Related Words:
- summons
collapse - a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- an order to appear in person at a given place and time related words >
- Angelus,
- Angelus bell,
- alarm,
- alarum,
- battle cry,
- beck,
- beck and call,
- bid,
- bid come,
- biddance,
- bidding,
- birdcall,
- bugle call,
- call,
- call away,
- call back,
- call for,
- call forth,
- call in,
- call out,
- call together,
- call up,
- call-up,
- calling,
- calling forth,
- certiorari,
- citation,
- cite,
- compulsory military service,
- conjure,
- conjure up,
- conscription,
- convene,
- convocation,
- convoke,
- demand,
- draft,
- draft call,
- drafting,
- engraved invitation,
- enlistment,
- enrollment,
- evocation,
- evoke,
- garnishment,
- habeas corpus,
- impressment,
- indent,
- induction,
- invitation,
- invite,
- invocation,
- invoke,
- last post,
- levy,
- mobilization,
- monition,
- moose call,
- muster,
- muster up,
- nod,
- order up,
- page,
- preconization,
- preconize,
- press,
- rallying cry,
- rebel yell,
- recall,
- recruiting,
- recruitment,
- requisition,
- reveille,
- selective service,
- send after,
- send for,
- serve,
- subpoena,
- summon,
- summon forth,
- summon up,
- taps,
- trumpet call,
- venire,
- venire de novo,
- venire facias,
- war cry,
- warrant,
- whistle,
- writ,
- writ of summons
- abscind,
- abstract,
- address to,
- advert to,
- allude to,
- amputate,
- analyze,
- annihilate,
- assign,
- avulse,
- ban,
- bar,
- be taken as,
- behold,
- bob,
- bolt,
- bring to attention,
- bring to notice,
- call attention to,
- cast off,
- cast out,
- catch sight of,
- choose out,
- chuck,
- cite,
- clap eyes on,
- clear,
- clear away,
- clear out,
- clear the decks,
- clip,
- contradistinguish,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- crop,
- cull,
- cull out,
- cut,
- cut away,
- cut off,
- cut out,
- decide between,
- demarcate,
- demark,
- denominate,
- denote,
- deport,
- deracinate,
- descry,
- designate,
- determine,
- differentiate,
- dig out,
- dig up,
- direct attention to,
- direct to,
- discern,
- discover,
- discriminate,
- disentangle,
- dispose of,
- distinguish,
- divide,
- dock,
- draw,
- draw out,
- draw the line,
- dredge,
- dredge up,
- eject,
- elect,
- elide,
- eliminate,
- emblematize,
- enucleate,
- eradicate,
- espy,
- evolve,
- evulse,
- excavate,
- except,
- excerpt,
- excise,
- exclude,
- exile,
- expatriate,
- expel,
- exsect,
- extinguish,
- extirpate,
- extract,
- extricate,
- figure,
- finger,
- fix,
- focus on,
- get out,
- get quit of,
- get rid of,
- get shut of,
- ghettoize,
- gin,
- glean,
- glimpse,
- gouge out,
- grub up,
- handpick,
- have in sight,
- indicate,
- insulate,
- isolate,
- keep apart,
- keep aside,
- ken,
- knock off,
- lay aside,
- lay eyes on,
- liquidate,
- look on,
- look upon,
- lop,
- make a selection,
- make out,
- mark,
- mark the interface,
- mention,
- mine,
- mutilate,
- name,
- nip,
- notice,
- observe,
- opt for,
- outlaw,
- pare,
- peel,
- perceive,
- pick,
- pick out,
- pin down,
- pluck out,
- pluck up,
- point at,
- point out,
- point to,
- prefer,
- prune,
- pull,
- pull out,
- pull up,
- purge,
- put aside,
- quarantine,
- quarry,
- rake out,
- recognize,
- refer to,
- remove,
- riddle,
- rip out,
- root out,
- root up,
- rule out,
- screen,
- screen out,
- seclude,
- see,
- segregate,
- select,
- separate,
- set,
- set a limit,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- set off,
- sever,
- severalize,
- shave,
- shear,
- sieve,
- sieve out,
- sift,
- sift out,
- sight,
- signify,
- single out,
- sort,
- sort out,
- specialize,
- specify,
- split hairs,
- spot,
- spy,
- stamp out,
- stand for,
- state,
- stigmatize,
- stipulate,
- strike off,
- strike out,
- strip,
- strip off,
- subdivide,
- subtilize,
- symbol,
- symbolize,
- take in,
- take off,
- take out,
- tear out,
- thrash,
- thresh,
- throw over,
- throw overboard,
- touch on,
- truncate,
- twig,
- typify,
- unearth,
- unravel,
- uproot,
- view,
- weed out,
- winnow,
- wipe out,
- withdraw,
- witness,
- wrest out
- wander
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- go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town" related words >
- amble,
- babble,
- bat,
- bat around,
- be absent,
- be in error,
- be insane,
- be mistaken,
- be wrong,
- boom,
- bum,
- circumambulate,
- count ties,
- daydream,
- depart,
- deviate,
- digress,
- divagate,
- diverge,
- dote,
- dream,
- drift,
- drivel,
- drool,
- err,
- excurse,
- fall into error,
- fantasy,
- flit,
- gad,
- gad about,
- gallivant,
- get sidetracked,
- go about,
- go adrift,
- go amiss,
- go astray,
- go awry,
- go the rounds,
- go woolgathering,
- go wrong,
- have a demon,
- hit the road,
- hit the trail,
- hobo,
- jaunt,
- knock about,
- knock around,
- lapse,
- maunder,
- meander,
- misbelieve,
- miscalculate,
- mooch,
- moon,
- muse,
- nomadize,
- peregrinate,
- pererrate,
- pipe-dream,
- project,
- prowl,
- rage,
- ramble,
- range,
- rant,
- rave,
- roam,
- roll,
- rove,
- run about,
- run amok,
- run mad,
- saunter,
- serve Mammon,
- slaver,
- slip,
- slip up,
- slobber,
- snake,
- stargaze,
- straggle,
- stray,
- stroll,
- stumble,
- trail,
- traipse,
- tramp,
- trip,
- turn aside,
- twist,
- twist and turn,
- vagabond,
- vagabondize,
- walk the tracks,
- wayfare,
- wind
- directive
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- a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives" related words >
- actuating,
- admonitory,
- advisory,
- aimable,
- aimed,
- animating,
- causal,
- causative,
- cautionary,
- chief,
- commanding,
- communication,
- compelling,
- consultative,
- consultatory,
- controlling,
- decree,
- decretal,
- decretive,
- decretory,
- dictating,
- didactic,
- directed,
- directing,
- direction,
- directional,
- directorial,
- directory,
- dirigible,
- driving,
- edict,
- exhortative,
- exhortatory,
- expostulative,
- expostulatory,
- general orders,
- governing,
- guidable,
- guiding,
- head,
- hortative,
- hortatory,
- impelling,
- imperative,
- impulsive,
- inducive,
- instruction,
- instructive,
- jussive,
- leadable,
- leading,
- managerial,
- managing,
- mandating,
- memo,
- monitorial,
- monitory,
- moralistic,
- motivating,
- motivational,
- motive,
- moving,
- notice,
- obligating,
- on the mark,
- on the nose,
- peremptory,
- pointable,
- preachy,
- precept,
- preceptive,
- prescript,
- prescription,
- prescriptive,
- pressing,
- recommendatory,
- regulating,
- regulation,
- regulative,
- regulatory,
- remonstrant,
- remonstrative,
- remonstratory,
- rule,
- ruling,
- sententious,
- steerable,
- trainable,
- ukase,
- urgent,
- warning,
- well-aimed,
- well-directed,
- word
- exaction
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- act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees" related words >
- admission,
- admission fee,
- anchorage,
- blackmail,
- bother,
- brokerage,
- burdening,
- call,
- call for,
- carfare,
- cellarage,
- charge,
- charges,
- charging,
- claim,
- contribution,
- cover charge,
- demand,
- demand for,
- dockage,
- draft,
- drain,
- dues,
- duty,
- entrance fee,
- exactment,
- extortion,
- extortionate demand,
- fare,
- fee,
- freighting,
- heavy demand,
- hire,
- imposing an onus,
- imposition,
- impost,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconvenience,
- indent,
- infliction,
- insistent demand,
- laying on,
- levy,
- license fee,
- loading,
- loading down,
- nonnegotiable demand,
- notice,
- obtrusiveness,
- order,
- pilotage,
- portage,
- presumptuousness,
- rending,
- requirement,
- requisition,
- ripping,
- rush,
- rush order,
- salvage,
- scot,
- scot and lot,
- shot,
- storage,
- tasking,
- tax,
- taxing,
- tearing,
- toll,
- towage,
- tribute,
- trouble,
- ultimatum,
- unwarranted demand,
- warning,
- weighting,
- wharfage,
- wrench,
- wrenching,
- wrest,
- wresting,
- wring,
- wringing
- invoke
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- cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" related words >
- accost,
- address,
- adjure,
- apostrophize,
- appeal,
- appeal to,
- approach,
- beg,
- beseech,
- bespeak,
- bid come,
- buttonhole,
- call,
- call away,
- call back,
- call for,
- call for help,
- call forth,
- call in,
- call on,
- call out,
- call to,
- call together,
- call up,
- call up spirits,
- call upon,
- cite,
- clamor for,
- commune with God,
- conjure,
- conjure up,
- conjure up spirits,
- convene,
- convoke,
- crave,
- cross-refer,
- cross-reference,
- cry for,
- cry on,
- cry to,
- demand,
- direct attention to,
- effect,
- entreat,
- evoke,
- give thanks,
- greet,
- hail,
- halloo,
- impetrate,
- implement,
- implore,
- importune,
- imprecate,
- indent,
- kneel to,
- make a cross-reference,
- make reference to,
- make supplication,
- muster,
- muster up,
- obtest,
- offer a prayer,
- order up,
- page,
- petition,
- plead,
- plead for,
- pray,
- pray over,
- preconize,
- raise,
- raise ghosts,
- recall,
- recite the rosary,
- refer to,
- reference,
- requisition,
- return thanks,
- run to,
- salute,
- say grace,
- send after,
- send for,
- serve,
- speak,
- speak fair,
- speak to,
- subpoena,
- summon,
- summon forth,
- summon spirits,
- summon up,
- summons,
- supplicate,
- take aside,
- talk to
- affect,
- approve,
- argue,
- attest,
- bespeak,
- betoken,
- brandish,
- breathe,
- bring about,
- bring forth,
- bring forward,
- bring into view,
- bring out,
- bring to notice,
- cause,
- confirm,
- connote,
- dangle,
- demonstrate,
- denote,
- develop,
- disclose,
- display,
- divulge,
- dramatize,
- elicit,
- embody,
- enact,
- evidence,
- evoke,
- exhibit,
- expose,
- expose to view,
- express,
- extort,
- extract,
- flaunt,
- flourish,
- furnish evidence,
- give indication of,
- give sign,
- give token,
- go to show,
- highlight,
- illuminate,
- illustrate,
- imply,
- incarnate,
- indicate,
- involve,
- make clear,
- make plain,
- manifest,
- mark,
- materialize,
- mean,
- milk,
- parade,
- perform,
- point to,
- present,
- proclaim,
- produce,
- prove,
- provoke,
- represent,
- reveal,
- roll out,
- set forth,
- show,
- show forth,
- show signs of,
- signalize,
- signify,
- speak for itself,
- speak volumes,
- spotlight,
- stimulate,
- suggest,
- symptomatize,
- tell,
- tend to show,
- token,
- trot out,
- unfold,
- wave
- perceive
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- become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
- to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" related words >
- appreciate,
- apprehend,
- ascertain,
- be acquainted with,
- be apprised of,
- be aware of,
- be cognizant of,
- be conscious of,
- be conversant with,
- be informed,
- be sensible of,
- behold,
- believe,
- catch on,
- catch sight of,
- clap eyes on,
- cognize,
- come alive,
- comprehend,
- conceive,
- conceptualize,
- conclude,
- consider,
- contemplate,
- decipher,
- deduce,
- deem,
- descry,
- detect,
- determine,
- dig,
- discern,
- discover,
- distinguish,
- divine,
- espy,
- experience,
- fathom,
- feel,
- feel deeply,
- figure out,
- gather,
- glimpse,
- grasp,
- have,
- have a sensation,
- have in sight,
- have information about,
- have knowledge of,
- hear,
- identify,
- infer,
- judge,
- ken,
- know,
- lay eyes on,
- look on,
- look upon,
- make out,
- mark,
- mind,
- note,
- notice,
- observe,
- penetrate,
- pick out,
- pick up,
- pierce,
- plumb,
- possess,
- prehend,
- realize,
- receive an impression,
- recognize,
- regard,
- remark,
- respond,
- respond to stimuli,
- savvy,
- see,
- see daylight,
- see into,
- see the light,
- see through,
- seize,
- sense,
- sight,
- signal,
- smell,
- spot,
- spy,
- take,
- take in,
- taste,
- think,
- touch,
- twig,
- understand,
- view,
- witness,
- wot,
- wot of
- advance,
- affirm,
- allege,
- announce,
- annunciate,
- argue,
- articulate,
- assert,
- assever,
- asseverate,
- aver,
- avouch,
- avow,
- breathe,
- chime,
- chorus,
- come out with,
- communicate,
- contend,
- convey,
- declare,
- declare roundly,
- deliver,
- develop,
- disclose,
- emit,
- express,
- fling off,
- formulate,
- give,
- give expression,
- give notice,
- give out with,
- give tongue,
- give utterance,
- give voice,
- have,
- hold,
- impart,
- insist,
- issue a manifesto,
- issue a statement,
- lay,
- lay down,
- let out,
- lip,
- maintain,
- make a statement,
- make an announcement,
- manifesto,
- out with,
- outline,
- phonate,
- phrase,
- postulate,
- pour forth,
- predicate,
- present,
- proclaim,
- profess,
- pronounce,
- protest,
- publish a manifesto,
- put,
- put forth,
- put in words,
- put it,
- raise,
- report,
- say,
- set down,
- set forth,
- sound,
- speak,
- speak out,
- speak up,
- stand for,
- stand on,
- state,
- submit,
- tell,
- throw off,
- utter,
- verbalize,
- vocalize,
- voice,
- whisper,
- word
- alarm
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- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" related words >
- Angelus,
- Angelus bell,
- Roman candle,
- abject fear,
- admonishment,
- admonition,
- affright,
- aid to navigation,
- alarum,
- alert,
- amaze,
- amber light,
- anxiety,
- apprehension,
- arouse,
- astonish,
- awe,
- balefire,
- battle cry,
- beacon,
- beacon fire,
- bell,
- bell buoy,
- birdcall,
- blinker,
- blue funk,
- blue peter,
- bugle call,
- buoy,
- call,
- caution,
- caution light,
- caveat,
- cold feet,
- consternation,
- cowardice,
- cry havoc,
- cry wolf,
- curdle the blood,
- daunt,
- deterrent example,
- discomfort,
- dismay,
- disquiet,
- distress,
- disturb,
- dread,
- example,
- excitement,
- fear,
- final notice,
- final warning,
- flare,
- fly storm warnings,
- fog bell,
- fog signal,
- fog whistle,
- foghorn,
- forewarning,
- fright,
- frighten,
- funk,
- glance,
- go light,
- gong,
- gong buoy,
- green light,
- heliograph,
- high sign,
- hint,
- horn,
- horrification,
- horripilate,
- horror,
- international alphabet flag,
- international numeral pennant,
- kick,
- last post,
- leer,
- lesson,
- make one tremble,
- marker beacon,
- monition,
- moose call,
- moral,
- nervousness,
- nod,
- notice,
- notification,
- nudge,
- object lesson,
- panic,
- panic fear,
- parachute flare,
- phobia,
- pilot flag,
- poke,
- police whistle,
- prenotice,
- quarantine flag,
- radio beacon,
- raise apprehensions,
- rallying cry,
- rebel yell,
- red flag,
- red light,
- reveille,
- rocket,
- sailing aid,
- scare,
- semaphore,
- semaphore flag,
- semaphore telegraph,
- shake,
- sign,
- signal,
- signal beacon,
- signal bell,
- signal fire,
- signal flag,
- signal gong,
- signal gun,
- signal lamp,
- signal light,
- signal mast,
- signal post,
- signal rocket,
- signal shot,
- signal siren,
- signal tower,
- siren,
- sound the alarm,
- sound the tocsin,
- spar buoy,
- spook,
- stagger,
- stampede,
- startle,
- stop light,
- strain,
- stress,
- summons,
- surprise,
- taps,
- tension,
- terrify,
- terror,
- terrorize,
- the nod,
- the wink,
- threat,
- tip-off,
- tocsin,
- touch,
- traffic light,
- traffic signal,
- trepidation,
- trumpet call,
- ultimatum,
- uneasiness,
- unholy dread,
- unman,
- unnerve,
- unstring,
- upset,
- verbum sapienti,
- war cry,
- warn,
- warning,
- warning piece,
- watch fire,
- whistle,
- white flag,
- wigwag,
- wigwag flag,
- wink,
- yellow flag
- assiduity
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- great and constant diligence and attention related words >
- advertence,
- advertency,
- alertness,
- application,
- ardor,
- assiduousness,
- attention,
- attention span,
- attentiveness,
- awareness,
- bulldog tenacity,
- care,
- concentration,
- consciousness,
- consideration,
- constancy,
- diligence,
- dogged perseverance,
- doggedness,
- ear,
- earnestness,
- endurance,
- energeticalness,
- energy,
- engrossment,
- fervor,
- fidelity,
- heed,
- heedfulness,
- indefatigability,
- industriousness,
- industry,
- insistence,
- insistency,
- intentiveness,
- intentness,
- laboriousness,
- loyalty,
- mindfulness,
- note,
- notice,
- observance,
- observation,
- obstinacy,
- pains,
- painstaking,
- painstakingness,
- patience,
- patience of Job,
- permanence,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- persistency,
- pertinaciousness,
- pertinacity,
- plodding,
- plugging,
- preoccupation,
- regard,
- regardfulness,
- relentlessness,
- remark,
- resolution,
- respect,
- sedulity,
- sedulousness,
- single-mindedness,
- singleness of purpose,
- slogging,
- stability,
- stamina,
- staying power,
- steadfastness,
- steadiness,
- stick-to-itiveness,
- strenuousness,
- stubbornness,
- tenaciousness,
- tenacity,
- thoroughgoingness,
- thoroughness,
- thought,
- tirelessness,
- unremittingness,
- unsparingness,
- unswerving attention,
- vehemence,
- zealousness
- guidebook
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- something that offers basic information or instruction related words >
- Baedeker,
- Yellow Pages,
- account,
- acquaintance,
- announcement,
- bibliography,
- blue book,
- briefing,
- bulletin,
- business directory,
- catalog,
- checklist,
- city directory,
- classified directory,
- communication,
- communique,
- compendium,
- cookbook,
- cookery book,
- data,
- datum,
- directory,
- dispatch,
- enchiridion,
- enlightenment,
- evidence,
- facts,
- factual information,
- familiarization,
- field guide,
- finding list,
- gen,
- general information,
- gradus,
- guide,
- handbook,
- handlist,
- handout,
- hard information,
- how-to book,
- incidental information,
- index,
- info,
- information,
- instruction,
- intelligence,
- itinerary,
- knowledge,
- light,
- manual,
- mention,
- message,
- nature book,
- notice,
- notification,
- phone book,
- presentation,
- promotional material,
- proof,
- publication,
- publicity,
- reference book,
- release,
- report,
- road map,
- roadbook,
- sidelight,
- statement,
- telephone book,
- telephone directory,
- the dope,
- the goods,
- the know,
- the scoop,
- transmission,
- travel book,
- vade mecum,
- white book,
- white paper,
- word
- abstain,
- abstain from,
- avoid,
- be blind to,
- be caught out,
- be conservative,
- be content,
- be inattentive,
- be pleased,
- be reconciled to,
- be unwary,
- blink at,
- butt out,
- connive at,
- disregard,
- do nothing,
- do without,
- eschew,
- fight shy of,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- give no heed,
- give place to,
- hear nothing,
- hold aloof,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- ignore,
- keep aloof,
- keep away from,
- keep clear of,
- keep from,
- keep hands off,
- keep remote from,
- leave,
- leave alone,
- leave be,
- let alone,
- let be,
- let go by,
- let pass,
- make light of,
- make way for,
- miss,
- never touch,
- not attend,
- not butt in,
- not get involved,
- not heed,
- not interfere,
- not listen,
- not make waves,
- not meddle,
- not meddle with,
- not notice,
- not tamper,
- not touch,
- oppose change,
- overlook,
- pass by,
- pass over,
- pass up,
- pay no attention,
- pay no mind,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- rest easy,
- rest satisfied,
- see nothing,
- settle for,
- shun,
- slight,
- spare,
- stand aloof,
- stand aloof from,
- stand pat,
- stand still,
- stay detached from,
- steer clear of,
- think little of,
- turn away from,
- wink at,
- withhold
- notoriety
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- the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality related words >
- PR,
- acclaim,
- arrantness,
- ballyhoo,
- blatancy,
- blot,
- blurb,
- boldness,
- bright light,
- celebrity,
- character,
- common knowledge,
- conspicuousness,
- cry,
- currency,
- daylight,
- discredit,
- discreditableness,
- disgrace,
- disgracefulness,
- dishonor,
- dishonorableness,
- disreputability,
- disreputableness,
- disrepute,
- eclat,
- exposure,
- fame,
- famousness,
- figure,
- flagrance,
- flagrancy,
- glare,
- glory,
- high relief,
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- hue and cry,
- ignominy,
- infamy,
- kudos,
- limelight,
- maximum dissemination,
- name,
- noticeability,
- notoriousness,
- obloquy,
- obtrusiveness,
- opprobrium,
- ostentation,
- outstandingness,
- plug,
- popularity,
- press notice,
- prominence,
- promotion,
- pronouncedness,
- propaganda,
- public eye,
- public knowledge,
- public relations,
- public report,
- publicity,
- publicity story,
- publicness,
- puff,
- reclame,
- recognition,
- renown,
- rep,
- report,
- reputation,
- repute,
- salience,
- saliency,
- scandal,
- shame,
- shamefulness,
- spotlight,
- stain,
- strikingness,
- strong relief,
- the bubble reputation,
- unrespectability,
- unsavoriness,
- vogue,
- write-up
- abstain,
- abstain from,
- avoid,
- be blind to,
- be caught out,
- be conservative,
- be content,
- be inattentive,
- be pleased,
- be reconciled to,
- be unwary,
- blink at,
- butt out,
- connive at,
- disregard,
- do nothing,
- do without,
- eschew,
- fight shy of,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- give no heed,
- give place to,
- hear nothing,
- hold aloof,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- ignore,
- keep aloof,
- keep away from,
- keep clear of,
- keep from,
- keep hands off,
- keep remote from,
- leave,
- leave alone,
- leave be,
- let alone,
- let be,
- let go by,
- let pass,
- make light of,
- make way for,
- miss,
- never touch,
- not attend,
- not butt in,
- not get involved,
- not heed,
- not interfere,
- not listen,
- not make waves,
- not meddle,
- not meddle with,
- not notice,
- not tamper,
- not touch,
- oppose change,
- overlook,
- pass by,
- pass over,
- pass up,
- pay no attention,
- pay no mind,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- rest easy,
- rest satisfied,
- see nothing,
- settle for,
- shun,
- slight,
- spare,
- stand aloof,
- stand aloof from,
- stand pat,
- stand still,
- stay detached from,
- steer clear of,
- think little of,
- turn away from,
- wink at,
- withhold
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