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All abide antonyms

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verb abide

  • disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
  • dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
  • despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  • dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
  • resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
  • migrate — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • fight — a battle or combat.
  • pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • move — to pass from one place or position to another.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • carry on — If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
  • carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
  • advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
  • do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • forge — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
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