotch,
- scruple,
- setback,
- shrink,
- shy,
- slip,
- slipup,
- sore disappointment,
- spike,
- spoil,
- stand out,
- stand pat,
- stick,
- stickle,
- stonewall,
- strain,
- stumble,
- stump,
- take no denial,
- tantalization,
- tantalize,
- tease,
- thwart,
- thwarting,
- trip,
- turn down,
- upset,
- would rather not,
- wrong step
- Gordian knot,
- abecedarian,
- addle,
- amaze,
- answer,
- answer conclusively,
- argue down,
- astonish,
- astound,
- baffle,
- bafflement,
- balk,
- bamboozle,
- beat,
- bewilderment,
- blast,
- boggle,
- bother,
- brave,
- bring up short,
- buffalo,
- challenge,
- check,
- checkmate,
- circumvent,
- confound,
- confoundment,
- confront,
- confuse,
- confusion,
- confute,
- contradict,
- contravene,
- controvert,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countermand,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- crush,
- crux,
- dabbler,
- dash,
- daze,
- defeat,
- defy,
- demolish,
- deny,
- destroy,
- dilemma,
- dilettante,
- discomfit,
- discomposure,
- disconcert,
- disconcertedness,
- disconcertion,
- disconcertment,
- discountenance,
- dish,
- dismay,
- dismiss,
- dispose of,
- disrupt,
- disturbance,
- dumbfound,
- elude,
- embarrassment,
- enigma,
- faze,
- finish,
- fix,
- floor,
- flummox,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- foil,
- frustrate,
- fuddle,
- get,
- jam,
- keep in suspense,
- knock the chocks,
- knot,
- knotty point,
- lick,
- maze,
- muddle,
- mystery,
- mystify,
- node,
- nodus,
- nonprofessional,
- overcome,
- overthrow,
- overturn,
- overwhelm,
- oxymoron,
- paradox,
- paralyze,
- parry,
- perplex,
- perplexity,
- perturbation,
- pickle,
- plight,
- pons asinorum,
- poser,
- pother,
- predicament,
- problem,
- put to silence,
- puzzle,
- puzzlement,
- quandary,
- rattle,
- rebut,
- reduce to silence,
- refute,
- riddle,
- ruin,
- sabotage,
- scotch,
- scrape,
- settle,
- shock,
- shut up,
- silence,
- smash all opposition,
- smatterer,
- spike,
- spoil,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stew,
- stick,
- stonewall,
- stop,
- stump,
- stun,
- stymie,
- subvert,
- take aback,
- teaser,
- throw,
- thwart,
- tyro,
- unassuredness,
- undermine,
- upset,
- vexed question
- defy
collapse
- challenge; "I dare you!"
- resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
- elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" related words >
- affront,
- attack,
- baffle,
- balk,
- battle cry,
- be a man,
- be proof against,
- bear up,
- bear up against,
- beard,
- bid defiance,
- bid to combat,
- blast,
- brave,
- brazen out,
- break,
- break the law,
- breast,
- bring before,
- bring forward,
- bring up,
- call out,
- care naught for,
- cartel,
- challenge,
- checkmate,
- circumvent,
- confound,
- confront,
- confront with,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- countermand,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- dare,
- dash,
- declare war,
- defeat,
- defi,
- deride,
- destroy,
- discomfit,
- disconcert,
- discountenance,
- dish,
- disobey,
- disregard,
- disrupt,
- do violence to,
- double dare,
- double-dare,
- elude,
- encounter,
- endure,
- envisage,
- face,
- face out,
- face with,
- flout,
- flummox,
- foil,
- front,
- frustrate,
- gage,
- gage of battle,
- gauntlet,
- gibe,
- glove,
- go counter to,
- have the guts,
- have the nerve,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- ignore,
- infringe,
- knock the chocks,
- lay before,
- levy war on,
- make bold to,
- make war on,
- meet,
- meet squarely,
- mock,
- nonplus,
- not conform,
- not heed,
- not keep,
- not listen,
- not mind,
- not observe,
- open hostilities,
- outdare,
- outface,
- perplex,
- place before,
- present to,
- put it to,
- rebel yell,
- rebuff,
- refuse to cooperate,
- repel,
- repulse,
- resist,
- ridicule,
- ruin,
- sabotage,
- scoff at,
- scorn,
- scotch,
- scout,
- scream defiance,
- set at defiance,
- set at naught,
- set before,
- set naught by,
- show fight,
- spike,
- spoil,
- stand,
- stand up,
- stand up to,
- stare down,
- stem,
- stonewall,
- stump,
- thwart,
- trample on,
- trample underfoot,
- trample upon,
- transgress,
- trespass,
- upset,
- venture,
- violate,
- war cry,
- war whoop,
- withstand
- suspend
collapse
- cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"
- make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"
- hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
- bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
- render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" related words >
- abolish,
- abrogate,
- adjourn,
- annul,
- arrest,
- attach,
- blackball,
- boot,
- bounce,
- break,
- break off,
- bump,
- bust,
- can,
- cancel,
- cashier,
- cease,
- check,
- cleanse,
- cleanse away,
- continue,
- countermand,
- counterorder,
- cut off,
- dangle,
- debar,
- deconsecrate,
- defer,
- defrock,
- degrade,
- delay,
- deliver,
- demote,
- depend,
- deplume,
- depose,
- deprive,
- dethrone,
- disannul,
- disbar,
- discharge,
- discontinue,
- discrown,
- disemploy,
- disenthrone,
- dismiss,
- displace,
- displume,
- do away with,
- drag out,
- drum out,
- eject,
- eliminate,
- evict,
- exclude,
- excommunicate,
- expel,
- extend,
- fasten,
- fasten up,
- fire,
- free,
- free from,
- furlough,
- give release,
- give respite,
- give the ax,
- give the gate,
- hang,
- hang fire,
- hang up,
- hold off,
- hold over,
- hold up,
- intermit,
- interrupt,
- invalidate,
- kick,
- kick upstairs,
- lay aside,
- lay by,
- lay off,
- lay over,
- let go,
- let out,
- liquidate,
- make redundant,
- make void,
- nullify,
- oust,
- override,
- overrule,
- overthrow,
- pension,
- pension off,
- pigeonhole,
- postpone,
- prolong,
- prorogate,
- prorogue,
- protract,
- purge,
- purge away,
- push aside,
- put aside,
- put off,
- put on ice,
- put up,
- read out of,
- recall,
- recant,
- recess,
- reject,
- release,
- remove,
- remove from office,
- renege,
- repeal,
- replace,
- reprieve,
- rescind,
- reserve,
- retire,
- retract,
- reverse,
- revoke,
- sack,
- separate forcibly,
- set aside,
- set by,
- shelve,
- shift off,
- sleep on,
- sling,
- snap the thread,
- stand over,
- stave off,
- stay,
- stop,
- stretch out,
- strip,
- strip of office,
- strip of rank,
- superannuate,
- surplus,
- swing,
- table,
- take a break,
- take a recess,
- turn off,
- turn out,
- unchurch,
- unfrock,
- unsaddle,
- unseat,
- unthrone,
- vacate,
- void,
- waive,
- withdraw,
- withhold,
- write off
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